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