expr • beginner
tama pai / kōtiro pai
good boy / good girl
tah-mah pie / koh-tee-roh pie
Tama pai!
Good boy!
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🗨️ Everyday Expressions
15 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
Everyday Expressions vocabulary
Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.
Vocabulary
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expr • beginner
kāo
no (command)
kaa-oh
Kāo!
No!
expr • beginner
kia puku
quiet (command)
kee-ah poo-koo
Kia puku!
Quiet!
expr • beginner
ka pai
well done (to animal)
kah pie
Ka pai e hoa!
Well done, friend!
expr • beginner
tata ki
close to
tah-tah kee
He tata te whare ki te kura.
The house is close to the school.
expr • beginner
i te taha
next to
ee teh tah-hah
Kei te taha o te toa te kāinga.
The house is next to the shop.
expr • beginner
i te ritenga
opposite
ee teh ree-teh-ngah
Kei te ritenga o te kura te toa.
The shop is opposite the school.
expr • beginner
i muri
behind
ee moo-ree
Kei muri i te whare te māra.
The garden is behind the house.
expr • beginner
i mua
in front of
ee moo-ah
Kei mua i te whare te rori.
The road is in front of the house.
expr • beginner
i waenganui
between
ee why-ngah-noo-ee
Kei waenganui i ngā rākau te whare.
The house is between the trees.
expr • beginner
i roto
inside
ee roh-toh
Kei roto i te whare ia.
She is inside the house.
expr • beginner
i waho
outside
ee wah-hoh
Kei waho ngā tamariki.
The children are outside.
expr • beginner
i runga
above / on top of
ee roo-ngah
Kei runga i te tēpu te pukapuka.
The book is on top of the table.
expr • beginner
i raro
under / below
ee rah-roh
Kei raro i te tēpu te ngeru.
The cat is under the table.
expr • beginner
āta haere
slow down
aa-tah hah-eh-reh
Āta haere!
Slow down!