Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Romani 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 Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: when a Romani 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
Sastimos
Yum bo'otik
Dikhes
Bix a k'iik
Sar san o drom
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Sar san o drom
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Sar san o večer
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Sar san o noć
Tuméen k'i'ik
Sikav tuke na jekh
K'a'abet
Sastipen
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
So t'avel tiri navn?
In na'atik John
Mande t'avel John
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Soske tuke?
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Ma' in k'áatech
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
K'áatech tu'ux
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'ab'
Ja(ya'ab')
Ma'
Na(ma')
K'a'abet
Možda(ka'ab')
In k'áat u
Sukalav(in k'at u)
Ma' in k'áat u
Nesukalav(ma' in k'at u)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
To so boro(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
So te phendav?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
Sako te mikerav?(k'a'atech in wóol)
In wóol k'i'ik'
Me mangav miker(in wóol k'i'ik')
T'aan u k'i'ik'
Phirav kher(taan u k'i'ik')
In k'i'ik'
Me som te bachtal(in k'i'ik')
Ma' k'i'ik'
Na problem(ma' k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Sukalav tuke(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Sukal tuke kher(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
Sakona safar kher(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?
Kasa jekh train station?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train)
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?
Kasa jekh bus stop?(k'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?
Kasa platform?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?
So kalo khera?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik')
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?
So si jekh pravas?(tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' le ka'ach
So si buchi tu?(k'i'ik' le ka'ach)
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol
So si dikh le tu?(k'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol)
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?
Tu kheres me le mapa?(k'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik')
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?
Sti le tu, please.(k'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo?
Kado kheras?(ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ba'ax k'i'ik?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Teech u k'i'ik le ba'ax.
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
¿Tienes algo más barato?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
In k'áat u meyaj paach k'i'ik.
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Le cuenta, por favor.
O bil, please(o bil, please)
¿Está incluido el servicio?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
In k'áat in wíinik vegetario.
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
No tengo comida picante, por favor.
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Le ba'ax k'i'ik.
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
¿Puedo tener el menú?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Un vaso de agua, por favor.
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
K'a'abéet u policía
Zhanav te policija
K'a'abéet u ambulancia
Zhanav te ambulanca
In k'áat u médico
Mane kaj doctoro
In k'áat u yóok'ol
Mane si mala
In k'i'ik' u k'áak'
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Téen in wíik' u hospital k'i'ik'?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
K'a'ana' in k'áat u
Sikav tut here
In k'áat u pasaporte
Mane si zhalav my passport
Bix a k'a'abéet in hotel?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
¡T'aan a k'i'ik'!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
K'i'ik' a k'áate' in k'áate'
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Tuméen k'áat u k'i'ik'
Aven te kerdan o kher
Ba'ax k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
In k'áat u k'áat u reporto táan
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' k'i'ik'?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Tuméen, k'áat u k'áate' u file
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Yuum bo'otik a k'i'ik'
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
In k'áat u k'i'ik' tu k'áate'
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Bix a k'áat u k'áate' u punto?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Tuméen in k'áat u k'áate'
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
U k'i'ik' táan u viernes
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.