Looking for practical Tongan to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tongan 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 Tongan 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.
Mālō
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Mālō
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Mālō e lelei
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Mālō e lelei
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Mālō e lelei
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Nofo ā
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tōfā
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Tōfā
K'ux(koosh)
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Ofa atu?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
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.
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?(E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)
Fakafoki ki he kolo
K'utun ri k'ay.(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Fakafoki ki he 'akau
K'utun ri k'ay.(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Alu 'o e 'alu
K'utun k'ay.(Alu 'o e 'alu)
E hā e totongi?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(E hā e totongi?)
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole
K'utun ri k'ay.(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Oku ou 'i ma'u
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?(Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Ja'
Ikai
Nok
Māfai
K'a riq
Oku ou ʻilo
In k'ut
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
In k'ut nok
Oku lelei ia
K'ut in k'ut
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Te u ʻofa mai?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
In k'uch k'ax
Fakamolemole
K'ut k'ax riq
Oku ou fakamolemole
In k'ut k'ax
Ikai ha palopalema
Nok k'ut
Fakaʻapaʻapa
K'ut in k'ut riq
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ko fea e falemai?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Ko fea e nofoa bus?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Ko e feheia e pātala?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Ko ia 'i he tu'a
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
E taha e taimi?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.