Looking for practical Kiga to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kiga 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 Kiga 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.
Okwagala
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Webale
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Osiibye bulungi
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Osiibye bulungi
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Osiibye bulungi
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Osiibye bulungi
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tugenda okukutana
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Nkwagala
K'ux(koosh)
Erinnya lyo ani?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Erinnya lyange nze John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Oli otya?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Nneebwanga okukuyita
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.
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Sikuganya.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Ekitanda kiki?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Genda ku kkono.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Genda ku ddyo.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Genda mu maaso.
K'utun k'ay.
Ekitundu kiki?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eee
Ja'
Oya
Nok
Wali
K'a riq
Ndiinze
In k'ut
Sindiinze
In k'ut nok
Ekitanga kiza
K'ut in k'ut
Oteka ki?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Okwetegera?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Nfuna okwetegera
In k'uch k'ax
Leka akaseke
K'ut k'ax riq
Ndi mwefwe
In k'ut k'ax
Tera kintu
Nok k'ut
Nkwagala
K'ut in k'ut riq
Okwagala omwaka omukya
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Okwetegera mu nsi
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eri heza y'ekitabo?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Eri heza y'ekibuga?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Ekiyungiriro ki?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Ekitonde ki?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Eri wansi wano
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Eri kure wano
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Mugume wano, nyabo
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Ekitanga ki?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.