Looking for practical Maori to Tongan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maori phrase first, then the Tongan translation (Tongan) — 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 Tongan.
Tip: read the Tongan line out loud three times, then cover the Maori side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kia ora
Mālō
Ngā mihi
Mālō
Ata mārie
Mālō e lelei
Pō mārie
Mālō e lelei
Pō nui
Mālō e lelei
Nō reira
Nofo ā
Ka kite anō
Tōfā
Haere rā
Tōfā
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
Ko John tōku ingoa
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
Kei te pēhea koe?
Ofa atu?
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Kaore au e mohio
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Tena koa korero āta
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Kei hea te wharepaku?
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?(E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)
Huri ki mauī
Fakafoki ki he kolo(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Huri ki te taha matau
Fakafoki ki he 'akau(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Haere tika
Alu 'o e 'alu(Alu 'o e 'alu)
E hia te utu?
E hā e totongi?(E hā e totongi?)
Kotahi te tikiti, please
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Kua ngaro au
Oku ou 'i ma'u(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?(Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Āe
Kāo
Ikai
Tērā pea
Māfai
Kei te whakaae au
Oku ou ʻilo
Kāore au e whakaae
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
He pai tēnā
Oku lelei ia
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Tēnā tūrua
Fakamolemole
Aroha mai
Oku ou fakamolemole
Kāore he raru
Ikai ha palopalema
Ngā mihi
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Hari huritau
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Kia pai te haerenga
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kei hea te teihana tereina?
Ko fea e falemai?(ko fea e fale mai)
Kei hea te pooti?
Ko fea e nofoa bus?(ko fea e nofoa bus)
Ko wai te papa?
Ko e feheia e pātala?(ko e feheia e patala)
He aha te wa e wehe ai?
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?(he taimi fe e alu ai)
Kei te tika tēnei ara?
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?(ko e ala lelei eni)
Kei konei tata mai
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni(ko ia i he vahaa ni)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei
Ko ia 'i he tu'a(ko ia i he tua)
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?(oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)
Tū mai i konei, koa
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki(tu i he aiga kataki)
E hia te wā e tango ana?
E taha e taimi?(e taha e taimi)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
E hia te utu o tēnei?
Ehia te fua o kēia?(ehia te fua o kehā)
He tino utu tēnā
Ko ia, e lahi loā(ko ia e lahi loa)
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?(ofa mai ha meakai e ngau)
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?(e mafai au ke totongi e patu)
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu(ofa atu au ke he meakai e tolu)
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Te fua, kataki(te fua kataki)
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
E aofia ai te ngāue?(e aofia ai te ngau)
He veggie ahau.
O au ko e meʻakai(o au ko e meakai)
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki(katoa a e meakai alohi kataki)
He reka tēnei.
Ko ʻeni, e lelei(ko eni e lelei)
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?(e mafai au ke mau e meakai)
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Ha ipu vai, kataki(ha ipu vai kataki)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Tū mai e polisi
Karanga ki te āwhina
Tū mai e ambulance
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Ofa mai e fomaʻi
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Oku ou fehi
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?
E mamae ana i konei
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā
I ngaro taku pasapo
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?
Tautoko!
Fakamolemole!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Mālō e lelei
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?
Me hoki au ki a koe
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire
Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.