Looking for practical Manx to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx 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.
Fastyr mie
Kia ora
Gura mie eu
Ngā mihi
Mie eu
Ata mārie
Fastyr mie
Pō mārie
Oie vie
Pō nui
Oie ghooinney
Nō reira
Gree gys y chee
Ka kite anō
Slane
Haere rā
Cre ta d'ennym?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Ta my ennym yn John
Ko John tōku ingoa
Kys t'eh?
Kei te pēhea koe?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Where's y toalett?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
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)
Goll gys y laa
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Goll gys y laa
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Goll er y thalloo
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Where's ymmyr er 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.
Aye
Āe
Na
Kāo
Possibly
Tērā pea
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Kei te whakaae au
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Kāore au e whakaae
Ta shoh goll er
He pai tēnā
Cre ta'n chione?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Gow er ny hoilshey
Tēnā tūrua
Ta mee er yannoo
Aroha mai
Cha nel broogh
Kāore he raru
Foddee gura
Ngā mihi
Laa breith shenney
Hari huritau
Gow er ny shickyr
Kia pai te haerenga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
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?)
Goll er-hene, please
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
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.
Cre ta'n cost?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
He tino utu tēnā
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Yn bill, please
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Ta mee veih'n vegg
He veggie ahau.
Cha nel food spiced, please
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Ta shen ny chennag
He reka tēnei.
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Glass jeh voddy, please
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Goll er ambulance
Karanga ki te āwhina
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Ta eh goll er shoh
E mamae ana i konei
Haink mee my passport
I ngaro taku pasapo
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Fowd!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Me hoki au ki a koe
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
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.