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Lesson 16: Drills

What would you say?

Someone asks if you have come back so soon:
1. Táan wáaj a jáan kaʾa taal wayeʾ.
2. Tsʾoʾok a jáan kaʾa sutkʾajal wayeʾ.
3. Baʾaxten ka kaʾa suut wayeʾ.
He also asks what happened:
1. Yaan wa baʾax úuch teech.
2. Bix úuchik teech.
3. Baʾax úuchij.
You answer: well, my back has gotten tired:
1. Pues tsʾoʾok u kaʾanal in paach.
2. Pues kʾas kaʾanaʾan in paach.
3. Pues yaan u kaʾanal in paach.
You say your stomach aches, too:
1. Óoliʾ kʾas yaj in nakʾ.
2. Bey xan yaj in nakʾ.
3. Tumen túun yaj in nakʾ.
You say you think you're not well:
1. Míin maʾ kiʾimak in wóoliʾ.
2. Óoliʾ jelaʾan in wuʾuyik in baaj.
3. Míin maʾ tooj in wóoliʾ.
He says that you ought to go to a doctor at once:
1. U naj ka xiʾikech tu yiknal doctor un puliʾ.
2. Más maʾalob ka xiʾikech tu yiknal doctor.
3. Koʾox tu yiknal doctor un puliʾ.
You say it's starting to rain:
1. Pero yaan u kʾáaxal cháak.
2. Pero táan u taal cháak.
3. Pero jeʾ ku taal le cháakoʾ.
He says, get up my friend:
1. Koʾox in wéet óotsilil.
2. Koʾoten wayeʾ in wéet óotsilil.
3. Líikʾen in wéet óotsilil.
You say now it's not even cold:
1. Beʾooráaʾ mix tu beetik keʾel.
2. Beʾooráaʾ minaʾan seen keʾel.
3. Beʾooráaʾ tsʾoʾok u xuʾulul keʾel.
A doctor ask you what sickness it is that you have then:
1. Tuʾux yaan teech le kʾojaʾaniloʾ.
2. Bix a wuʾuyik le kʾojaʾanil yaan techoʾ.
3. Baʾax túun kʾojaʾanil le yaan techoʾ.
If you say you haven't eaten nor are you hungry:
1. Taak in janal pero maʾ wiʾijeniʾ.
2. Kex maʾ wiʾijeniʾ pero yan in janal.
3. Maʾ jaan keniʾ mix wiʾijeniʾ.
You say that your stomach is upset:
1. Pues kʾasaʾan in nakʾ.
2. In tukulikeʾ tun kʾastal in nakʾ.
3. Míin yaan u kʾaxtal in nakʾ.
You ask the doctor what kind of medicine he is going to give you:
1. Yaʾab wáa tsʾaak ken a tsʾa teen.
2. Baʾax tsʾaakil ken a tsʾa teen.
3. In kʾáat ka tsʾa teen tsʾaak.
The doctor says he is going to give you shot:
1. Baʾax tsiikil a kʾáatij.
2. Maʾ yaʾab tsʾaak ken in tsʾa techiʾ.
3. Bin in kaʾaj in tsʾa teech un pʾéel inyección.
He says that perhaps it will do you some good:
1. Maʾ xaan u taal teech maʾalobiliʾ.
2. Yéetel lelaʾ yaan.
3. Sáamaleʾ ka suut.
You ask him what time he wants you to come:
1. Tuʾux a kʾáat ka xiʾiken.
2. Baʾax hora a kʾáat ka taaken.
3. Baʾax hora ken xiʾiken.
He says: any hour you want he's always there:
1. Jeʾebaʾalak hora a kʾáateʾ láiliʾ way yanenoʾ.
2. Teech ken a wil baʾax hora ku páajtal.
3. Jeʾ baʾalak hora ka tukulik maʾaloʾobeʾ.
You say: fine then let it be about 12, more or less:
1. Kex túun las doce wáa a kʾáatiʾ.
2. Maʾalob jeʾeloʾ tak las doce.
3. Maʾalob kex las doce waleʾ.
He says he thinks you have a fever:
1. Míin taan u chiʾibal a pool.
2. Míin yaan teech chokwil.
3. Míin jach kʾojaʾanech.
You tell to him it won't be dark when he gets there:
1. Maʾ tu yáakʾabchaj tsʾa kʾuchul.
2. Maʾ tu chúunkʾintal tsʾa kʾuchul.
3. Maʾ tu páajtal a kʾuchul.