Looking for practical Afar to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afar phrase first, then the Qeqchi translation (Qeqchi) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Qeqchi.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Qeqchi-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Nagaad
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Galatooma
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Bariis
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Galab
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Haal
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Haalka habeen
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Ilaa mar kale
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Nagaad
K'ux(koosh)
Maa magacaa?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Magacaygu waa John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Iska waran?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Aad baan ku faraxsanahay
K'ax k'ut k'ux(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Inni ingiriisi maahaa?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?(Inni ingiriisi maahaa?)
Hindi maahaa hinjiru
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.(Hindi maahaa hinjiru)
Ani hinfahmi
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(Ani hinfahmi)
Fadlan si maahaa siib
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.(Fadlan si maahaa siib)
Maahaa inna marra?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?(Maahaa inna marra?)
Maalin baadhu?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(Maalin baadhu?)
Akkam an magaalatti gahu?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?(Akkam an magaalatti gahu?)
Boodha kaaf
K'utun ri k'ay.(Boodha kaaf)
Boodha mirga
K'utun ri k'ay.(Boodha mirga)
Si qodhi
K'utun k'ay.(Si qodhi)
Maalin abaal?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(Maalin abaal?)
Tiket tokkon, fadlan
K'utun ri k'ay.(Tiket tokkon, fadlan)
Maalin faga?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(Maalin faga?)
Ani dhumtu
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(Ani dhumtu)
Maalin SIM kaardhii gurgurta?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?(Maalin SIM kaardhii gurgurta?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eeyy
Ja'(ee-yee)
Maya
Nok(mah-yah)
Gara
K'a riq(gah-rah)
Anigu waaq
In k'ut(ah-nee-goo wahk)
Anigu ma waaq
In k'ut nok(ah-nee-goo mah wahk)
Tani waa'ee
K'ut in k'ut(tah-nee wah-ee)
Ilaa ma waaq?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?(ee-lah mah wahk)
Ilaa naxar?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?(ee-lah nah-khar)
Naxar aniga
In k'uch k'ax(nah-khar ah-nee-gah)
Soo'aa
K'ut k'ax riq(soo-ah)
Waa'ee aniga
In k'ut k'ax(wah-ee ah-nee-gah)
Maya dhib
Nok k'ut(mah-yah dheeb)
Hambalyo
K'ut in k'ut riq(ham-bahl-yo)
Bariis gadhay
K'ut in k'ut k'uch(bah-rees gah-thai)
Safar amni
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch(sah-far am-nee)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eeyyoo taayka daab?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Eeyyoo gaari daab?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Keenya kaafaa?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Waqti maayti?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Maayta kaan?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ittaa hara
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Ittaa faar
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Maafaa naafaa?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Hara dhaaf, fadlan
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Waqti mee?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.