Looking for practical Kinyarwanda to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kinyarwanda 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 Kinyarwanda 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.
Muraho
Kia ora
Urakoze
Ngā mihi
Bwakire bwiza
Ata mārie
Nimugoroba mwiza
Pō mārie
Mwaramutse mwiza
Pō nui
Ijoro ryiza
Nō reira
Tuzabonana nyuma
Ka kite anō
Murabeho
Haere rā
Witwa nde?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Nitwa John
Ko John tōku ingoa
Umeze ute?
Kei te pēhea koe?
Nishimiye kukumenya
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uravuga Icyongereza?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Sinumva
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Wabivuga ukundi?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
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)
Hindukira ibumoso
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Hindukira iburyo
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Genda imbere
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
Igiciro ni ikihe?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Ni kure hano?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Ndi mu kaga
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
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.
Yego
Āe
Oya
Kāo
Birashoboka
Tērā pea
Ndemeranya
Kei te whakaae au
Sinemeranya
Kāore au e whakaae
Birumvikana neza
He pai tēnā
Ubitekerezaho iki?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Urashobora kumfasha?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Nkeneye ubufasha
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Tegereza gato
Tēnā tūrua
Ndakwinginze
Aroha mai
Nta kibazo
Kāore he raru
Ibyishimo
Ngā mihi
Isabukuru nziza
Hari huritau
Ugire urugendo rwiza
Kia pai te haerenga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Aho ahagarara bisi?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Ni iyihe platform?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
Igihe izava ryari?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Iri hafi hano
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
Iri kure hano
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?
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?)
Hagarara hano, nyabuneka
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
Bifata igihe kingana iki?
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.
Iyi igura angahe?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
Ibyo ni ibihenze cyane.
He tino utu tēnā
Ufite ikintu cyoroheje?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Nshobora kwishyura n'ikarita?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Nashaka ameza y'abantu babiri.
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Ndagusabye, umwenda.
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Serivisi irimo?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Ndi umunyvegetari.
He veggie ahau.
Ntimukanyuze ibiryo birimo umunyu.
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Ibi biraryoshye.
He reka tēnei.
Nshobora kubona urutonde rw'ibiryo?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Ndagusabye, igikombe cy'amazi.
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Hamagara polisi
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Hamagara ambulance
Karanga ki te āwhina
Nkeneye umuganga
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Ndumva ndwaye
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Mfite allergie ku mbuto z'ihene
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Ihagararanye ry'ubuvuzi rihe?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Birambabaza hano
E mamae ana i konei
Nabuze pasiporo yanjye
I ngaro taku pasapo
Urashobora guhamagara hoteli yanjye?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Fasha!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nishimiye guhura nawe
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Reka dushyireho inama
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Ni ryari byakugendekera?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Dushobora kuvugana ejo?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hano
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Urakoze ku gihe cyawe
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Ntegereje gukorana nawe
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Wansobanurira icyo kibazo?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Nzakugarukira
Me hoki au ki a koe
Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu
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.