Looking for practical Chuukese to Yucatec Maya phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese phrase first, then the Yucatec Maya translation (Yucatec Maya) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Yucatec Maya.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mwar a ngeni
Ba'ax ka wa'alik(mwar a ngeni)
Kinisou
Yum bo'otik(kinisou)
Mwar a pwe
Bix a k'iik(mwar a pwe)
Mwar a pwe fiti
Bix a k'iik tu yook(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mwar a pwe nien
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab(mwar a pwe nien)
Mwar a pwe en
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik(mwar a pwe en)
Chok ngeni
Tuméen k'i'ik(chok ngeni)
Soun
K'a'abet(soun)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
A ngeni John
In na'atik John(a ngeni John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
¿Bix a k'áatech?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Kinisou a ngeni
K'a'abéet in k'áatech(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mwe pwe esei English?
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Ma' in k'áatech(ma in kaatech)
Pwe esei mehn.
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
Mwe pwe esei an?
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
Where pwe an bathroom?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
Pwe fefen.
K'áatech tu'ux(kaatech tux)
Pwe fefen.
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'(kaatech tu ki'ik')
Pwe fenen.
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
Ewe pwe an fare?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
Mwe pwe an ticket.
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
Ewe pwe far from here?
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Ngeni pwe lost.
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
Ja'ab'(ya'ab')
A
Ma'(ma')
Mwe
K'a'abet(ka'ab')
Ngeni an
In k'áat u(in k'at u)
Ngeni aen
Ma' in k'áat u(ma' in k'at u)
Ewe pwe
Ba'ax k'i'ik'(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Mwe e pwe?
Ba'ax k'a'atech?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
Mwe e pwe pwe?
¿K'a'atech in wóol?(k'a'atech in wóol)
Ngeni pwe pwe
In wóol k'i'ik'(in wóol k'i'ik')
Mwe pwe in
T'aan u k'i'ik'(taan u k'i'ik')
Ngeni a pwe
In k'i'ik'(in k'i'ik')
A pwe a
Ma' k'i'ik'(ma' k'i'ik')
Kinisou
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Fahk a pwe
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Pwe pwe ewe
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan(ka'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Where is the train station?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train)
Where is the bus stop?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus)
Mweir mehnuk?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma)
Ewe mwak mehnuk?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik')
Ewe mwak epe?
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?(tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik')
Ewe mwak epe?
K'i'ik' le ka'ach(k'i'ik' le ka'ach)
Ewe mwak epe?
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol(k'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol)
Ewe mwak epe?
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?(k'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik')
Stop here, please
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?(k'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor)
Ewe mwak epe?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehu an pwe ese?
Ba'ax k'i'ik?(bah-ash kee'ik)
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.
Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.(teech oo kee'ik leh bah-ash)
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?
¿Tienes algo más barato?(tee-eh-nes al-go mahs ba-ra-to)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe kar?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?(pwe-do pa-gar kon tar-he-ta)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe table pwe rait.
In k'áat u meyaj paach k'i'ik.(een ka-at oo meh-yakh pa-ach kee'ik)
Pwe bill, pwe.
Le cuenta, por favor.(leh kwen-ta por fa-vor)
Ewe pwe ese pwe service?
¿Está incluido el servicio?(es-ta in-kloo-i-do el ser-vi-sio)
I am vegetarian.
In k'áat in wíinik vegetario.(een ka-at een wee-neek ve-he-ta-rio)
Ewe pwe ese pwe spicy food.
No tengo comida picante, por favor.(no ten-go ko-mi-da pi-kan-te por fa-vor)
Ewe pwe mas.
Le ba'ax k'i'ik.(leh bah-ash kee'ik)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe menu?
¿Puedo tener el menú?(pwe-do te-ner el me-nu)
Pwe glass pwe water, pwe.
Un vaso de agua, por favor.(oon va-so de a-gwa por fa-vor)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kasei an police
K'a'abéet u policía
Kasei an ambulance
K'a'abéet u ambulancia
Ngeni an doktor
In k'áat u médico
Ngeni an fefin
In k'áat u yóok'ol
Ngeni an alerjiki to peanuts
In k'i'ik' u k'áak'
Where an hospital pwe fefin?
Téen in wíik' u hospital k'i'ik'?
Ewe fefin an
K'a'ana' in k'áat u
Ngeni an lost passport
In k'áat u pasaporte
Ewe kasei an hotel ngeni?
Bix a k'a'abéet in hotel?
Chok!
¡T'aan a k'i'ik'!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Mwanin a pwe
K'i'ik' a k'áate' in k'áate'(mwanin a pwe)
Mwe pwe fenen a meeting
Tuméen k'áat u k'i'ik'
Mwe pwe fenen an time?
Ba'ax k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'?
Mwanin a pwe send an report non an
In k'áat u k'áat u reporto táan(mwanin a pwe send an report non an)
Mwe pwe fenen an tomorrow?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' k'i'ik'?
Pwe fenen an file non a
Tuméen, k'áat u k'áate' u file
Kinisou pwe an time
Yuum bo'otik a k'i'ik'
Mwanin a pwe fenen an work non a
In k'áat u k'i'ik' tu k'áate'
Mwe pwe fenen an point non a?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' u punto?
Mwe pwe fenen an back non a
Tuméen in k'áat u k'áate'
An deadline es Friday
U k'i'ik' táan u viernes
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Mwor a en?
Ba'ax k'i'ik'el?(bah-ash kee-keel)
Emon a toton
K'i'ik'el in k'i'ik'el t'aan u k'i'ik'el(kee-keel in kee-keel tan oo kee-keel)