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Yucatec Mayan Phrases and Pronunciation

There are about twenty different Mayan languages spoken today, the most common being Yucatec Mayan. Here are some Mayan words.

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
Here are the pronunciations:

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'