Looking for practical Hausa to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hausa 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: when a Qeqchi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Hausa wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sannu
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Na gode
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Ina kwana
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Ina wuni
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Ina yini
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Sai da safe
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Sai anjima
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Sai anjima
K'ux(koosh)
Menene sunanka?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Sunana John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Lafiya lau?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
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.
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ban fahimta ba.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Ina gidan wanka?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Juya hagu.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Juya dama.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Tafi kai tsaye.
K'utun k'ay.
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Katin guda, don Allah.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Na bata.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
I
Ja'(ee)
A'a
Nok(ah-ah)
Wataƙila
K'a riq(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Na yarda
In k'ut
Ba na yarda
In k'ut nok
Wannan yana da kyau
K'ut in k'ut
Me kake tunani?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ina bukatar taimako
In k'uch k'ax
Duba na ɗan lokaci
K'ut k'ax riq
Ina mai hakuri
In k'ut k'ax
Babu matsala
Nok k'ut
Taya murna
K'ut in k'ut riq
Barka da ranar haihuwa
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Yi tafiya lafiya
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Ina tashar bas?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Wanne dandalin ne?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Wane lokaci zai tashi?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Yana kusa nan
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Yana da nisa daga nan
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Tsaya anan, don Allah
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Yaya tsawon lokaci zai dauka?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.