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Common Maori to Latin phrases

100 practical Maori to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Maori to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maori phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: read the Latin line out loud three times, then cover the Maori 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.

  1. Kia ora

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Ngā mihi

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Ata mārie

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Pō mārie

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Pō nui

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Nō reira

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Ka kite anō

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Haere rā

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Ko wai tō ingoa?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Ko John tōku ingoa

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Kei te pēhea koe?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (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.

  1. Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Kaore au e mohio

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Tena koa korero āta

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Ka taea e koe te korero ano?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Kei hea te wharepaku?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Huri ki mauī

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Huri ki te taha matau

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Haere tika

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. E hia te utu?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Kotahi te tikiti, please

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Kei tawhiti mai i konei?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Kua ngaro au

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Āe

    Ita

  2. Kāo

    Non

  3. Tērā pea

    Fortasse

  4. Kei te whakaae au

    Consentio

  5. Kāore au e whakaae

    Non consentio

  6. He pai tēnā

    Bene sonat

  7. He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?

    Quid censes?

  8. Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Kei te hiahia au i te awhina

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Tēnā tūrua

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Aroha mai

    Me paenitet

  12. Kāore he raru

    Nullum problema

  13. Ngā mihi

    Felicitaciones

  14. Hari huritau

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Kia pai te haerenga

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Kei hea te teihana tereina?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Kei hea te pooti?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Ko wai te papa?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. He aha te wa e wehe ai?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Kei te tika tēnei ara?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Kei konei tata mai

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Kei tawhiti mai i konei

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Tū mai i konei, koa

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. E hia te wā e tango ana?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. E hia te utu o tēnei?

    Quot hoc constat? (ehia te utu o tei nei)

  2. He tino utu tēnā

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Kei a koe he mea iti ake?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Tēnā, te rīhi.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. He veggie ahau.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. He reka tēnei.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Tēnā, he karaihe wai.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Karanga ki te pirihimana

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Karanga ki te āwhina

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Kei te hiahia au i te rata

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Kei te pāngia au e te mate

    Māla mē sentio

  5. He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Kei hea te hōhipera tata?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. E mamae ana i konei

    Hic dolet

  8. I ngaro taku pasapo

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Tautoko!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Ka pai te kite i a koe

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui

    Conventum constituamus

  3. He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Ngā mihi mo tō wā

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Me hoki au ki a koe

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. He aha te wā?

    Quot hora est? (he ah-ha te wah)

  2. E toru karaka

    Tertia hora est. (eh toh-roo kah-rah-kah)

  3. I tēnei rā

    Hodie (ee tay-nay rah)

  4. Āpōpō

    Cras (ah-poh-poh)

  5. Ināianei

    Heri (ee-nah-ee-ah-nay)

  6. Māhina

    Dies Lunae (mah-hee-nah)

  7. Tūrei

    Dies Martis (too-ray)

  8. Rāapa

    Dies Mercurii (rah-ah-pah)

  9. Tahi

    Unus (tah-hee)

  10. Rua

    Duo (roo-ah)

  11. Toru

    Tres (toh-roo)

  12. Tekau

    Decem (teh-kow)

  13. Kotahi rau

    Centum (koh-tah-hee roh)

  14. Hāwhe

    Dimidium (hah-feh)

  15. Tahi atu

    Plus (tah-hee ah-too)

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