Looking for practical Romani to Yucatec Maya phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani 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.
Sastimos
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Dikhes
Yum bo'otik
Sar san o drom
Bix a k'iik
Sar san o drom
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Sar san o večer
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Sar san o noć
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Sikav tuke na jekh
Tuméen k'i'ik
Sastipen
K'a'abet
So t'avel tiri navn?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Mande t'avel John
In na'atik John
Soske tuke?
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Rromale tuke
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Aš tuke anglis thaj?
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Na sam tuke
Ma' in k'áatech(ma in kaatech)
Sikav tuke buti
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
Suk tuke so khanav avri?
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
Kade si o toalet?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
Sako me džanav katar o centar?
¿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')
Džanav levo
K'áatech tu'ux(kaatech tux)
Džanav pravo
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'(kaatech tu ki'ik')
Džanav buti
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
Sako si o tarifo?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
Eka tiketa, please
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
Si o baro katar here?
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Me si na džanav
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?
¿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.
Ja
Ja'ab'(ya'ab')
Na
Ma'(ma')
Možda
K'a'abet(ka'ab')
Sukalav
In k'áat u(in k'at u)
Nesukalav
Ma' in k'áat u(ma' in k'at u)
To so boro
Ba'ax k'i'ik'(ba'ax k'i'ik')
So te phendav?
Ba'ax k'a'atech?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
Sako te mikerav?
¿K'a'atech in wóol?(k'a'atech in wóol)
Me mangav miker
In wóol k'i'ik'(in wóol k'i'ik')
Phirav kher
T'aan u k'i'ik'(taan u k'i'ik')
Me som te bachtal
In k'i'ik'(in k'i'ik')
Na problem
Ma' k'i'ik'(ma' k'i'ik')
Sukalav tuke
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Sukal tuke kher
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Sakona safar kher
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.
Kasa jekh train station?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train)
Kasa jekh bus stop?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus)
Kasa platform?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma)
So kalo khera?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik')
So si jekh pravas?
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?(tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik')
So si buchi tu?
K'i'ik' le ka'ach(k'i'ik' le ka'ach)
So si dikh le tu?
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol(k'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol)
Tu kheres me le mapa?
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?(k'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik')
Sti le tu, please.
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?(k'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor)
Kado kheras?
¿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.
Sako kheres thaj?
Ba'ax k'i'ik?(bah-ash kee'ik)
Taj e bori drago
Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.(teech oo kee'ik leh bah-ash)
Aso tuke katar chede?
¿Tienes algo más barato?(tee-eh-nes al-go mahs ba-ra-to)
Sakava kade kerdan?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?(pwe-do pa-gar kon tar-he-ta)
Mande sar o buchi for duj
In k'áat u meyaj paach k'i'ik.(een ka-at oo meh-yakh pa-ach kee'ik)
O bil, please
Le cuenta, por favor.(leh kwen-ta por fa-vor)
Sar o servis included?
¿Está incluido el servicio?(es-ta in-kloo-i-do el ser-vi-sio)
Mande so vegetarian
In k'áat in wíinik vegetario.(een ka-at een wee-neek ve-he-ta-rio)
Na spicy khana, please
No tengo comida picante, por favor.(no ten-go ko-mi-da pi-kan-te por fa-vor)
Taj e delikates
Le ba'ax k'i'ik.(leh bah-ash kee'ik)
Sakava kade o menu?
¿Puedo tener el menú?(pwe-do te-ner el me-nu)
O buchi thaj, please
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.
Zhanav te policija
K'a'abéet u policía
Zhanav te ambulanca
K'a'abéet u ambulancia
Mane kaj doctoro
In k'áat u médico
Mane si mala
In k'áat u yóok'ol
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
In k'i'ik' u k'áak'
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Téen in wíik' u hospital k'i'ik'?
Sikav tut here
K'a'ana' in k'áat u
Mane si zhalav my passport
In k'áat u pasaporte
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Bix a k'a'abéet in hotel?
Pomoć!
¡T'aan a k'i'ik'!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Sastipen te kerel tuke
K'i'ik' a k'áate' in k'áate'
Aven te kerdan o kher
Tuméen k'áat u k'i'ik'
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Ba'ax k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'?
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
In k'áat u k'áat u reporto táan
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' k'i'ik'?
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Tuméen, k'áat u k'áate' u file
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Yuum bo'otik a k'i'ik'
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
In k'áat u k'i'ik' tu k'áate'
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' u punto?
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Tuméen in k'áat u k'áate'
O deadline si o Vrihda
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.
So kado si?
Ba'ax k'i'ik'el?(bah-ash kee-keel)
Si trija o'clock
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)