Looking for practical Qeqchi to Swahili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Qeqchi phrase first, then the Swahili translation (Swahili) — 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 Swahili.
Tip: pick five Swahili 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.
Sa'qi
Habari(sah-kee)
Uxlab'äl
Asante(ook-lah-bahl)
Sa'qi k'ay
Habari ya asubuhi(sah-kee kay)
Sa'qi k'ik'
Habari ya mchana(sah-kee keek)
Sa'qi k'ux
Habari ya jioni(sah-kee koosh)
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux
Usiku mwema(sah-kee keek koosh)
K'ux k'ik'
Tutaonana baadaye(koosh keek)
K'ux
Kwaheri(koosh)
Jach'och' k'ut?
Jina lako nani?(ha-choch kut)
In k'ut John
Jina langu ni John(een koot John)
K'ut k'ax?
Habari gani?(kut k'ash)
K'ax k'ut k'ux
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Sielewi.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Unaweza kusema tena?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Choo kiko wapi?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Geuka kushoto.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Geuka kulia.
K'utun k'ay.
Nenda moja kwa moja.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nimepotea.
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'
Ndio
Nok
Hapana
K'a riq
Pengine
In k'ut
Ninakubaliana
In k'ut nok
Sikubaliani
K'ut in k'ut
Inasikika vizuri
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Unafikiriaje?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
In k'uch k'ax
Nahitaji msaada
K'ut k'ax riq
Subiri kidogo
In k'ut k'ax
Ninasikitika
Nok k'ut
Hakuna shida
K'ut in k'ut riq
Hongera
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Safari njema
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?(ja' kutun ri tren)
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?(ja' kutun ri bus)
¿K'utun ri platform?
Ni jukwaa gani?(kutun ri platform)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
Inatoka saa ngapi?(jas kutun ri)
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ri k'utun k'utun
Iko karibu hapa(ri kutun kutun)
Ri k'utun k'ax
Iko mbali na hapa(ri kutun k'ax)
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?(jas kutun ri mapa)
¿K'utun ri, por favor?
Simama hapa, tafadhali(kutun ri por favor)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
Inachukua muda gani?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
K'utun ri'?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?(K'utun ri'?)
K'utun ri' k'utun ch'ich'
Hiyo ni ghali sana(K'utun ri' k'utun ch'ich')
¿Ruk'ux ri' k'utun ch'ich'?
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?(¿Ruk'ux ri' k'utun ch'ich'?)
¿K'utun ri' k'utun rax?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?(¿K'utun ri' k'utun rax?)
In k'utun ri' k'ax ri' ch'och'
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili(In k'utun ri' k'ax ri' ch'och')
Ri' k'utun, por favor
Tafadhali, bili(Ri' k'utun, por favor)
¿Ri' k'utun ch'ich'?
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?(¿Ri' k'utun ch'ich'?)
In k'utun ri' vegetarian
Mimi ni mboga(In k'utun ri' vegetarian)
Man k'utun ri' ch'ich', por favor
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili(Man k'utun ri' ch'ich', por favor)
K'utun ri' ch'ich'
Hii ni tamu(K'utun ri' ch'ich')
¿K'utun ri' k'utun menú?
Naweza kupata menyu?(¿K'utun ri' k'utun menú?)
Ri' k'utun k'ay, por favor
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji(Ri' k'utun k'ay, por favor)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
K'uxi' ri policía
Piga simu polisi
K'uxi' ri ambulancia
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
In k'utun ri médico
Nahitaji daktari
In k'utun ri k'ax
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
In k'utun ri k'ik'
Nina mzio wa karanga
Ja ri hospital k'utun?
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
K'ax ri' k'ot
Inaniuma hapa
In k'utun ri pasaporte
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
¿K'uxi' ri hotel in?
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Ayuda!
Nisaidie!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
K'utun ri' k'axk'ux
Nafurahi kukutana nawe(K'utun ri' k'axk'ux)
K'utun ri' xk'utun ri' k'axk'ux
Tuweke mkutano(K'utun ri' xk'utun ri' k'axk'ux)
K'utun ri' k'utun k'axk'ux?
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?(K'utun ri' k'utun k'axk'ux?)