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Māori Phrases For Travel: Days & Numbers

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 25
4 min read

Spoken in: The Cook Islands, and New Zealand.

Language known locally as: te reo Māori, or te reo. 

Alphabet: Latin alphabet.


Travelling to a Māori speaking country and don't know a word of Māori?


No problem!


Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!


I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special. You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.



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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. 👎🏼 No thank you!


That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!


What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮


I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.


In the meantime, here are my Māori phrases for travel, for free 🤑


Māori Phrases For Travel

Māori Days & Numbers


English

Māori

Pronunciation

Monday

Rāhina

rah-hee-nah

Tuesday

Rātū

rah-too

Wednesday

Rāapa

rah-ah-pah

Thursday

Rāpare

rah-pah-reh

Friday

Rāmere

rah-meh-reh

Saturday

Rāhoroi

rah-hoh-roi

Sunday

Rātapu

rah-tah-poo


English

Māori

Pronunciation

0

Kore

koh-reh

1

Tahi

tah-hee

2

Rua

roo-ah

3

Toru

toh-roo

4

Whā

fah

5

Rima

ree-mah

6

Ono

oh-noh

7

Whitu

fee-too

8

Waru

wah-roo

9

Iwa

ee-wah

10

Tekau

teh-kau

11

Tekau mā tahi

teh-kau mah tah-hee

12

Tekau mā rua

teh-kau mah roo-ah

13

Tekau mā toru

teh-kau mah toh-roo

14

Tekau mā whā

teh-kau mah fah

15

Tekau mā rima

teh-kau mah ree-mah

16

Tekau mā ono

teh-kow mah oh-noh

17

Tekau mā whitu

teh-kow mah fee-too

18

Tekau mā waru

teh-kow mah wah-roo

19

Tekau mā iwa

teh-kow mah ee-wah

20

Rua tekau

roo-ah teh-kau

21

Rua tekau mā tahi

roo-ah teh-kow mah tah-hee

25

Rua tekau mā rima

roo-ah teh-kow mah ree-mah

30

Toru tekau

toh-roo teh-kau

40

Whā tekau

fah teh-kau

50

Rima tekau

ree-mah teh-kau

60

Ono tekau

oh-noh teh-kau

70

Whitu tekau

fee-too teh-kau

80

Waru tekau

wah-roo teh-kau

90

Iwa tekau

ee-wah teh-kau

100

Kotahi rau

koh-tah-hee row

101

Kotahi rau mā tahi

koh-tah-hee rah-oo mah tah-hee

150

Kotahi rau mā rima tekau

koh-tah-hee rah-oo mah ree-mah teh-kow

200

Rua rau

roo-ah row

1,000

Kotahi mano

koh-tah-hee mah-noh

10,000

Tekau mano

teh-kau mah-noh

100,000

Kotahi rau mano

koh-tah-hee row mah-noh

1,000,000

Kotahi miriona

koh-tah-hee mee-ree-oh-nah


Now you've got all the Māori Days & Numbers travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:


  • Māori Greetings Travel Phrases

  • Māori Travel Basics Travel Phrases

  • Māori Food & Dining Travel Phrases


I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!


Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide 🎁


However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.


The best thing about having your very own copy is:


You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!


From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here 👇🏽


Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook

The Perfect Travel Companion!


Don't shop on Amazon? Send me an email at travelwithconfidence.world@gmail.com and I'll arrange a personal copy direct to you!


Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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