n • beginner
ua
rain
oo-ah
Kei te ua.
It is raining.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
🌤️ Weather
25 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
weatherrangienvironmentnatureeveryday
n • beginner
hau
wind
hoh
He kaha te hau.
The wind is strong.
n • 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.
n • beginner
āwhā
storm
aa-faa
Kei te haere mai te āwhā.
The storm is coming.
n • 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.
n • beginner
whatitiri
thunder
fah-tee-tee-ree
Kei te rangona te whatitiri.
The thunder can be heard.
n • 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
hukapapa
frost
hoo-kah-pah-pah
He hukapapa kei runga i te tarutaru.
There is frost on the grass.
adj • beginner
paki
fine / sunny
pah-kee
He rā paki tēnei.
This is a fine day.
v • beginner
ua
to rain
oo-ah
Kei te ua i waho.
It is raining outside.
v • beginner
huka
to snow
hoo-kah
Kei te huka i runga i ngā maunga.
It is snowing on the mountains.
v • beginner
whiti
to shine (sun)
fee-tee
Kei te whiti te rā.
The sun is shining.
n • beginner
pāmahana
temperature
paa-mah-hah-nah
He aha te pāmahana i tēnei rā?
What is the temperature today?
n • beginner
nekehanga
degrees
neh-keh-hah-ngah
E rua tekau nekehanga.
It is twenty degrees.
n • beginner
matapae huarere
weather forecast
mah-tah-pie hoo-ah-reh-reh
He aha te matapae huarere?
What is the weather forecast?
adj • beginner
paki
sunny
pah-kee
He rā paki tēnei.
This is a sunny day.
adj • beginner
kapua
cloudy
kah-poo-ah
He rangi kapua.
It is a cloudy day.
adj • beginner
hau
windy
how
He rangi hau.
It is a windy day.
adj • beginner
ua
rainy
oo-ah
He rangi ua.
It is a rainy day.
n • beginner
rā wera
hot day
rah weh-rah
He rā wera tēnei.
This is a hot day.
n • beginner
rā makariri
cold day
rah mah-kah-ree-ree
He rā makariri tēnei.
This is a cold day.