Looking for practical Latin to Yucatec Maya phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Yucatec Maya-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Ba'ax ka wa'alik(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Yum bo'otik(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Bix a k'iik(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Bix a k'iik tu yook(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Tuméen k'i'ik(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
K'a'abet(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
In na'atik John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
¿Bix a k'áatech?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
K'a'abéet in k'áatech(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Non intellego.
Ma' in k'áatech(ma in kaatech)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
Potesne id iterum dicere?
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
Ubi est latrina?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
¿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')
Dextra verte.
K'áatech tu'ux(kaatech tux)
Sinistra verte.
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'(kaatech tu ki'ik')
I ad rectum.
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
Quot est merces?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
Unum tessera, quaeso.
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
Estne longum a hic?
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Ego sum perditus.
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
Ubi possum emere 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.
Ita
Ja'ab'(ya'ab')
Non
Ma'(ma')
Fortasse
K'a'abet(ka'ab')
Consentio
In k'áat u(in k'at u)
Non consentio
Ma' in k'áat u(ma' in k'at u)
Bene sonat
Ba'ax k'i'ik'(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Quid censes?
Ba'ax k'a'atech?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
Potesne me adiuvare?
¿K'a'atech in wóol?(k'a'atech in wóol)
Auxilium mihi opus est
In wóol k'i'ik'(in wóol k'i'ik')
Exspecta paulisper
T'aan u k'i'ik'(taan u k'i'ik')
Me paenitet
In k'i'ik'(in k'i'ik')
Nullum problema
Ma' k'i'ik'(ma' k'i'ik')
Felicitaciones
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Felix natalis dies
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Felix iter habeas
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.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train)
Ubi est statio bus?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus)
Quae est suggestus?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma)
Quo tempore discedit?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik')
Estne haec via recta?
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?(tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik')
Prope est hic
K'i'ik' le ka'ach(k'i'ik' le ka'ach)
Longius est ab hoc
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol(k'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?(k'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik')
Siste hic, quaeso
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?(k'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor)
Quot tempus capit?
¿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.
Quot hoc constat?
Ba'ax k'i'ik?(bah-ash kee'ik)
Id nimis carum est.
Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.(teech oo kee'ik leh bah-ash)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
¿Tienes algo más barato?(tee-eh-nes al-go mahs ba-ra-to)
Possumne solvere charta?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?(pwe-do pa-gar kon tar-he-ta)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
In k'áat u meyaj paach k'i'ik.(een ka-at oo meh-yakh pa-ach kee'ik)
Ratio, quaeso.
Le cuenta, por favor.(leh kwen-ta por fa-vor)
Estne servitium inclusum?
¿Está incluido el servicio?(es-ta in-kloo-i-do el ser-vi-sio)
Vegetarianus sum.
In k'áat in wíinik vegetario.(een ka-at een wee-neek ve-he-ta-rio)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
No tengo comida picante, por favor.(no ten-go ko-mi-da pi-kan-te por fa-vor)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Le ba'ax k'i'ik.(leh bah-ash kee'ik)
Possumne habere menu?
¿Puedo tener el menú?(pwe-do te-ner el me-nu)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
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.
Vocā polīciam
K'a'abéet u policía
Vocā ambulantiam
K'a'abéet u ambulancia
Medicum mihi opus est
In k'áat u médico
Māla mē sentio
In k'áat u yóok'ol
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
In k'i'ik' u k'áak'
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Téen in wíik' u hospital k'i'ik'?
Hic dolet
K'a'ana' in k'áat u
Passum meum perdidī
In k'áat u pasaporte
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Bix a k'a'abéet in hotel?
Auxilium!
¡T'aan a k'i'ik'!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
K'i'ik' a k'áate' in k'áate'
Conventum constituamus
Tuméen k'áat u k'i'ik'
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Ba'ax k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'?
Reportum hodie mittam
In k'áat u k'áat u reporto táan
Possumusne cras loqui?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' k'i'ik'?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Tuméen, k'áat u k'áate' u file
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Yuum bo'otik a k'i'ik'
Spero ad te laborare
In k'áat u k'i'ik' tu k'áate'
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' u punto?
Permitte me ad te redire
Tuméen in k'áat u k'áate'
Terminatio est Veneris
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.
Quot hora est?
Ba'ax k'i'ik'el?(bah-ash kee-keel)
Tertia hora est.
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)