Spoken Yucatec Maya

What would you say?

1. You ask at what time a person went to bed last night:
   1. Baʾax hora ka bin ta wotoch.
   2. Baʾax hora u suut wayeʾ.
   3. Seen taak in wenel.
2. He answers that it was really late when he went to sleep:
   1. Okʾnajeak j taalen wenel.
   2. Jach áakʾabchaj ka j chilajen wenel.
   3. In kʾáat in divertirt in ba.
3. You say that you (all) had a lot of fun:
   1. Jach t seen divertirtaj k baʾex.
   2. Jach seen kiʾimak óol.
   3. Teneʾ maʾ jeʾeliken tiʾ le kʾiin bejlaʾaʾ.
4. You say you haven't rested today:
   1. Teneʾ táan in bin j wenel beʾooráaʾ.
   2. Teneʾ maʾ jaaniken tiʾ le kʾiin bejlaʾeʾ.
   3. Chilikbalen in chan jeʾes in ba.
5. He says that if he lies down to sleep, he won't sleep:
   1. Más maʾalob ka xiʾiken j wenel.
   2. Teneʾ wáa bíin chilaken beʾooráaʾ ma táan in wenel.
   3. Toʾoneʾ taak k jóokʾol j tʾeelil.
6. You ask a group at what time shall you (all) go out serenading:
   1. Baʾax hora ken jóokʾokoʾon j tʾeelil.
   2. Ookʾineʾ yan k jóokʾoleʾex j tʾeelil.
   3. Baʾax kʾiin a kʾáateʾex yáax bin.
7. Someone asks whose place shall you (all) go to first:
   1. Máax iknal keneʾex yáax bin.
   2. Jaʾali ka yáax xiʾikoʾoneʾ.
   3. Margaritaeʾ u kʾáat ka xiʾikoʾon t yiknal.
8. You say let's go to Margarita's place:
   1. Tu yiknal Margaritaeʾ míin maʾalob.
   2. Jaʾali ka xiʾikoʾon tu yiknal Margarita.
   3. Margaritaeʾ u kʾáat ka xiʾikoʾon t yiknal.
9. He answers so be it then, we'll go first to Margarita's house:
   1. Jeʾeloʾ maʾalob túun tu yiknal Margarita keneʾex yáax bin.
   2. Seen maʾalob ka xiʾikoʾon tu yiknal Margarita.
   3. Tuʾux kan j bin j chital le ken kʾuchukech beʾooráaʾ.
10. You ask a person where he will sleep when he gets home now:
    1. Bix kan j wenel ken kʾuchukech.
    2. Máax yéetel kan chital ken kʾuchukech.
    3. Baʾax hora u bin Pablo.
11. You ask what time Pablo will come:
    1. Baʾax kʾiin u suut Pablo.
    2. Baʾax hora ken kʾuchuk Pablo.
    3. Koʾox bisik chital tu kʾaan.
12. He says that he's probably lying down there in his hammock:
    1. Beʾooráaʾ tiʾ chilikbal wal tu kʾaaneʾ.
    2. Taak u chital wal tu kʾaaneʾ.
    3. Jeʾ ku taal Don Alverto xanoʾ.
13. You say, there comes Don Alberto, too:
    1. Yan u taal Don Alberto xan.
    2. U kʾáat taal Don Alberto xan.
    3. Yan u kʾuchul Don Hernan u paʾatajoʾon.
14. You ask Hernán where he's going and whether he'll wait for you:
    1. Hernaneʾ maʾ táan u paʾatikoʾon.
    2. ¿Tan bin Hernan? ¿Maʾ ta paʾatikoʾon?
    3. Máasimaʾ j binech j meyaj Hernan.
15. You ask Hernán where he's working then:
    1. Tuʾux ka meyaj beyaʾ Hernan.
    2. Yaʾab wáa meyaj beyaʾ Hernan.
    3. Teneʾ tiʾ tienda kin meyaj.
16. He answers that he works in a store:
    1. Teneʾ way kin meyaj bejlaʾeʾ.
    2. Teneʾ tin pʾataj in meyaj.
    3. In tukulikeʾ kaʾanaʾan a wookoʾob máasimaʾ.
17. You tell him that's what makes his feet tired:
    1. Míin chan kaʾanaʾan a wookoʾob.
    2. Jeʾeloʾ le beetik túun kaʾanaʾan a wookoʾob.
    3. Yaan wáa teech chʾujuk a tsʾa toʾon.
18. You ask him when he will give you some candies:
    1. Baʾax kʾiin a tsʾáik toʾon tsʾeʾetsʾeʾek chʾujuk.
    2. Je wáa tsʾáik toʾon tsʾeʾetsʾek chʾujukeʾ.
    3. Teneʾ in wojel baʾax kʾiin.
19. He says he'll say what day:
    1. Jeʾ in waʾalik baʾax kʾiineʾ.
    2. Teen kin aʾalik baʾax kʾiin.
    3. Teneʾ míin táan in bin beʾooráaʾ.
20. He says he thinks he'll be going now:
    1. Teneʾ taak in bin beʾooráaʾ.
    2. Teneʾ jaʾali ka xiʾikeneʾ.
    3. Teneʾ taak in bin beʾooráaʾ.

How would you say it?

1. What time did you go to Margarita's house?
2. What time did you go to Margarita's house?
3. It was really late when I came [home] to sleep.
4. Me, I haven't slept.
5. You, if you [will] sit down in a hammock, you won't fall.
6. If he is lying in his hammock, he'll fall asleep.
7. What time will we arrive?
8. I [was] standing here when you arrived.
9. He's probably standing there in his house.
10. What time shall we go out shopping?
11. We'll go first to Luisa's place.
12. Let's go to Luisa's place.
13. So then we'll go first to Mérida.
14. There comes your sister.
15. My eyes feel tired.
16. Where will you sit down when you get there?
17. Where I sat down last night when we came--you saw?
18. I'll sit down there today again.
19. It was seven when I saw your brother go.
20. When will he come and see us in the store?
21. If you'll give him some bean(s), he'll come.
22. Sure I'll give him a few of them.
23. I'll say how many.

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