Greetings and Farewells

Question 1

Tēnā koe

Answer 1

Greeting to one person

Question 2

Tēnā kōrua

Answer 2

Greeting to two people

Question 3

Tēnā koutou

Answer 3

Greeting to three or more people

Question 4

Tēnā koutou katoa

Answer 4

Salutations to all

Question 5

Tēnā tatou katoa

Answer 5

Salutations to each and all of us.

Question 6

Ngā mihi o te ata

Answer 6

Good Morning

Question 7

Ngā mihi o te rā

Answer 7

Good day

Question 8

Ngā mihi o te pō

Answer 8

Good night

Question 9

A te mārie

Answer 9

Good morning

Question 10

Kia ora (Informal)

Answer 10

Hello

Question 11

Mōrena (Informal)

Answer 11

Good Morning

Question 12

Ko wai tō ingoa?

Answer 12

What is your name?

Question 13

Nō hea koe?

Answer 13

Where are you from?

Question 14

Ko wai tō mātua

Answer 14

Who are your parents?

Question 15

Ko wai tō iwi

Answer 15

What is your tribe?

Question 16

Ko wai tō hapū?

Answer 16

What is your sub-tribe?

Question 17

Ko wai tō maunga?

Answer 17

What is your mountain?

Question 18

Ko wai tō awa

Answer 18

What is your river?

Question 19

Hei konei rā

Answer 19

Goodbye to someone who is staying

Question 20

Hei konā

Answer 20

Goodbye to someone who is leaving

Question 21

E noho rā

Answer 21

Bye bye to someone who is staying

Question 22

Haere rā

Answer 22

Bye bye to someone who is leaving

Question 23

Haere tū atu hoki tū mai

Answer 23

Go well and return in good health. Have a save trip.

Question 24

Ka kite āno (Informal)

Answer 24

See you again

Question 25

Mā te wā (Informal)

Answer 25

See you again later, time will tell.

Question 26

Hei te wā ti toki (Informal)

Answer 26

See you later.