For Written test: Basic maori greetings ppt Flashcards
timatanga
start
tinana
main body
kōrero + kōrero mai
speak
Speak in my direction
kia ora (use)
informal greeting no matter the size of the group. literally means “be safe” or “be well (ora)”
tēnā koe, tēnā kōrua, tēnā koutou (use)
greetings are formal way of saying hello to one person (koe), two people (kōrua), three or more people (koutou).
Literally translates to “I acknowledge you there” - this formal greeting is used to give mana (importance) to a person.
Also, it is used as a formal thank you, goodbye, as well as hello.
e (use - three rules)
when addressing someone, e is placed before person’s name.
- ‘e’ comes before a person’s name, with either one long vowel or two short vowels.
- ‘e’ is not used before a pākehā
- terms of address; used before a short word term of adress (two syllables or less) - e hoa, e kare, e hine. ‘te’ is used after e is term of address is longer.
Tēnā koe e hoa
hello friend
Tēnā koe e tama
hello child
Tēnā koe e kui
hello (to an elderly woman)
Terms of address:
- kare
- hine
- tā
- tama
- kō
kare - intimate friend/partner hine - female tā - male (abbrev. from Tāne) tama - boy kō- girl
te, ngā, ma
te - the (one of)
ngā - the (plural)
ma - and others [indicates plural]
kia ora e hoa mā
hello friends (plural)
tēnā koe, e te ahorangi (+ reason)
hello, professor.
‘te’ is used because ahorangi is more than two syllables (not a short word term of address)
Whakarongo + whakarongo mai
Whakarongo - listen
Whakarongo mai - listen in my direction
Titiro + titiro mai
Look
Look in my direction
Anō
Again/repeat
Kōrero mai ki ahau
Whakarongo mai ki ahau
Speak to me
Listen to me
Tātou katoa
All of us
Tohutō
Macron (lengthens the vowels 2x its speed)
