Looking for practical Swati to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Maori-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Kia ora
Ngiyabonga
Ngā mihi
Siyaphila
Ata mārie
Siyaphila
Pō mārie
Siyaphila
Pō nui
Lalani kahle
Nō reira
Sizobonana
Ka kite anō
Hamba kahle
Haere rā
Ubani igama lakho?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Igama lami nguJohn
Ko John tōku ingoa
Unjani?
Kei te pēhea koe?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Angiqondi.
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
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)
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Hamba phambili.
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
Kubiza malini?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Kude lapha?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Ngilahlekile.
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-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.
Yebo
Āe
Cha
Kāo
Mhlawumbe
Tērā pea
Ngiyavuma
Kei te whakaae au
Ngiyaphikisa
Kāore au e whakaae
Lokho kuhle
He pai tēnā
Ucabanga ukuthini?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Ungangisiza?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Ngidinga usizo
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Linda umzuzu
Tēnā tūrua
Ngiyaxolisa
Aroha mai
Akukho nkinga
Kāore he raru
Siyabonga
Ngā mihi
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Hari huritau
Uhambe kahle
Kia pai te haerenga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Kusondela lapha
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
Kude lapha
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
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?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
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.
Kubiza malini le?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
He tino utu tēnā(lo-khu ku-bi-za ka-khulu)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?(u-na-yo yi-ni le-yo e-phan-si)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?(ngi-ya-kwa-zi u-ku-kho-kha nge-kha-di)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.(ngi-than-da i-ta-fu-la la-ba-bi-li)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Tēnā, te rīhi.(i-bhi-li ngi-ya-ce-la)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?(in-kon-zo i-bha-je-twe)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
He veggie ahau.(ngi-yi-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.(a-ku-kho u-ku-dla o-ku-shi-sa-yo ngi-ya-ce-la)
Lokhu kuhle
He reka tēnei.(lo-khu ku-hle)
Ngicela imenyu?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?(ngi-ce-la i-me-nu)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.(in-gi-la-zi ya-man-zi ngi-ya-ce-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza emaphoyisa
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Biza i-ambulance
Karanga ki te āwhina
Ngidinga udokotela
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Ngizizwa ngigula
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Kukhala lapha
E mamae ana i konei
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
I ngaro taku pasapo
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Siza!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Masihlele umhlangano
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Me hoki au ki a koe
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
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.