An intro to mayan

A couple of good Mayan phrases

Hach ki – It’s good as in referring to food.  After you try a bit of something you can say to the waiter or chef  hahch KEE – emphasis on the KEE.

Bix a beel – How are you? Or What’s happening? The “x” in mayan is a “shhhh” sound, just like you are telling someone to be quiet in a gentle way. So this is pronounced

Beesh a  beel.

Ma’alob – Good. This is the response to bix a beel.  The ‘ indicates a quick stop before the next sound. Think of the stop almost as if it a syllable.  So this is pronounced

 mah- (min-stop)-ah-LOHB.

Dios bo’otik – Thank you (literally God will pay you).

DEE-os BOH (min-stop)- OH-teek

Tu’ux a kaahal? What is your town or where are you from?  The folks at Cesiak we will meet come from different towns (I’ll see if I can get a good map) and can point out where they live now and where there families came from.  TOO(min-stop)-OOSH-ah-KAAH-hahl