Looking for practical Zulu to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu 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: pick five Qeqchi phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Ngiyabonga
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Sawubona
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Good afternoon
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Ubusuku obuhle
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Lala kahle
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Sizobonana
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Hamba kahle
K'ux(koosh)
Ubani igama lakho?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Igama lami nginguJohn
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Unjani?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Ngiyajabula 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.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Angiqondi.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Ungakuphinda lokho?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Jika kwesobunxele.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Jika kwesokudla.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Hamba phambili.
K'utun k'ay.
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ingabe kude lapha?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ngilahlekile.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ja'
Cha
Nok
Mhlawumbe
K'a riq
Ngiyavuma
In k'ut
Angivumi
In k'ut nok
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
K'ut in k'ut
Ucabanga ukuthini?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Ungangisiza?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ngidinga usizo
In k'uch k'ax
Linda umzuzu
K'ut k'ax riq
Ngiyaxolisa
In k'ut k'ax
Akukho nkinga
Nok k'ut
Halala
K'ut in k'ut riq
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Uhambo olunempilo
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Iphi ipulatifomu?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ikhaya lapha eduze
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Ikude lapha
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.