Whānau Flashcards
Aotearoa
New Zealand
Te Wai Pounamu
South Island
Te Ika a Māui
North island
Rakiura
Stewart Island
Patua te whakamā!
Don’t be embarrassed
Wananei!
Awesome
Kua pau te hau!
I’m exhausted, out of breath!
Ka nui te pai!
Very well
haere (-a)
to go, to come (when followed by mai
noho
to sit
tū (-ria)
to stand
whakarongo (-na)
to listen, pay attention
kōrero (-tia)
to talk, speak, say
titiro (tirohia)
to look
Kia ora
Hello
Kia ora e hoa (mā)
Hello, friend (s)
Tēnā koe
Hello (to one person)
Tēnā kōrua
Hello (to 2 people)
Tēnā koutou
Hello (to more than 2 people)
Mōrena
Good morning
Ata mārie
Good morning
Ahi mārie
Good afternoon
Pō mārie
Good night
Ka kite (anō)
see ya/bye
Hei konā/ konei rā
Goodbye (appropriate for the phone)
Haere rā
Goodbye (to departing person)
E noho rā
Goodbye (to person staying)
Ko wai?
Who is / are?
Nō hea?
Where from? Belonging to where?
Kei te pēhea (koe)?
How are you?
hiakai
hungry
hiamoe
sleepy
hiainu
thirsty
kaha
strong
māuiui
sick
ngenge
tired
au
I / me
koe
you (singular)
ia
he/she, him/he
E hia?
how many? (things)
Tokohia?
how many? (people)
tahi
one
rua
two
toru
three
whā
four
rima
five
ono
six
whitu
seven
waru
eight
iwa
nine
tekau
ten
tāku/taku/tōku
my (singular)
āku/aku/ōku
my (plural)
tāu/tō/ tōu
your (singular)
āu/ō/ōu
your (plural)
tāna/tana/tōna
his, her (singular)
āna/ana/ōna
his, her (plural)
whānau
family
wahine / wāhine
woman, wife / women, wives
tāne
man, husband
tangata / tāngata
person / people
tamāhine
daughter
tama
son, boy
tamaiti
child
tamariki
children
kōtiro
girl
whaea / māmā
mother
matua / pāpā
father
mātua
parents
tipuna / tīpuna
ancestor, grandparent / ancestors, grandparents
kuia
grandmother
koroua
grandfather
tuakana / tuākana
older sibling (s) – same sex
teina / tēina
younger sibling (s) – same sex
tuahine/ tuāhine
sister (s) of a male
tungāne
brother of a female
mokopuna
grandchild
hoa
friend
pōtiki
youngest
mātāmua
oldest
Kei hea?
where?
kāinga
home
whare
house
ingoa
name
te / ngā
the
tēnei
this
tau
age, year
Āe
yes
Kāo
no
Aua!
I have no idea!
E tū!
stand up!
E noho!
sit down!
Whakarongo!
listen!
Kōrero mai!
Speak!
Kōrero mai anō!
Speak again – please repeat