Seasons/Weather Flashcards
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Q
Tāwhirimātea
A
God of the Wind.isagreed with the separation of his parents Ranginui and Papatūānuku and as a way of expressing his pain he unleashed his anger on the Earth, blowing winds to and fro. However, all aspects of the weather come under his influence, not just the wind..
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Q
raumati
A
summer
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Q
ngahuru
A
autumn
4
Q
takurua/hōtoke
A
winter
5
Q
kōanga
A
spring
6
Q
wera
A
hot
7
Q
makriri
A
cold
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Q
mahana
A
warm
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Q
mākū
A
wet
10
Q
whiti
A
to shine (of sun)
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Q
rā
A
sun
Note: this also means day but in this context it is defined as sun.
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Q
heke
A
to fall/descend
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Q
ua
A
rain/raining
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Q
puphi
A
to blow
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Q
hau
A
wind
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Q
hukarere
A
snow
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Q
he
A
a, an, some
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Q
rangi
A
day
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Q
paki
A
fine (of weather)
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Q
ātaahua
A
beautiful
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Q
kōruki
A
overcast
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Q
hukapapa
A
frost
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Q
kapua
A
cloud
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Q
kōuaua
A
shower (of rain)
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kohu
fog
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huarere
weather
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tino
very
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ki
at, inTo show the place where an event occurs, especially if there is movement to where the event takes place or it is in the future.
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ka
In this context it indicates future tense.
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hoki
also
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i tēnei wā
at this time
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Kei hea ...?
Where is ...?
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Kohitātea
January
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Hānuere
January
| transliteration
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Huitanguru
February
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Pēpuere
February
| transliteration
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Poutūterangi
March
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Māehe
March
| transliteration
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Paengawhāwhā
April
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Āpereira/Āperira
April
| transliteration
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Haratua
May
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Mei
May
| transliteration
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Pipiri
June
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hune
June (transliteration)
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Hōngongoi
July
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Hūrae
July (transliteration)
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Hereturikōkā
August
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Ākuhata
August
| transliteration
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Mahuru
September
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Hepetema
September
| transliteration
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Whiringa-ā-nuku
October
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Oketopa
October
| transliteration
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Whiringa-ā-rangi
November
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Noema
November
| transliteration
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Tīhema
December
| transliteration
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Kei te + tūāhua.
Present tense (signals that your talking about now) + adjective (describing word)
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It's hot.
Kei te wera.
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It's cold
Kei te makariri.
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It's warm.
Kei te mahana.
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It's wet
Kei te maakuu
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Kei te + tūmahi te + tūingoa
SAYING WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING
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The sun is shining.
Kei te whiti te rā.
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The rain is falling
Kei te heke te ua.
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The wind is blowing.
Kei te pupuhi te hau.
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The snow is falling.
Kei te heke te hukarere.
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in Māori the noun comes before the adjective.
whare = house, nui = big.
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hukapapa
frost
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kapua
cloud
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kōuaua
shower (of rain)
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kohu
fog
