Looking for practical Maori to Yucatec Maya phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maori 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: read the Yucatec Maya line out loud three times, then cover the Maori side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kia ora
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Ngā mihi
Yum bo'otik
Ata mārie
Bix a k'iik
Pō mārie
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Pō nui
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Nō reira
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Ka kite anō
Tuméen k'i'ik
Haere rā
K'a'abet
Ko wai tō ingoa?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Ko John tōku ingoa
In na'atik John
Kei te pēhea koe?
¿Bix a k'áatech?
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Kaore au e mohio
Ma' in k'áatech(ma in kaatech)
Tena koa korero āta
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
Kei hea te wharepaku?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?
¿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')
Huri ki mauī
K'áatech tu'ux(kaatech tux)
Huri ki te taha matau
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'(kaatech tu ki'ik')
Haere tika
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
E hia te utu?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
Kotahi te tikiti, please
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Kua ngaro au
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?
¿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.
Āe
Ja'ab'(ya'ab')
Kāo
Ma'(ma')
Tērā pea
K'a'abet(ka'ab')
Kei te whakaae au
In k'áat u(in k'at u)
Kāore au e whakaae
Ma' in k'áat u(ma' in k'at u)
He pai tēnā
Ba'ax k'i'ik'(ba'ax k'i'ik')
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Ba'ax k'a'atech?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
¿K'a'atech in wóol?(k'a'atech in wóol)
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
In wóol k'i'ik'(in wóol k'i'ik')
Tēnā tūrua
T'aan u k'i'ik'(taan u k'i'ik')
Aroha mai
In k'i'ik'(in k'i'ik')
Kāore he raru
Ma' k'i'ik'(ma' k'i'ik')
Ngā mihi
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Hari huritau
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Kia pai te haerenga
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.
Kei hea te teihana tereina?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train)
Kei hea te pooti?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus)
Ko wai te papa?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma)
He aha te wa e wehe ai?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik')
Kei te tika tēnei ara?
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?(tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik')
Kei konei tata mai
K'i'ik' le ka'ach(k'i'ik' le ka'ach)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol(k'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol)
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?(k'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik')
Tū mai i konei, koa
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?(k'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor)
E hia te wā e tango ana?
¿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.
E hia te utu o tēnei?
Ba'ax k'i'ik?(bah-ash kee'ik)
He tino utu tēnā
Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.(teech oo kee'ik leh bah-ash)
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
¿Tienes algo más barato?(tee-eh-nes al-go mahs ba-ra-to)
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?(pwe-do pa-gar kon tar-he-ta)
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
In k'áat u meyaj paach k'i'ik.(een ka-at oo meh-yakh pa-ach kee'ik)
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Le cuenta, por favor.(leh kwen-ta por fa-vor)
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
¿Está incluido el servicio?(es-ta in-kloo-i-do el ser-vi-sio)
He veggie ahau.
In k'áat in wíinik vegetario.(een ka-at een wee-neek ve-he-ta-rio)
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
No tengo comida picante, por favor.(no ten-go ko-mi-da pi-kan-te por fa-vor)
He reka tēnei.
Le ba'ax k'i'ik.(leh bah-ash kee'ik)
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
¿Puedo tener el menú?(pwe-do te-ner el me-nu)
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
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.
Karanga ki te pirihimana
K'a'abéet u policía
Karanga ki te āwhina
K'a'abéet u ambulancia
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
In k'áat u médico
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
In k'áat u yóok'ol
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
In k'i'ik' u k'áak'
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Téen in wíik' u hospital k'i'ik'?
E mamae ana i konei
K'a'ana' in k'áat u
I ngaro taku pasapo
In k'áat u pasaporte
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Bix a k'a'abéet in hotel?
Tautoko!
¡T'aan a k'i'ik'!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka pai te kite i a koe
K'i'ik' a k'áate' in k'áate'
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Tuméen k'áat u k'i'ik'
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Ba'ax k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'?
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
In k'áat u k'áat u reporto táan
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' k'i'ik'?
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Tuméen, k'áat u k'áate' u file
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Yuum bo'otik a k'i'ik'
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
In k'áat u k'i'ik' tu k'áate'
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' u punto?
Me hoki au ki a koe
Tuméen in k'áat u k'áate'
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire
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.
He aha te wā?
Ba'ax k'i'ik'el?(bah-ash kee-keel)
E toru karaka
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)