Te Reo Māori Ngā Kupu

Morena - good morning

Hāere rā! - farewell (to a person departing)

E noho rā! - farewell (to a person remaining)

Ka Kite! - see you!

Kia ora koutou! - hello to everyone!

Aroha nui - lots of love

Ngā mihi nui - love & best wishes

Mea te aroha - with love

Tēnā rā koutou! - greetings to you all!

Hari huritau - Happy birthday

Kia pai tō rā! - have a nice day!

Ahiahi - afternoon or evening

Pō Mārie - goodnight

Ahiahi Pōuri - evening

Ata Pō - just before dawn

Taepo - a layer of mist / overnight

Haere mai ināinei! - Come here now!

Kia tere (name)! - Hurry up (name!)

Kaua e whakatu! - don’t talk back!

Kati te whakahihi! - stop showing off!

Whengu tō ihu! - blow your nose!

Horoi ō ringaringa! - wash your hands!

Kia pai te tuhituhi! - write neatly!

Hāere atu ki tō tūru! - go to your seat (chair)!

E tika ana! - that is correct!

Titiro mai ki a au! - look this way (to me)!

E Mere, haere mai Korua Ko Ani! - Mary, you and Ann come here!

Kei hea rātou? - where are they?

Tau ke! - cool!

Hangareka anō! - what a crack up!

Wehi na! - O.M.G!

Wetiweti ana! - mean! Wicked!

Ka mau te wehi! - that’s outstanding!

Kia Tau! - chill out! Settle down!

Nō te mea i mea ahau na! - because I said so!

Pai kare! - By golly!

Kaua e tohetohe! - don’t argue!

Tika te mahi i te reira! - Just do it!

Waiho ki reira! - Leave it there!

Rorohiko - brains / electricity / computer

Pānui - notice

tō mahi - your work

Pene rākau - pencil

Pene - pen

Pukapuka - book

homai - pass

hoatu - give

Rawe - excellent

Ka mau te wehi! - fantastic!

Kaua e hemo! - don’t give up!

Ka pai tō mahi! - you are doing well!

Kia kaha tonu! - keep going!

Tumeke! - awesome!

Ka rawe hoki! - excellent (exclamation)

Tirotirohia! - look for it!

Kimihia! - search for it!

Waiho - leave (it) alone)

Kia tūpato - be careful!

Whakatata mai! - come closer!

Kōrero mai! - speak up!

Whakarongo mai! - listen to me!

Wahangū - quiet

Me haere koe ki ie wharepaku! - You’d better go to the toilet!

Huri mai! - turn around (towards me)!

Homai tēnā! - give that (thing) here!

He tino pai tō mahi! - You’ve done a great job!

Mahia kia pēnei! - do it like this!

Waiata tonu! - keep singing!

Kati te waiata! - stop singing!

Kua tangi te pere! - the bell has rung!

He aha te rā ināianei? - what date is it today?

Kati te omaoma i roto i te rūma! - stop running around the room

Ka nui tēna! - that’s enough!

Āta noho, kaua e oreore! - sit still, don’t fidget!

E Whakatika i ruma tenei! - tidy this room!

Tangohia ō hū i toto nei! - take your shoes off inside!

Kei te pehea tō hararei? - how was your holiday?

E haere au ki te ……. - I went to ...........

E miharo tēra - it was wonderful

Tipuna - grandparent

Kuia - old lady

Koro - old man

Whanautanga - birth

Hanakōkō - Santa

Whakahere / Koha - gifts

Huitanguru / Pepuere - February

Maehe / Poutū-te-rangi - March

Āperira / Paengawhāwhā - April

Mei / Haratua - May

Hūne / Pipiri - June

Hongoingoi / Hūrae - July

Ākuhata / Hereturikōkā - August

Hepetema / Mahuru - September

Whiringa-ā-nuku / Oketopa - October

Whiringa-ā-rangi / Noema - November

Ngāhuru - Autumn

Kŏanga - Spring

Moana - ocean / sea

One - beach / sand / mud

Anga - seashell

Onepu - sand

Rimurimu - seaweed

Ngaru - wave

Toka - rock

Tepetepe - jellyfish

Pāpaka - crab

Karengo - seaweed

Kōura - lobster / crayfish

Aparima - Riverton

Takutai - shore

Tai - tides

Kōmāungaunga - barnacle

Ngaeti - periwinkle

Kutai / Kuku - mussel

Ngākihi - limpet

Pūtātara - large trumpet

Ngongotua - tentacle

Matihao - pinchers / claws






















Hākinakina - sport

E oma ana - running

Peke roa Kairērere - long jump

Tūpeke - high jump

Panga mata - shot put

Hāpua Kaukau - swimming pool

Kauhoe - swim

Kaukau - swimming

Tāwhai - freestyle

Kau kiore - backstroke

Kau Āpuru - breaststroke

Kaitohutohu - instructor

Kākahu Kaukau - swimming togs

Tauera - towel

Pōrutu - splash

Kaikaukau - swimmer

E makariri ki waho! - it’s cold outside

E ataahua i waho! - it’s beautiful outside

Te kaha o te haupapa - there is a heavy frost today

Kei te Uaua ki waho! - it is raining outside!

Pāngarau - maths

Pūtaiao - science

Tuhituhi - write

E pānui - reading

Matatau ki Pāngarau - experts in maths

Whakarau - multiply

Horite - equals

Tapiri - plus

Tango / Ritua - minus / divided

Manaakitia - respectful

Ora - safe

Tūtika - responsible

Pūpahi Kura - school camp

Kaiwhakaahua - photographer

Ao tukupū - universe

Ao Ātea - planet

Whetū - star

Marama - moon

Tō tātou Taiao - our universe

Korurangi - galaxy

Tirawhetū - constellation

Unahiroa - comet

Tawhio - orbit

Tama-te-Rā - the sun

Papa-tū-a-nuku - the earth (mother)

Marama Hou - new moon

Ōhua - half moon

Tōhua - full moon

Ōrongonui - old moon

Tākirirangi - rocket

Papatuku - launching pad

Waka Tawhio - satellite

Waka Ātea - capsule

Kai Ātea - astronaut

Kahuātea - spacesuit

Whenumi - eclipse

Tihi / Ihu - nosecomb

Kua mutu te kura mo te hararei! - School is finished for the holidays!

Ngā rihi - dishes

Kihini - kitchen

Karaehe - glass

Kapu - cup

Horoi rīhi - dishwasher

Paoka - fork

Naihi - knife

Paihikara - bicycle

Kōura - gold

Hiriwai - silver

Parāhe - bronze

Tohutoa - medal

Kawa / Tikanga - ceremony

Mārenatanga - wedding

Konohēte - concert

Hui taurima - carnival

Hararei a Aranga - Easter holiday

Mahi whakakite - performance

Kei te pehea koe? - how are you?

Kei te (feeling)…….. ahau!

E māuiui ana ia! - He/she is sick!

Pai - good

Ngenge - tired

Harikoa - happy / glad

Māuiui - sick

Riri - angry

Pōuri - sad

Whakaihīhi - exciting

Hūmārie - peaceful

Aperikota - apricot

Porotiti - spinning disc (middle)

Pūoro - flutes

Pūtōrino - bugle flute

Nguru - nose flute

Heihei koroputa - chicken pox

Tangata rongonui - famous person

Hītori - history

Whakakore - abolish

Mātauranga - knowledge

Mōhiohio - information

Tau wha, wiki rima - Term 4, week 5

Reo Ingarihi - English

Kotarangi - Scotland

Ahitereria - Australia

Haina - China

Pūrākau - myths

Pakiwaitara - legend

Tawhirimatea - God of wind

Hinemoa - (Gastropod) a genus of small sea snails

Haerenga - journey

Puke - hill

Reko - Chief at Tuturau

Urupā - cemetery

Whare Taonga - museum

Hŏhipera - hospital

Te Wiki o te Ra - Maori language week

Kiekie - shrub used in weaving

Kia mau ma te taiao - keep our environment tidy

Hoa mo te ora - friends for life

Mahi toi kia Janet - art with Janet

Ngahau a Rāmere - Friday fun

Ngahau - amusing, enjoying, entertainment

Akoranga taura - rope course

Te Whakāturanga arataiao - science road show

E waiata ana te kura - the school is singing

E haere au ki te taone! - I am going to town