Looking for practical Ndau to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ndau 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: pick five Qeqchi phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mhoro
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Ndatenda
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Mangwanani akanaka
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Masikati akanaka
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Manheru akanaka
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Usiku hwakanaka
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tichasangana zvakare
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Sara zvakanaka
K'ux(koosh)
Zita rako ndiani?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Zita rangu ndiJohn
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Uri sei?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Ndinofara kukuziva
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.
Unotaura Chirungu here?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Handinzwisise.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ndapota taura zvishoma.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Pinda kuruboshwe.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Pinda kurudyi.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Enda mberi.
K'utun k'ay.
Mari yefare ingani?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Tiketi imwe, ndapota.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Iko kure kubva pano?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ndakakanganiswa.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ndingatenga kupi SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Ja'
Aih
Nok
Pangani
K'a riq
Ndakubvumirana
In k'ut
Handibvumirani
In k'ut nok
Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka
K'ut in k'ut
Unofungei?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Ungandibatsira here?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
In k'uch k'ax
Mirira nguva shoma
K'ut k'ax riq
Ndineurombo
In k'ut k'ax
Hapana dambudziko
Nok k'ut
Makorokoto
K'ut in k'ut riq
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi kwete chiteshi chenjere?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Kupi kwete chiteshi chebhazi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Ndeipi chikuva?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Iri pedyo pano
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Iri kure neapo
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Mira pano, ndapota
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.