n • beginner
whare
house
fah-reh
Kei te nui tō mātou whare.
Our house is big.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
📍 Places
23 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
Places vocabulary
Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.
Vocabulary
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n • beginner
wharenui
meeting house
fah-reh-noo-ee
Kei roto tātou i te wharenui.
We are inside the meeting house.
n • beginner
wharekai
dining hall
fah-reh-kye
Kei te kai mātou i te wharekai.
We are eating in the dining hall.
n • beginner
marae
marae
mah-rye
Kei te hoki mātou ki te marae.
We are returning to the marae.
n • beginner
kura
school
koo-rah
Kei te haere au ki te kura.
I am going to school.
n • beginner
akomanga
classroom
ah-koh-mah-ngah
Kei roto ngā tamariki i te akomanga.
The children are in the classroom.
n • beginner
tari
office / workplace
tah-ree
Kei te tari te kaiako.
The teacher is in the office.
n • beginner
hōhipera
hospital
hoh-hee-peh-rah
Kei te hōhipera ia.
He is at the hospital.
n • beginner
toa
shop / store
toh-ah
Kei te toa ahau.
I am at the shop.
n • beginner
tāone
town / city
taa-oh-neh
He nui te tāone.
The town is big.
n • beginner
kāinga
village / home settlement
kaa-ee-ngah
Ko tōku kāinga tēnei.
This is my home village.
n • beginner
wāhi
place
waa-hee
He wāhi ataahua tēnei.
This is a beautiful place.
n • beginner
tatau
door
tah-tow
Katia te tatau.
Close the door.
n • beginner
matapihi
window
mah-tah-pee-hee
Whakatuwheratia te matapihi.
Open the window.
n • beginner
wharepaku
toilet / bathroom
fah-reh-pah-koo
Kei hea te wharepaku?
Where is the bathroom?
n • beginner
kīhini
kitchen
kee-hee-nee
Kei te kīhini taku whaea.
My mother is in the kitchen.
n • beginner
whare pukapuka
library
fah-reh poo-kah-poo-kah
Kei te pānui ia i te whare pukapuka.
He is reading in the library.
n • beginner
māra
field
maa-rah
Kei te mahi rātou i te māra.
They are working in the garden.
n • beginner
papa tākaro
playground
pah-pah taa-kah-roh
Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are at the playground.
n • beginner
takutai
beach
tah-koo-tie
Kei te takutai mātou.
We are at the beach.
n • beginner
whanga
harbour
fah-ngah
He nui te whanga.
The harbour is large.
n • beginner
piriti
bridge
pee-ree-tee
Kei runga mātou i te piriti.
We are on the bridge.
v • beginner
ara
path / track
ah-rah
Whāia te ara.
Follow the path.