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Common Maori to Sami North phrases

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

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

Tip: when a Sami North 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.

  1. Kia ora

    Bures (bures)

  2. Ngā mihi

    Giitu (giitu)

  3. Ata mārie

    Buorre eahket (buorre eahket)

  4. Pō mārie

    Buorre beaivi (buorre beaivi)

  5. Pō nui

    Buorre iđit (buorre iđit)

  6. Nō reira

    Buorre natti (buorre natti)

  7. Ka kite anō

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

  8. Haere rā

    Ráhkisvuohta (ráhkisvuohta)

  9. Ko wai tō ingoa?

    Mii du namma lea? (mii du namma lea)

  10. Ko John tōku ingoa

    Mun namma lea John (mun namma lea John)

  11. Kei te pēhea koe?

    Gii du lea? (gii du lea)

  12. He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?

    Don leat englalaš? (Don leat englalaš?)

  2. Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi

    Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga (Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga)

  3. Kaore au e mohio

    Mun in boahtte (Mun in boahtte)

  4. Tena koa korero āta

    Váldde čáhkkáldat (Váldde čáhkkáldat)

  5. Ka taea e koe te korero ano?

    Várra gohččat dán again? (Várra gohččat dán again?)

  6. Kei hea te wharepaku?

    Gii lea báhkkis? (Gii lea báhkkis?)

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

    Mii lea muohta gávdno? (Mii lea muohta gávdno?)

  8. Huri ki mauī

    Váldde oassal (Váldde oassal)

  9. Huri ki te taha matau

    Váldde dehálaš (Váldde dehálaš)

  10. Haere tika

    Geahččat suohkan (Geahččat suohkan)

  11. E hia te utu?

    Mii lea gávdno? (Mii lea gávdno?)

  12. Kotahi te tikiti, please

    Okta billeta, please (Okta billeta, please)

  13. Kei tawhiti mai i konei?

    Lea dat láhka da? (Lea dat láhka da?)

  14. Kua ngaro au

    Mun lean bohtos (Mun lean bohtos)

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

    Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta? (Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Āe

    Ja

  2. Kāo

    Ii

  3. Tērā pea

    Mii

  4. Kei te whakaae au

    Mun ođđa

  5. Kāore au e whakaae

    Mun ii ođđa

  6. He pai tēnā

    Dasa lea buorre

  7. He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?

    Mii du váldde?

  8. Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?

    Sii mii geahččat mu?

  9. Kei te hiahia au i te awhina

    Mun háliid geahččat

  10. Tēnā tūrua

    Váldde ieš

  11. Aroha mai

    Mun lea áibbas

  12. Kāore he raru

    Ii proplema

  13. Ngā mihi

    Báhkkus

  14. Hari huritau

    Buorre álbmotbeivvi

  15. Kia pai te haerenga

    Váldde beaivvi buorre

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Kei hea te teihana tereina?

    Mii lea raššabáikkit? (Mii lea raššabáikkit?)

  2. Kei hea te pooti?

    Mii lea bussibaikkit? (Mii lea bussibaikkit?)

  3. Ko wai te papa?

    Mii platforma lea? (Mii platforma lea?)

  4. He aha te wa e wehe ai?

    Mii dihte lea? (Mii dihte lea?)

  5. Kei te tika tēnei ara?

    Lea dehálaš vejola? (Lea dehálaš vejola?)

  6. Kei konei tata mai

    Dat lea njuolga (Dat lea njuolga)

  7. Kei tawhiti mai i konei

    Dat lea muohta (Dat lea muohta)

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

    Sii máhcá muohta? (Sii máhcá muohta?)

  9. Tū mai i konei, koa

    Dán, please (Dán, please)

  10. E hia te wā e tango ana?

    Mii lea áibbas? (Mii lea áibbas?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. E hia te utu o tēnei?

    Mii lea gohčodit? (miː leːa gohːtʊt)

  2. He tino utu tēnā

    Dát lea muhtun dearvvaš (daːt leːa muːtʊn deːarvaʃ)

  3. Kei a koe he mea iti ake?

    Don leat geahččat muhtun? (dɔn leːat ɡeːaʧːat muːtʊn)

  4. Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?

    Sii mun sáhte ákkis? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈɑkːis)

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

    Mun háliidan duohken guovttos (mun ˈhɑːliːdɑn ˈduoːhken ˈɡuovttos)

  6. Tēnā, te rīhi.

    Bille, please (ˈbɪlle pleːz)

  7. Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?

    Lea servihkka gohčodaga? (leːa ˈservihkːa ˈɡoːhːtʊɡɑ)

  8. He veggie ahau.

    Mun lean veahkki (mun leːan ˈveːhki)

  9. Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.

    Ihkká muhtun mat (ˈihkːɑ muːtʊn mɑt)

  10. He reka tēnei.

    Dát lea njuolggad (daːt leːa ˈnjuolɡːɑd)

  11. Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?

    Sii mun sáhte menuhit? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈmeːnuːhɪt)

  12. Tēnā, he karaihe wai.

    Vátta, please (ˈvɑːttɑ pleːz)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Karanga ki te pirihimana

    Soažžat poliija

  2. Karanga ki te āwhina

    Soažžat ambulánsa

  3. Kei te hiahia au i te rata

    Mii dušše doktara

  4. Kei te pāngia au e te mate

    Mii lea vuordde

  5. He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri

    Mii lean allergalaš maŋŋebárga

  6. Kei hea te hōhipera tata?

    Gii lea najdduhaš sávkkas?

  7. E mamae ana i konei

    Dát lea gárttá

  8. I ngaro taku pasapo

    Mii lea váldde mu passu

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

    Sii sáhte soažžat mu hotellii?

  10. Tautoko!

    Hjálp!

Work and business

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

  1. Ka pai te kite i a koe

    Buerie bisseha (buerie bisseha)

  2. Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui

    Mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan (mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan)

  3. He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?

    Mii čuovgga leat du?

  4. Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā

    Mun sendá reportta ihttin

  5. Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?

    Mii sáhte gohččat ovttas?

  6. Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana

    Dárbbašat fálla geavahuvvan

  7. Ngā mihi mo tō wā

    Giitu du máŋga

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

    Mun geahččat dohkkehuvvan du

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

    Sáhte du geahččat dán áiggi?

  10. Me hoki au ki a koe

    Mii dárbbašat geahččat du

  11. Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire

    Dáhpáhusa lea friddjá

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. He aha te wā?

    Mii dát lea? (Miida lea?)

  2. E toru karaka

    Dát lea golbma (Dát lea golbma.)

  3. I tēnei rā

    Dán álbmot (Dan albmot.)

  4. Āpōpō

    Ráhkis (Rahkis.)

  5. Ināianei

    Ipmil (Ipmil.)

  6. Māhina

    Mánnodahka (Manndahka.)

  7. Tūrei

    Dálkkodahka (Dalkodahka.)

  8. Rāapa

    Miehtardahka (Miehtardahka.)

  9. Tahi

    Okta (Okta.)

  10. Rua

    Guokte (Guokte.)

  11. Toru

    Golbma (Golbma.)

  12. Tekau

    Logi (Logi.)

  13. Kotahi rau

    Sihkkar (Sihkkar.)

  14. Hāwhe

    Njaal (Njaal.)

  15. Tahi atu

    Mearka (Mearka.)

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