adj • beginner
ua
rain
oo-ah
Kei te ua.
It is raining.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
🌤️ Weather
12 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
Weather vocabulary
Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.
Vocabulary
weatherrangienvironment
adj • beginner
hau
wind
hoh
He kaha te hau.
The wind is strong.
adj • beginner
kapua
cloud
kah-poo-ah
He mā ngā kapua.
The clouds are white.
adj • beginner
wera
hot
weh-rah
He wera te rā nei.
Today is hot.
adj • beginner
makariri
cold
mah-kah-ree-ree
He makariri te ata.
The morning is cold.
adj • beginner
āwhā
storm
aa-faa
Kei te haere mai te āwhā.
The storm is coming.
adj • beginner
kohu
fog / mist
koh-hoo
He kohu kei te maunga.
There is mist on the mountain.
adj • beginner
paki
fine weather / sunny
pah-kee
He paki te rangi.
The weather is fine.
adj • beginner
whatitiri
thunder
fah-tee-tee-ree
Kei te rangona te whatitiri.
The thunder can be heard.
adj • beginner
uira
lightning
oo-ee-rah
Kei te tiaho te uira.
The lightning is flashing.
adj • beginner
takawai
humid
tah-kah-why
He takawai te rangi i tēnei rā.
The weather is humid today.
adj • beginner
huka mātao
frost
hoo-kah maa-tao
He huka mātao kei runga i te tarutaru.
There is frost on the grass.