✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦

📅 Days, Weeks, Months and Years

26 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.

Days, Weeks, Months and Years vocabulary

Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.

Vocabulary

n • beginner

Mane

Monday

mah-neh

Hei te Mane te hui.

The meeting is on Monday.

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n • beginner

Tūrei

Tuesday

too-ray

Hei te Tūrei te akomanga.

The class is on Tuesday.

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n • beginner

Wenerei

Wednesday

weh-neh-rey

Hei te Wenerei te kēmu.

The game is on Wednesday.

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n • beginner

Tāite

Thursday

taa-ee-teh

Hei te Tāite te haerenga.

The trip is on Thursday.

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n • beginner

Paraire

Friday

pah-rye-reh

Hei te Paraire te mutunga.

It finishes on Friday.

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n • beginner

Hātarei

Saturday

haa-tah-rey

Ka whakatā au i te Hātarei.

I will rest on Saturday.

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n • beginner

Rātapu

Sunday

raa-tah-poo

He rā whakatā te Rātapu.

Sunday is a rest day.

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n • beginner

Kohitātea

January

koh-hee-taa-teh-ah

I te Kohitātea ka hararei mātou.

In January we go on holiday.

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n • beginner

Huitanguru

February

hoo-ee-tah-ngoo-roo

He wera tonu a Huitanguru.

February is still hot.

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n • beginner

Poutūterangi

March

poh-too-teh-rah-nghee

Ka tīmata te ngahuru i Poutūterangi.

Autumn begins in March.

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n • beginner

Paengawhāwhā

April

pie-ngah-faa-faa

He mātao ake a Paengawhāwhā.

April is cooler.

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n • beginner

Haratua

May

hah-rah-too-ah

I te Haratua ka makariri ake.

In May it becomes colder.

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n • beginner

Pipiri

June

pee-pee-ree

Ka tīmata te hōtoke i Pipiri.

Winter begins in June.

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n • beginner

Hōngongoi

July

hoh-ngoh-ngoh-ee

He mātao rawa a Hōngongoi.

July is very cold.

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n • beginner

Hereturikōkā

August

heh-reh-too-ree-koh-kaa

He hau nui i Hereturikōkā.

There are strong winds in August.

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n • beginner

Mahuru

September

mah-hoo-roo

Ka tīmata te kōanga i Mahuru.

Spring begins in September.

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n • beginner

Whiringa-ā-nuku

October

fee-ree-ngah aa noo-koo

He pai te huarere i Whiringa-ā-nuku.

The weather is good in October.

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n • beginner

Whiringa-ā-rangi

November

fee-ree-ngah aa-rah-nghee

Ka mahana ake i Whiringa-ā-rangi.

It gets warmer in November.

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n • beginner

Hakihea

December

hah-kee-heh-ah

He wā hararei a Hakihea.

December is a holiday time.

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n • beginner

Rāhina

Monday

raa-hee-nah

Kei te haere au ā te Rāhina.

I am going on Monday.

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n • beginner

Rātū

Tuesday

raa-too

He rā nui te Rātū.

Tuesday is a big day.

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n • beginner

Rāapa

Wednesday

raa-ah-pah

Ka hui mātou ā te Rāapa.

We will meet on Wednesday.

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n • beginner

Rāpare

Thursday

raa-pah-reh

Kei te mahi ahau ā te Rāpare.

I am working on Thursday.

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n • beginner

Rāmere

Friday

raa-meh-reh

He rā pai te Rāmere.

Friday is a good day.

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n • beginner

Rāhoroi

Saturday

raa-hoh-roy

Kei te tākaro mātou ā te Rāhoroi.

We play on Saturday.

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n • beginner

Rātapu

Sunday

raa-tah-poo

He rā okioki te Rātapu.

Sunday is a rest day.

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