Looking for practical Welsh to Maori phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Welsh 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 Welsh 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.
Helo
Kia ora
Diolch
Ngā mihi
Bore da
Ata mārie
P'nawn da
Pō mārie
Noswaith dda
Pō nui
Nos da
Nō reira
Welaf di wedyn
Ka kite anō
Hwyl fawr
Haere rā
Beth yw dy enw di?
Ko wai tō ingoa?(beth yoo dee enoo dee?)
Fy enw i yw John
Ko John tōku ingoa(vee enoo ee yoo John)
Sut wyt ti?
Kei te pēhea koe?(sit weet tee?)
Braf cwrdd â thi
He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe(brav koord ah thee)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ydych chi'n siarad Saesneg?
Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?(kah korero koe ee teh reh-oh ingarihi)
Nid wyf yn siarad Hindi'n dda
Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi(kaore ow ee kah-raw pai ee teh reh-oh hindee)
Nid wyf yn deall
Kaore au e mohio(kaore ow ee moh-ee-oh)
Siaradwch yn araf, os gwelwch yn dda
Tena koa korero āta(teh-nah koh-ah kah-raw-oh ah-tah)
A allech chi ddweud hynny eto?
Ka taea e koe te korero ano?(kah tah-eh eh koh-eh teh kah-raw-oh ah-no)
Ble mae'r toiled?
Kei hea te wharepaku?(kay he-ah teh fah-reh-pah-koo)
Sut alla i gyrraedd canol y ddinas?
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)
Trowch chwith
Huri ki mauī(hoo-ree kee mow-ee)
Trowch dde
Huri ki te taha matau(hoo-ree kee teh tah-hah mah-tow)
Ewch yn syth
Haere tika(high-reh tee-kah)
Faint yw'r ffi?
E hia te utu?(eh hee-ah teh oo-too)
Un tocyn, os gwelwch yn dda
Kotahi te tikiti, please(koh-tah-hee teh tee-kee-tee)
Ydy hi'n bell o fan yma?
Kei tawhiti mai i konei?(kay tah-whee-tee my ee koh-nay)
Rwy'n colli
Kua ngaro au(koo-ah nah-roh ow)
Ble alla i brynu cerdyn 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.
Ie
Āe
Na
Kāo
Efallai
Tērā pea
Rwy'n cytuno
Kei te whakaae au
Rwy'n anghytuno
Kāore au e whakaae
Mae hynny'n swnio'n dda
He pai tēnā
Beth ydych chi'n meddwl?
He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?
Allwch chi fy helpu?
Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?
Mae angen help arna i
Kei te hiahia au i te awhina
Arhoswch funud
Tēnā tūrua
Mae'n ddrwg gennyf
Aroha mai
Dim problem
Kāore he raru
Llongyfarchiadau
Ngā mihi
Pen-blwydd hapus
Hari huritau
Mwynhewch eich taith ddiogel
Kia pai te haerenga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ble mae'r gorsaf drenau?
Kei hea te teihana tereina?(Kei hea te teihana tereina?)
Ble mae'r stop bws?
Kei hea te pooti?(Kei hea te pooti?)
Pa lwyfan ydy o?
Ko wai te papa?(Ko wai te papa?)
Am beth amser mae'n gadael?
He aha te wa e wehe ai?(He aha te wa e wehe ai?)
Ydy hwn yn y ffordd iawn?
Kei te tika tēnei ara?(Kei te tika tēnei ara?)
Mae'n agos yma
Kei konei tata mai(Kei konei tata mai)
Mae'n bell o yma
Kei tawhiti mai i konei(Kei tawhiti mai i konei)
Allan ti ddangos i mi ar y 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?)
Stopiwch yma, os gwelwch yn dda
Tū mai i konei, koa(Tū mai i konei, koa)
Faint o amser mae'n ei gymryd?
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.
Faint mae hyn yn costio?
E hia te utu o tēnei?(ehia te utu o tei nei)
Mae hynny'n rhy drud
He tino utu tēnā
Oes gennych chi rywbeth rhatach?
Kei a koe he mea iti ake?
Alla i dalu gyda cherdyn?
Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?
Hoffwn dabl ar gyfer dwy
E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.
Y bil, os gwelwch yn dda
Tēnā, te rīhi.
A yw'r gwasanaeth wedi'i gynnwys?
Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?
Rwy'n fegan
He veggie ahau.
Dim bwyd sbeislyd, os gwelwch yn dda
Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.
Mae hyn yn flasus
He reka tēnei.
Alla i gael y fwydlen?
Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?
Cwrw o ddŵr, os gwelwch yn dda
Tēnā, he karaihe wai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Galwch y heddlu
Karanga ki te pirihimana
Galwch ambiwlans
Karanga ki te āwhina
Mae angen doctor arna i
Kei te hiahia au i te rata
Rwy'n teimlo'n sâl
Kei te pāngia au e te mate
Rwy'n alergeddus i fynachod
He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri
Ble mae'r ysbyty agosaf?
Kei hea te hōhipera tata?
Mae'n poeni fan hyn
E mamae ana i konei
Rwy'n wedi colli fy mhasbort
I ngaro taku pasapo
Allwch chi alw fy ngwesty?
Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?
Cymorth!
Tautoko!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Braf cwrdd â chi
Ka pai te kite i a koe
Gadewch i ni drefnu cyfarfod
Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui
Pa amser sy'n gweithio i chi?
He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?
Fe anfonaf y adroddiad heddiw
Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā
Ga i sgwrsio yfory?
Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?
Dewch o hyd i'r ffeil wedi'i chysylltu
Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana
Diolch am eich amser
Ngā mihi mo tō wā
Edrychaf ymlaen at weithio gyda chi
Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe
A allech chi egluro'r pwynt hwnnw?
Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?
Gadewch i mi ddod yn ôl atoch
Me hoki au ki a koe
Mae'r dyddiad cau yn ddydd Gwener
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.