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.

For the last two weeks we’ve talked about te māuiui - illness.

This week’s topic is for those practicing te reo with your bubble - we’re talking about purei kēmu, playing games.

He aha te kēmu?  What’s the game?

There are a few card games I’ve been playing:

Hī ika - Go Fish,

Maumahara - Memory, and 

Kāri whakamutunga - Last card.

Me pēhea te tākaro? How do you play?

Mātaki mai - watch (this), or

Me pēnei - like this.

There’s a few phrases I’ve been using as we play:

Tō waimarie hoki! - You’re so lucky!

You can use this simple phrase in a few ways. Just replace waimarie with another adjective like pōturi, slow or kakama, fast.

Tō pōturi hoki! - You’re so slow!

And one I seem to be using a lot:

Kaua e tinihanga! - Don’t cheat!

Again, use the phrase and just replace tinihanga, cheat with other words such as whātare, peek, or pēnā, do that, or kata, laugh.

Kaua e pēnā! - Don’t do that!

Kaua e whātare! - Don’t peek!

Kaua e kata! - Don’t laugh!

Stay safe and healthy everyone - and while you’re having fun playing games in your bubble, why not try a few simple phrases.

Kia pai te rā - Have a great day.

For more, check out te wiki o te reo Māori here