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Random Maori Words and Phrases

This page will teach you to say a variety of random Maori words and phrases. These random words include warm, mountair, sea, and cat, and phrases include You're doing great, With best wishes, and You're the best.

By scrolling down you will learn to say all of the above phrases, plus several more in our Maori to English language learning dictionary. What random words will you learn today?

Random Words and Phrases in Maori:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of random words and phrases from English to Maori.


Random Maori Words

Arorangi ➔ Astronomy

Awa ➔ River

Hapori ➔ Community

Haumāmā ➔ Helium

Iti ➔ Small

Kahumoe ➔ Pajamas

Kōrero ➔ Talk

Mahana ➔ Warm

Makariri ➔ Cold

Māmā ➔ Light (as in not heavy)

Manatārua ➔ Copyright

Maunga ➔ Mountain

Moana ➔ Sea

Moni ➔ Money

Motu ➔ Island

Ngeru ➔ Cat

One ➔ Beach

Papa tākaro ➔ Playground

Poitūkohu ➔ Basketball

Pukapuka ➔ Book

Pukuhiko ➔ Electrical generator

Ruānuku ➔ Sage / Wizard

Tāne ➔ Man

Tāonewhīra ➔ Township

Teti pea ➔ Teddy bear

Wāhine ➔ Woman

Wai ➔ Water

Waka ➔ Canoe

Whakamātau ➔ Experiment

Wini ➔ Window


Random Maori Phrases

Ka mate ➔ Tis Death

Ka ora ➔ Tis Life

Ka pai ➔ Well done; Thumbs up

Ka pai to mahi. ➔ You're doing great.

Kia kaha, noho ora mai. ➔ Be strong, and stay well.

Kia maia. ➔ Be brave / bold.

Nga mihi nui. ➔ With best wishes.

Rōmeo raua ko Hurieta ➔ Romeo and Juliet

Taku aroha nui ki a koe. ➔ Love you heaps.

Tino pai rawa atu koe. ➔ You're the best.


This list of random Maori words and phrases was last updated on April 18, 2025.



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The Fine Print

I don't speak Maori myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Maori language learning journey!



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