✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: Āe (AI‑eh)
- 👎 No: Kāo (KAH‑oh)
- 🙏 Please: Tēnā (TEH‑nah)
- 😊 Thank you: Ngā mihi (ngah MEE‑hee)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: Kei konei (kay KOH‑neh‑ee)
- 😬 Sorry: Aroha mai (AH‑roh‑ha my)
- 🙋 Excuse me: Aroha mai (same)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hi / Hello: Kia ora (KEY‑ah OH‑rah)
- 👋 Bye: Haere rā (HAH‑eh‑reh rah)
- 🌞 Good morning: Ata mārie (AH‑tah MAH‑ree‑eh)
- 🌙 Good night: Pō mārie (POH MAH‑ree‑eh)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: He aha tēnei? (heh AH‑ha TEH‑neh‑ee?)
- 👤 Who?: Ko wai? (koh WHY?)
- 🕒 When?: Āhea? (ah‑HEH‑ah?)
- 📍 Where?: Kei whea? (kay FYE‑ah?)
- 🛠️ How?: Me pēhea? (meh PEH‑heh‑ah?)
- 🤔 Why?: He aha te take? (heh AH‑ha teh TAH‑keh?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: Kāore au i te mōhio (KAH‑oh‑reh ow ee teh MOH‑hee‑oh)
- 😕 I don’t understand: Kāore au i te mārama (KAH‑oh‑reh ow ee teh MAH‑rah‑mah)
- 🔁 Again: Anō (AH‑noh)
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: Ka taea e au…? (kah TAH‑eh‑ah eh ow…)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Pai (PY)
- 👎 Bad: Kino (KEE‑no)
- 😋 Yummy: He reka! (heh REH‑kah!)
- 🤢 Yucky: He koretake! (heh KOH‑reh‑TAH‑keh!)
- 🧸 I like it: He pai ki ahau (heh PY key AH‑how)
- 💔 I don’t like it: Kāore e pai ki ahau (KAH‑oh‑reh eh PY key AH‑how)
- 💧 Water: Wai (WY)
- 🍝 Food: Kai (KY)
- 👉 This: Tēnei (TEH‑neh‑ee)
- 👉 That: Tērā (TEH‑rah)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: Ko taku ingoa… (koh TAH‑koo EE‑ngoh‑ah…)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: Ko wai tō ingoa? (koh WHY taw EE‑ngoh‑ah?)
- 🙋 I am: Ko au… (koh ow…)
- 👉 You are: Ko koe… (koh KOH‑eh…)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: E hari ana ahau (eh HAH‑ree AH‑nah AH‑how)
- 😢 I’m sad: E pōuri ana ahau (eh POH‑oo‑ree AH‑nah AH‑how)
- 😴 I’m tired: E ngenge ana ahau (eh NGEH‑nge AH‑nah AH‑how)
- 😡 I’m mad: E riri ana ahau (eh REE‑ree AH‑nah AH‑how)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: E mamae ana ahau (eh MAH‑mah‑e AH‑nah AH‑how)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: Kāore au e tino pai (KAH‑oh‑reh ow eh TEE‑noh PY)
- 🥰 I love you: Aroha ahau ki a koe (AH‑roh‑ha AH‑how key ah KOH‑eh)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: E hiakai ana ahau (eh HEE‑ah‑kai AH‑nah AH‑how)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: E hiainu ana ahau (eh HEE‑ah‑ee‑noo AH‑nah AH‑how)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: I tenei rā (ee TEH‑neh‑ee rah)
- 📆 Tomorrow: Akuanei (AH‑koo‑ah‑nay‑ee)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: Inanahi (ee-NAH-nah‑hee)
- 🌅 Morning: Ata (AH‑tah)
- 🌌 Night: Pō (POH)
- ⏳ Now: Ināianei (ee NAH‑ee‑ah‑nay‑ee)
- 🔜 Later: Ā muri ake (ah MOO‑ree AH‑keh)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: Mauī (MOW‑ee)
- 🔙 Left: Matau (MAH‑tau)
- ⬆️ Straight: Pērā tonu (PEH‑rah TOH‑noo)
- ⬅️ Front: Mua (MOO‑ah)
- ➡️ Behind: Maui (MOU‑ee) (OR use “muri” for behind)
- ⬆️ Top / above: Runga (ROON‑gah)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: Raro (RAH‑roh)
- 🏠 Inside: Roto (ROH‑toh)
- 🌳 Outside: Waho (WAH‑ho)
- 🚪 Entrance / in: Roto i roto (ROH‑toh ee ROH‑toh)
- 🏃♀️ Exit / out: Waho i waho (WAH‑ho ee WAH‑ho)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: E hia? (eh HEE‑ah?)
- 😮 Too much: He nui rawa! (heh NUE‑ee RAH‑wah!)
- 👌 A little: He iti (heh EE‑tee)
- 1️⃣ One: Tahi (TAH‑hee)
- 2️⃣ Two: Rua (ROO‑ah)
- 3️⃣ Three: Toru (TOH‑roo)
- 4️⃣ Four: Whā (Fah)
- 5️⃣ Five: Rima (REE‑mah)
- 6️⃣ Six: Ono (OH‑noh)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Whitu (FEE‑too)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Waru (WAH‑roo)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Iwa (EE‑wah)
- 🔟 Ten: Tekau (TEH‑kow)
- 💯 One hundred: Kotahi rau (koh-TAH‑hee rah-oo)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: Nā te mea (nah teh MEH‑ah)
- 🧩 So…: Nō reira… (naw RAY‑rah…)
- 👀 If…: Mē… (meh…)
- 🆚 But: Engari… (EHN‑gah‑ree…)
- 🔄 Or: Rānei… (rah‑NEH‑ee…)
- ➕ And: A (ah)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: Me hiahia (meh HEE‑ah‑ee‑ah)
- 🙋♀️ I want: E hiahia ana ahau (eh HEE‑ah‑ee‑ah AH‑nah AH‑how)
- 🙌 I give: Ka hoatu e au (kah ho‑AH‑too eh ow)
- 🤝 I help: Ka āwhina au (kah AW‑hee‑nah ow)
- 🙋 I ask: Ka pātai au (kah PAH‑tai ow)
- 🗣️ I say: Ka kōrero au (kah KOH‑reh‑roh ow)
- 👂 I listen: Ka whakarongo au (kah fah-ka-ROH-ngo ow)
- 👀 I see: Ka kite au (kah KEE‑teh ow)
- 🦶 I go: Ka haere au (kah HIE-reh ow)
- 🍽️ I eat: Ka kai au (kah KY ow)
- 🥤 I drink: Ka inu au (kah EE‑noo ow)
- 🛌 I sleep: Ka moe au (kah MOE eh ow)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Awhina! (AH‑hee‑nah!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Kia tūpato! (KEE‑ah TOO‑pah‑toh!)
- 🛑 Stop!: Kia tau! (KEE‑ah tow!)
- 👀 Look!: Titiro! (TEE‑tee‑roh!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Marara! (mah-RAH-rah!)
- 👏 Come here: Haere mai! (HAH‑reh my!)
- ⏳ Wait: Tatari! (tah-TAH‑ree!)
- 🌟 Good job!: Ka pai! (kah PY!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Haere rā tātou! (HAH‑reh rah TAH‑toh!)