Lesson 2: Basic Sentences

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1.1 name kʾaabaʾ
1.2 your name a kʾaabaʾ
1.3 whatʾs your name? bix a kʾaabaʾ
1 José Whatʾs your name? Bix a kʾaabaʾ teech. ▲ ▼
Bix a k'aaba' teech.
Bix a k'àaba' tèech.
2.1 my name in kʾaabaʾ
2.2 Alberto Alberto
2 Alberto My nameʾs Alberto. Teneʾ Alberto in kʾaabaʾ. ▲ ▼
Tene' Alberto in k'aaba'.
Tene' 'áalberto 'in k'àaba'.
3.1 younger brother íitsʾin
3.2 your brother a wíitsʾin
3.3 your brothers a wíitsʾinoʾob
3.4 your brothers? a wíitsʾinoʾob wáaj
3.5 they letiʾoʾob
3 José Are they your brothers? A wíitsʾinoʾob wáa letiʾoʾob. ▲ ▼
A wíits'ino'ob wáa leti'o'ob.
A wíits'nob wáaj letiob.
4.1 no maʾ
4.2 as for them letiʾoʾobeʾ
4.3 co-worker éet meyaj
4.4 our co-workers k éet meyajoʾob
4 Alberto No. They are only our co-workers. Maʾ, letiʾoʾobeʾ chéen k éet meyajoʾob. ▲ ▼
Ma', leti'o'obe' chéen k éet meyajo'ob.
Má', letio'obe chéen k 'éet meyajo'ob.
5.1 oh! áaj
5.2 your co-workers a wéet meyajoʾob
5 José Oh, your co-workers! ¡Áaj, a wéet meyajoʾob! ▲ ▼
¡Áaj, a wéet meyajo'ob!
¡'Áaj, a wéet meyajo'ob!
6.1 their names u kʾaabaʾoʾob
6 José What are their names? Bix u kʾaabaʾoʾob letiʾoʾob. ▲ ▼
Bix u k'aaba'o'ob leti'o'ob.
Bix u k'àabaó' letiob.
7.1 (one) person un túul
7.2 this one le un túulaʾ
7.3 Juan Juan
7.4 his name u kʾaabaʾ
7 Alberto This oneʾs name is Juan. Le un túulaʾ Juan u kʾaabaʾ. ▲ ▼
Le un túula' Juan u k'aaba'.
Le un túula' jwàan u k'àaba'.
8.1 that one le un túuloʾ
8.2 other u láakʾ
8.3 that other one le u láakʾ un túuloʾ
8.4 Pablo Pablo
8 Alberto The other oneʾs name is Pablo. Le u láakʾ un túuloʾ Pablo u kʾaabaʾ. ▲ ▼
Le u láak' un túulo' Pablo u k'aaba'.
Le u láak' un túulo' pàablo u k'àaba'.
9.1 you (singular) come ka taal
9.2 you (plural) come ka taaleʾex
9 José Where do you (plural) come from? Tuʾux a taaleʾex. ▲ ▼
Tu'ux a taale'ex.
Tu'ux a tàale'ex.
10.1 we toʾon
10.2 as for us toʾoneʾ
10.3 the United States Estados Unidos
10.4 we come k taal
10 Alberto Weʾre from the United States. Toʾoneʾ Estados Unidos k taal. ▲ ▼
To'one' Estados Unidos k taal.
To'one 'estàados 'unìidos k tàal.
11.1 you (plural) teʾex
11.2 as for you teʾexeʾ
11.3 all tu láakal
11.4 you all tu láakaleʾex
11.5 you (singular) know [it] a wojel
11.6 you (plural) know [it] a wojeleʾex
11.7 do you (plural) know [it]? a wojeleʾex wáaj
11.8 Maya mayaʾ
11.9 language tʾaan
11.10 Maya language mayaʾ tʾaan
11 José Do you all know Maya? Teʾexeʾ tu láakaleʾex a wojeleʾex wáa mayaʾ tʾaan. ▲ ▼
Te'exe' tu láakale'ex a wojele'ex wáa maya' t'aan.
Te'exe' tu láaklex a wòojle'ex wáaj maya' t'aan.
12.1 we know [it] k ojel
12.2 but pero
12.3 Juan Juan
12.4 as for Juan Juaneʾ
12.5 he knows u yojel
12.6 he knows something u yojeliʾ
12.7 a little un pʾíit
12 Alberto We do, but Juan knows only a little of it. K ojel, pero Juaneʾ chéen un pʾíit u yojeliʾ. ▲ ▼
K ojel, pero Juane' chéen un p'íit u yojeli'.
K 'ojel, pero hwàane chéen um p'íit i yòojeli'.
13.1 who máax
13.2 man máak
13.3 that man le máakoʾ
13 José Whoʾs that man? Máax le máako. ▲ ▼
Máax le máako'.
Máax le máko'.
14.1 you know [him] a kʾajóol
14 José Do you know him? A kʾajóol wáaj. ▲ ▼
A k'ajóol wáaj.
'A k'ajóol wáaj.
15.1 those men le máakoʾoboʾ
15.2 those menʾs names u kʾaabaʾ le máakoʾoboʾ
15 José What are those men called? Bix u kʾaabaʾ le máakoʾoboʾ. ▲ ▼
Bix u k'aaba' le máako'obo'.
Bix u k'àaba e máako'obo'.
16 José Do you know? A wojel wáaj. ▲ ▼
A wojel wáaj.
A wojel wáaj.
17.1 I know [it] in wojel
17.2 Pedro Pedro
17.3 come! koʾoten
17.4 here wayeʾ
17 Alberto [Yes] I know. Pedro, come here! In wojel. ¡Pedro, koʾoten wayeʾ! ▲ ▼
In wojel. ¡Pedro, ko'oten waye'!
In wojel. ¡Pedro, ko'oten waye'!
18.1 this lelaʾ
18.2 his co-worker u yéet meyaj
18.3 Marcelino Marcelino
18.4 Marcelinoʾs co-worker u yéet meyaj Marcelino
18 Alberto This is Pedro. Heʾs Marcelinoʾs co-worker. Lelaʾ Pedro. U yéet meyaj Marcelino. ▲ ▼
Lela' Pedro. U yéet meyaj Marcelino.
Lela' pèedroj. 'U yéet meyaj máarselìinoj.
19.1 that leloʾ
19.2 David David
19 Alberto That oneʾs name is David. Leloʾ David u kʾaabaʾ. ▲ ▼
Lelo' David u k'aaba'.
Lelo' dabid u k'àaba'.
20.1 straight tooj
20.2 Iʾm well tooj in wóol
20.3 I serve [him] kin meyajtik
20.4 I serve you kin meyajtikech
20 José Iʾm pleased to meet you. (Iʾm ready to serve you.) Tooj in wóol in meyajtikech. ▲ ▼
Tooj in wóol in meyajtikech.
Tòoj in wóol in meyajtikech.
21.1 with which I serve you (plural) ikil in meyajtikeʾex
21 José Iʾm pleased to meet all of you! Kiʾimak in wóol ikil in meyajtikeʾex. ▲ ▼
Ki'imak in wóol ikil in meyajtike'ex.
Ki'imak in wóol 'ikil in meyajtike'ex.
22.1 I know [him] in kʾajóol
22.2 José José
22 Marcelino Iʾm glad to know you, José. Kiʾimak in wóol in kʾajóoltikech, José. ▲ ▼
Ki'imak in wóol in k'ajóoltikech, José.
Ki'imak in wóol 'in k'ajóoltikech, Jose.
23.1 your brothers a sukuʾuneʾexoʾob
23 José And how about your (plural) brothers? Kux túun a sukuʾuneʾexoʾob. ▲ ▼
Kux túun a suku'une'exo'ob.
Kux túun a suku'une'exo'ob.
24.1 Spanish Castellano
24.2 they know [it] u yojeloʾob
24 José Do they know Spanish, too? U yojeloʾob wáa castellano xan. ▲ ▼
U yojelo'ob wáa castellano xan.
Yòojlo'ob wa castellano xan.
25.1 very much jach
25 Marcelino They certainly do! ¡Jach u yojeloʾob! ▲ ▼
¡Jach u yojelo'ob!
¡Jach u yòojelo'ob!
26.1 he knows you (plural) u kʾajóoleʾex
26 José Does he know you (all)? U kʾajóoleʾex wáa letiʾ. ▲ ▼
U k'ajóole'ex wáa leti'.
U k'ajóole'ex wa leti'.
27.1 our name k kʾaabaʾ
27.2 he only knows [it] chéen u yojel
27 Marcelino He only knows our name. Chéen u yojel k kʾaabaʾ. ▲ ▼
Chéen u yojel k k'aaba'.
Chéen yojel k k'àaba'.
28.1 we know [him] k kʾajóol
28 José But we know him. Pero toʾoneʾ k kʾajóol letiʾ. ▲ ▼
Pero to'one' k k'ajóol leti'.
Pero to'one k k'ajóol leti'.