Travel Phrases

New Zealand Travel Phrases

Travel phrases for New Zealand with audio, built for airport shuttles, intercity buses, ferries, hotel or holiday-park check-ins, and cafe conversations.

New Zealand · English · 55 phrases

New Zealand

Built for New Zealand airport shuttles, intercity buses, ferries, and hotel or holiday-park conversations.

English

All phrases include AI-generated audio for quick playback and pronunciation reference.

Before you go

  • Keep transport phrases ready for airport shuttles, intercity buses, ferries, and longer road-trip stops.
  • Accommodation phrases help most with check-in timing, parking, kitchen access, and simple room or cabin requests.
  • Cafe cards are useful for takeaway coffee, breakfast questions, and quick directions in smaller towns or stops.
More local notes

Built for New Zealand trips where airport shuttles, intercity transport, holiday-park check-ins, and cafe stops all come up quickly. These cards help when you need short local wording for routes, bookings, or simple food and service requests.

Basics

New Zealand Basics phrases

Hello

Hello

Thank you

Thank you

Yes

Yes

No

No

Excuse me

Excuse me

Please help me

Please help me

Do you speak English?

Do you speak English?

Could you write the hostel name down?

Could you write the hostel name down?

Transport

New Zealand Transport phrases

Where is the station?

Where is the station?

One ticket, please

One ticket, please

Where is the bathroom?

Where is the bathroom?

When does it leave?

When does it leave?

Please stop here

Please stop here

To the airport, please

To the airport, please

Where is the metro?

Where is the metro?

Can I top up my bus card here?

Can I top up my bus card here?

Which platform goes to the city centre?

Which platform goes to the city centre?

Please take me to this address.

Please take me to this address.

Is the last ferry still running tonight?

Is the last ferry still running tonight?

Is there a luggage fee for this ferry?

Is there a luggage fee for this ferry?

Hotel

New Zealand Hotel phrases

I have a reservation

I have a reservation

Check in, please

Check in, please

What time is check-out?

What time is check-out?

What is the Wi-Fi password?

What is the Wi-Fi password?

More towels, please

More towels, please

I forgot my room key

I forgot my room key

Can I check out later?

Can I check out later?

Can I leave my luggage before check-in?

Can I leave my luggage before check-in?

I will be arriving late tonight.

I will be arriving late tonight.

Dining

New Zealand Dining phrases

A table for two, please

A table for two, please

Menu, please

Menu, please

Not spicy, please

Not spicy, please

I am vegetarian

I am vegetarian

Water, please

Water, please

The bill, please

The bill, please

No ice, please

No ice, please

Can I get a flat white to go, please?

Can I get a flat white to go, please?

Could I have this without coriander?

Could I have this without coriander?

Could I get a bottle of still water?

Could I get a bottle of still water?

Shopping

New Zealand Shopping phrases

How much is this?

How much is this?

It's too expensive

It's too expensive

Can I pay by card?

Can I pay by card?

I'm just looking

I'm just looking

Do you have another size?

Do you have another size?

Is this tax-free?

Is this tax-free?

Can it be cheaper?

Can it be cheaper?

Can I pay by card here?

Can I pay by card here?

Emergency

New Zealand Emergency phrases

Call the police, please

Call the police, please

Call an ambulance, please

Call an ambulance, please

I am lost

I am lost

I need a pharmacy

I need a pharmacy

I need a doctor

I need a doctor

I need help right now

I need help right now

I lost my passport

I lost my passport

I missed the last bus.

I missed the last bus.

Travel FAQ

Which phrase groups matter most for a first New Zealand trip?

Start with transport, hotel, and dining. That covers airport arrivals, intercity travel, accommodation check-in, and most first-day food or cafe stops.

Why keep phrase cards for New Zealand if the language is English?

Because travel logistics still repeat constantly. A ready-made phrase is faster for shuttles, check-in, parking, and food counters.

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