Looking for practical Waray to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Waray 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.
Kumusta
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Salamat
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Maayong buntag
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Maayong hapon
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Maayong gabi-i
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Maayong pagkatulog
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Kita kits
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Babayi na
K'ux(koosh)
Ano an imo ngaran?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
An akon ngaran amo hi John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Kamusta ka?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Maupay nga makilala ka
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.
Nagsasalita ka ba hin Ininggles?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Diri ako maaram mag-Ininggles hin maupay.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Diri ako nasasabtan.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Palihug, magsalita hin hinay.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Pwede mo ito isulti pag-usab?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Asa an banyo?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Paano ako makadto ha sentro han syudad?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Liko ka pakaliwa.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Liko ka pakanan.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Diretso ka.
K'utun k'ay.
Pira an bayad?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Usa nga tiket, palihug.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Malayo ba ini tikang dinhi?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nawawara ako.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Asa ako makakapalit hin SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Oo
Ja'
Diri
Nok
Siguro
K'a riq
Uyon ako
In k'ut
Diri ako uyon
In k'ut nok
Mayo ini nga tunog
K'ut in k'ut
Ano an imo hunahuna?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Makatabang ka ha akon?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Kinahanglan ko hin tabang
In k'uch k'ax
Hulat hin guti nga panahon
K'ut k'ax riq
Pasensya na
In k'ut k'ax
Wara problema
Nok k'ut
Mabuhay
K'ut in k'ut riq
Malipayong adlaw nga natawhan
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Mag-amping ha pagbiyahe
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Asa an estasyon han tren?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Asa an bus stop?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Hain an platform?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Anano an oras nga aalis ini?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Tama ba ini nga dalan?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Dida la ini
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Hala ini halayo
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Pwede mo ba ako ipakita ha mapa?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Pahibaya dinhi, palihug
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Pira ka oras an kinahanglan?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.