Tēnā koutou - hello everyone.

How are you going in your te reo journey?  It’s great to hear people giving te reo a go with me.

Last week we got topical and talked about te māuiui - illness.

Kei te pēhea koe?  How are you? 

Kei te māuiui ahau - I’m not feeling well.

He aha te mate? - What’s wrong?

We explore some replies to these questions that are relevant for this time of year.

Kua pā mai te rewharewha. - I’ve come down with the flu.

You can replace rewharewha, the word for flu, with other options, like

maremare - cough

ngāruru - headache

I hope none of us need to use this, but remember from last week, the Māori phrase for Coronavirus is mate corona. 

Here’s an example of how to describe symptoms:

Ngā tohu: he kirikā, he ngāruru, he mamae ki te tuarā, he ruaki. - The symptoms are: a fever, headaches, back pain and vomiting.

If you’re māuiui sick and you’ve got to tell your rangatira boss you can’t come in to mahi:

Kāore au e kaha ki te haere ki te mahi - I’m not fit to go to work.

Last but not least, this is a phrase I’ve started using when someone tells me they are feeling ill.

Kia piki te ora. Get well.

Stay safe and healthy everyone. Kia pai te rā - Have a great day.

Check out te wiki o te reo Māori here 

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