Looking for practical Chuukese to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese 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: read the Qeqchi line out loud three times, then cover the Chuukese side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mwar a ngeni
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Kinisou
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Mwar a pwe
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Mwar a pwe fiti
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Mwar a pwe nien
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Mwar a pwe en
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Chok ngeni
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Soun
K'ux(koosh)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
A ngeni John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Kinisou a ngeni
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.
Mwe pwe esei English?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Pwe esei mehn.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Mwe pwe esei an?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Where pwe an bathroom?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Pwe fefen.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Pwe fefen.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Pwe fenen.
K'utun k'ay.
Ewe pwe an fare?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Mwe pwe an ticket.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ewe pwe far from here?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ngeni pwe lost.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
Ja'
A
Nok
Mwe
K'a riq
Ngeni an
In k'ut
Ngeni aen
In k'ut nok
Ewe pwe
K'ut in k'ut
Mwe e pwe?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ngeni pwe pwe
In k'uch k'ax
Mwe pwe in
K'ut k'ax riq
Ngeni a pwe
In k'ut k'ax
A pwe a
Nok k'ut
Kinisou
K'ut in k'ut riq
Fahk a pwe
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Pwe pwe ewe
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Where is the train station?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Where is the bus stop?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Mweir mehnuk?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Ewe mwak mehnuk?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Ewe mwak epe?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ewe mwak epe?
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Ewe mwak epe?
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Ewe mwak epe?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Stop here, please
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Ewe mwak epe?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.