Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Hopefully this isn’t news to you, but it’s Māori Language Week
This week’s seen some exciting launches, like Google Māori going live this Thursday 24 July, allowing you to search for articles in Māori. There’s also “He Pātaka Kupu”, the world’s largest monolingual dictionary which was launched by Te Taura Whiri, available on www.koreromaori.co.nz
For more info on Te Wiki o te Reo Māori see www.korero.maori.nz/news/mlw
Try out a few Maori phrases this week. For tips on how to ask someone about themselves, hit on them, tell them they’re dodgy and heaps more, see below for some basic phrases pinched from www.korero.maori.nz. That’s it from me. And by the way, tō ātaahua hoki rā!
Kua kai anō koe? – Have you had something to eat?
He aha māu? – What would you like?
He wai ārani māku. – I would like an orange juice.
He wai noa iho māku. – Just water for me.
He aha tō mahi? – What do you do for a job?
Kei hea koe e mahi ana? – Where do you work?
He kaimahi ahau nā (place of work) – I work at (place of work)
He aha ō mahi i tēnei rā? – What did you do today?
I pēhea tō rā? – How was your day?
Piro rawa atu! – It sucked!
Pai mārika taku rā! – I had a great day!
Kei te aha koe ā te pō? – What are you doing tonight?
Kāhore kau. – Nothing.
He aha ai? – Why?
E mate kai ana koe? – Are you hungry?
Ka rawe! Tino pai kē! – Too much!
Tō ātaahua hoki rā. – You look good.
Kei ēnā tikanga hoki. – Hey, you’re a bit dodgy.
Ka nui tēnā māku.- That’s enough for me, I’ve had enough.
He aha te waiata pai ki a koe? – What kind of music do you like?
Me āta inu koe. – Go easy on the drinking.
E āta inu ana au. – I’m just taking it easy (i.e. drinking).
Ka rawe te kōrero Māori. – Man, speaking Maori is good fun.
Ka rawe. – Choice, awesome.
Ehara mai! – Awesome!
He aha pea he mahi mā tāua? – Shall we do something?
Kua haere au. – Okay, I’m off.
Ka kite anō. – See you later.
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