Te Reo

Weekly Te Reo Maori   2015

Day sheet Instant Maori

Hakinakina -sport

Kia kaha ra! – go hard!

Ira! – look at that!

Ka pai hoki tēnā piro! – great goal!

Kia manawanui! – keep going!

Nga oropuare/vowels

Maori vowels are much the same as many other languages (except English).

Here are the short vowels:

A as in cup     e as in egg   i as in eat   o as in for   u as in to

Waiata

Tēnā koutou, e hoa mā             Greetings, oh friends     
Kua tae mai nei i tēnei rā          Arrived here this day
Nö reira rā, e hoa mā                Therefore, oh friends,
Kia ora rā, koutou katoa            Good health, to you all

Kua rongo hoki ahau                  I had heard of course
Kua rongo hoki ahau                  I had heard of course
Kua rongo hoki ahau                  I had heard of course
Kei te haere mai koutou            That you were all coming
Nö reira rā, e hoa mā                 Therefore, oh friends,
Kia ora rā, koutou katoa             Good health, to you all

Instant Maori

Kei te pehea koe? = how are you?

Kei te pai = I am good

Kei te hiakai = I am hungry

Kei te harikoa – I am happy

Kei te ora = I am well

Here's something new:

Vowels (Nga oropuare)
Maori vowels are much the same as many other languages (except English!) Here are the short vowels:	a as in cup e as in egg I as in eat o as in for u as in to
Consonants (Nga orokati)
The Maori consonants are: h   k  m  n  ng  p  r  t  w  wh	‘ng’ as in singer ‘r’ as a rolling ‘r’ sometimes described as being close to an English ‘d’ or ‘l’ sound ‘wh’ as in father

Tikanga

Avoid sitting on tables, desks and benches where food may be served or eaten on.

Here some new phrases for those clever kids who love learning!!

Te wiki ono (term toru) 2012 (rua mano tekau ma rua)

tahi	rua	toru	wha	rima	ono	whitu	waru	iwa	Te kau
Te kau ma tahi	Te kau ma rua	Te kau ma toru	Te kau ma wha	Te kau Ma rima	Te kau ma ono	Te kau ma whitu	Te kau ma waru	Te kau ma iwa	Rua te kau
Rua te kau ma tahi	Rua te kau ma rua	Rua te kau ma toru	Rua te kau ma wha	Rua te kau ma rima	Rua te kau ma ono	Rua te kau ma whitu	Rua te kau ma waru	Rua te kau ma iwa	Toru Te kau
Toru Te kau ma tahi	Te Reo ruma	Kaiako akonga	Kaiako Hamanga

Terms

Ingarihi/Reo Pakeha = English

Nga mahi whika/pangarau = mathematics

Putaiao/taha taiao = Science

Monday Rahina Mane	Tuesday Ratu Turei	Wednesday Raapa Wenerei	Thursday Rapare Taite	Friday Ramere Paraire
Kia kaha Be strong	Ata haere Go carefully	Ka kite See you	Ka kite ano We’ll meet again	Po marie Good night

Introductions and mihi (speech)
Tena koutou Greetings everyone (3 or more people)	Ko   …………..   taku kura. My school  is …	Kei  …………  taku kainga. My home is in ….
Ko   ….. taku ingoa My name is ….	Kia ora tatou. Thank you everyone.	Kia ora means thank you as well as hello.

Here are some phrases to use at home with your family. All of you should be very confident using these as we use a lot of them in the classroom.

Monday Rahina Mane	Tuesday Ratu Turei	Wednesday Raapa Wenerei	Thursday Rapare Taite	Friday Ramere Paraire
Kia ora. (Hi) Tena Koe. (Hello to one person)	Kei te pehea koe? (How are you?)	Kei te pai. (Good)	Ka nui te ora. (Very good)	Kei kona . (Bye)

 Waiata (song)

Mā is white, whero is red, kākāriki green 
Pango is black, pangu is too, A. E. I. O. U. 

Kōwhai yellow, pākākā brown, kiko-rangi blue 
Pa-raka-raka is our orange, A. E. I. O. U. 

Wera is hot, maku wet, makariri cold 
Ua is rain, mahana warm, A. E. I. O. U. 

Tahi is one, rua is two, toru number three 
Whā is four, rima is five, 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 

Ono is six, whitu is seven waru number eight, 
Iwa is nine, tekau is ten, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Nga marama o te tau (months of the year)
Hanuere Kohitatea January	Pepuere Huitanguru February	Maehe Poututerangi March
Aperira Paengawhawha April	Mei Haratua May	Hune Pipiri June
Hurae Hongongoi July	Akuhata Hereturikoka August	Hepetema Mahuru September
Oketopa Whiringa-a-nuku October	Noema Whiringa-a-rangi November	Tihema Hakihea December