Lesson 1: Basic Sentences

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1.1 hi hola
1.2 elder brother sukuʾun
1 Pedro Hi there, brother! ¡Hola, sukuʾun!
¡Hola, suku'un!
¡'Ola, suku'un!
2.1 what? baʾax
2.2 you say [it] ka waʾalik
2.3 you teech
2 Pedro What do you say? Baʾax ka waʾalik teech.
Ba'ax ka  wa'alik teech.
Bax ka wa'alik tèech.
3.1 thing baʾal
3.2 nothing mix baʾal
3 Marcelino Nothing! Mix baʾal.
Mix ba'al.
Mix ba'al.
4.1 as for you kux teech
4.2 how? bix
4.3 road bej
4.4 your road a beel
4 Marcelino And you, how are you? Kux teech. Bix a beel.
Kux teech. Bix a beel.
Kux tèech. Bix a bèel.
5.1 just chéen
5.2 this way beyaʾ
5 Pedro So-so. Chéen beyaʾ.
Chéen beya'.
Chéem beya'.
6.1 very jach
6.2 happy kiʾimak
6.3 happiness kiʾimak óol
6.4 heart óol
6.5 my heart in wóol
6.6 I see you kin wilikech
6 Pedro Iʾm very happy to see you! ¡Jach kiʾimak in wóol in wilikech!
¡Jach ki'imak in wóol in wilikech!
¡Jach ki'imak in wóol in wilikech!
7.1 also bey xan
7.2 I teen
7 Marcelino Me, too. Bey xan teen.
Bey xan teen.
Bey xan tèen.
8.1 Luisa Luisa
8.2 you do [it] ka beetik
8.3 you teech
8.4 you do [it] ka beetik teech
8 Julio Hi, Luisa, what are you doing? Hola, Luisa, baʾax ka beetik teech.
Hola, Luisa, ba'ax ka bee[j]tik teech.
Hola, Luisa, ba'ax ka bèetik tèech.
9.1 nothing mix baʾal
9 Luisa Nothing at all! Chéen mix baʾal.
Chéen mix ba'al.
Chéen mix ba'aj.
10.1 where? tuʾux
10.2 you go ka bin
10 Luisa Where are you going? Tuʾux ka bin.
Tu'ux ka bin.
Tu'ux ka bin.
11.1 nowhere mix tuʾux
11 Julio Nowhere. Mix tuʾux.
Mix tu'ux.
Mix tu'ux.
12.1 as for me teneʾ
12.2 Iʾm going walking táan in bin j xíimbal
12 Julio Me, Iʾm going for a walk. Teneʾ tin bin j xíimbal.
Tene' táan in bin j xíimbal.
Tene' tím bin j xíimbal.
13.1 buy maan
13.2 I shop kin maan
13 Luisa Me, Iʾm just going shopping. Teneʾ tin chan bin j maan.
Tene' táan in chan bin j maan.
Tene' tin cham bin j màan.
14.1 well bueno
14.2 I expect [it] kin paʾatik
14.3 Iʾll go kin bin
14 Julio Well, I think Iʾll go! Bueno, paʾatik in bin.
Buenopa'atik in bin.
Bweno, pa'atik im bin
15.1 for you tiʾ teech
15.2 may it go! ka xiʾik
15.3 good utsil
15 Julio Good luck to you! (may it go well with you) ¡Ka xiʾik teech utsil!
¡Ka'aj xi'ik teech utsil!
¡Ka xi'ik tèech 'utsil!
16.1 until hasta
16.2 tomorrow sáamal
16 Luisa So long ʾtil tomorrow! ¡Hasta sáamal!
¡Hasta sáamal!
¡'Asta sáamal!
17.1 what? baʾan
17.2 he does [it] ku beetik
17.3 Julio Julio
17 Pablo What is Julio doing? Baʾan ku beetik Julio.
Ba'ax ku beetik Julio.
Ba'an ku bèetik jùulyo.
18.1 heʾs taking a walk táan u bin j xíimbal
18 David Heʾs taking a little walk. Táan u chan bin j xíimbal.
Táan u chan bin j xíimbal.
Táan u chàam bin j xíimbal.
19.1 where? tuʾun
19.2 heʾs going (he goes) ku bin
19.3 that one letiʾ
19 Pablo Where is he going? Tuʾun ku bin letiʾ.
Tu'ux ku bin leti'.
Tu'un ku bin leti'.
20.1 as for that one also letiʾ xaneʾ
20.2 square kʾíiwik
20 David Heʾs going to the square, too. Letiʾ xaneʾ ku bin kʾíiwik.
Leti' xane' ku bin k'íiwik.
Leti' xane' ku bin k'íiwik.