adj • beginner
whero
red
feh-roh
He whero te āporo.
The apple is red.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
🎨 Colours
12 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
Colours vocabulary
Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.
Vocabulary
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adj • beginner
kikorangi
blue
kee-koh-rah-nghee
He kikorangi te rangi.
The sky is blue.
adj • beginner
kākāriki
green
kaa-kaa-ree-kee
He kākāriki te rau.
The leaf is green.
adj • beginner
kōwhai
yellow
koh-fai
He kōwhai te panana.
The banana is yellow.
adj • beginner
pango
black
pah-ngoh
He pango te ngeru.
The cat is black.
adj • beginner
mā
white
maa
He mā ngā kapua.
The clouds are white.
adj • beginner
parauri
brown
pah-row-ree
He parauri ngā karu.
The eyes are brown.
adj • beginner
karaka
orange colour
kah-rah-kah
He karaka te pōtae.
The hat is orange.
adj • beginner
hina
grey
hee-nah
He hina ngā kapua.
The clouds are grey.
adj • beginner
māwhero
pink
maa-feh-roh
He māwhero te putiputi.
The flower is pink.
adj • beginner
papura
purple
pah-poo-rah
He papura te putiputi.
The flower is purple.
adj • beginner
hiriwa
silver
hee-ree-wah
He hiriwa te tae o te marama.
The moon is silver in colour.