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What would you say?

You ask Marcelino if stamps are sold as Don Hernán's:
1. Marcelino taak in manik timbres tu yiknal Don Hernán.
2. Uʾuyej Marcelino, ku koʾonol timbres u yiknal Don Hernán.
3. Yaan wáa timbres ku konik Don Hernán.
He answers that they are, why?
1. Minaʾan baʾaxten.
2. Ken sa bixij, baʾaxten.
3. Ku koʾonol baʾaxten.
You tell him you want to buy a few of them:
1. Tumen in kʾáat in man tsʾeʾeteʾekiʾ.
2. Tumen kʾabéet teen tsʾeʾetsʾekiʾ.
3. Koʾox manik tsʾeʾetsʾekiʾ.
He asks you if a letter has bee sent to you:
1. Tsʾoʾok u túuxtaʾal teech un pʾéel carta.
2. Yan wáa u túuxtaʾal teech un pʾéel carta.
3. Yan wáa a kanik un pʾéel carta.
You say yes, you received a letter today from your mother:
1. Bix maʾij, tin kʾamaj un pʾéel carta okʾnajeak.
2. Bix maʾij, tin kʾamaj un pʾéel carta joʾoljeak.
3. Bix maʾij, tin kʾamaj un pʾéel carta bejlaʾeʾ tiʾ in mama.
A person asks you what time the mail is received in your town:
1. Baʾax hora ku kʾaʾamal carta ta kaajal.
2. Bix u kʾaʾamal carta ta kaajal.
3. Séeb wáa u kʾaʾamal carta ta kaajal.
You answer that it's received at eleven a.m.:
1. Ku xáantal ku kʾaʾamal.
2. Las ocho kʾiin ku kʾaʾamal.
3. Las once tiʾ jaʾatskab kʾiin ku kʾaʾamal.
A person says that in you land fine thing are made:
1. Yaan wáa teʾex jatsʾuts baʾaloʾob ta luʾum.
2. Ta luʾumeʾ ¿yaan wáa jatsʾuts baʾaloʾob.
3. Ta luʾumeʾ ku beetaʾal jatsʾuts baʾaloʾob.
You answer, yes they are, here, too:
1. Ku beetaʾal bey xan wayeʾ.
2. Teʾeloʾ jach yaan.
3. Minaʾan toʾon jatsʾuts baʾaloʾob.
He asks, in your town how much is one stamp bought for:
1. Bajux u koʾonol un pʾéel timbre ta kaajal.
2. Ta kaajaleʾ bajux u maʾanal un pʾéel timbre.
3. Bix u beetaʾal timbre ta kaajal.
You say it is bought for only eight cents:
1. Seen koʾoj u koʾonol timbres.
2. Chéen ocho centavos u tojol.
3. Ku maʾanal séen yéetel ocho centavos.
He says, on the other hand, here it is sold for almost one peso:
1. En cambio wayeʾ jach koʾoj u koʾonol.
2. En cambio wayeʾ oliʾ un peso u koʾonol.
3. En cambio wayeʾ más koʾoj.
You then say, "please give me one stamp":
1. Beet uts a tsʾáik teen un pʾéel timbre.
2. Yaan wáa teech un pʾéel timbre a tsʾa teen.
3. Jeʾ wáa a konik teen timbreseʾ.
You want to know if you don't have to pay for it first:
1. Baʾax hora u boʾotaʾal.
2. Minaʾan u yáax boʾotaʾal.
3. Kʾabéet wáa u boʾotaʾal yáax.
A friend says that you pay for it when they bring it:
1. Le ku taasaʾaleʾ ku boʾotaʾal.
2. Le ku kʾuchuleʾ ku boʾotaʾal.
3. Le ku suuteʾ ku boʾotaʾal.
You say, yes, they saw us:
1. Bix maʾij taak u yilikoʾonoʾob.
2. Jaaj taal u yiloʾonoʾob.
3. Bix maʾij tu yiloʾonoʾob.
A person asks, where did you (pl.) see them?
1. Tuʾux ta wileʾexoʾob.
2. Náach wáa ta wileʾexoʾob.
3. Naach wáa ta wileʾexoʾob.
Your answer could be: here, an hour ago.
1. Tsʾoʾok u xáantal k iloʾob.
2. Wayeʾ yaan un pʾéel hora.
3. Jach úuch k iloʾob.
You ask a person to take you with them, too:
1. Jeʾ u páajtal a bisikeneʾex xan ta wéeteleʾexeʾ.
2. In kʾáat bin xan ta wéeteleʾex sáamal.
3. Mas maʾalob ka talaken xan ta wéeteleʾex.
He says they have to take Juan, too:
1. Tsʾoʾok u bisikoʾob Juan xan.
2. Yan u bisikoʾob Juan xan.
3. U kʾáatoʾob u bisoʾob Juan xan.