Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Kiga 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 Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: pick five Kiga 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.
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Okwagala
Yum bo'otik
Webale
Bix a k'iik
Osiibye bulungi
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Osiibye bulungi
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Osiibye bulungi
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Osiibye bulungi
Tuméen k'i'ik
Tugenda okukutana
K'a'abet
Nkwagala
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Erinnya lyo ani?
In na'atik John
Erinnya lyange nze John
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Oli otya?
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')