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whakaronga mai

listen

titiro mai

look

(mai → in the direction of the speaker)

kōrero mai

speak

āno

again/repeat

tēnā koe

formal way of saying hello to one person

tēnā kōrua

formal way of saying hello to 2 people

tēnā koutou

formal way of saying hello to 3+ people

kia ora

informal way of greeting people (doesnt matter what size group)

• means ‘be safe’ or ‘be well’

how do you address people?

1. ‘e’ before short māori name

   • contains either one long vowel or 2 short vowels

   • eg greeting + e + māori name

   • kia ora, e Taipa

2. ‘e’ is not used before a pākehā name

   • eg kia ora, Craig

hoa

friend

kare

intimate friend

hine

girl/young woman

tā(ne)

male

kō(tiro)

girl

kui(a)

elderly women

koro(oua)

elderly man

matua

mister

whaea

miss/mrsh

hika or mara

friend

pākenga

highly skilled person / lecturer / senior lecturer (use ‘e te’)

if a māori name is too long to use ‘e’ beforehand, what should you do?

can add ‘e te’

kaiako

teacher

ahorangi

professor

rangatira

boss

how would you say hello friend informally?

kia ora, e hoa

how would you say hello to a friend formally?

tēnā koe, e hoa

how to you say hello to a child (informally)

kia ora, e tama

how would you say hello to an elderly women (formally)

tēnā koe, e kui

how would you say hello to an elderly man? (formally)

tēnā koe, e koro

Nō hea koe?

where are you from?

Nō hea ahau?

where am I from?

Nō hea ia?

where are they from?

how do you reply to ‘nō hea koe’?

nō [ōtepoti] ahau - I am from dunedin

how do you reply to ‘nō hea ia’?

nō [tamaki] ia - they are from auckland

ko wai tō ingoa?

what is your name?

ko wai tana ingoa/

what is their name?

how do you answer ‘ko wai tō ingoa?’

ko kezia taku ingoa

how do you answer to ‘ko wai tana ingoa?’

ko craig tana ingoa

kei te pēhea koe? (1/2 forms)

how are you?

E pēhea ana koe? (1/2 forms)

how are you?

kei te pēhea kōrua / e pēhea kōrua?

how are you two?

kei te pēhea koutou / e pēhea ana koutou?

how are you 3+?

how do you reply to ‘kei te pēhea koe?’

kei te ora ahua (I am well)

how do you reply to ‘E pēhea ana koe?’

e ora ana ahau (i am well)

kei te pēhea ia / e pēhea ana ia?

kei te ora ia / e ora ana ia (they are well)

māuiui

sick/unwell

hōhā

frustrated/sick of/disliken

ngenge

tired

hiakai

hungry

hiamoe

tired

kei hea tō kāianga?

where is your home (where are home fired maintained?)

how do you reply to kei hea tō kāianga?

kei tamaki taku kāinga

kore

zero

tahi

one

rua

two

toru

three

whā

four

rima

five

ono

six

whitu

seven

waru

eight

iwa

nine

tekau

ten

when referring to one object what is the formula?

kotahi te [object] eg kotahi te āporo - the 1 apple

what letter particle needs to be in front of 2-9?

‘e’ (0,1,10 dont need anything)

tępu

table

āporo

apple

tamaiti

child

rākau

tree/wood

tangata

person (or male)

tůru

chair

how do you refer to 2 or more objects?

e [number] ngā [object]

eg e rua ngā āporo - the two apples

tōku

[singular pronouns] mine - formal superior

tāku

[singular pronouns] formal inferior

taku

[singular pronoun] mine - neutral

tō

[singular pronoun] yours - formal superior/inferior/neutral

tōna

[singular pronouns] his/hers - formal superior

tāna

[singular pronouns] his/hers - formal inferior

tana

[singular pronouns] his/hers - neutral

ōku

[plural pronouns] mine - formal superior

āku

[plural pronouns] mine - formal inferior

aku

[plural pronouns] mine - neutral

ō

[plural pronouns] yours - formal superior/inferior/neutral

ōna

[plural pronouns] his/hers - formal superior

āna

[plural pronouns] his/hers - formal inferioran

ana

[plural pronouns] his/hers - neutral

what is an ‘o’ category possession?

anything or anyone that makes decisions on behalf of you

eg iwi/tribe/ anyone on or above your line on family tree/ government/ teachers

eg ko paulina tōku māmā

what is an ‘a’ category possession?

anything you have mana over

eg children/pets/moveable objects/ anyone below you in the family tree/ unmarried partner

an ‘A’ category can never become an ‘O’ category but can put a macron over the a to give it more mana

eg āku tamariki (my children) or aku tūru (my chair)

whaea

motherly figure/female

tungāne

bother of a female

tuākana

older siblings of the same gender (plural)

tuakana

older siblings of the same gender - singular

toa

winner/warrior

tāne

male/male partner

māmā

mum

tipuna/tupuna

grandmother/grandfather (singular)

tīpuna/tūpuna

grandmother/grandfather - plural

hunaonga

son or daughter in law (‘A’ category)

mātua

parents

matua

male figure/uncle/mr