MAS EOY

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Greetings 

Kia Ora - Hi (informal) gidday, thanks!

Tēnā koe - Greetings (to one person)

Tēnā kōrua - Greetings (to two people) 

Tēnā koutou - Greetings (to three or more people)  

Ata mārie, Mōrena - Good morning 

Pō mārie - Good night

Ahiahi mārie - Good afternoon  

 Farewells 

Haere rā - Goodbye

Ka kite anō - See you again 

Hei konā rā - See you later

Mā te wā - Until next time. 

Pepeha 

Tēnā koutou katoa 

Ko Ohuiarangi tōku maunga 

Ko Tamaki tōku awa 

Ko Pacific Ocean tōku moana 

Ko Air New Zealand tōku waka 

Ko Liu tōku iwi 

Ko Liu tōku marae 

Nō Taiwan ahau 

Ko KC tōku matua 

Ko Jenny tōku whaea 

Ko Chien-Yu tōku ingoa 


Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa 


Kei te pehea koe? How are you?

Kei te pēhea koe? - How are you?

Kei te ahau/au - I am

Kei te pēhea ia? - How is she/he/they/them? 

Kei te ia - She/he/they/them are  

Kei te pēhea kōrua? - How are you (two people)? 

Kei te māua - We are  

Kei te pēhea koutou? - How are you (3 or more people)? 

Kei te mātou - We are

Tino - Very 

Hiainu - Thirsty 

Pukumahi - Hardworking 

Hiakai - Hungry 

Tino ora - Very alive  

Whakamoe - Sleepy 

Koa - Joyful 

Pouri - Sad 

Riri - Angry 

Ngenge - Tired 

Hōhā - Boredom 

Aroha - Love

Kupu- Māori vocabulary

Haere Mai - Come here 

Haere Atu - Go away 

Whakarongo Mai - Listen to me

Titiro Mai - Look at me

E Tū - Stand up 

E noho - Sit down 

E tuhi - Write 

Taihoa - Wait/Hang on 

Hoki Atu - Go back to where u came from 

Hoki Mai - Come back here

Rārangi Mai - Line up here (by me) 

Rārangi Atu - Line up over there (not by me) 

Horoia ō ringa - Wash your hands 

Turituri - Be quiet 

Hoihoi - Be quiet 

Kōrero Mai - Speak/Talk to me

Kōrero Māori Mai - Speak/Talk to me in Māori 

Kia Tau - Calm/Settle down

Tangohia ō hū - Take off your shoes 

Kohia te rāpihi - Collect the rubbish 

Hoki atu kei te toru - Go back to your seat 

Whakapaingia te rūma - Clean the room

Place names in Aotearoa

Auckland -  Tāmaki Makaurau  

Hamilton - Kirikiriroa

Wellington - Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Christchurch - ōtautahi

Dunedin -  ōtepoti


The Pacific Ocean - Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa 

North Island - Te ika-a-Maui 

South Island - Te Waipounamu

Local Māori history 


Tikanga and Important Māori concepts 

T I K A N G A - To act or behave in the right/correct  way, that is culturally proper and appropriate. 

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  • Put money in an envelope 

  •  Wear appropriate clothing 

  • Take off your shoes before entering a marae 

  • Wait to be welcomed into the marae with a Powhiri (greeting at gate) 

  • Introduce where you come from, tribe (iwi) and waka / Pepeha 

  • Hongi or a kiss, Males - hongi, Females - both, Male and Female - both

  • Respect the tables where food and learning is done 

  • No sitting on pillows 

  • Connect with people



Days of the week and months of the year 

Rāhina - Monday 

Rātu - Tuesday 

Rāapa - Wednesday 

Rāpare - Thursday 

Rāmere - Friday 

Rāhoroi - Saturday 

Rātapu - Sunday 

Kohi-tātea - January 

Hui-tanguru - February 

Poutū-te-rangi - March 

Paenga-whāwhā - April 

Haratua - May

Pipiri - June 

Hōngongoi - July 

Here-turi-kōkā - August 

Mahuru - September 

Whiringa-ā-nuku - October 

Whiringa-ā-Rangi - November 

Hakihea - December 

Numbers 

Koe - zero 

Tahi - one 

Rua - two 

Toru - three

Whā - four 

Rima - five

Ono - six

Whitu - seven 

Waru - eight 

Iwa - nine

Tekau - ten 

Tekau mā tahi - eleven 

Tekau mā rua - twelve 

Tekau mā toru - thirteen 

Tekau mā whā - fourteen 

Tekau mā rima - fifteen 

Tekau mā ono - sixteen

Tekau mā whitu - seventeen 

Tekau mā waru - eighteen 

Tekau mā iwa - nineteen

Rua tekau - twenty 

Rua tekau mā tahi - twenty-one

Toru tekau - thirty 

Whā tekau - forty 

Rima tekau - fifty 

Ono tekau - sixty 

Whitu tekau - seventy 

Waru tekau - ninety 

Kotahi rau - one hundred 

Rua rau - two hundred

Kotahi mano - one thousand 

Kotahi miriona - one million 

Tuatahi - First 

Tuarua - Second 

Tuatoru - Third 

Marae. 

Tekoteko - Carved figure 

Koruru - Head 

Maihi - Arms 

Tahuhu - Spine 

Pare - Carving over the doors and windows 

Amo - Legs

Raparapa - Hands 

Paepae - Bench at the front