Looking for practical Maori to Samoan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maori phrase first, then the Samoan translation (Samoan) — 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 Samoan.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Samoan-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kia ora
Talofa
Ngā mihi
Fa'amolemole
Ata mārie
Talofa i le taeao
Pō mārie
Talofa i le afiafi
Pō nui
Talofa i le po
Nō reira
O le po lelei
Ka kite anō
Fa'afetai
Haere rā
Tofa
Ko wai tō ingoa?
O ai lou igoa?
Ko John tōku ingoa
O lo'u igoa o John
Kei te pēhea koe?
O a mai oe?
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?
E te tautala i le Igilisi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Kaore au e mohio
E le mafai ona ou malamalama(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Tena koa korero āta
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Kei hea te wharepaku?
O fea le umukuka?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?(meh peh-heh-ah ow eh tie keh teh poh-kah-poo oh teh tah-oh-neh)
Huri ki mauī
Tali i le itu mauga(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Huri ki te taha matau
Tali i le itu i matu(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Haere tika
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi(high-reh tee-kah)
E hia te utu?
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Kotahi te tikiti, please
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?
E mamao mai iinei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Kua ngaro au
Ua ou leiloa(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?
O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?(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
Ioe
Kāo
Leai
Tērā pea
Atonu
Kei te whakaae au
O le fa'amaonia
Kāore au e whakaae
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
He pai tēnā
E lelei le fa'ailoa
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
O le a sou manatu?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
Tēnā tūrua
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
Aroha mai
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
Kāore he raru
E leai se fa'aletonu
Ngā mihi
Fa'afetai
Hari huritau
Manuia le aso fanau
Kia pai te haerenga
Ia manuia lau malaga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kei hea te teihana tereina?
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Kei hea te pooti?
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Ko wai te papa?
O le fea le tulaga?(Ko wai te papa?)
He aha te wa e wehe ai?
O le a le taimi e alu ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Kei te tika tēnei ara?
O le ala saʻo lenei?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Kei konei tata mai
E latalata iinei(Kei konei tata mai)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei
E mamao mai iinei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?(Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?)
Tū mai i konei, koa
Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole(Tū mai i konei, koa)
E hia te wā e tango ana?
E fia le taimi e alu ai?(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?
E fia le tau o lenei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
He tino utu tēnā
O le tau o ia o lo'o maualuga.
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
E iai ni mea e sili atu le taugofie?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
E mafai ona ou totogi i le kaadi?
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Ou te mana'o i se laulau mo le lua.
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Fa'amolemole, le pili.
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
O lo'o aofia i le auaunaga?
He veggie ahau.
O a'u o se tagata 'ai fa'avae i le la'au.
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
E leai ni mea 'ai vevela, fa'amolemole.
He reka tēnei.
E manaia lenei.
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
E mafai ona ou maua le menu?
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Fa'amolemole, se ipu vai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Faafesootai leoleo
Karanga ki te āwhina
Faafesootai se ambulanse
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
E tatau ia te aʻu se fomaʻi
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
O loʻu lagona e le lelei
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
O aʻu e i ai le allergy i fatu peni
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
O fea le falemaʻi e sili ona lata mai?
E mamae ana i konei
E tiga iinei
I ngaro taku pasapo
Ua ou leiloa laʻu pasese
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
E mafai ona e faafesootai laʻu otel?
Tautoko!
Fa'amolemole!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka pai te kite i a koe
O le fiafia e feiloai i le fa'avae(O le fiafia e feiloai)
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Se'i o tatou fa'ata'ita'iga se fonotaga
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
O le a le taimi e lelei mo oe?
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
O le a ou auina atu le lipoti i le aso
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
E mafai ona tatou talanoa i le taeao?
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Fa'amolemole, fa'aaoga le fa'amaumauga i le fa'amaumauga
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Fa'afetai mo lou taimi
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
O lo'o ou fa'atali e galulue fa'atasi ma oe
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
E mafai ona e fa'amaonia le fa'avae?
Me hoki au ki a koe
Se'i o'u toe fo'i atu i le fa'avae
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire
O le taimi e ta'ita'ia ai o le Aso Faraile
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.