Learn the LingoPosted on Thu, Apr 15, 2010
When you come to the Mexican Caribbean you have the opportunity to learn not just one but two new languages: Spanish and Maya, the language spoken throughout the Yucatán Peninsula. Stay posted for our weekly pointers.
WEATHER
It’s raining
Spanish: Está lloviendo
Maya: Tun k’áaxal ha’
(toon k’aahsh-ahl-hah)
Rain
Spanish: Lluvia
Maya: cháak/ha’
Sun
Spanish: sol
Maya: k’iin
(k’eeen)
It’s hot
Spanish: hace calor
Maya: k’íilkab or hach kilcab
(k’eeel=kahb)
It’s cold
Spanish: hace frio
Maya: ke’el or hach ceel ziiz
(keh’ehl)
I’m cold
Spanish: Tengo frio
Maya: Ke’eleen
(keh-ehl-eehn)
Cloudy
Spanish: nublado
Maya: nóokoy
(noohk-ohy)
Wind
Spanish: viento
Maya: iik’
(eeek’)
- Word of the week
TOPE
Visitors to the Mexican Caribbean may have seen this word and wondered what it meant, and if you are a driver you may have already found out the hard way! Tope is the word for speed bumps or sleeping policemen. You’ll find topes in front of schools and in residential areas and as you enter and leave villages such as those along Highway 180 to Chichén Itzá and Mérida.
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April 22nd, 2010 at 6:16 pm
We have been visiting Cancun for over 12 years and own 4 weeks (1 @ Royal Islander, 1 @ Royal Sands, and 2 @ Royal Haciendas). Love the country, the people, and the chance to learn the new language. Be back the first two weeks in Nov. @ the Haciendas….
April 22nd, 2010 at 6:14 pm
We have been visiting Cancun for over 12 years and own 4 weeks (1 @ Royal Islander, 1 @ Royal Sands, and 2 @ Royal Haciendas. Love the country, people and the chance to learn the new language. Be back the first two weeks in Nov. @ the Haciendas….