Looking for practical Maori to Venda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maori phrase first, then the Venda translation (Venda) — 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 Venda.
Tip: when a Venda 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.
Kia ora
Ndi matsheloni
Ngā mihi
Ndi a livhuwa
Ata mārie
Ndi matsheloni
Pō mārie
Ndi masiari
Pō nui
Ndi madekwana
Nō reira
Ndi masiari a u fhela
Ka kite anō
Tshilidzi
Haere rā
Vhuyani
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Ndi mini dzina lenu?
Ko John tōku ingoa
Dzina langa ndi John
Kei te pēhea koe?
Ni khou itea?
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?(ni a thota n'wambo)
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi(a ndi thoti Hindi zwavhudi)
Kaore au e mohio
A ndi ḓivhi(a ndi dhiwi)
Tena koa korero āta
Ndi ṱhanyela u ṱhota nga ṱhoho(ndi thanyela u thota nga thoho)
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?
Ndi a ṱanga zwenezwi?(ndi a thanga zwenezwi)
Kei hea te wharepaku?
Bani hu na khotani?(bani hu na khotani)
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?
Ndi ya hani u ya tsini na muṱa?(ndi ya hani u ya tsini na mutha)
Huri ki mauī
Fhulu u ya shango(fhulu u ya shango)
Huri ki te taha matau
Fhulu u ya ṱhoho(fhulu u ya thoho)
Haere tika
Ḓi ṱhota nga ṱhoho(dhi thota nga thoho)
E hia te utu?
Fhasi i na hani?(fhasi i na hani)
Kotahi te tikiti, please
Ticket ye ḽa, nd please(ticket ye la, nd please)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?
I na fhasi u bva hone?(i na fhasi u bva hone)
Kua ngaro au
Ndi a fhedza(ndi a fhedza)
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?
Ndi nga wana SIM card phi?(ndi nga wana SIM card phi)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Ee
Kāo
Aih
Tērā pea
Ndi nga si
Kei te whakaae au
Ndi a livhuwa
Kāore au e whakaae
Ndi a sa livhuwi
He pai tēnā
Izwi zwine zwa ita zwavhuya
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
U vhona mini?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
U nga nthusa?
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Ndi na nyito
Tēnā tūrua
Langa muthu
Aroha mai
Ndi a humbula
Kāore he raru
A hu na nḓila
Ngā mihi
Ndi a livhuwa
Hari huritau
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha
Kia pai te haerenga
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha na u shuma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kei hea te teihana tereina?
Uphi i-station ye-train?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Kei hea te pooti?
Uphi i-bus stop?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Ko wai te papa?
I-platform efani na?(Ko wai te papa?)
He aha te wa e wehe ai?
Iri ngafhi?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Kei te tika tēnei ara?
Iyi ndi ndowei efani?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Kei konei tata mai
Iri khathihi na.(Kei konei tata mai)
Kei tawhiti mai i konei
Iri khulwane na.(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?
U nga nanga u tshi khou vhona kha maphu?(Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?)
Tū mai i konei, koa
Dzhia fhedzi, ndi khou livhuwa.(Tū mai i konei, koa)
E hia te wā e tango ana?
Zwi tshi dzhia ngafhi?(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?
Zwi khou itea ngani?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
He tino utu tēnā
Izwi ndi zwihulu.
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Ni na zwine zwa itea nga nṱha?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Ndi nga fhira nga khadi?
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Ndi khou ṱoḓa tafela ya vhuṱanzi.
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Ndi ṱhoḓa muthu, ndapota.
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Ndi na tshelete ya vhuṱanzi?
He veggie ahau.
Ndi muvegetarian.
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
A si na food ya vhuṱhiri, ndapota.
He reka tēnei.
Izi ndi zwitukwama.
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Ndi nga ṱoḓa menu?
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Ndi ṱhoḓa glasi ya mvura, ndapota.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Fhonelela mapolisa
Karanga ki te āwhina
Fhonelela ambulanse
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Ndi funa ngaka
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Ndi a shota
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Ndi na u shota kha phiri
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Ndi wani hoso ya vhuṱungu?
E mamae ana i konei
Zwi a vha na mulalo hone
I ngaro taku pasapo
Ndi fhedza pasipoti yangu
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
U nga fhonelela hotele yangu?
Tautoko!
Ramba!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Ndi khou livhuwa u vhulunga
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
A ri vhe na thendo
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Ndi ngani ini u shuma na yone?
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Ndi do ruma ripoti ndayani
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
A ri nga bvela phanda nga ndayo?
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Ndi khou humbela u wana faele yo thomulwaho
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Ndi a livhuwa nga ha u ralo
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Ndi khou takalela u shuma na inwi
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
A ni nga sumbedza nḓila iṅwe?
Me hoki au ki a koe
Ndi do bva u ya u inwi
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire
Nḓila i khou fhela nga ṋaṅwe
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.