Everything Flashcards
1
Q
How do you greet two people?
A
Tena korua
2
Q
How do you greet one person?
A
Tena koe
3
Q
How do you greet three of more people?
A
Tena koutou
4
Q
Ra
A
Day (or sun)
5
Q
Kaumatua
A
Elder
6
Q
Po
A
Night (or darkness)
7
Q
Toku
A
My (one item)
8
Q
Reo
A
Language or voice
9
Q
Koe
A
You (one person)
10
Q
Korua
A
You (two people)
11
Q
Koutou
A
You (3 or more people)
- I.e., ‘everyone’
12
Q
How do you greet ‘Bill’ by name?
A
Kia ora, e Bill/Tena koe, e Bill
13
Q
How does greeting someone with a name that has 3 or more syllables differ from doing the same for someone with a shorter name?
A
Longer names (3+ syllables) don’t have an ‘e’ before the name (i.e., Kia ora, Rahera)
14
Q
Tane
A
Male (or husband)
15
Q
Kotiro
A
Girl
