Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Ndau 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 Ndau translation (Ndau) — 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 Ndau.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Ndau-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Mhoro
Yum bo'otik
Ndatenda
Bix a k'iik
Mangwanani akanaka
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Masikati akanaka
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Manheru akanaka
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Usiku hwakanaka
Tuméen k'i'ik
Tichasangana zvakare
K'a'abet
Sara zvakanaka
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Zita rako ndiani?
In na'atik John
Zita rangu ndiJohn
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Uri sei?
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Ndinofara kukuziva
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
Unotaura Chirungu here?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Ma' in k'áatech
Handinzwisise.(ma in kaatech)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Ndapota taura zvishoma.(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
K'áatech tu'ux
Pinda kuruboshwe.(kaatech tux)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
Pinda kurudyi.(kaatech tu ki'ik')
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
Enda mberi.(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
Mari yefare ingani?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
Tiketi imwe, ndapota.(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
Iko kure kubva pano?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
Ndakakanganiswa.(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
Ndingatenga kupi SIM card?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'ab'
Ehe(ya'ab')
Ma'
Aih(ma')
K'a'abet
Pangani(ka'ab')
In k'áat u
Ndakubvumirana(in k'at u)
Ma' in k'áat u
Handibvumirani(ma' in k'at u)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
Unofungei?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
Ungandibatsira here?(k'a'atech in wóol)
In wóol k'i'ik'
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro(in wóol k'i'ik')
T'aan u k'i'ik'
Mirira nguva shoma(taan u k'i'ik')
In k'i'ik'
Ndineurombo(in k'i'ik')
Ma' k'i'ik'
Hapana dambudziko(ma' k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Makorokoto(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka(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.