Looking for practical Tongan to Yucatec Maya phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tongan 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: pick five Yucatec Maya phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mālō
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Mālō
Yum bo'otik
Mālō e lelei
Bix a k'iik
Mālō e lelei
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Mālō e lelei
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Nofo ā
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Tōfā
Tuméen k'i'ik
Tōfā
K'a'abet
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
In na'atik John
Ofa atu?
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u
Ma' in k'áatech(ma in kaatech)
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?
¿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')
Fakafoki ki he kolo
K'áatech tu'ux(kaatech tux)
Fakafoki ki he 'akau
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'(kaatech tu ki'ik')
Alu 'o e 'alu
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
E hā e totongi?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Oku ou 'i ma'u
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e 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.
Āe
Ja'ab'(ya'ab')
Ikai
Ma'(ma')
Māfai
K'a'abet(ka'ab')
Oku ou ʻilo
In k'áat u(in k'at u)
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Ma' in k'áat u(ma' in k'at u)
Oku lelei ia
Ba'ax k'i'ik'(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
Ba'ax k'a'atech?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
Te u ʻofa mai?
¿K'a'atech in wóol?(k'a'atech in wóol)
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
In wóol k'i'ik'(in wóol k'i'ik')
Fakamolemole
T'aan u k'i'ik'(taan u k'i'ik')
Oku ou fakamolemole
In k'i'ik'(in k'i'ik')
Ikai ha palopalema
Ma' k'i'ik'(ma' k'i'ik')
Fakaʻapaʻapa
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
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.
Ko fea e falemai?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train)
Ko fea e nofoa bus?
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus)
Ko e feheia e pātala?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma)
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik')
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?(tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik')
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni
K'i'ik' le ka'ach(k'i'ik' le ka'ach)
Ko ia 'i he tu'a
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol(k'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol)
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?(k'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik')
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?(k'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor)
E taha e taimi?
¿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.
Ehia te fua o kēia?
Ba'ax k'i'ik?(bah-ash kee'ik)
Ko ia, e lahi loā
Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.(teech oo kee'ik leh bah-ash)
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?
¿Tienes algo más barato?(tee-eh-nes al-go mahs ba-ra-to)
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?(pwe-do pa-gar kon tar-he-ta)
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu
In k'áat u meyaj paach k'i'ik.(een ka-at oo meh-yakh pa-ach kee'ik)
Te fua, kataki
Le cuenta, por favor.(leh kwen-ta por fa-vor)
E aofia ai te ngāue?
¿Está incluido el servicio?(es-ta in-kloo-i-do el ser-vi-sio)
O au ko e meʻakai
In k'áat in wíinik vegetario.(een ka-at een wee-neek ve-he-ta-rio)
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki
No tengo comida picante, por favor.(no ten-go ko-mi-da pi-kan-te por fa-vor)
Ko ʻeni, e lelei
Le ba'ax k'i'ik.(leh bah-ash kee'ik)
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?
¿Puedo tener el menú?(pwe-do te-ner el me-nu)
Ha ipu vai, kataki
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.
Tū mai e polisi
K'a'abéet u policía
Tū mai e ambulance
K'a'abéet u ambulancia
Ofa mai e fomaʻi
In k'áat u médico
Oku ou fehi
In k'áat u yóok'ol
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati
In k'i'ik' u k'áak'
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?
Téen in wíik' u hospital k'i'ik'?
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā
K'a'ana' in k'áat u
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti
In k'áat u pasaporte
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?
Bix a k'a'abéet in hotel?
Fakamolemole!
¡T'aan a k'i'ik'!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Mālō e lelei
K'i'ik' a k'áate' in k'áate'
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha
Tuméen k'áat u k'i'ik'
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?
Ba'ax k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'?
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni
In k'áat u k'áat u reporto táan
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' k'i'ik'?
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā
Tuméen, k'áat u k'áate' u file
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe
Yuum bo'otik a k'i'ik'
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe
In k'áat u k'i'ik' tu k'áate'
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' u punto?
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe
Tuméen in k'áat u k'áate'
Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite
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.
Ko e ha e uo e taimi?
Ba'ax k'i'ik'el?(bah-ash kee-keel)
E tolu e uo e taimi
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)