n • intermediate
ika
fish
ee-kah
He ika nui tēnā.
That is a big fish.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
🐟 Fish and Sea Creatures
12 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
Fish and Sea Creatures vocabulary
Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.
Vocabulary
fishikaseaocean
n • intermediate
mangō
shark
mah-ngoh
Kei te moana te mangō.
The shark is in the sea.
n • intermediate
tohorā
whale
toh-ho-raa
He nui te tohorā.
The whale is huge.
n • intermediate
aihe
dolphin
eye-heh
Kei te peke te aihe.
The dolphin is leaping.
n • intermediate
tuna
eel
too-nah
Kei te kauhoe te tuna.
The eel is swimming.
n • intermediate
wheke
octopus
feh-keh
He roa ngā waewae o te wheke.
The octopus has long arms.
n • intermediate
mātaitai
shellfish
maa-tie-tie
He kai pai te mātaitai.
Shellfish is good food.
n • intermediate
kōura
crayfish
koh-rah
Kei te kohi kōura rātou.
They are gathering crayfish.
n • intermediate
kūtai
mussel
koo-tie
He reka ngā kūtai.
The mussels are tasty.
n • intermediate
pāua
pāua
paa-oo-ah
Kei te takutai ngā pāua.
The pāua are at the coast.
n • intermediate
whai
stingray
fai
Kei raro te whai i te wai.
The stingray is below in the water.
n • intermediate
tāmure
snapper
taa-moo-reh
He ika pai te tāmure.
Snapper is a good fish.