Looking for practical Basque to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque 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.
Kaixo
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Eskerrik asko
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Egun on
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Arratsalde on
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Gabon
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Gabon
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Gero arte
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Agur
K'ux(koosh)
Zer du izena?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Nire izena John da
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Zer moduz?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Pozten naiz zurekin
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.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ez dut ulertzen
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Mesedez, hitz egin poliki
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Berriro esan dezakezu?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Non dago komuna?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nola iritsi naiteke hiriko erdigunera?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Eskuineko aldera biratu
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ezkerreko aldera biratu
K'utun ri k'ay.
Zuzen joan
K'utun k'ay.
Zenbat balio du tarifa?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Bilet bat, mesedez
K'utun ri k'ay.
Urrun al dago hemendik?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Galdu naiz
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Non eros dezaket SIM txartela?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Bai
Ja'
Ez
Nok
Agian
K'a riq
Ados nago
In k'ut
Ez nago ados
In k'ut nok
Oso ondo iruditzen zait
K'ut in k'ut
Zer iruditzen zaizu?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Lagundu al didazu?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Laguntza behar dut
In k'uch k'ax
Itxaron pixka bat
K'ut k'ax riq
Barkatu
In k'ut k'ax
Ez da arazo
Nok k'ut
Zorionak
K'ut in k'ut riq
Zorionak urtebetetzean
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Ibilaldi seguru bat izan
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Non dago tren geltokia?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Non dago autobus geltokia?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Zein da plataforma?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Noiz irteten da?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Bide egokia al da hau?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Hemen gertu dago
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Hemen urrun dago
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Mapan erakutsi ahal didazu?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Gelditu hemen, mesedez
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Zenbat denbora behar du?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.