Te Reo Māori Ngā Kupu
Te Reo Māori Ngā Kupu
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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
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