Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Maori translation (Maori) — 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 Maori.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Kia ora(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Ngā mihi(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Ata mārie(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Pō mārie(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Pō nui(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Nō reira(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Ka kite anō(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Haere rā(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Ko wai tō ingoa?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Ko John tōku ingoa(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Kei te pēhea koe?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
አልተረዳኩም
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?(meh peh-heh-ah ow eh tie keh teh poh-kah-poo oh teh tah-oh-neh)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?(kay he-ah eh tah-eh ah-ee eh ow teh hoh-koh kah-ree sim)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Āe(awon)
አይደለም
Kāo(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Tērā pea(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Kei te whakaae au(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Kāore au e whakaae(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
He pai tēnā(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Tēnā tūrua(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Aroha mai(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Kāore he raru(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Ngā mihi(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Hari huritau(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Kia pai te haerenga(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?(Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
E hia te wā e tango ana?(E hia te wā e tango ana?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
He tino utu tēnā(yih bet'am wid new)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?(and yemik'enes neger ale?)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?(bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.(lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)
ታት እባክህ
Tēnā, te rīhi.(tat ebakih)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?(agelglot yiwek'al?)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
He veggie ahau.(ene irgit neny)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.(bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
He reka tēnei.(yih des yibel)
መነዝር እባክህ?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?(menazir ebakih?)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.(yewha teremus ebakih)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ
Karanga ki te pirihimana
አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ
Karanga ki te āwhina
ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው
E mamae ana i konei
ፓስፖርት አጣሁ
I ngaro taku pasapo
ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
እግዚአብሔር!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ
Ka pai te kite i a koe(wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)
እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui(ende men qetelena menq enden)
ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?(min gize yiseraleh)
ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā(zare reportun ilakelih)
እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?(ende men endemen alen)
እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana(eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)
ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን
Ngā mihi mo tō wā(legizeh enamesegenalen)
ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe(keante gar sera madreg eqetel)
ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?(ya neger magnyet yichalal)
ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ
Me hoki au ki a koe(wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)
መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire(medebegna yemiyasqerbew elet enkwan yih elet new)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.