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Te reo Māori in the classroom

Resource links
TKI Māori Education Community
Ngata Dictionary
Kupu o te Rā
Kōrero Māori
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

Useful words and phrases to help classroom teachers develop their te reo Māori skills.

English

Māori

Hello / Thank you Kia ora
How are you? Kei te pēhea koe?
See you again / See ya! Ka kite ano
Goodbye, to someone leaving Hāere ra
Goodbye, to someone staying E noho ra
Sit down E noho
Stand up E tu
Great
Very good
Ka pai
Tino pai
Be strong / Give it heaps Kia kaha
I'm sorry / excuse me Aroha mai
That's OK / OK Kei te pai

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