Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Mam 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 Mam translation (Mam) — 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 Mam.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Xo'j(sho'j)
Yum bo'otik
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Bix a k'iik
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Tuméen k'i'ik
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
K'a'abet
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
In na'atik John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Ma' in k'áatech
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(ma in kaatech)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
¿Jach'och k'ux?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
K'áatech tu'ux
K'utun k'ux.(kaatech tux)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
K'utun k'ux.(kaatech tu ki'ik')
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
K'utun k'ux.(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'ab'
Juj(hoo)
Ma'
Man(mah)
K'a'abet
K'ux(k'ush)
In k'áat u
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ma' in k'áat u
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
In wóol k'i'ik'
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
T'aan u k'i'ik'
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
In k'i'ik'
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Ma' k'i'ik'
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train)
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik')
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' le ka'ach
Ri k'ut pa ri.(k'i'ik' le ka'ach)
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(k'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol)
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(k'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik')
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(k'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.