Yucatec Maya–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
teen	pronoun	I	Teen waye’ tin wáaj. I am here now.
teech	pronoun	you	Teech in wóolil máak. You are my friend.
to’on	pronoun	we	To’on k meyaj tuláakal k’iin. We work every day.
ba'ax	pronoun	what	Ba'ax a k'áat lela'? What do you want now?
tu'ux	adverb	where	Tu'ux yan a naj? Where is your house?
báax k'iin	adverb	when	Báax k'iin táan a taal waye'? When will you come here?
máax	pronoun	who	Máax le máako'? Who is that person?
ba'axten	adverb	why	Ba'axten a yaj óol bejla'e'? Why are you sad today?
bix	adverb	how	Bix a beetik lelo'? How do you do that?
yan	verb	to be	Yan ja' waye'. There is water here.
yan	verb	to have	Yan junp'éel booko' tin wéetel. I have a book.
beetik	verb	to do	Teen in beetik in meyaj sáamal. I do my work early.
bin	verb	to go	To'on k bin ti' escuela tuláakal k'iin. We go to school daily.
taal	verb	to come	Táalan in najil. Please come to my house.
wilik	verb	to see	Teen in wilik le nojoch che'o'. I see the big tree.
k'áat	verb	to want	Teen in k'áat síis ja'. I want cold water.
beetik	verb	to make
ts'áaik	verb	to give	Teen in ts'áaik tech hanal. I give you food.
a'alik	verb	to say
k'áatik	verb	to ask	Teen in k'áatik junp'éel k'áat chi'. I ask one question.
meyaj	verb	to work	Teen in meyaj sáastale'. I work in the morning.
hanal	verb	to eat	Le paalo' u hanal arroz. The child eats rice.
uk'ik	verb	to drink	Teen in uk'ik chokoj té. I drink hot tea.
wenel	verb	to sleep	Le xi'ipaloo' u wenel ak'ab. The boy sleeps at night.
xíimbal	verb	to walk	To'on k xíimbal ti' bej. We walk on the street.
áalkab	verb	to run	Le xch'úupaloo' áalkab séeb. The girl runs fast.
xook	verb	to read	Teen in xook lela' libro. I read this book.
ts'íib	verb	to write	Teech a ts'íib a k'aaba'. You write your name.
t'aan	verb	to speak	To'on k t'aan k t'aan. We speak our language.
u'uyik	verb	to listen	U'uy ten bejla'e'. Please listen to me now.
u'uyik	verb	to hear	Teen in u'uyik le iik'o'. I hear the wind.
yaakuntik	verb	to love	Teen in yaakuntik in láak'o'ob. I love my family.
kuxtal	verb	to live	To'on k kuxtal ti' lela' kaj. We live in this city.
kíimil	verb	to die
kanik	verb	to learn	Le paalalo'obo' u kanik ti' escuela. Children learn at school.
ka'ansik	verb	to teach	In na' ka'ansik paalal. My mother teaches children.
je'eb	verb	to open	Je'eben le ju'unajo'. Open the door, please.
ts'ap	verb	to close	Ts'ape'en le ju'unajo' bejla'e'. Close the door now.
máak	noun	person
wiinik	noun	man	Le wíiniko' káanal. The man is tall.
xch'úupal	noun	woman	Le xch'úupalo' ki'imak óol. The woman is happy.
paalal	noun	child	Le paalalo' táan u wenel. The child is sleeping.
xi'ipal	noun	boy	Le xi'ipaloo' u xook ch'ooj. The boy reads quietly.
xch'úupal	noun	girl
láak'o'ob	noun	family	In láak'o'ob kuxtal waye'. My family lives here.
na'	noun	mother	In na' u beetik pan. My mother makes bread.
yuum	noun	father	In yuum u meyaj ya'ab. My father works hard.
naj	noun	house	Le najo' nojoch. The house is big.
otoch	noun	home	To'on táan k bin otoch. We are going home.
escuela	noun	school	Le escuelao' túumben. The school is new.
kaj	noun	city	Lela' kaj nojoch ya'ab. This city is very big.
lu'um	noun	country	K lu'um jatsts'. Our country is beautiful.
yóok'ol kaab	noun	world	Le yóok'ol kaabo' nojoch ya'ab. The world is very large.
bej	noun	street	Le bejo' najat. The street is long.
cuarto	noun	room
k'iin	noun	time
k'iin	noun	day	Bejla'e' ma'alob k'iin. Today is a good day.
ak'ab	noun	night	Le ak'abo' síis. The night is cold.
sáastale'	noun	morning	Teen in meyaj tuláakal sáastale'. I work every morning.
semana	noun	week	Junp'éel semana yano'ob ukp'éel k'iin. One week has seven days.
u	noun	month
ja'ab	noun	year	Lela' ja'aba' túumben. This year is new.
bejla'e'	adverb	today	Teen in meyaj bejla'e' ti' otoch. I work today at home.
sáamal	adverb	tomorrow	To'on táan k taal sáamal sáastale'. We will come tomorrow morning.
ho'ole'	adverb	yesterday
bejla'e'	adverb	now	Táalan waye' bejla'e'. Come here now, please.
k'iin	noun	sun	Le k'iino' chokoj. The sun is hot.
uj	noun	moon
ek'	noun	star
ka'an	noun	sky	Le ka'ano' ya'ax. The sky is blue.
lu'um	noun	earth	Le lu'umo' k otoch. The earth is our home.
k'áak'	noun	fire	Le k'áak'o' chokoj ya'ab. The fire is very hot.
ja'	noun	water	Le ja'o' síis. The water is cold.
cháak	noun	rain
iik'	noun	wind	Le iik'o' muuk' bejla'e'. The wind is strong today.
che'	noun	tree	Le che'o' káanal ya'ab. That tree is very tall.
nikte'	noun	flower	Le nikte'o' jatsts'. The flower is beautiful.
wits	noun	mountain	Le witso' káanal. The mountain is high.
k'áak'náab	noun	sea	Le k'áak'náabo' ya'ax bejla'e'. The sea is blue today.
hanal	noun	food
pan	noun	bread	Teen in hanal chokoj pan. I eat warm bread.
arroz	noun	rice
bak'	noun	meat	Le bak'o' chokoj. The meat is hot.
kay	noun	fish	To'on k hanal kay bejla'e'. We eat fish today.
he'	noun	egg	Teen in hanal junp'éel he'. I eat one egg.
leche	noun	milk	Le lecheo' chokoj. The milk is warm.
utia'al che'	noun	fruit
té	noun	tea	Teen in uk'ik chokoj té. I drink hot tea.
káapej	noun	coffee	In yuum u uk'ik káapej. My father drinks coffee.
pool	noun	head
ich	noun	eye
xikin	noun	ear
chi'	noun	mouth	Je'eben a chi' bejla'e'. Open your mouth now.
ni'	noun	nose
k'ab	noun	hand
ook	noun	foot
óol	noun	heart
k'aaba'	noun	name	Ts'íiben a k'aaba' waye'. Write your name here.
libro	noun	book	Lela' libro túumben. This book is new.
t'aan	noun	word
t'aan	noun	language	Lela' t'aan jatsts'. This language is beautiful.
taak'in	noun	money
meyaj	noun	work	In meyaj táakam. My work is hard.
yaakunaj	noun	love	Le yaakunajo' importante ya'ab. Love is very important.
música	noun	music	Le músicao' jatsts'. The music is beautiful.
tsikbal	noun	story	Le tsikbalo' ma'alob ya'ab. The story is very good.
bej	noun	way
ba'al	noun	thing	Le ba'alo' túumben. That thing is new.
kuxtal	noun	life	Le kuxtalo' jatsts'. Life is beautiful.
joolnaj	noun	door	Le joolnajo' je'el. The door is open.
mesa	noun	table	Le mesao' nojoch. The table is big.
silla	noun	chair	Le sillao' nukuch. The chair is old.
k'áaro	noun	car	Le k'áaroo' túumben. The car is new.
ma'alob	adjective	good	Lela' hanal ma'alob. This food is good.
k'asan	adjective	bad	Le ja'o' k'asan. That water is bad.
nojóoch	adjective	big	Le najo' nojóoch. The house is big.
chan	adjective	small	Le paalalo' chan. The child is small.
túumben	adjective	new	Yan junp'éel túumben libro tin wéetel. I have a new book.
najat	adjective	long	Le bejo' najat. The street is long.
káanal	adjective	high	Le witso' káanal. That mountain is high.
chokoj	adjective	hot	Le téo' chokoj. The tea is hot.
síis	adjective	cold	Le ja'o' síis. The water is cold.
ki'imak óol	adjective	happy	Le paalalo' ki'imak óol. The child is happy.
yaj óol	adjective	sad
jatsts'	adjective	beautiful	Le nikte'o' jatsts'. The flower is beautiful.
séeb	adjective	fast	Le xi'ipaloo' séeb. The boy is fast.
paal	adjective	young
muuk'	adjective	strong	Le wíiniko' muuk'. The man is strong.
chak	adjective	red	Le nikte'o' chak. The flower is red.
ya'ax	adjective	blue	Le ka'ano' ya'ax. The sky is blue.
ya'ax	adjective	green	Le che'o' ya'ax. The tree is green.
k'an	adjective	yellow	Le nikte'o' k'an. The flower is yellow.
ek'	adjective	black
sak	adjective	white	Le he'o' sak. The egg is white.
je'el	interjection	yes	Je'el, teen je'el. Yes, I am ready.
ma'	interjection	no
ma'	adverb	not
yéetel	conjunction	and	Pan yéetel káapej je'el. Bread and coffee are ready.
wáa	conjunction	or
wa	conjunction	if
tuméen	conjunction	because
yéetel	preposition	with
ti'al	preposition	for	Lela' síijil ti'al tech. This gift is for you.
ti'	preposition	from	Teen táan in taal ti' kaj. I come from the city.
ti'	preposition	to	To'on k bin ti' escuela. We go to school.