Looking for practical Bemba to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bemba 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.
Shani
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Natotela
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Muli shani
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Muli shani
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Muli shani
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Shalenipo bwino
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tukakutana
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Twalumba
K'ux(koosh)
Iwe ulishani?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Ndefwaya John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Uli bwanji?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Nashitasha kukumona
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.
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Ningaloleleko?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Fumya kumwendo
K'utun ri k'ay.
Fumya kumwendo
K'utun ri k'ay.
Enda pamo
K'utun k'ay.
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ticket imwe, nomba
K'utun ri k'ay.
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ndi lost
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eya
Ja'
Awe
Nok
Panga
K'a riq
Ndi bwino
In k'ut
Ndi bwino na
In k'ut nok
Ilyo lishibukile
K'ut in k'ut
Uchite shani?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Ushakufwa?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
In k'uch k'ax
Leka ifi
K'ut k'ax riq
Nshakufwa
In k'ut k'ax
Takwaba shani
Nok k'ut
Nshakufwa bwino
K'ut in k'ut riq
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Ube na mulimo wabwino
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Ninshi ikalamba?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ili pamo na pano.
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Ili lishilu na pano.
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Ushibukishe pa mape?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Leka pano, chonde.
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Kuli shani?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.