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 started talking about sports, and asked the question: He aha te wā o te kēmu? What time’s the game?

Telling time is simple to do, and very useful in many situations.

But what sport are you playing?

Kei te tākaro whutupaoro - We’re playing rugby. Note that tākaro means to play.

Just replace whutupaoro  with your sport of choice:

pā whutupaoro - touch rugby

poitarawhiti - netball

poitūkohu - basketball

tēnehi - tennis

kirikiti - cricket

Ko wai kei te tākaro? Who’s playing?

Te Kapa Ōpango - The All Blacks

Te Kapa Kaponga - The Silver Ferns

Te Kapa Pango Tāroaroa - the Tall Blacks.

Watching from the sidelines? You could try encouraging the players to work as a team.

Kia kaha te mahi tahi! - Do your best to work together!

Mahi tahi means to work together, or collaborate. Kia kaha te mahi tahi  is a useful phrase that can be used in any context where you want to encourage teamwork.

It’s one I’ve been using with my mokopuna.

Stay safe and healthy everyone. Get out there and kōrero about sport.

Kia pai te rā - Have a great day.

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