Looking for practical Hawaiian to Quechua phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Quechua translation (Quechua) — 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 Quechua.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Quechua-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.
Aloha
Ñukaka rimayki(N/A)
Mahalo
Sukhi(N/A)
Aloha kakahiaka
Allin punchaw(N/A)
Aloha ʻauinalā
Allin sukta(N/A)
Aloha ahiahi
Allin ch'isi(N/A)
Aloha pō
Allin wawa(N/A)
A hui hou
Kusikuyki(N/A)
Aloha
Tinkunakama(N/A)
O wai kou inoa?
¿Iman nankichu?(N/A)
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Ñukapa sutiyki John(N/A)
Pehea ʻoe?
¿Allin kachkanki?(N/A)
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Sumaq kawsayki(N/A)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
¿Ñukaka inglish rimayki?(N/A)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Ñukaka hindi mana allin rimayku(N/A)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Ñukaka mana yachkani(N/A)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Allichu rimay, ch'isi ch'isi(N/A)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
¿Kispa rimayki?(N/A)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
¿Maypin está waki?(N/A)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
¿Imataq chay llaqta sutinchikta rikhuy?(N/A)
E huli i ka ʻākau
Ñawi ch'isi(N/A)
E huli i ka hema
Ñawi ch'iri(N/A)
E hele pololei
Ch'isi ch'isi rikhuy(N/A)
Ehia ka uku?
¿Haykaq k'uchu?(N/A)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
Chayni tiket, allichu(N/A)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
¿Kawsayki chaypi?(N/A)
Ua nalowale au
Ñukaka wañuyki(N/A)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
¿Maypin SIM k'aruña?(N/A)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Ari(ari)
Aʻole
Manan(manan)
Pono paha
Ñukaka chaymi(ñukaka chaymi)
Ke ʻae nei au
Ñukaka chayniyuq(ñukaka chayniyuq)
Ke nānā ʻole au
Ñukaka manan chayniyuq(ñukaka manan chayniyuq)
He mea maikaʻi ia
Chay suyayki(chay suyayki)
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Iman chayki?(iman chayki?)
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
¿Sukuyki?(sukuyki)
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Ñukaka sukuyki(ñukaka sukuyki)
E kali i kekahi manawa
Huk punchawni(huk punchawni)
E kala mai
Ñukaka yuyariy(ñukaka yuyariy)
Aʻohe pilikia
Manan problema(manan problema)
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Yaykuyki(yaykuyki)
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Wawqi kawsayki(wawqi kawsayki)
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Sumaq q'aychikuyki(sumaq q'aychikuyki)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
¿Maypi k'anchay chaka?(maypi k'anchay chaka)
Aia i hea ke koho?
¿Maypi bus chaka?(maypi bus chaka)
O wai ke alanui?
¿Ima platforma?(ima platforma)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
¿Imataq ch'uyay?(imataq ch'uyay)
He ala kūpono kēia?
¿Kayqa chaymi?(kayqa chaymi)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
Ñukaka chaypi kanki(ñukaka chaypi kanki)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
Ñukaka chaypi mana kanki(ñukaka chaypi mana kanki)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
¿Kanki mapapi qhawchiy?(kanki mapapi qhawchiy)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
¿Kaypi t'ikray, por favor?(kaypi t'ikray, por favor)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
¿Haykaq chaytaq?(haykaq chaytaq)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.