Looking for practical Qeqchi to Swati phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Qeqchi phrase first, then the Swati translation (Swati) — 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 Swati.
Tip: when a Swati phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Qeqchi 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.
Sa'qi
Sawubona(sah-kee)
Uxlab'äl
Ngiyabonga(ook-lah-bahl)
Sa'qi k'ay
Siyaphila(sah-kee kay)
Sa'qi k'ik'
Siyaphila(sah-kee keek)
Sa'qi k'ux
Siyaphila(sah-kee koosh)
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux
Lalani kahle(sah-kee keek koosh)
K'ux k'ik'
Sizobonana(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
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Angiqondi.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Ungakuphindze lokho?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Phendukela kwesokudla.
K'utun k'ay.
Hamba phambili.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Kubiza malini?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Kude lapha?
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ngilahlekile.
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'
Yebo
Nok
Cha
K'a riq
Mhlawumbe
In k'ut
Ngiyavuma
In k'ut nok
Ngiyaphikisa
K'ut in k'ut
Lokho kuhle
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Ucabanga ukuthini?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ungangisiza?
In k'uch k'ax
Ngidinga usizo
K'ut k'ax riq
Linda umzuzu
In k'ut k'ax
Ngiyaxolisa
Nok k'ut
Akukho nkinga
K'ut in k'ut riq
Siyabonga
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Uhambe kahle
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.