Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Qeqchi 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 Qeqchi translation (Qeqchi) — 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 Qeqchi.
Tip: when a Qeqchi 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
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Yum bo'otik
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Bix a k'iik
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tuméen k'i'ik
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
K'a'abet
K'ux(koosh)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
In na'atik John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
¿Bix a k'áatech?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
K'ax k'ut k'ux(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Ma' in k'áatech
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(ma in kaatech)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
K'áatech tu'ux
K'utun ri k'ay.(kaatech tux)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
K'utun ri k'ay.(kaatech tu ki'ik')
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
K'utun k'ay.(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
K'utun ri k'ay.(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri 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'
Ja'(ya'ab')
Ma'
Nok(ma')
K'a'abet
K'a riq(ka'ab')
In k'áat u
In k'ut(in k'at u)
Ma' in k'áat u
In k'ut nok(ma' in k'at u)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
K'ut in k'ut(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?(k'a'atech in wóol)
In wóol k'i'ik'
In k'uch k'ax(in wóol k'i'ik')
T'aan u k'i'ik'
K'ut k'ax riq(taan u k'i'ik')
In k'i'ik'
In k'ut k'ax(in k'i'ik')
Ma' k'i'ik'
Nok k'ut(ma' k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
K'ut in k'ut riq(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
K'ut in k'ut k'uch(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch(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?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
K'i'ik' le ka'ach
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.