Looking for practical Sepedi to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi 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.
Dumela
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Ke a leboga
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Dumelang
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Mokhutsong o motle
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Mokhutsong o motle
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Borai bo botle
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tsamaya sentle
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Siyabonga
K'ux(koosh)
O na le leina lefe?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Leina la ka ke John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
O kae?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
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.
Na o bua Seisemane?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Borai bo kae?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Fetola go le letšatši
K'utun ri k'ay.
Fetola go le letona
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ya ka pela
K'utun k'ay.
Phetho ke bokae?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
K'utun ri k'ay.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ke sitwa go etse
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Ja'
Aowa
Nok
Mohlomong
K'a riq
Ke a dumela
In k'ut
Ke sitwa go dumela
In k'ut nok
Seo se utlwa sentle
K'ut in k'ut
O nagana eng?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
O ka nthusa?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ke hloka thuso
In k'uch k'ax
Emela nako
K'ut k'ax riq
Ke maswabi
In k'ut k'ax
Ga go na bothata
Nok k'ut
Dumelang
K'ut in k'ut riq
Tlhogong e monate
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
E haufi le fa
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
E hole le fa
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
E nka nako e kae?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.