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Māori word of the day · 12 November
ka kai
will eat
Ka kai tātou ina tae mai a Mere.
We’ll eat when Mere arrives.
Earlier Māori words
- tēnā koutou greetings to you all (3+)
- ehara ia i te rangatira he/she is not the leader
- te oranga tinana physical wellbeing
- whare hou new house
- Ka pānui te tauira i te pukapuka. The student reads the book.
- ngā hui the meetings / gatherings
- te tau hou the new year
- ki te marae to the marae
- haere mai ki roto come inside
- ia he; she
- tāu mahi your work
- kei te pēhea koe, e whaea how are you, mother/aunt?
- ngā tohutohu directions / instructions
- kei te moe ia he/she is sleeping
- ka oma will run
- tēnā kōrua greetings to you both
- ehara koe i te rata you are not a doctor
- whare iti small house / cottage
- Ka inu te wahine i te wai. The woman drinks the water.
- Te Tau Hou Māori the Māori New Year
- ki te kura to school
- nau mai ki te akomanga welcome to the classroom
- whakatau manuhiri welcome visitors / host guests
- tōku whare my house
- kei te pēhea koe, e koro how are you, grandfather?
- ngā whare the houses
- kei te kai koe you are eating
- 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
- nau mai ki te kura welcome to school
- au I; me
- nau mai ki te marae welcome to the marae
- tāku pukapuka my book
- kei te pēhea koe, e kui how are you, grandmother?
- kei te haere au I am going
- ka haere will go
- kia ora hello / hi / thank you
- te okiokinga the rest / place of rest
- te taiao the environment / natural world
- aukatingia be blocked / be prohibited
- Puanga Rigel (a bright star)
- te tamaiti the child
- te huarahi the road / street / highway
- te tina lunch
- 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 huarere the weather
- āwhinatia be helped / be assisted
- te whetū the star
- he whare a house
- te ara the path / route / way
- te parakuihi breakfast
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