Looking for practical Maori to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maori phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: pick five Romani 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
Sastimos
Ngā mihi
Dikhes
Ata mārie
Sar san o drom
Pō mārie
Sar san o drom
Pō nui
Sar san o večer
Nō reira
Sar san o noć
Ka kite anō
Sikav tuke na jekh
Haere rā
Sastipen
Ko wai tō ingoa?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Ko John tōku ingoa
Mande t'avel John
Kei te pēhea koe?
Soske tuke?
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Kaore au e mohio
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Tena koa korero āta
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Kei hea te wharepaku?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Huri ki mauī
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Huri ki te taha matau
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Haere tika
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
E hia te utu?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Kotahi te tikiti, please
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Kua ngaro au
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Ja
Kāo
Na
Tērā pea
Možda
Kei te whakaae au
Sukalav
Kāore au e whakaae
Nesukalav
He pai tēnā
To so boro
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
So te phendav?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Sako te mikerav?
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Me mangav miker
Tēnā tūrua
Phirav kher
Aroha mai
Me som te bachtal
Kāore he raru
Na problem
Ngā mihi
Sukalav tuke
Hari huritau
Sukal tuke kher
Kia pai te haerenga
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kei hea te teihana tereina?
Kasa jekh train station?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Kei hea te pooti?
Kasa jekh bus stop?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Ko wai te papa?
Kasa platform?(Ko wai te papa?)
He aha te wa e wehe ai?
So kalo khera?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Kei te tika tēnei ara?
So si jekh pravas?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Kei konei tata mai
So si buchi tu?(Kei konei tata mai)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei
So si dikh le tu?(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?
Tu kheres me le mapa?(Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?)
Tū mai i konei, koa
Sti le tu, please.(Tū mai i konei, koa)
E hia te wā e tango ana?
Kado kheras?(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?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
He tino utu tēnā
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Tēnā, te rīhi.
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
He veggie ahau.
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
He reka tēnei.
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Zhanav te policija
Karanga ki te āwhina
Zhanav te ambulanca
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Mane kaj doctoro
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Mane si mala
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
E mamae ana i konei
Sikav tut here
I ngaro taku pasapo
Mane si zhalav my passport
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Tautoko!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Aven te kerdan o kher
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Me hoki au ki a koe
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.