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Māori word of the day · 16 October
kei te pēhea koe, e koro
how are you, grandfather?
Kei te pēhea koe, e koro? Kei te hiahia koe ki te noho ki te mahau?
How are you, grandfather? Would you like to sit on the veranda?
Earlier Māori words
- ka moe will sleep
- tēnā koe greetings to you (1 person)
- ehara au i te kaiako I am not a teacher
- whare nui large house
- Ka kai te tamaiti i te āporo. The child eats the apple.
- te wāhi mahi the workplace / place of work
- ki te whare to the house / to the building
- au I; me
- tāku pukapuka my book
- nau mai ki te kura welcome to school
- nau mai ki te marae welcome to the marae
- kei te haere au I am going
- kei te pēhea koe, e kui how are you, grandmother?
- ka haere will go
- kia ora hello / hi / thank you
- te okiokinga the rest / place of rest
- te huarahi the road / street / highway
- te taiao the environment / natural world
- aukatingia be blocked / be prohibited
- Puanga Rigel (a bright star)
- te tina lunch
- te tamaiti the child
- te akomanga the classroom
- te wharenui the meeting house
- te kaihautū the leader / director
- māua we two (he/she and I, not you)
- te oranga wellbeing / livelihood / welfare
- te ara the path / route / way
- te huarere the weather
- āwhinatia be helped / be assisted
- te whetū the star
- te parakuihi breakfast
- he whare a house
- te akoranga the lesson / subject / learning
- mōrena good morning
- te marae the marae / communal complex
- te hui the meeting / gathering
- koe you
- te hauora health / total wellbeing
- te haerenga the journey / trip
- te āhuarangi climate / weather pattern
- arohaina be loved / be pitied
- Matariki Matariki / Pleiades star cluster
- te kai the food / the meal
- te whare the house
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