Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Dyula 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 Dyula translation (Dyula) — 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 Dyula.
Tip: when a Dyula 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
I ni ce(ee nee che)
Yum bo'otik
I ni sogoma(ee nee so-goh-mah)
Bix a k'iik
I ni bɛɛ(ee nee beh)
Bix a k'iik tu yook
I ni kɛlɛ(ee nee keh-leh)
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
I ni tɔɔrɔ(ee nee toh-roh)
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
I ni fɔlɔ(ee nee fo-loh)
Tuméen k'i'ik
N bɛ sɔrɔ(n beh so-roh)
K'a'abet
Ka kɛ(kah keh)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
I bɛ na?(ee beh nah)
In na'atik John
N na John(n nah John)
¿Bix a k'áatech?
I ni fɛ?(ee nee feh)
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
N bɛ sɔrɔ i(n beh so-roh ee)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
I ni kɔrɔ English?(I ni kɔrɔ English?)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ(N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ)
Ma' in k'áatech
N tɛgɛ(N tɛgɛ)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ(Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ)
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?(I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?(Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?)
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?)
K'áatech tu'ux
Fɔlɔ kɛ(Fɔlɔ kɛ)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
Fɔlɔ bɛ(Fɔlɔ bɛ)
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
Kɔ sɔgɔ(Kɔ sɔgɔ)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?)
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ(Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?(I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?)
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
N bɛ tɛgɛ(N bɛ tɛgɛ)
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?(N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'ab'
Awa(ya'ab')
Ma'
Ayi(ma')
K'a'abet
Sama(ka'ab')
In k'áat u
N bɛ sɔrɔ(in k'at u)
Ma' in k'áat u
N bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ(ma' in k'at u)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛn?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
I bɛ tɔgɔ mɛn?(k'a'atech in wóol)
In wóol k'i'ik'
N bɛ tɔgɔ(in wóol k'i'ik')
T'aan u k'i'ik'
Fɔlɔ kɔrɔ(taan u k'i'ik')
In k'i'ik'
N bɛ sɔrɔ(in k'i'ik')
Ma' k'i'ik'
Ayi bɛ sɔrɔ(ma' k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
N bɛ sɔrɔ fɛ(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Bara fɛsɛ(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
I bɛ kɔ fɛ kɛ(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.