Looking for practical Xhosa to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Xhosa 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 Xhosa 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.
Molo
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Enkosi
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Ubusuku obuhle
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Ubusuku obuhle
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Ubusuku obuhle
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Lala ngoxolo
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Ndiza kubonana kamva
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Hamba kakuhle
K'ux(koosh)
Ngubani igama lakho?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Igama lam nguJohn
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Unjani?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Kuhle ukukwazi
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.
Uthetha isiNgesi?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Andiqondi
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nceda thethe kancinci
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Ungakuphinda lokho?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Iphi ibhafu?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Jolisa kwesokunxele
K'utun ri k'ay.
Jolisa kwesokudla
K'utun ri k'ay.
Hamba ngqo
K'utun k'ay.
Iholo ingakanani?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ithikithi elinye, nceda
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ingakanani ukusuka apha?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ndilahlekile
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
Ja'
Hayi
Nok
Mhlawumbi
K'a riq
Ndiyavuma
In k'ut
Andivumi
In k'ut nok
Okuhle
K'ut in k'ut
Ucinga ntoni?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Ungandinceda?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ndidinga uncedo
In k'uch k'ax
Linda umzuzu
K'ut k'ax riq
Ndicela uxolo
In k'ut k'ax
Akukho ngxaki
Nok k'ut
Wamkelekile
K'ut in k'ut riq
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Uhambo olukhuselekileyo
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Uphi umphakathi weebhasi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Yeyiphi iphondo?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ikho kufutshane apha
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Ikude apha
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Ungandibonisa kwiimeko?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Misa apha, nceda
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Ithatha ixesha elingakanani?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.