Looking for practical Afrikaans to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afrikaans 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.
Hallo
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Dankie
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Goeie more
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Goeie middag
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Goeie naand
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Goeie nag
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Sien jou later
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Totsiens
K'ux(koosh)
Wat is jou naam?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
My naam is John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Hoe gaan dit?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
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.
Praat jy Engels?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ek verstaan nie.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Praat asseblief stadig.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Kan jy dit weer sê?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Waar is die badkamer?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Draai links.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Draai regs.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Gaan reguit.
K'utun k'ay.
Hoeveel is die tarief?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Een kaartjie, asseblief.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Is dit ver van hier?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ek is verlore.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Waar kan ek 'n SIM-kaart koop?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Ja'
Nee
Nok
Miskien
K'a riq
Ek stem saam
In k'ut
Ek stem nie saam nie
In k'ut nok
Dit klink goed
K'ut in k'ut
Wat dink jy?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Kan jy my help?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ek het hulp nodig
In k'uch k'ax
Wag 'n oomblik
K'ut k'ax riq
Ek is jammer
In k'ut k'ax
Geen probleem
Nok k'ut
Geluk
K'ut in k'ut riq
Gelukkige verjaarsdag
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Veilige reis
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Waar is die treinstasie?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Waar is die busstop?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Watter platform is dit?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Watter tyd vertrek dit?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Is dit die regte pad?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Dit is naby hier.
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Dit is ver van hier.
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Kan jy dit op die kaart wys?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Stop hier, asseblief.
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Hoe lank neem dit?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.