Looking for practical Swati to Yucatec Maya phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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.
Sawubona
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Ngiyabonga
Yum bo'otik
Siyaphila
Bix a k'iik
Siyaphila
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Siyaphila
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Lalani kahle
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Sizobonana
Tuméen k'i'ik
Hamba kahle
K'a'abet
Ubani igama lakho?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Igama lami nguJohn
In na'atik John
Unjani?
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Angiqondi.
Ma' in k'áatech(ma in kaatech)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
Ungakuphindze lokho?
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
Iphi indlu yangasese?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
¿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')
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
K'áatech tu'ux(kaatech tux)
Phendukela kwesokudla.
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'(kaatech tu ki'ik')
Hamba phambili.
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
Kubiza malini?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
Kude lapha?
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Ngilahlekile.
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-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.
Yebo
Ja'ab'(ya'ab')
Cha
Ma'(ma')
Mhlawumbe
K'a'abet(ka'ab')
Ngiyavuma
In k'áat u(in k'at u)
Ngiyaphikisa
Ma' in k'áat u(ma' in k'at u)
Lokho kuhle
Ba'ax k'i'ik'(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Ba'ax k'a'atech?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
Ungangisiza?
¿K'a'atech in wóol?(k'a'atech in wóol)
Ngidinga usizo
In wóol k'i'ik'(in wóol k'i'ik')
Linda umzuzu
T'aan u k'i'ik'(taan u k'i'ik')
Ngiyaxolisa
In k'i'ik'(in k'i'ik')
Akukho nkinga
Ma' k'i'ik'(ma' k'i'ik')
Siyabonga
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Uhambe kahle
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.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus)
Iyiphi i-platform?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik')
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?(tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik')
Kusondela lapha
K'i'ik' le ka'ach(k'i'ik' le ka'ach)
Kude lapha
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol(k'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?(k'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik')
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?(k'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
¿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.
Kubiza malini le?
Ba'ax k'i'ik?(bah-ash kee'ik)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.(teech oo kee'ik leh bah-ash)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
¿Tienes algo más barato?(tee-eh-nes al-go mahs ba-ra-to)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?(pwe-do pa-gar kon tar-he-ta)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
In k'áat u meyaj paach k'i'ik.(een ka-at oo meh-yakh pa-ach kee'ik)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Le cuenta, por favor.(leh kwen-ta por fa-vor)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
¿Está incluido el servicio?(es-ta in-kloo-i-do el ser-vi-sio)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
In k'áat in wíinik vegetario.(een ka-at een wee-neek ve-he-ta-rio)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
No tengo comida picante, por favor.(no ten-go ko-mi-da pi-kan-te por fa-vor)
Lokhu kuhle
Le ba'ax k'i'ik.(leh bah-ash kee'ik)
Ngicela imenyu?
¿Puedo tener el menú?(pwe-do te-ner el me-nu)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
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.
Biza emaphoyisa
K'a'abéet u policía
Biza i-ambulance
K'a'abéet u ambulancia
Ngidinga udokotela
In k'áat u médico
Ngizizwa ngigula
In k'áat u yóok'ol
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
In k'i'ik' u k'áak'
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
Téen in wíik' u hospital k'i'ik'?
Kukhala lapha
K'a'ana' in k'áat u
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
In k'áat u pasaporte
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
Bix a k'a'abéet in hotel?
Siza!
¡T'aan a k'i'ik'!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
K'i'ik' a k'áate' in k'áate'
Masihlele umhlangano
Tuméen k'áat u k'i'ik'
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
Ba'ax k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
In k'áat u k'áat u reporto táan
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' k'i'ik'?
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
Tuméen, k'áat u k'áate' u file
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Yuum bo'otik a k'i'ik'
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
In k'áat u k'i'ik' tu k'áate'
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' u punto?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Tuméen in k'áat u k'áate'
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
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.
Kukhona isikhathi esingakanani?
Ba'ax k'i'ik'el?(bah-ash kee-keel)
Kukhona ematfuba lamatsatfu.
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)