| Greetings | |
| Hello (casual) | Kia ora |
| Hello (formal) | Tēnā koe |
| My name is (..) | Ko (..) tōku ingoa |
| My name is Moana | Ko Moana tōku ingoa |
| Nice to meet you | He pai te tūtaki ki a koe |
| What's your name? | Ko wai tō ingoa? |
| Good morning | Mōrena / Ata mārie |
| Good evening / night | Pō mārie |
| Good bye (casual) | Hei konā |
| see you later | ka kite anō |
| Thank you | Kia ora |
| Sorry | Mō taku hē / aroha mai |
| Just a moment | taihoa ake nei / taihoa |
| Feelings | |
| How are you? | Kei te pēhea koe? |
| And you? | me koe? |
| I'm fine | kei te pai ahau |
| I'm hungry | Kei te hiakai ahau |
| I'm cold | Kei te makariri ahau |
| I'm hot | Kei te wera ahau |
| I'm happy | Kei te harikoa ahau |
| I'm sick | Kei te māuiui ahau |
| I'm tired | Kei te ngenge ahau |
| I'm thirsty | Kei te hiainu ahau |
| Places | |
| Where is the (..)? | Kei hea te (..)? |
| Where is the supermarket? | Kei hea te toa hokomaha? |
| It's here | Kei konei |
| It's there | Kei reira |
| It's over there | Kei kona / Kei kora |
| train station | teihana tereina |
| hospital | hōhipera |
| toilet | wharepaku |
| restaurant | wharekai |
| bank | pēke |
| hotel | hōtēra |
| bus stop | tūnga pahi |
| supermarket | toa hokomaha |
| pharmacy | kēmehi |
| school | kura |
| Where is the (..)? | Kei hea te (..)? |
| shopping mall | whare hokohoko |
| atm | mīhini moni |
| airport | taunga rererangi |
| gym | whare kori tinana |
| laundromat | whare horoi |
| post office | poutāpeta |
| bakery | hereumu |
| bookshop | toa pukapuka |
| car park | papa waka |
| cinema | whare kiriata |
| library | whare pukapuka |
| park | pāka |
| stadium | whare hākinakina |
| zoo | taiwhanga kararehe |
| Numbers | |
| one | tahi |
| two | rua |
| three | toru |
| four | whā |
| five | rima |
| six | ono |
| seven | whitu |
| eight | waru |
| nine | iwa |
| ten | tekau |
| eleven | tekau mā tahi |
| twelve | tekau mā rua |
| thirteen | tekau mā toru |
| fourteen | tekau mā whā |
| fifteen | tekau mā rima |
| sixteen | tekau mā ono |
| seventeen | tekau mā whitu |
| eighteen | tekau mā waru |
| nineteen | tekau mā iwa |
| twenty | rua tekau |
| thirty | toru tekau |
| forty | whā tekau |
| fifty | rima tekau |
| sixty | ono tekau |
| seventy | whitu tekau |
| eighty | waru tekau |
| ninety | iwa tekau |
| one hundred | kotahi rau |