Spoken Yucatec Maya

What would you say?

1. Juan asks David what he is doing. Juan says:
   1. Baʾax ka wilik teech.
   2. Baʾax ka meentik teech.
   3. Baʾax k beetik.
2. David replies that he is sleeping:
   1. Tin chan ukʾul.
   2. Tin chan weensik.
   3. Tin chan wenel.
3. Juan invites him to come and play:
   1. Koʾox báaxal!
   2. Koʾox xíimbal.
   3. Koʾox janal.
4. David refuses and explains he is going to the milpa:
   1. Maʾ tin bin j xíimbal.
   2. Maʾ tin bin ich kool.
   3. Maʾ tin bin j maan.
5. Juan asks whether David's brother is awake:
   1. Tsʾoʾok wáa u wenel a wíitsʾin.
   2. Tsʾoʾok wáa u yajsik a wíitsʾin.
   3. Tsʾoʾok wáa u yajal a wíitsʾin.
6. David answers that he is, but not his sister:
   1. Letiʾeʾ tsʾoʾokij pero u kiikeʾ maʾ.
   2. Letiʾeʾ tsʾoʾokij bey xan u kiik.
   3. Letiʾeʾ tsʾoʾokij pero u sukuʾuneʾ maʾ.
7. Juan asks whether David has planted his milpa:
   1. Tsʾoʾok wáa a kolik a kool.
   2. Tsʾoʾok wáa a tóokik a kool.
   3. Tsʾoʾok wáa a pakʾik a kool
8. You say you are just clearing it:
   1. Chéen táan in pakʾik.
   2. Chéen táan in kolik.
   3. Chéen táan in tóokik.
9. He asks if the work of the milpa is hard:
   1. Uts ta wich u meyjul kool.
   2. U meyjul kooleʾ jatsʾuts, máasimaʾ.
   3. U meyjul kooleʾ talam, máasimaʾ.
10. You answer that he is right:
    1. Jeʾelan in wilik.
    2. Jaaj a tʾaan.
    3. Chéen beyoʾ.
11. You tell him you need to go:
    1. Koʾox.
    2. Bueno, yan in bin.
    3. Bueno, paʾatik in bin.

How would you say it?

1. I'm having a little snooze.
2. I'm drinking atole.
3. What does your father do in the milpa?
4. I'm having a little breakfast (drink).
5. You must drink that atole.
6. He works.
7. I've had a little breakfast.
8. I've [already] drunk it.
9. What's your older brother doing in the milpa?
10. You've woken up.
11. We must work in the milpa, mustn't we? (isn't it so?)
12. He's felling jungle.
13. You've woken up Juan.
14. We have [already] worked in the milpa, haven't we? (isn't it so?)
15. He's not burning his milpa.
16. But Alberto is still sleeping.
17. Yes, we have.
18. We won't burn until tomorrow.
19. Where's your sister?
20. I must go.
21. Really? We have [already] planted our milpa.
22. She's still playing.
23. Your father must come.
24. Already?
25. Are you still working?
26. He's coming here.
27. You must take this thing to your older brother.
28. No, I'm just playing.
29. He's bringing his sister here.
30. Little Juan is falling from his hammock.
31. He isn't falling, he's just playing.

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