n • intermediate
mātauranga
knowledge
maa-tow-rah-ngah
He taonga te mātauranga.
Knowledge is a treasure.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
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13 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
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Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.
Vocabulary
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n • intermediate
reo
language
reh-oh
He taonga te reo Māori.
The Māori language is a treasure.
v • intermediate
pātai
question
paa-tie
He pātai tāku.
I have a question.
v • intermediate
whakautu
answer
fah-kow-too
Anei te whakautu.
Here is the answer.
n • intermediate
tauira
example
tow-ee-rah
He tauira pai tēnei.
This is a good example.
v • intermediate
kōrero
story
koh-reh-roh
He kōrero tawhito tēnei.
This is an old story.
n • intermediate
kupu
word
koo-poo
He kupu hou tēnei.
This is a new word.
n • intermediate
ingoa
name
ee-ngoh-ah
Tuhia tō ingoa.
Write your name.
n • intermediate
pukapuka
book
poo-kah-poo-kah
Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka.
I am reading the book.
n • intermediate
reta
letter
reh-tah
He reta tēnei.
This is a letter.
n • intermediate
pūtaiao
science
poo-tie-ah-oh
Kei te ako mātou i te pūtaiao.
We are learning science.
n • intermediate
pāngarau
mathematics
paa-ngah-row
He pai ia ki te pāngarau.
He is good at mathematics.
n • intermediate
papakupu
dictionary
pah-pah-koo-poo
Rapua te kupu i te papakupu.
Look up the word in the dictionary.