MAS EOY
Topics in the test are:
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