Looking for practical Romani to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani phrase first, then the Maori translation (Maori) — 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 Maori.
Tip: pick five Maori 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.
Sastimos
Kia ora
Dikhes
Ngā mihi
Sar san o drom
Ata mārie
Sar san o drom
Pō mārie
Sar san o večer
Pō nui
Sar san o noć
Nō reira
Sikav tuke na jekh
Ka kite anō
Sastipen
Haere rā
So t'avel tiri navn?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Mande t'avel John
Ko John tōku ingoa
Soske tuke?
Kei te pēhea koe?
Rromale tuke
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Aš tuke anglis thaj?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Na sam tuke
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Sikav tuke buti
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Suk tuke so khanav avri?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Kade si o toalet?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Sako me džanav katar o centar?
Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?(meh peh-heh-ah ow eh tie keh teh poh-kah-poo oh teh tah-oh-neh)
Džanav levo
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Džanav pravo
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Džanav buti
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
Sako si o tarifo?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Eka tiketa, please
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Si o baro katar here?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Me si na džanav
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?
Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri 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.
Ja
Āe
Na
Kāo
Možda
Tērā pea
Sukalav
Kei te whakaae au
Nesukalav
Kāore au e whakaae
To so boro
He pai tēnā
So te phendav?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Sako te mikerav?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Me mangav miker
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Phirav kher
Tēnā tūrua
Me som te bachtal
Aroha mai
Na problem
Kāore he raru
Sukalav tuke
Ngā mihi
Sukal tuke kher
Hari huritau
Sakona safar kher
Kia pai te haerenga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kasa jekh train station?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Kasa platform?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
So kalo khera?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
So si jekh pravas?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
So si buchi tu?
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
So si dikh le tu?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?(Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?)
Sti le tu, please.
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
Kado kheras?
E hia te wā e tango ana?(E hia te wā e tango ana?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Sako kheres thaj?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
Taj e bori drago
He tino utu tēnā(taj e bori drago)
Aso tuke katar chede?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?(aso tuke katar chede)
Sakava kade kerdan?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?(sakava kade kerdan)
Mande sar o buchi for duj
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.(mande sar o buchi for duj)
O bil, please
Tēnā, te rīhi.(o bil, please)
Sar o servis included?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?(sar o servis included)
Mande so vegetarian
He veggie ahau.(mande so vegetarian)
Na spicy khana, please
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.(na spicy khana, please)
Taj e delikates
He reka tēnei.(taj e delikates)
Sakava kade o menu?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?(sakava kade o menu)
O buchi thaj, please
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Zhanav te policija
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Zhanav te ambulanca
Karanga ki te āwhina
Mane kaj doctoro
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Mane si mala
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Sikav tut here
E mamae ana i konei
Mane si zhalav my passport
I ngaro taku pasapo
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Pomoć!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Aven te kerdan o kher
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
So kher o vremi te tuke?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Me hoki au ki a koe
O deadline si o Vrihda
Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.