Yucatec Maya Pronunciation and Everyday Phrases Jump to NumbersTable
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

Balls in glyphs are counters, scrolls only decorative. Mayan numbers were vixagesimal (base-20), as is their complex calendric system Page Navigation Buttons
0	Important	Discovery!
1	hun	'hoon'
2	ka	'kah'
3	ox	'ohsh'
4	kan	'kahn'
5	ho	'ho'
6	uac	'wahk'
7	uuc	'wook'
8	uaxac	'washahk'
9	bolon	'bohlohn
10	la hun	'lah hoon'
11	buluk	'boolook'
12	la ka	'lah kah'
13	ox la hun	'ohsh lah hoon'
14	--	--
15	---	---
16	---	---
17	--	--
18	---	---
19	---	---
20	hun kal	'hoon kahl'
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