Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Chuukese 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 Chuukese translation (Chuukese) — 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 Chuukese.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Yum bo'otik
Kinisou(kinisou)
Bix a k'iik
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tuméen k'i'ik
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
K'a'abet
Soun(soun)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
In na'atik John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
Mwe pwe esei English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Ma' in k'áatech
Ngeni pwe fenen.(ma in kaatech)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Pwe esei mehn.(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
Mwe pwe esei an?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
Where pwe an bathroom?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
K'áatech tu'ux
Pwe fefen.(kaatech tux)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
Pwe fefen.(kaatech tu ki'ik')
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
Pwe fenen.(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
Ewe pwe an fare?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
Mwe pwe an ticket.(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
Ewe pwe far from here?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
Ngeni pwe lost.(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'ab'
O(ya'ab')
Ma'
A(ma')
K'a'abet
Mwe(ka'ab')
In k'áat u
Ngeni an(in k'at u)
Ma' in k'áat u
Ngeni aen(ma' in k'at u)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
Ewe pwe(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
Mwe e pwe?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
Mwe e pwe pwe?(k'a'atech in wóol)
In wóol k'i'ik'
Ngeni pwe pwe(in wóol k'i'ik')
T'aan u k'i'ik'
Mwe pwe in(taan u k'i'ik')
In k'i'ik'
Ngeni a pwe(in k'i'ik')
Ma' k'i'ik'
A pwe a(ma' k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Kinisou(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Fahk a pwe(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
Pwe pwe ewe(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.
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
K'i'ik' le ka'ach
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ba'ax k'i'ik?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
¿Tienes algo más barato?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)