Greetings/Farewells Flashcards
Greet a friend
Kia ora e hoa.
Greet a girl/daughter/young woman.
Tēnā koe, e hine.
Kia ora e hine.
Greet a boy/son/young man.
Tēnā koe, e tama.
Kia ora e tama.
Greet an older woman.
Tēnā koe, e whae.
Greet an older man.
Tēnā koe, e pā.
Greet your mother.
Kia ora māmā.
Greet your aunty.
Kia ora whaea.
Greet your father.
Kia ora pāpā.
Greet your uncle.
Kia ora matua.
Greet your grandma.
Kia ora e kui.
Greet your grandpa.
Kia ora e koro.
Hello to one person/formal greeting.
Tēnā koe
Hello to two people/formal greeting
Tēnā kōrua
Hello to three or more people/formal greeting
Tēnā koutou
Hello/informal greeting
Kia ora
more than one person/and others
mā
Children
Tamariki
Hello to you all (formal gretting)
Tēnā koutou katoa
Good morning
Mōrena
Ata mārie
Greetings (big, great, many) to you - one person
Ngā mihi (nui) ki a koe
Greetings (big, great, many) to you - two people
Ngā mihi (nui) ki a kōrua
Greeting (big, great, many) to you - three or more people (all)
Ngā mihi (nui) ki a koutou (katoa)
Morning greetings
Ngā mihi (nui) o te ata
Afternoon Greetings
Ngā mihi (nui) o te ahiahi
Greetings of the time
Ngā mihi o te wā
Greetings of the day
Ngā mihi o te rā
Evening greetings
Ngā mihi o te pō
Welcome
Nau mai
Come here
Haere mai
Come back
Hoki mai
Goodbye to person/s going
Haere rā
Goodbye to person/s staying
E noho rā
Hei konei rā
Goodbye to person/s in different locations (phone call/email/letter)
Hei konā rā
Till we meet again
Mā te wā
Have a good morning
Kia pai tō ata
Have a good afternoon
Kia pai tō ahiahi
Have a good time
Kia pai tō wā
Have a good day
Kia pai tō rā
Have a good night
Kia pai tō pō
Goodnight
Pō mārie
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Who is your name?
Ko Cat taku ingoa.
Cat is my name.
Ko wai tōna ingoa?
Who is his/her name?
Ko ? tōna ingoa.
? is his/her name.
tō
your
taku
my (neutral form)
tōna
his/her