Spoken Yucatec Maya

What would you say?

1. You come into a store in the morning and greet the storekeeper with:
   1. ¡Buenas noches!
   2. ¡Buenos días!
   3. ¡Buenas noches!
2. The storekeeper asks what you are going to buy:
   1. Baʾax ka beetik.
   2. Tuʾux ka bin.
   3. Baʾax ken a manej.
3. You ask him what he wants you to buy:
   1. Bix a beel.
   2. Baʾax a kʾáat ka in manej.
   3. Baʾax yaan teech in manej.
4. Kidding, he says for you to buy everything he has:
   1. Man tu láakal le baʾaloʾobaʾ.
   2. Man un pʾíit baʾaj.
   3. Man yaʾab baʾaj.
5. You come to a friend's house and report that you've only come to visit him:
   1. Chéen j taalen in xíimbaltech.
   2. J taalen in kʾajóoltech.
   3. Taak in wilik bix a beel.
6. You tell him you only want to chat with him:
   1. ¡Koʾox kanik tsikbal!
   2. Chéen in kʾáat tsikbal ta wéetel.
   3. Chéen tin bin xíimbal.
7. You invite someone to come in a sit down:
   1. Ooken, kulen.
   2. Koʾoten wayeʾ.
   3. Tuʾux ka chéen bin.
8. He accepts your invitation and thanks you:
   1. Maʾalob jach dios boʾotik.
   2. Maʾalob jach seen jatsʾuts.
   3. Bueno, jach seen uts tin wich.
9. You ask how the word rope is said in Maya:
   1. Uʾuyej, bix a waʾalik suum ich inglés.
   2. Uʾuyej, bix u yaʾalaʾal rope ich maya.
   3. Uʾuyej teche, bix a kʾaaba.
10. He gives the answer:
    1. Pues, leloʾ chóoy k aʾalik.
    2. Ich mayaeʾ suum u yaʾalaʾal.
    3. Pues, leloʾ chóoy k aʾalik.
11. You say you need to buy rope:
    1. ¡Koʾox manik suum!
    2. Kʾabéet in manik suum.
    3. Táan in manik suum.
12. The shopkeeper tells you this rope costs only seven pesos:
    1. Lelaʾ cuatro pesos u tojol.
    2. Lelaʾ veintidós pesos u tojol.
    3. Lelaʾ chéen siete pesos u tojol.
13. You say you need nothing more:
    1. Mix baʾal más kʾabéet teen.
    2. Tuʾub teen, baʾax u láak.
    3. Koʾox ilik, baʾax u láak kʾabéet teen.
14. The storekeeper asks if you need maize:
    1. ¿Kʾabéet teech kaab?
    2. Míin kʾabéet teech ixiʾim.
    3. Yan a bisik chukwaʾ.
15. You ask for a drink of water:
    1. Teneʾ taak in wukʾik jaʾ.
    2. Teneʾ táan in wukʾik un pʾíit jaʾ.
    3. Tsʾa teen un pʾíit jaʾ in wukʾej.
16. You say you must go help your brother:
    1. Yan in bin in wáant in sukuʾunoʾ.
    2. Yan in bin in wáant le máakoʾ.
    3. Yan in bin tin taanaj.
17. You offer to take someone to see your house:
    1. Wáa a kʾáateʾ koʾox tin taanaj.
    2. Weaa a kʾáateʾ kin taal in wil a taanaj.
    3. Wáa a kʾáateʾ jeʾ in bisikech a wil k taanajeʾ.
18. He consents and says he'll help you with the things:
    1. In tukulikeʾ taak in wáantikech.
    2. Koʾox jeʾ in wáantikech yéetel le baʾaloʾobaʾ.
    3. Dios boʾotik. Áanteneʾexiʾ.

How would you say it?

1. Make yourself at home.
2. Come in! Sit down!
3. What do you need?
4. Do you need anything (=something)?
5. Let's see what I need.
6. Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?
7. Give me some atole to drink!
8. What does he want he buy?
9. He doesn't want to buy anything.
10. He just want to sleep a bit. His head aches.
11. He forgot, he needs to buy a rope and a bucket.
12. How much does that rope cost?
13. And this bucket, how much is it?
14. This one costs eighteen pesos.
15. What does ta'ab mean?
16. It means in English salt.
17. What did you say?
18. It means salt.
19. And [how about] p'aak, what does it mean?
20. I need corn and beans.
21. Do you have to go now?
22. He has to go help his cousin.
23. He'll help him with those things.

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