Looking for practical Latin to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Maori-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Kia ora(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Ngā mihi(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Ata mārie(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Pō mārie(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Pō nui(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Nō reira(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Ka kite anō(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Haere rā(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Ko wai tō ingoa?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Ko John tōku ingoa(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Kei te pēhea koe?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Non intellego.
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Ubi est latrina?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
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)
Dextra verte.
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Sinistra verte.
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
I ad rectum.
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
Quot est merces?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Estne longum a hic?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Ego sum perditus.
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
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.
Ita
Āe
Non
Kāo
Fortasse
Tērā pea
Consentio
Kei te whakaae au
Non consentio
Kāore au e whakaae
Bene sonat
He pai tēnā
Quid censes?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Exspecta paulisper
Tēnā tūrua
Me paenitet
Aroha mai
Nullum problema
Kāore he raru
Felicitaciones
Ngā mihi
Felix natalis dies
Hari huritau
Felix iter habeas
Kia pai te haerenga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Quae est suggestus?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
Quo tempore discedit?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Estne haec via recta?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Prope est hic
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
Longius est ab hoc
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
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?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
Quot tempus capit?
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.
Quot hoc constat?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
Id nimis carum est.
He tino utu tēnā
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Possumne solvere charta?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Ratio, quaeso.
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Estne servitium inclusum?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Vegetarianus sum.
He veggie ahau.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Hoc est deliciosum.
He reka tēnei.
Possumne habere menu?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Vocā ambulantiam
Karanga ki te āwhina
Medicum mihi opus est
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Māla mē sentio
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Hic dolet
E mamae ana i konei
Passum meum perdidī
I ngaro taku pasapo
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Auxilium!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Conventum constituamus
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Quot hora tibi convenit?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Reportum hodie mittam
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Possumusne cras loqui?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Spero ad te laborare
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Permitte me ad te redire
Me hoki au ki a koe
Terminatio est Veneris
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.