Looking for practical Qeqchi to Dombe phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Qeqchi phrase first, then the Dombe translation (Dombe) — 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 Dombe.
Tip: read the Dombe line out loud three times, then cover the Qeqchi 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.
Sa'qi
Salibonani(sah-kee)
Uxlab'äl
Ngiyabonga(ook-lah-bahl)
Sa'qi k'ay
Ubusuku obuhle(sah-kee kay)
Sa'qi k'ik'
Uhlanga oluhle(sah-kee keek)
Sa'qi k'ux
Ubusuku obuhle(sah-kee koosh)
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux
Lala kahle(sah-kee keek koosh)
K'ux k'ik'
Siyaphinda(koosh keek)
K'ux
Hamba kahle(koosh)
Jach'och' k'ut?
Ubani igama lakho?(ha-choch kut)
In k'ut John
Igama lami nguJohn(een koot John)
K'ut k'ax?
Unjani?(kut k'ash)
K'ax k'ut k'ux
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Uta kuta chiRungu?
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Tendeuka kurudyi.
K'utun k'ay.
Enda mberi.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Iri kure here kubva pano?
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ndakanyura.
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'
Ehe
Nok
Aih
K'a riq
Zvichida
In k'ut
Ndinobvumirana
In k'ut nok
Ndinopikisa
K'ut in k'ut
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Unofungei?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
In k'uch k'ax
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
K'ut k'ax riq
Mirira kwechinguva
In k'ut k'ax
Ndine hurombo
Nok k'ut
Hapana dambudziko
K'ut in k'ut riq
Makorokoto
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.