Yucatec Maya Pronunciation and Everyday Phrases Jump to Page Navigation Buttons
Written Mayan	Sounds Like
a	'ah' as in 'calm'
e	'eh' as in 'effort'
i	'ee' as in 'keen'
o	'oh' as in 'open'
oo	same sound as 'o' but held longer
u	'oo' as in 'moon'
x	'sh' as in 'bush'
Some Everyday Mayan-English Phrases
Mayan phrase	English phrase
Bix a belex?	Hi, how are you?
Maloob	I'm fine, OK.
Yum botic	Thank you
Mixba	You're welcome
Tu'x ka binex?	Where are you going?
Kin bin tin nah	I'm going home
Koox tun	Let's get going