Looking for practical Khmer to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer 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: pick five Maori 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.
សួស្តី
Kia ora(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Ngā mihi(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Ata mārie(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Pō mārie(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Pō nui(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Nō reira(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Ka kite anō(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Haere rā(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Ko wai tō ingoa?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Ko John tōku ingoa(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Kei te pēhea koe?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
បន្ទប់ទឹកនៅឯណា?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)