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Common Yucatec Maya to Latin phrases

100 practical Yucatec Maya to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Latin 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 Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: read the Latin line out loud three times, then cover the Yucatec Maya side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Ba'ax ka wa'alik

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Yum bo'otik

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bix a k'iik

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bix a k'iik tu yook

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Tuméen k'i'ik

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. K'a'abet

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. ¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. In na'atik John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. ¿Bix a k'áatech?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. K'a'abéet in k'áatech

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. ¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ma' in k'áatech

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. ¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. ¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. ¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. K'áatech tu'ux

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. K'áatech tu k'i'ik'

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. ¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. ¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. ¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ja'ab'

    Ita (ya'ab')

  2. Ma'

    Non (ma')

  3. K'a'abet

    Fortasse (ka'ab')

  4. In k'áat u

    Consentio (in k'at u)

  5. Ma' in k'áat u

    Non consentio (ma' in k'at u)

  6. Ba'ax k'i'ik'

    Bene sonat (ba'ax k'i'ik')

  7. Ba'ax k'a'atech?

    Quid censes? (ba'ax k'a'atech)

  8. ¿K'a'atech in wóol?

    Potesne me adiuvare? (k'a'atech in wóol)

  9. In wóol k'i'ik'

    Auxilium mihi opus est (in wóol k'i'ik')

  10. T'aan u k'i'ik'

    Exspecta paulisper (taan u k'i'ik')

  11. In k'i'ik'

    Me paenitet (in k'i'ik')

  12. Ma' k'i'ik'

    Nullum problema (ma' k'i'ik')

  13. K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'

    Felicitaciones (k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')

  14. K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'

    Felix natalis dies (k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')

  15. K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan

    Felix iter habeas (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.

  1. ¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. ¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. ¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. ¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. ¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. K'i'ik' le ka'ach

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. ¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. ¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. ¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Ba'ax k'i'ik?

    Quot hoc constat? (bah-ash kee'ik)

  2. Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.

    Id nimis carum est. (teech oo kee'ik leh bah-ash)

  3. ¿Tienes algo más barato?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (tee-eh-nes al-go mahs ba-ra-to)

  4. ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?

    Possumne solvere charta? (pwe-do pa-gar kon tar-he-ta)

  5. In k'áat u meyaj paach k'i'ik.

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (een ka-at oo meh-yakh pa-ach kee'ik)

  6. Le cuenta, por favor.

    Ratio, quaeso. (leh kwen-ta por fa-vor)

  7. ¿Está incluido el servicio?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (es-ta in-kloo-i-do el ser-vi-sio)

  8. In k'áat in wíinik vegetario.

    Vegetarianus sum. (een ka-at een wee-neek ve-he-ta-rio)

  9. No tengo comida picante, por favor.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (no ten-go ko-mi-da pi-kan-te por fa-vor)

  10. Le ba'ax k'i'ik.

    Hoc est deliciosum. (leh bah-ash kee'ik)

  11. ¿Puedo tener el menú?

    Possumne habere menu? (pwe-do te-ner el me-nu)

  12. Un vaso de agua, por favor.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (oon va-so de a-gwa por fa-vor)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. K'a'abéet u policía

    Vocā polīciam

  2. K'a'abéet u ambulancia

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. In k'áat u médico

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. In k'áat u yóok'ol

    Māla mē sentio

  5. In k'i'ik' u k'áak'

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Téen in wíik' u hospital k'i'ik'?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. K'a'ana' in k'áat u

    Hic dolet

  8. In k'áat u pasaporte

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Bix a k'a'abéet in hotel?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. ¡T'aan a k'i'ik'!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. K'i'ik' a k'áate' in k'áate'

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Tuméen k'áat u k'i'ik'

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Ba'ax k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. In k'áat u k'áat u reporto táan

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Bix a k'áat u k'áate' k'i'ik'?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Tuméen, k'áat u k'áate' u file

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Yuum bo'otik a k'i'ik'

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. In k'áat u k'i'ik' tu k'áate'

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Bix a k'áat u k'áate' u punto?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Tuméen in k'áat u k'áate'

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. U k'i'ik' táan u viernes

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Ba'ax k'i'ik'el?

    Quot hora est? (bah-ash kee-keel)

  2. K'i'ik'el in k'i'ik'el t'aan u k'i'ik'el

    Tertia hora est. (kee-keel in kee-keel tan oo kee-keel)

  3. K'i'ik'el

    Hodie (kee-keel)

  4. Bix a k'i'ik'el

    Cras (beesh ah kee-keel)

  5. K'i'ik'el k'i'ik'el

    Heri (kee-keel kee-keel)

  6. Lunes

    Dies Lunae (loo-nes)

  7. Martes

    Dies Martis (mar-tes)

  8. Miércoles

    Dies Mercurii (mee-er-co-les)

  9. Béel

    Unus (beel)

  10. Ka'ab

    Duo (kah-ab)

  11. K'i'ik'

    Tres (kee-keek)

  12. Láak'

    Decem (lahk)

  13. Wíinik k'i'ik'

    Centum (wee-neek kee-keek)

  14. K'i'ik'el k'i'ik'

    Dimidium (kee-keel kee-keek)

  15. Más

    Plus (mas)

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