• E tū — Stand up
• E noho — Sit down
• Haere mai — Come here
• Hoki atu — Go back (to where you came from)
• Turituri — Be quiet
• Hoihoi — Be quiet
• Homai te … — Give me the (see page 10 for list of nouns)
• Pekepeke JumpTō ringa ki runga — (Put) your hand up
• Hope — Hands on hips
• Pōkai ō ringaringa — Fold your arms
• Pōkai ō waewae — Cross your legs
• Whiri ō ringaringa — Fold your arms
• Whiri ō waewae —Cross your legs
• Hurihuri — Turn around
• Whakamārōrō — Stretch
• Takoto — Lie down
• Pakipaki —Clap (kotahi pakipaki = one clap(rua pakipaki = two claps, etc)
• Titiro — Look
• Whakarongo — Listen
• Hongihongi — Smell
• Kōrero — Speak
• Whakahokia te … — Put the (item) back (see below for a list of nouns)
• Waiho te … — Leave the (item) alone (see below for a list of nouns)
• Kei hea te … — Where is the (item) (see below for a list of nouns)
• He (noun) — A, an, some (i.e. he āporo tēnei – this is an apple)

Some common Māori nouns

• Upoko — Head
• Makawe — Hair
• Taringa — Ears
• Whatu — Eyes
• Tukemata — Eyebrows
• Ihu — Nose
• Waha — Mouth
• Paparinga — Cheeks
• Kauae — Jaw
• Korokoro — Throat
• Poho — Chest
• Ringaringa — rms, hands
• Waewae — Legs, feet
• Puku — Stomach
• Nono — Buttocks
• Pene rākau — Pencil
• Pene — Pen
• Pukapuka — Book
• Tīoka — Chalk
• Kuaha — Door
• Karaka — Clock
• Kai — Food
• Inu — Drink
• Wai — Water
• Tūru — Chair
• Tēpu — Table, desk
• Rorohiko — Computer
• Pēke — Bag
• Rākau — Trees (and wooden objects generally)
• Maramataka — Calendar
• Tiwhikete — Certificate
• Reo Irirangi — Radio
• Pouaka Whakaata — Television set
• Pikitia — Picture
• Mā — White
• Pango — Black
• Whero — Red
• Karaka — Orange
• Kōwhai — Yellow
• Kākāriki — Green
• Kahurangi — Blue
• Parauri — Brown
• Tama — Boy
• Kōtiro — Girl
• Tangata — Person
• Tāne — Man
• Wahine — Women
• Tamaiti — Child
• Rangatahi — Youth

Saying hello

• Kia ora — Hello, good health
• Tēnā koe — Hello to one person, thank you to one person
• Tēnā kōrua — Hello to two people, thank you to two people
• Tēnā koutou — Hello to lots of people (more than three), thank you to lots of people
• Kei te pēhea koe/kōrua/koutou? — How are you to one person/two or more/three or more?
• E pēhea ana koe/kōrua/koutou? — How are you to one person/two or more/three or more?
• Kei te pai ahau/māua/mātou/ — I/we two/we three or more
• E pai ana ahau/māua/mātou — (am/are fine)
• Āe — Yes
• Kao/Kāore — No
• Tērā pea — Maybe
• He Taonga te Reo — The Māori Language is a Treasure
• Tōku Reo, Tōku Mana — My Language, My Mana

Counting in Māori

• 1 Tahi
• 2 Rua
• 3 Toru
• 4 Whā
• 5 Rima
• 6 Ono
• 7 Whitu
• 8 Waru
• 9 Iwa
• 10 Tekau (Tua-ngahuru)
• 11 Tekau mā tahi Tekau (10) Mā (+) Tahi (1)
• 12 Tekau mā rua Tekau (10) Mā (+) Tahi (1)
• 20 Rua tekau Rua (2) Tekau (10)
• 21 Rua tekau mā tahi Rua (2) Tekau (10) Mā (+) Tahi (1)
• 25 Rua tekau mā rima Tekau (10) Mā (+) Rima (5)
• 30 Toru tekau Toru (3) Tekau (10)
• 31 Toru tekau mā tahi Toru (3) Tekau (10) Mā (+) tahi (1)
• 38 Toru tekau mā waru Toru (3) Tekau (10) Mā (+) Waru (8)
• 40 Whā tekau Whā (4) Tekau (10)
• 50 Rima tekau
• 60 Ono tekau
• 70 Whitu tekau
• 80 Waru tekau
• 90 Iwa tekau
• 100 Kotahi rau Kotahi (1) Rau (100)
• 101 Kotahi rau tahi Kotahi (1) Rau (100) Tahi (1)
• 111 Kotahi rau tekau mā tahi Kotahi (1) Rau (100) Tekau (10) Mā (+) Tahi (1)
• 225 Rua rau rua tekau mā rima Rua (2) Rau (100) Rua (2) Mā (+) Rima (5)
• 1000 Kotahi mano Kotahi (1) Mano (1000)
• 1020 Kotahi mano rua tekau Kotahi (1) Mano (1000) Rua (2) Tekau (10)
• 2354 Rua mano toru rau rima tekau mā whā Rua (2) Mano (1000) Toru (3) Rau (100) Rima (5) Tekau (10) Mā (+) Whā (4)

Māori Dictionaries

• Māori Dictionary
• Ngata Dictionary
• Victoria University

Sentence construction

• Kupu

Māori Language Week

• Māori Language Week

More Useful Words

• 365 Māori Words
• Bilingual Signs