Looking for practical Kinyarwanda to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kinyarwanda 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 Kinyarwanda 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.
Muraho
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Urakoze
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Bwakire bwiza
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Nimugoroba mwiza
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Mwaramutse mwiza
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Ijoro ryiza
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tuzabonana nyuma
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Murabeho
K'ux(koosh)
Witwa nde?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Nitwa John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Umeze ute?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Nishimiye kukumenya
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.
Uravuga Icyongereza?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Sinumva
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Wabivuga ukundi?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Hindukira ibumoso
K'utun ri k'ay.
Hindukira iburyo
K'utun ri k'ay.
Genda imbere
K'utun k'ay.
Igiciro ni ikihe?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ni kure hano?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ndi mu kaga
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yego
Ja'
Oya
Nok
Birashoboka
K'a riq
Ndemeranya
In k'ut
Sinemeranya
In k'ut nok
Birumvikana neza
K'ut in k'ut
Ubitekerezaho iki?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Urashobora kumfasha?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Nkeneye ubufasha
In k'uch k'ax
Tegereza gato
K'ut k'ax riq
Ndakwinginze
In k'ut k'ax
Nta kibazo
Nok k'ut
Ibyishimo
K'ut in k'ut riq
Isabukuru nziza
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Ugire urugendo rwiza
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Aho ahagarara bisi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Ni iyihe platform?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Igihe izava ryari?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Iri hafi hano
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Iri kure hano
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Hagarara hano, nyabuneka
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Bifata igihe kingana iki?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.