Looking for practical Tsonga to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tsonga 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.
Xewani
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Ndza khensa
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Xewani xitulu
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Xewani ntlhanu
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Xewani nhloko
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Xewani xihlayo
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tshamisa
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Sala kahle
K'ux(koosh)
U vitaniwani?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Ndzina i John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
U njhani?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
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.
U vulavula Xitsonga?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
A ndzi twisisi.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Xikombiso xihi?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Khandziya ekhaya.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Khandziya ekunene.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Famba u ya emahlweni.
K'utun k'ay.
Mafambiselo ma yini?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.
K'utun ri k'ay.
I yini ku tlula kona?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ndzi khomiwe.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inhlawulo
Ja'
A hi kona
Nok
Swi nga va tano
K'a riq
Ndzi amukela
In k'ut
Ndzi nga amukeli
In k'ut nok
Iku na switlhavelo
K'ut in k'ut
U ehleketa yini?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ndzi lava mpfuno
In k'uch k'ax
Hlayisa nkarhi
K'ut k'ax riq
Ndzi tsundzuka
In k'ut k'ax
A hi na xiphiqo
Nok k'ut
Ndzakuva
K'ut in k'ut riq
Mavongele yo tsakela
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
U va na ndlela yo olova
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
I platform yihi?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
I ndlela leyi nga right?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
I kona edzongeni.
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
I le n'hweti.
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
I nkarhi muni ku taka?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.