n • beginner
Mane
Monday
mah-neh
Hei te Mane te hui.
The meeting is on Monday.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
📅 Days, Weeks, Months and Years
19 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
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n • beginner
Tūrei
Tuesday
too-ray
Hei te Tūrei te akomanga.
The class is on Tuesday.
n • beginner
Wenerei
Wednesday
weh-neh-rey
Hei te Wenerei te kēmu.
The game is on Wednesday.
n • beginner
Tāite
Thursday
taa-ee-teh
Hei te Tāite te haerenga.
The trip is on Thursday.
n • beginner
Paraire
Friday
pah-rye-reh
Hei te Paraire te mutunga.
It finishes on Friday.
n • beginner
Hātarei
Saturday
haa-tah-rey
Ka whakatā au i te Hātarei.
I will rest on Saturday.
n • beginner
Rātapu
Sunday
raa-tah-poo
He rā whakatā te Rātapu.
Sunday is a rest day.
n • beginner
Kohi-tātea
January
koh-hee-taa-teh-ah
I te Kohi-tātea ka hararei mātou.
In January we go on holiday.
n • beginner
Hui-tanguru
February
hoo-ee-tah-ngoo-roo
He wera tonu a Hui-tanguru.
February is still hot.
n • beginner
Poutū-te-rangi
March
poh-too-teh-rah-nghee
Ka tīmata te ngahuru i Poutū-te-rangi.
Autumn begins in March.
n • beginner
Paenga-whāwhā
April
pie-ngah-faa-faa
He mātao ake a Paenga-whāwhā.
April is cooler.
n • beginner
Haratua
May
hah-rah-too-ah
I te Haratua ka makariri ake.
In May it becomes colder.
n • beginner
Pipiri
June
pee-pee-ree
Ka tīmata te hōtoke i Pipiri.
Winter begins in June.
n • beginner
Hōngongoi
July
hoh-ngoh-ngoh-ee
He mātao rawa a Hōngongoi.
July is very cold.
n • beginner
Here-turi-kōkā
August
heh-reh-too-ree-koh-kaa
He hau nui i Here-turi-kōkā.
There are strong winds in August.
n • beginner
Mahuru
September
mah-hoo-roo
Ka tīmata te kōanga i Mahuru.
Spring begins in September.
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.
n • beginner
Whiringa-ā-rangi
November
fee-ree-ngah aa-rah-nghee
Ka mahana ake i Whiringa-ā-rangi.
It gets warmer in November.
n • beginner
Hakihea
December
hah-kee-heh-ah
He wā hararei a Hakihea.
December is a holiday time.