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