Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Aymara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Yucatec Maya phrase first, then the Aymara translation (Aymara) — 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 Aymara.
Tip: when a Aymara phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Yucatec Maya wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Kamisaki(kamisaki)
Yum bo'otik
Yuspagara(yuspagara)
Bix a k'iik
Wali q'uchu(wali q'uchu)
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Wali ch'isi(wali ch'isi)
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Wali ch'uxña(wali ch'uxña)
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Wali saraq(wali saraq)
Tuméen k'i'ik
Jichhüru(jichhüru)
K'a'abet
Sumaq q'ipi(sumaq q'ipi)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Kunjam jumar uñt'ay?(kunjam jumar uñt'ay)
In na'atik John
Nayra uñt'ay John(nayra uñt'ay John)
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Kunjam jumaraki?(kunjam jumaraki)
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Jumar ch'amañchiri(jumar ch'amañchiri)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
¿Jumax inglés habla?(jumax)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Nayax hindi janiwa(naya)
Ma' in k'áatech
Nayax janiwa qhawqha(naya)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Aqham jach'a qhawqha(aqham)
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
¿Akan qhawqha?(akan)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
¿Kunjam phisqa?(kunjam)
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
¿Kunjam jach'a uruqama?(kunjam)
K'áatech tu'ux
Wakiñani(wakiñani)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
Jikisiñani(jikisiñani)
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
Qhawqha(qhawqha)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
¿Kunjam jach'a?(kunjam)
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
Maya tiket, aqham(maya)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
¿Kunjam jach'a?(kunjam)
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
Nayax janiwa(naya)
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
¿Kunjam SIM karta alwa?(kunjam)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'ab'
Jisa(ya'ab')
Ma'
Aka(ma')
K'a'abet
Janiwa(ka'ab')
In k'áat u
Nayraqatawa(in k'at u)
Ma' in k'áat u
Janiwa nayraqatani(ma' in k'at u)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
Suma jach'a(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
Kunjam qhawqha?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri?(k'a'atech in wóol)
In wóol k'i'ik'
Nayax ch'amañchiriwa(in wóol k'i'ik')
T'aan u k'i'ik'
Jikisiñani(taan u k'i'ik')
In k'i'ik'
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri(in k'i'ik')
Ma' k'i'ik'
Aka janiwa(ma' k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Yayk'iri(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Jach'a q'ipiri(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
K'uchu jach'a q'ipiri(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.