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140 Cards in this Set
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Kia ora (literal) |
Be well |
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Kia kaha |
Be strong |
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Kia māia |
Be brave |
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Kia Ngākaunui |
Be strong hearted |
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Kia Ngākau Titikaha |
Be confident |
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Kia piki te ora |
Be better |
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Kia Manawanui |
Be patient, committed, steadfast |
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Kia tau |
Be relaxed |
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Kia pai |
Be nice |
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Kia Māhaki |
Be pleasant |
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Kia mauritau |
Be settled
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Kia mataara |
Be alert |
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Kia Niwha |
Be resolute |
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Kia ngāwari |
Be easy going (lighten up) |
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Kia ita |
Be committed |
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Kia tapatahi |
Be fair, principled |
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Kia tū pakari |
Be robust |
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Kia pono |
Be truthful |
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Kia tika |
Be correct |
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Kia ū |
Be resolute/unyielding |
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Engari |
But |
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Kia ora (common usages) |
Hi/thanks |
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Tēnā koe |
Hello/you are there |
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Ata mārie |
Good morning/peaceful morning |
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Pō mārie |
Good night/ peaceful night |
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Ahiahi |
Afternoon |
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Ngā mihi |
Hello/ (lit) the greetings |
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Ngā mihi o te wā |
Hello/ (lit) greetings of the time/ seasons greetings |
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Ngā manaakitanga |
Greetings/best wishes (lit) the hospitality |
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Mauri ora |
Greetings/ (lit) it is the life force |
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Moata rarau |
Good morning/ (lit) balanced early (used if it is early) |
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Tēnā rā kōrua |
Hello you two |
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Tēnā koutou |
Hello you three or more |
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Tēnā tātou |
Hello you three or more |
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Tēnā tātou katoa |
Hello to all of us |
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Ko wai tō ingoa |
Who is your name |
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Ko wai koe |
Who are you (abrupt) |
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Ko ____ tōku/taku ingoa |
My name is _______ |
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Ko ____ ahau/au |
I am _______ |
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Ka pai te tūtaki ki a koe |
Nice to meet you |
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He pai te kite i a koe |
Nice to see you |
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He rawe te kōrero ki a koe |
Fantastic to talk to you |
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He mīharo te whakarongo ki a koe |
Amazing to listen to you |
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Koe |
You (sg.) |
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Kōrua |
You (dl.) |
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Koutou |
You (pl.) |
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Ahau/au |
I, me |
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Ia |
S/he, him/her |
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Tāua |
We/Us (dl. excl.) |
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Māua |
We/Us (dl. incl.) |
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Rāua |
They/them (dl.) |
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Tātou |
We/Us (pl. incl.) |
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Mātou |
We/Us (pl. excl.) |
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Rātou |
They/Them (pl.) |
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Tō |
Your (sg.) |
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Tōku |
My |
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Tōna |
His/her |
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Ko wai tōna ingoa? |
What is his/her name |
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Nō hea koe |
Where are you from? |
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He aha tō mahi |
What do you do? |
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Kei hea koe e noho ana |
Where are you living? |
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He aha ngā mea papai ki a koe |
What do you like doing? |
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He aha ngā hākinakina pai ki a koe |
What sport do you like? |
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He aha ō wawata |
What are your aspirations |
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Ingarangi |
England |
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Airani |
Ireland |
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Kotirangi |
Scotland |
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Ahitereiria |
Australia |
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Amerika |
America |
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Itāria |
Italy |
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Haina |
China |
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Huitene |
Sweden |
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Huiterangi |
Switzerland |
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Nōwei |
Norway |
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Tiamani |
Germany |
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Āketina |
Argentina |
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Pāniora/Peina |
Spain |
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Hingapoa |
Singapore |
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Tūpuna |
Ancestors |
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Nō _____ ōku tūpuna |
My ancestors are from ______ |
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Nō _______ nō ________ hōki ōku tūpuna |
My ancestors are from ____ and _____ also. |
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Nō ______ tōku whaea |
My mother is from _________ |
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Nō _____ tōku pāpā |
My father is from _______ |
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Nō hea koe e hoa |
Where are you from mate |
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Nō hea tō hoa |
Where is your friend from |
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Nō hea ō mātua |
Where are your parents from |
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Nō _____ ia |
S/he is from _______ |
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Papaioea |
Palmerston North |
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Kei te pēhea koe |
How are you (sg) |
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Kei te pēhea koe i te ata paki |
How are you this fine morning |
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Heoi anō |
so-so |
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Kei te hiakai ahau |
I'm hungry |
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Kei te ora |
I'm well |
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Taua āhua anō |
I'm Same old, same old |
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Kāore i te pai |
I'm not good |
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A koe? |
And you? |
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A koe anō? |
And you too? |
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Kei te pai rawa atu |
Really good |
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Kua haere ahau |
I'm off now |
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Karawhiua |
Give it heaps! |
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Me haere tāua ki te inu kawhe |
We should go for a coffee |
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He whakaaro pai |
Good idea |
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E noho rā |
Goodbye to you staying |
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Haere rā |
Goodbye to you leaving |
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Kia ora rawa atu |
Thanks heaps |
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Ka pai |
Okay/ well done |
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Tō pai hoki! |
You're good alright! |
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Kei te ako tāua i te reo Māori |
We're (dl. incl.) learning Māori |
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Homai koa tēnā |
Please pass that |
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Āe, kei te mārama ahau |
Yes I understand |
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Kia ora, kua mārama ināianei |
Thanks I get it now |
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Aroha mai |
Sorry/excuse me |
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Kāore au i te mārama |
I don't get it |
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He pātai tāku |
I've got a question |
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Tēnā koa, āta kōrero mai |
Please speak slowly |
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Kōrero mai anō |
Please repeat that |
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Hei aha |
Nevermind |
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Waiho mā te wā |
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon |
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Kia ora, kei te pai ahau |
Thanks, I'm good |
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Mō taku hē |
My mistake/my bad |
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Taku whakapāha |
My apology |
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Kua pai ināianei |
It's good now |
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Pai noa iho (e tā/ e hine) |
Easy/ sweet as, bro/girl |
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Kei te pai koe? |
Are you okay? |
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Kei te Mārama koe? |
Do you understand? |
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He aha te kupu Māori mō ______? |
What's the Māori word for _______? |
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He aha tēnā |
What's that? |
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He aha te tikanga o tēnā |
What does that mean?
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Kei te tika, nē rā? |
That's right, isn't it? |
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Kei te tika tēnei kōrero? |
Is this correct? |
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E kī ana te kōrero... he taonga te reo. |
As the saying goes... Language is a treasure. |
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E kī ana te kōrero... He taonga nui wareware |
As the saying goes... forgetting is a great treasure. (If someone says something to upset you, the mind has a great facility called wareware, forgetting. Sometimes it's not you, it's them. Think of this proverb, move on, and keep learning.) |
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E kī ana te kōrero... Ko te reo te taikura o te whakaaro mārama |
As the saying goes... Language is the key to understanding |
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E kī ana te kōrero... Ko te reo māori, he waka eke noa |
As the saying goes... Māori is an accessible vessel for everyone |
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E kī ana te kōrero... Ko te reo te waka kawe i te whakaaro Māori |
As the saying goes... The Māori language is the vessel that carries a Māori worldview |
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E kī ana te kōrero... ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori |
As the saying goes... Māori language is the lifeforce of Māori mana |
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E kī ana te kōrero... Ki te ngaro te reo, ka ngaro tāua pērā i te moa |
As the saying goes... If the language is lost, we are lost like the extinct moa bird |
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E kī ana te kōrero... Iti te kupu nui te kōrero |
As the saying goes... short but laden with meaning |
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E kī ana te kōrero... Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori |
As the saying goes... Let the language be correct, let it flow, let it be inherently Māori |
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E kī ana te kōrero... Mā te kōrero e ora ai te reo |
As the saying goes... by speaking the language it will be alive and well |
