Looking for practical Maori to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maori phrase first, then the Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
Tip: pick five Manx phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kia ora
Fastyr mie
Ngā mihi
Gura mie eu
Ata mārie
Mie eu
Pō mārie
Fastyr mie
Pō nui
Oie vie
Nō reira
Oie ghooinney
Ka kite anō
Gree gys y chee
Haere rā
Slane
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Ko John tōku ingoa
Ta my ennym yn John
Kei te pēhea koe?
Kys t'eh?
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Kaore au e mohio
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Tena koa korero āta
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Kei hea te wharepaku?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Huri ki mauī
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Huri ki te taha matau
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Haere tika
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
E hia te utu?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Kotahi te tikiti, please
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Kua ngaro au
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Aye
Kāo
Na
Tērā pea
Possibly
Kei te whakaae au
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Kāore au e whakaae
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
He pai tēnā
Ta shoh goll er
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Cre ta'n chione?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Ta mee cur my chenn
Tēnā tūrua
Gow er ny hoilshey
Aroha mai
Ta mee er yannoo
Kāore he raru
Cha nel broogh
Ngā mihi
Foddee gura
Hari huritau
Laa breith shenney
Kia pai te haerenga
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kei hea te teihana tereina?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Kei hea te pooti?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Ko wai te papa?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
He aha te wa e wehe ai?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Kei te tika tēnei ara?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Kei konei tata mai
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Tū mai i konei, koa
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
E hia te wā e tango ana?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
E hia te utu o tēnei?
Cre ta'n cost?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
He tino utu tēnā
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Yn bill, please
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
He veggie ahau.
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Cha nel food spiced, please
He reka tēnei.
Ta shen ny chennag
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Goll er y pholice
Karanga ki te āwhina
Goll er ambulance
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
E mamae ana i konei
Ta eh goll er shoh
I ngaro taku pasapo
Haink mee my passport
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Tautoko!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Gura mie eu
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Gura mie eu son do chione
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Me hoki au ki a koe
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.