Looking for practical Tetum to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tetum 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 Tetum 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.
Olá
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Obrigadu
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Bondia
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Bona tarde
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Bona noite
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Bona noite
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Ami hanesan
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Adeus
K'ux(koosh)
Quale naran ida?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Naran hau John.
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Kona ba o?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Diak ba halo ho o.
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.
Keta fala Inglês?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Hau la fala Hindi diak.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Hau la hatene.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Favor fala ba moris.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Keta bele fala fali?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Onde mak banheira?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Kona ne'ebe hau bele baa sentru cidade?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Virar ba hadau.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Virar ba direita.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Baa diretamente.
K'utun k'ay.
Iha ne'e barak?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ticket ida, favor.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Iha ne'e laran ka?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Hau nune'e.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Onde mak hau bele compra SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sim
Ja'
La
Nok
Talvez
K'a riq
Hau hakarak
In k'ut
Hau la hakarak
In k'ut nok
Nia mak diak
K'ut in k'ut
Ita nian ideia sa?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Mak bele ajuda hau?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Hau precisa ajuda
In k'uch k'ax
Hakarak momentu
K'ut k'ax riq
Hau mós
In k'ut k'ax
La problema
Nok k'ut
Parabens
K'ut in k'ut riq
Parabens ba aniversario
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Hau haruka viagen diak
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Onde está a estacão de trem?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Onde está a paragem de autocarro?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Iha ne'e plataforma sa'e?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Hora ne'e sai?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Ema ne'e dalan certo ka?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Iha ne'e perto
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Iha ne'e laran
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Kona ba mapa?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Parar iha ne'e, favor
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Kona tempu hira?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.