Looking for practical Hawaiian to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian 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 Hawaiian 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.
Aloha
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Mahalo
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Aloha kakahiaka
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Aloha ʻauinalā
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Aloha ahiahi
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Aloha pō
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
A hui hou
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Aloha
K'ux(koosh)
O wai kou inoa?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Pehea ʻoe?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
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.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?(pe-he-a e lo-a-i ai au ee ke ku-la-na o ke ku-la-na-kau-ha-le)
E huli i ka ʻākau
K'utun ri k'ay.(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
K'utun ri k'ay.(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
K'utun k'ay.(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
K'utun ri k'ay.(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?(e na wa-hi e lo-a-i ai ka ka-a sim)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Ja'
Aʻole
Nok
Pono paha
K'a riq
Ke ʻae nei au
In k'ut
Ke nānā ʻole au
In k'ut nok
He mea maikaʻi ia
K'ut in k'ut
He aha kāu manaʻo?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
In k'uch k'ax
E kali i kekahi manawa
K'ut k'ax riq
E kala mai
In k'ut k'ax
Aʻohe pilikia
Nok k'ut
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
K'ut in k'ut riq
Hauʻoli lā hānau
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Aia i hea ke koho?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
O wai ke alanui?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
He ala kūpono kēia?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.