Examples
| Yucatec Maya | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bix a bèel? | Bix a beh? | How are you? | How is your road? |
| Ma'alob, kux tèech? | Good, and you? | Not bad, as for you? | |
| Bey xan tèen. | Same with me. | Thus also to me. | |
| Tu'ux ka b'in? | Where are you going? | ||
| T(áan) im bin xíimbal. | I am going for a walk. | ||
| Bix a k'àaba'? | What is your name? | How are you named? | |
| In k'àaba'e' Jorge. | My name is Jorge. | My name, Jorge. | |
| Jach ki'imak in wóol in wilikech. | Pleased to meet you. | Very happy my heart to see you. | |
| Ba'ax ka wa'alik? | What's up? | What (are) you saying? What do you say? |
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| Mix ba'al. | Mix ba'ah. | Nothing. Don't mention it. |
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| Bix a wilik? | How does it look? | How you see (it)? | |
| Jach ma'alob. | Very good. | ||
| Ko'ox! | Let's go! (For two people - you and I) | ||
| Ko'one'ex! | Let's go! (For a group of people) | ||
| Ba'ax a k'áat? | What do you want? | ||
| (Tak) sáamal. | Aasta sáamah. | See you tomorrow. | Until tomorrow. |
| Jach Dyos bo'otik. | Thank you. God bless you very much. |
Very much God pays (it). | |
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