Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Kituba 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 Kituba translation (Kituba) — 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 Kituba.
Tip: when a Kituba 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
Mbote
Yum bo'otik
Matondo
Bix a k'iik
Mbote na ntanga
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Mbote na moke
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Mbote na nsuka
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Malamu na lola
Tuméen k'i'ik
Tala moke
K'a'abet
Kende malamu
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Nani na yo?
In na'atik John
Nani na ngai John
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Oyo olingi?
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Nionso na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
Oyo azali koloba Lingala?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Ma' in k'áatech
Nani nazali koyeba te(ma in kaatech)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Soki, koloba na mbala moke(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
Okoki koloba yango lisusu?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
Bato ya mbala eza wapi?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
Nani nakoki kokende na centre ya ville?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
K'áatech tu'ux
Tika na ngonga ya mabele(kaatech tux)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
Tika na ngonga ya likolo(kaatech tu ki'ik')
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
Yaka na mbala moke(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
Mbongo ya nzela ezali boni?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
Billet moko, s'il vous plaît(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
Eza mbali na awa?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
Nani nazali na nzela te(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
Nani nakoki kotonga SIM card wapi?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'ab'
Eee(ya'ab')
Ma'
Te(ma')
K'a'abet
Pamba(ka'ab')
In k'áat u
Nani na yo(in k'at u)
Ma' in k'áat u
Nani te na yo(ma' in k'at u)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
Eza malamu(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
Oyo olingi nini?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
Okanisa ngai?(k'a'atech in wóol)
In wóol k'i'ik'
Nalingi lisungi(in wóol k'i'ik')
T'aan u k'i'ik'
Tika moke(taan u k'i'ik')
In k'i'ik'
Nasalisa(in k'i'ik')
Ma' k'i'ik'
Te na mabe(ma' k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Mbote na yo(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Mbote na mokolo ya mbotama(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
Zala na nzela ya malamu(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?
Nani esika ya ndako ya treni?(nani esika ya ndako ya treni)
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?
Nani esika ya ndako ya bisi?(nani esika ya ndako ya bisi)