Looking for practical Maori to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maori phrase first, then the Chuukese translation (Chuukese) — 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 Chuukese.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Chuukese-speaking trip in a few weeks.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Maori to Chuukese translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kia ora
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Ngā mihi
Kinisou(kinisou)
Ata mārie
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Pō mārie
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Pō nui
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Nō reira
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Ka kite anō
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Haere rā
Soun(soun)
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ko John tōku ingoa
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Kei te pēhea koe?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?
Mwe pwe esei English?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Kaore au e mohio
Ngeni pwe fenen.(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Tena koa korero āta
Pwe esei mehn.(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?
Mwe pwe esei an?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Kei hea te wharepaku?
Where pwe an bathroom?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?(meh peh-heh-ah ow eh tie keh teh poh-kah-poo oh teh tah-oh-neh)
Huri ki mauī
Pwe fefen.(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Huri ki te taha matau
Pwe fefen.(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Haere tika
Pwe fenen.(high-reh tee-kah)
E hia te utu?
Ewe pwe an fare?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Kotahi te tikiti, please
Mwe pwe an ticket.(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?
Ewe pwe far from here?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Kua ngaro au
Ngeni pwe lost.(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?(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
O
Kāo
A
Tērā pea
Mwe
Kei te whakaae au
Ngeni an
Kāore au e whakaae
Ngeni aen
He pai tēnā
Ewe pwe
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Mwe e pwe?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Ngeni pwe pwe
Tēnā tūrua
Mwe pwe in
Aroha mai
Ngeni a pwe
Kāore he raru
A pwe a
Ngā mihi
Kinisou
Hari huritau
Fahk a pwe
Kia pai te haerenga
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kei hea te teihana tereina?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Kei hea te pooti?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ko wai te papa?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
He aha te wa e wehe ai?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Kei te tika tēnei ara?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Kei konei tata mai
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Tū mai i konei, koa
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
E hia te wā e tango ana?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
E hia te utu o tēnei?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
He tino utu tēnā
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)