Looking for practical Kikongo to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kikongo 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 Kikongo 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.
Mbote
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Mele
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Mokolo mayele
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Mokolo ya ntango
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Mokolo ya mambu
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Mokolo ya mpembe
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tala mosi
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Tata
K'ux(koosh)
Nki yina nzo?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Nzo yami ke John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Oko wanga?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Nki ya mosi na yo
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.
Oyo o zola kutu English?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Nkeni kanga.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Kutu wapi banzela?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Tanda na luma.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Tanda na mambu.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Enda na mosi.
K'utun k'ay.
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Nki feti na wapi?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nkeni zola.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
Ja'
Te
Nok
Kasi
K'a riq
Nkiadi
In k'ut
Nkiadi te
In k'ut nok
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
K'ut in k'ut
Nkiadi nini?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Okanza kudi nki?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Nkiadi kudi nki
In k'uch k'ax
Lela na nki
K'ut k'ax riq
Nkiadi na nki
In k'ut k'ax
Te na nki
Nok k'ut
Tata na nki
K'ut in k'ut riq
Mokolo ya mbote
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Tala na nzala ya malamu
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Wana wanga na bus?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Nki platform yai?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Yai ke nzila ya nki?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Eza na nsi ya nzo
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Eza na mosi ya nzo
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Okanisa ngai na mape?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Nki ntangu yina yenda?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.