Looking for practical Swahili to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Qeqchi-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Habari
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Asante
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Habari ya asubuhi
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Habari ya mchana
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Habari ya jioni
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Usiku mwema
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tutaonana baadaye
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Kwaheri
K'ux(koosh)
Jina lako nani?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Jina langu ni John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Habari gani?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
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.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Sielewi.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Unaweza kusema tena?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Choo kiko wapi?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Geuka kushoto.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Geuka kulia.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Nenda moja kwa moja.
K'utun k'ay.
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nimepotea.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ndio
Ja'
Hapana
Nok
Pengine
K'a riq
Ninakubaliana
In k'ut
Sikubaliani
In k'ut nok
Inasikika vizuri
K'ut in k'ut
Unafikiriaje?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Nahitaji msaada
In k'uch k'ax
Subiri kidogo
K'ut k'ax riq
Ninasikitika
In k'ut k'ax
Hakuna shida
Nok k'ut
Hongera
K'ut in k'ut riq
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Safari njema
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Ni jukwaa gani?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Inatoka saa ngapi?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Iko karibu hapa
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Iko mbali na hapa
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Simama hapa, tafadhali
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Inachukua muda gani?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.