Looking for practical Sicilian to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sicilian 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.
Ciao
Kia ora
Grazii
Ngā mihi
Bongiornu
Ata mārie
Bona sira
Pō mārie
Bona sira
Pō nui
Bona notti
Nō reira
A prestu
Ka kite anō
Addiu
Haere rā
Chi è u tò nomu?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
U me nomu è John
Ko John tōku ingoa
Comu stai?
Kei te pēhea koe?
Piaceru di canusciti
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parli inglese?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Un parlu bonu hindi.
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Un capisciu.
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Parla pianu, per favore.
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Pò diri chistu n'atra vota?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Unni è u bagnu?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Comu arrivu a lu centru di la cità?
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)
Giriti a manca.
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Giriti a destra.
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Andate drittu.
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
Quant'è u bigliettu?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Un bigliettu, per favore.
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
È luntanu di cca?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Sugnu persu.
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Unni pozzu accattari na SIM?
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.
Iè
Āe
No
Kāo
Forse
Tērā pea
Sò d'accordu
Kei te whakaae au
Non sò d'accordu
Kāore au e whakaae
Chistu sona bonu
He pai tēnā
Chi ne pensi?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Pò aiutarmi?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Haiu bisognu di aiutu
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Aspetta nu mumentu
Tēnā tūrua
Mi dispiaci
Aroha mai
Nuddu prubbrema
Kāore he raru
Complimenti
Ngā mihi
Bon compleannu
Hari huritau
Fai nu viaggiu sicuru
Kia pai te haerenga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Unni è a stazione di treni?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Unni è a fermata di bus?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Chi piattaforma è?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
A chi ora parti?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
È sta la via giusta?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
È vicinu a qui
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
È luntanu di qui
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Pòttimi mustrare supra la mappa?
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?)
Fermati qui, per piaciri
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
Quantu tempu ci voli?
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.
Quant'è chistu?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
Chistu è troppu caru
He tino utu tēnā
Hai quarchi cosa cchiù economica?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Posso pagari cu carta?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Vogghiu na tàula pi dui
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Lu cuntu, pi favuri
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Lu serviziu è inclusu?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Sugnu vegetarianu
He veggie ahau.
Nenti cibo piccanti, pi favuri
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Chistu è deliziosu
He reka tēnei.
Posso aviri lu menù?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Na bicchieri d'acqua, pi favuri
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Chiamu la pulizia
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Chiamu un'ambulanza
Karanga ki te āwhina
Haiu bisognu di un dutturi
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Mi sentu malatu
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Sugnu allergicu ai nocciuli
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Unni è l'ospedali cchiù vicinu?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Mi fa male cca
E mamae ana i konei
Haiu persu u passaportu
I ngaro taku pasapo
Pò chiamari u me hotel?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Aiutu!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Piaciri di canusciti
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Fammulu un appuntamentu
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
A chiura ti va?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Mandi lu rapportu oggi
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Pudemu parrari dumani?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Truvati lu schedariu attaccatu
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Grazii pi lu tò tempu
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Aspettu cu piaciri di travagghiari cu tia
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Poti chiariri chistu puntu?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Lassami ti rispondu dopu
Me hoki au ki a koe
La scadenza è venniri
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.