Looking for practical Tahitian to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tahitian 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 Tahitian 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.
Ia ora na
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Mauruuru
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Ia ora na i te poiri
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Ia ora na i te po
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Māuruuru i te po
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Aita e nūna
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Nānā
K'ux(koosh)
O vai to oe inoa?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
O John to'u inoa
In k'ut John(een koot John)
E aha te huru?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
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.
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Haere mai i te mau.
K'utun k'ay.
Ehia te utu?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
K'utun ri k'ay.
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ua pohe vau.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
E
Ja'
Aita
Nok
E mea e taea
K'a riq
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
In k'ut
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
In k'ut nok
Ua maitai te reira
K'ut in k'ut
Eaha to oe mana'o?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
In k'uch k'ax
A haere i te taime
K'ut k'ax riq
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
In k'ut k'ax
Aita te mea
Nok k'ut
Ia ora na
K'ut in k'ut riq
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
E haere i te ha'amaitai
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
E hea te fare ta'iri?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
E hea te ta'iri rori?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
O vai te pahi?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
E aha te hora e haere ai?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
E mea pono anei te ara?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
E ti'a i teie nei.
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
E mamao mai i teie nei.
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Aita i teie nei, fa'amolemole.
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
E pesia te taime?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.