Looking for practical Tumbuka to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tumbuka 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.
Moni
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Zikomo
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Muli bwanji
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Muli bwanji
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Muli bwanji
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Usiku wabwino
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Tiwonana
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Tsalani bwino
K'ux(koosh)
Dzina lanu ndi ndani?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Dzina langa ndi John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Muli bwanji?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Ndine wokondwa kukumana nanu
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.
Muli ndi Chingerezi?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?(muli ndi chingerezi)
Sikuyankhula Hindi bwino
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.(sikuyankhula hindi bwino)
Sindikumva
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(sindikumva)
Chonde yankhulani pang'ono
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.(chonde yankhulani pang'ono)
Mungandiyankhulepo?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?(mungandiyankhulepo)
Kuti ndi kuti?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(kuti ndi kuti)
Ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?(ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu)
Pita kumanzere
K'utun ri k'ay.(pita kumanzere)
Pita kumanja
K'utun ri k'ay.(pita kumanja)
Pita mwendo
K'utun k'ay.(pita mwendo)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(ndi ndalama zingati)
Tiketi imodzi, chonde
K'utun ri k'ay.(tiketi imodzi, chonde)
Ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano)
Ndakhalapo
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(ndakhalapo)
Ndingatengere kuti kuti SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?(ndingatengere kuti kuti sim card)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Iye
Ja'
Ayi
Nok
Pang'ono
K'a riq
Ndikugwirizana
In k'ut
Sindikugwirizana
In k'ut nok
Ichi chimaoneka bwino
K'ut in k'ut
Muli ndi chiyani choti mumaganize?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Mungandithandize?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ndikufuna thandizo
In k'uch k'ax
Dikirani pang’ono
K'ut k'ax riq
Ndikupemphera
In k'ut k'ax
Palibe vutoli
Nok k'ut
Zikomo
K'ut in k'ut riq
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Pita bwino pa ulendo
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kukakhala kuti chiteshi cha njinga?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Kukakhala kuti malo otchinga basi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Ndi chigawo chiti?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Nanga nthawi itangopita?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Iyi ndi pafupi apa
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Iyi ndi kutali ndi apa
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Mungandionetse pa chithunzi?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Chimitsa apa, chonde
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.