Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Dombe 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 Dombe translation (Dombe) — 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 Dombe.
Tip: when a Dombe 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
Salibonani
Yum bo'otik
Ngiyabonga
Bix a k'iik
Ubusuku obuhle
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Uhlanga oluhle
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Ubusuku obuhle
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Lala kahle
Tuméen k'i'ik
Siyaphinda
K'a'abet
Hamba kahle
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Ubani igama lakho?
In na'atik John
Igama lami nguJohn
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Unjani?
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
Uta kuta chiRungu?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Ma' in k'áatech
Ndi ndinzwisise.(ma in kaatech)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
Ungazvitaura zvakare?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
K'áatech tu'ux
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.(kaatech tux)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
Tendeuka kurudyi.(kaatech tu ki'ik')
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
Enda mberi.(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
Iri kure here kubva pano?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
Ndakanyura.(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'ab'
Ehe(ya'ab')
Ma'
Aih(ma')
K'a'abet
Zvichida(ka'ab')
In k'áat u
Ndinobvumirana(in k'at u)
Ma' in k'áat u
Ndinopikisa(ma' in k'at u)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
Unofungei?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
Unogona kundibatsira here?(k'a'atech in wóol)
In wóol k'i'ik'
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro(in wóol k'i'ik')
T'aan u k'i'ik'
Mirira kwechinguva(taan u k'i'ik')
In k'i'ik'
Ndine hurombo(in k'i'ik')
Ma' k'i'ik'
Hapana dambudziko(ma' k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Makorokoto(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka(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.