Looking for practical Swati to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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: when a Qeqchi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Swati 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.
Sawubona
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Ngiyabonga
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Siyaphila
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Siyaphila
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Siyaphila
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Lalani kahle
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Sizobonana
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Hamba kahle
K'ux(koosh)
Ubani igama lakho?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Igama lami nguJohn
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Unjani?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
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.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Angiqondi.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Ungakuphindze lokho?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Phendukela kwesokudla.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Hamba phambili.
K'utun k'ay.
Kubiza malini?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Kude lapha?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ngilahlekile.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ja'
Cha
Nok
Mhlawumbe
K'a riq
Ngiyavuma
In k'ut
Ngiyaphikisa
In k'ut nok
Lokho kuhle
K'ut in k'ut
Ucabanga ukuthini?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Ungangisiza?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ngidinga usizo
In k'uch k'ax
Linda umzuzu
K'ut k'ax riq
Ngiyaxolisa
In k'ut k'ax
Akukho nkinga
Nok k'ut
Siyabonga
K'ut in k'ut riq
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Uhambe kahle
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Iyiphi i-platform?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Kusondela lapha
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Kude lapha
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.