Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tok Pisin 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: when a Maori phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tok Pisin 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.
Halo
Kia ora
Tenkyu
Ngā mihi
Gutpela moning
Ata mārie
Gutpela apinun
Pō mārie
Gutpela nait
Pō nui
Gutpela nait
Nō reira
Lukim yu bihain
Ka kite anō
Gudbai
Haere rā
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Mi nem em John
Ko John tōku ingoa
Yu stap gut?
Kei te pēhea koe?
Gutpela long mitim yu
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Mi no save.
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Plis, tok liklik.
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
Yu ken tokim gen?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Wea toilet?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
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)
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Go stret.
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Wan tiket, plis.
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Em i long long wanem?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Mi lus.
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
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.
Yes
Āe
No
Kāo
Baibe
Tērā pea
Mi agri
Kei te whakaae au
Mi no agri
Kāore au e whakaae
Em i gut
He pai tēnā
Yu ting wanem?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Mi nidim help
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Wai liklik
Tēnā tūrua
Mi sori
Aroha mai
No problem
Kāore he raru
Tenkyu
Ngā mihi
Hapi baisde
Hari huritau
Lukaut long trip
Kia pai te haerenga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Wea em bus stop?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Wea em platform?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
Wanem taim em i likim?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Dispela em stret rot?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Em i klostu hia
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
Em i longwe long hia
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Yu inap soim mi long map?
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?)
Stap hia, plis
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
Hao long em i tek?
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.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
Dispela i tu mipela
He tino utu tēnā(mipela = expensive)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?(nap = cheaper)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?(peim = pay)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Bil, plis
Tēnā, te rīhi.
Service i stap insait?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?(stap = included)
Mi vegetarian
He veggie ahau.
No spicy kaikai, plis
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Dispela i naispela
He reka tēnei.
Inap mi kisim menu?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Kolim ambulans
Karanga ki te āwhina
Mi nidim dokta
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Mi sik
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Mi gat alergi long pinat
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Wea hospital i klostu?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
I penim hia
E mamae ana i konei
Mi lusim paspot
I ngaro taku pasapo
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Help!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Makim wanpela miting
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Mi bai sendim report tude
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Plis lukim fael i atach
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Tenkyu long yu taim
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Me hoki au ki a koe
Deidlain i Fraida
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.