Tēnā koutou - hello everyone.

Are you upsizing your te reo?  It’s great to hear people giving te reo a go with me.

Last week, we gave ourselves a bit of a head start in our journey with te reo. 

This week, we’re going to look at some more of the words and phrases we already know - words we can add to our daily te reo practise.

We hear Māori language used around us more and more in everyday conversation. I find it interesting to discover how much I already know, without trying.

Let’s upsize our te reo vocabulary again.

Kai - food

Kei hea ā tātou kai? - Where is our food?

Hāngi - Food cooked in the traditional way in an earth oven.

Haere mai ki te kai hāngi - Come and eat hāngi food.

Notice the use of haere mai to mean ‘come here’ in this context.

Kaumātua - An elder, or elders

Kei te kōrero te kaumātua - The elder is speaking.

Mana - authority, power or influence

He tangata whai mana - An influential person.

Koha - a gift or donation

He koha nā taku whānau - A gift from my family

Remember this phrase from last week?

Kia ora e hoa! - Hi mate! Thanks mate!

I have another phrase for you, using the word ‘hoa’ friend. My advice to you when learning te reo is:

Me kimi hoa ako. Find a friend to learn with you.

Keep on upsizing your te reo. 

Check out te wiki o te reo Māori here