Looking for practical Tswana to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tswana 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.
Dumela
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Ke a leboga
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Dumelang
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Dumela mo afternoon
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Dumela mo evening
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Borai
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tsamaya sentle
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Tsamaya sentle
K'ux(koosh)
O na le leina mang?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Leina la me ke John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
O kae?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Ke itumetse go kopana le 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.
A o bua Seisemane?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Borai bo kae?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona
K'utun ri k'ay.
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng
K'utun ri k'ay.
Tswelela ka fao
K'utun k'ay.
Gaeletsi e bokae?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee
K'utun ri k'ay.
A ke kgole go tswa fano?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ke a latlhela
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Ja'
Nnyaa
Nok
Mafoko
K'a riq
Ke a dumela
In k'ut
Ke sitwa go dumela
In k'ut nok
Seo se utlwisa molemo
K'ut in k'ut
O akanya eng?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
O ka nthusa?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ke tlhoka thuso
In k'uch k'ax
Emisa motsotso
K'ut k'ax riq
Ke maswabi
In k'ut k'ax
Ga go na bothata
Nok k'ut
A re amogele
K'ut in k'ut riq
Tlhogomelo e e monate
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae borai jwa terene?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Ke kae borai jwa boso?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Ke phetogo efe?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Nako efe e tlogang?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
A ke tsela e e siameng?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
E kgaogang fa
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
E le kgakala le fa
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
E tsaya nako e kae?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.