Looking for practical Maori to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maori phrase first, then the Tok Pisin translation (Tok Pisin) — 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 Tok Pisin.
Tip: pick five Tok Pisin 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
Halo
Ngā mihi
Tenkyu
Ata mārie
Gutpela moning
Pō mārie
Gutpela apinun
Pō nui
Gutpela nait
Nō reira
Gutpela nait
Ka kite anō
Lukim yu bihain
Haere rā
Gudbai
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Ko John tōku ingoa
Mi nem em John
Kei te pēhea koe?
Yu stap gut?
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Gutpela long mitim yu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?
Yu tok Pisin?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi
Mi no tok Hindi gut.(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Kaore au e mohio
Mi no save.(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Tena koa korero āta
Plis, tok liklik.(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?
Yu ken tokim gen?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Kei hea te wharepaku?
Wea toilet?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?(meh peh-heh-ah ow eh tie keh teh poh-kah-poo oh teh tah-oh-neh)
Huri ki mauī
Taim yu go, tanim left.(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Huri ki te taha matau
Taim yu go, tanim raet.(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Haere tika
Go stret.(high-reh tee-kah)
E hia te utu?
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Kotahi te tikiti, please
Wan tiket, plis.(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?
Em i long long wanem?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Kua ngaro au
Mi lus.(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?(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
Yes
Kāo
No
Tērā pea
Baibe
Kei te whakaae au
Mi agri
Kāore au e whakaae
Mi no agri
He pai tēnā
Em i gut
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Yu ting wanem?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Mi nidim help
Tēnā tūrua
Wai liklik
Aroha mai
Mi sori
Kāore he raru
No problem
Ngā mihi
Tenkyu
Hari huritau
Hapi baisde
Kia pai te haerenga
Lukaut long trip
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kei hea te teihana tereina?
Wea em train stesen?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Kei hea te pooti?
Wea em bus stop?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Ko wai te papa?
Wea em platform?(Ko wai te papa?)
He aha te wa e wehe ai?
Wanem taim em i likim?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Kei te tika tēnei ara?
Dispela em stret rot?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Kei konei tata mai
Em i klostu hia(Kei konei tata mai)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei
Em i longwe long hia(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?
Yu inap soim mi long map?(Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?)
Tū mai i konei, koa
Stap hia, plis(Tū mai i konei, koa)
E hia te wā e tango ana?
Hao long em i tek?(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?
Hamamas dispela i kost?(hamamas = how much)
He tino utu tēnā
Dispela i tu mipela(mipela = expensive)
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?(nap = cheaper)
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Inap mi peim long kad?(peim = pay)
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Bil, plis
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Service i stap insait?(stap = included)
He veggie ahau.
Mi vegetarian
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
No spicy kaikai, plis
He reka tēnei.
Dispela i naispela
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Inap mi kisim menu?
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Kolim polis
Karanga ki te āwhina
Kolim ambulans
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Mi nidim dokta
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Mi sik
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Wea hospital i klostu?
E mamae ana i konei
I penim hia
I ngaro taku pasapo
Mi lusim paspot
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Tautoko!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Nais long mitim yu
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Makim wanpela miting
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Mi bai sendim report tude
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Plis lukim fael i atach
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Tenkyu long yu taim
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Me hoki au ki a koe
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire
Deidlain i Fraida
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.