expr • beginner
kia ora
hello
kee-ah oh-rah
Kia ora e hoa.
Hello friend.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
👋 Greetings
19 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
Greetings vocabulary
Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.
Vocabulary
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expr • beginner
ata mārie
good morning
ah-tah maa-ree-eh
Ata mārie e te whānau.
Good morning family.
expr • beginner
ahiahi mārie
good evening
ah-hee-ah-hee maa-ree-eh
Ahiahi mārie ki a koutou.
Good evening to you all.
expr • beginner
pō mārie
good night
poh maa-ree-eh
Pō mārie e tama.
Good night son.
expr • beginner
haere rā
goodbye
hah-eh-reh rah
Haere rā e hoa.
Goodbye friend.
expr • beginner
e noho rā
goodbye, to someone staying
eh noh-hoh rah
E noho rā, ka kite anō.
Goodbye, see you again.
expr • beginner
ka kite anō
see you again
kah kee-teh ah-noh
Ka kite anō āpōpō.
See you again tomorrow.
expr • beginner
nau mai
welcome
noh my
Nau mai ki tō tātou kura.
Welcome to our school.
expr • beginner
ngā mihi
thank you
ngaa mee-hee
Ngā mihi mō tō āwhina.
Thank you for your help.
expr • beginner
ngā mihi nui
thank you very much
ngaa mee-hee noo-ee
Ngā mihi nui ki a koe.
Many thanks to you.
particle • beginner
koa
please
koh-ah
Homai koa te pene.
Please give me the pen.
interj • beginner
āe
yes
eye-eh
Āe, kei te pai.
Yes, it is fine.
interj • beginner
kāo
no
kaa-oh
Kāo, kāore au e haere.
No, I am not going.
expr • beginner
kei te pēhea koe?
how are you?
kay teh pay-hea koy
Kia ora, kei te pēhea koe?
Hello, how are you?
expr • beginner
kei te pai ahau
I am well
kay teh pie ah-how
Kei te pai ahau i tēnei rā.
I am well today.
expr • beginner
nau mai, haere mai
welcome, everyone
noh my, hah-eh-reh my
Nau mai, haere mai ki tō tātou hui.
Welcome to our gathering.
expr • beginner
ka kite āpōpō
see you tomorrow
kah kee-teh aa-poh-poh
Ka kite āpōpō e hoa.
See you tomorrow, friend.
n • beginner
waimarie
good luck
why-mah-ree-eh
Waimarie mō tō whakamātautau.
Good luck for your test.
expr • beginner
haere pai
travel safely
hah-eh-reh pie
Haere pai ki te kāinga.
Travel safely home.