Kupu Hau

Matariki- Māori New Year

Whānau- family

Iwi- tribe

Kai- food

Hākari- feast

Hangi- earth oven

Maramataka- māori calendar

Kōrero – to speak

Whakapapa- genealogy

Pūrākau- story

Whanaungatanga – connections

Moemoeā – to dream

Takitahi – individual

Takitini- collective

Wetereo

Āhea a Matariki? – When is Matariki?

Ko Hune te marama o Matariki- June is the month for Matariki.

He aha o Matariki? What is Matariki?

He tau hou o te ao Māori. The Māori new year. 

He aha tāu moemoeā? – What is your dream?

He *__* tāku moemoeā. – My dream is

Maramataka – Māori  calendar

Takurua – Winter

Kōanga – Spring

Raumati – Summer

Ngahuru – Autumn

Hanuere – January

Maehe – March

āperira – April

Mei – May

Hune – June

Hūrau – July

ākuhata – August

Hepetema – September

Noema – November

Tīhema – December

Marama – Month

Tau – year

Hounga – Season

Ko te aha – what

Tēnei  – this (only 1)

ēnei – these (more than 1)

Ko the aha tēnei marama?

What month is this?

Ko te mei  tēnei marama

This month is may

Ko te aha ēnei marama ki Takaurua?

What months are in winter?

Ko te Hune, ko te Hūrae, kote ākuhata ēnei  marama ki Takurua

June, July and August are the months of Winter

rā – Day – Sun

Wiki – week

Marama – month – moon

Tau – year

āpōpō – tomorrow

Inanahi – yesterday

Mane – Monday

Tūrie – Tuesday

Wenerei – Wednesday

Tātie – Thursday

Paraire – Friday

Hātarei – Saturday

Rātapu – Sunday

Ko te aha? – What?

Tēnei – this (by me)

Ko te aha tēnei rā? – what day is this?

Ko te aha tē rā āpōpō? – what day is tomorrow

Ko te aha te rā inanahi? – what day was yesterday

Ko te Mane tēnei rā – this day is monday

Ko te Tūrie te te rā āpōpō – tomorrow is tuesday

Ko te Rātapu te rā inanahi –  yesterday was sunday.

Kupu Hou – New Word

Koti – Jacket

Pōtae – Hat

Panekoti – Skirt

Tarau  – Trousers

Tarau poto – Shorts

Tarau Tāngari – Jeans

Poraka – Jersey

Kaka – Dress

Tīhāte – T-shirt

Kākahu moe – Pyjamas

Kākahu ōnite – Uniform

Kākahu kaukau – Swimmings Togs

Hū – Shoes

Tōkena – Socks

Kamupūtu – Gumboots

Karapu – Gloves

Mōwhiti – Glasses

He aha? – What?

Tēnei – This (Thing by me)

Enei –  These (More than | By me)

He aha Tēnei – What is this?

He aha ēnei – What are those?

He kaka Tēnei – this is a dress

He kaka, he poraka ēnei – These are a dress and a jersey.

Kapu Hau – New Words

Porowhita – Circle

Mānawa – Heart

Whetū – Star

Niko – Cresent

Tapa – Edge

Tapatoru – Triangle

Tapawhā rite – Square

Tapawhā – Rectangle

Taparima – pentagon

Tapaono – Hexagon

Tapawaru – Octagon

He aha – What?

Te āhua – the shape (only 1)

Ngā āhua – the shapes (more than 1)

He aha te āhua? – What shape?

He aha ngā āhua? – What shapes?

He aha te āhua ā tenei? – What shape is this by me?

He aha te āhua ā Tēna? – What shape is this by you?

He aha te āhua ā Tēnā? – What shape is this over there?

He tapawhā te āhua – The shape is a rectangle

He porowhita, he tapawhā ngā āhua – The shapes are a circle and a rectangle

white –  mā

red – whero

orange – Karaka

yellow – Kowhāi

green –  Kākāriki

blue –  kikorangi

purple – Waiporoporo

pink –  Māwhero

brown – Parāone

grey – kiwikiwi

black – Mangu / Pangu

rainbow – Uenuku

Wetereo – Grammar

He aha? – what?

Te tae – the colour (one)

Ngā tae – the colours (more than one)

He kikorangi te tae – The colour is blue.

He kākāriki, he kikorangi ngā tae – The colours are green and blue.

Introduction:Where are you from?

Nō hea- Where from?

Nō hea ahau?- Where am I from?

Nō hea koe? – Where are you from?

Nō hea ia?- Where is he/she from?

Nō hea *place* ahau.- I am from ….

Nō hea *place* koe.- You am from ….

Nō hea *place* ia.- He/she am from ….

E.g Nō Ōtautahi ahau- I am from Christchurch

      Nō Aotearoa ahau- I am from New Zealand