Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Xhosa 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 Xhosa translation (Xhosa) — 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 Xhosa.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Xhosa-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
Molo
Yum bo'otik
Enkosi
Bix a k'iik
Ubusuku obuhle
Bix a k'iik tu yook
Ubusuku obuhle
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
Ubusuku obuhle
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
Lala ngoxolo
Tuméen k'i'ik
Ndiza kubonana kamva
K'a'abet
Hamba kakuhle
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
Ngubani igama lakho?
In na'atik John
Igama lam nguJohn
¿Bix a k'áatech?
Unjani?
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
Kuhle ukukwazi
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
Uthetha isiNgesi?(tu kaat u yokol English)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle(teen in kaat u yokol Hindi ma ki'ik')
Ma' in k'áatech
Andiqondi(ma in kaatech)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
Nceda thethe kancinci(por favor kaatech ki'ik')
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
Ungakuphinda lokho?(tu kaat u kaatech in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
Iphi ibhafu?(ba'ax ki'ik' u kaak')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?(ba'ax kaat in kaatech u ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
K'áatech tu'ux
Jolisa kwesokunxele(kaatech tux)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
Jolisa kwesokudla(kaatech tu ki'ik')
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
Hamba ngqo(ki'ik' tu ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
Iholo ingakanani?(ba'ax ki'ik' u ki'ik')
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
Ithikithi elinye, nceda(ki'ik' ba'ax por favor)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
Ingakanani ukusuka apha?(teen u ki'ik' ma ki'ik')
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
Ndilahlekile(teen in kaat in ki'ik')
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM 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'
Ewe(ya'ab')
Ma'
Hayi(ma')
K'a'abet
Mhlawumbi(ka'ab')
In k'áat u
Ndiyavuma(in k'at u)
Ma' in k'áat u
Andivumi(ma' in k'at u)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
Okuhle(ba'ax k'i'ik')
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
Ucinga ntoni?(ba'ax k'a'atech)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
Ungandinceda?(k'a'atech in wóol)
In wóol k'i'ik'
Ndidinga uncedo(in wóol k'i'ik')
T'aan u k'i'ik'
Linda umzuzu(taan u k'i'ik')
In k'i'ik'
Ndicela uxolo(in k'i'ik')
Ma' k'i'ik'
Akukho ngxaki(ma' k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Wamkelekile(k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa(k'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik')
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
Uhambo olukhuselekileyo(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.