Looking for practical Basque to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque 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.
Tip: read the Maori line out loud three times, then cover the Basque side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kaixo
Kia ora
Eskerrik asko
Ngā mihi
Egun on
Ata mārie
Arratsalde on
Pō mārie
Gabon
Pō nui
Gabon
Nō reira
Gero arte
Ka kite anō
Agur
Haere rā
Zer du izena?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Nire izena John da
Ko John tōku ingoa
Zer moduz?
Kei te pēhea koe?
Pozten naiz zurekin
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Ez dut ulertzen
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Mesedez, hitz egin poliki
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Berriro esan dezakezu?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Non dago komuna?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Nola iritsi naiteke hiriko erdigunera?
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)
Eskuineko aldera biratu
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Ezkerreko aldera biratu
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Zuzen joan
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
Zenbat balio du tarifa?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Bilet bat, mesedez
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Urrun al dago hemendik?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Galdu naiz
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Non eros dezaket SIM txartela?
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.
Bai
Āe
Ez
Kāo
Agian
Tērā pea
Ados nago
Kei te whakaae au
Ez nago ados
Kāore au e whakaae
Oso ondo iruditzen zait
He pai tēnā
Zer iruditzen zaizu?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Lagundu al didazu?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Laguntza behar dut
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Itxaron pixka bat
Tēnā tūrua
Barkatu
Aroha mai
Ez da arazo
Kāore he raru
Zorionak
Ngā mihi
Zorionak urtebetetzean
Hari huritau
Ibilaldi seguru bat izan
Kia pai te haerenga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Non dago tren geltokia?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Non dago autobus geltokia?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Zein da plataforma?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
Noiz irteten da?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Bide egokia al da hau?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Hemen gertu dago
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
Hemen urrun dago
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Mapan erakutsi ahal didazu?
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?)
Gelditu hemen, mesedez
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
Zenbat denbora behar du?
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.
Zenbat balio du honek?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
Hori gehiegi kostatzen da.
He tino utu tēnā
Baduzu zerbait merkeagoa?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Txartelarekin ordaindu dezaket?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Bi lagunentzako mahai bat nahi nuke.
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Kontua, mesedez.
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Sarbidea barne?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Niretzat begetarianoa naiz.
He veggie ahau.
Ez da pikante janaririk, mesedez.
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Hau goxoa da.
He reka tēnei.
Menua eskatu dezaket?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Ur edalontzi bat, mesedez.
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Deitu poliziari
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Deitu anbulantzia
Karanga ki te āwhina
Mediku bat behar dut
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Gaixorik nago
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Munduko almendrarei alergia diot
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Non dago hurbilen dagoen ospitalea?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Hemen min egiten dit
E mamae ana i konei
Nire pasaportea galdu dut
I ngaro taku pasapo
Deitu al dezakezu nire hotelera?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Lagundu!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Pozten naiz zurekin
Ka pai te kite i a koe(Pozten naiz zurekin)
Bilera bat antolatu dezagun
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Zer ordutan da ondo zuretzat?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Txostena gaur bidaliko dut
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Bihar hitz egin dezakegu?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Mesedez, aurkituko duzu fitxategia atxikita
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Eskerrik asko zure denbora
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Zurekin lan egitea espero dut
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Puntu hori argitu dezakezu?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Itzuliko naiz zurekin
Me hoki au ki a koe
Epea ostirala da
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.