EVERYDAY MAORI
Practice makes perfect so improve your Maori with a few of these common phrases…
Thanks mate Kia ora e hoa (Key/ora/e/haw)
(Haw/my/te/rah-rung-ee/wine-ah) My Maori is not too flash
Bring us/me the wine list Hōmai te rārangi waina
(Cow-re/tuck-oo/re-oh/Ma-ree/ee/te/tea-nor pie) Does my bum look big in this?
Kāore taku reo Māori I te tino pai
Kei te nui te āhua o taku nono I roto I tēnei? (Kay/te/noo-ee/te/ah-who-ah/or/tuck-oo/nor-nor/ee/ raw-tore/ee/ten-nay?)
Pay attention
Whakaaro mai (Far-car-raw/my)
(E/tee-tee-raw/gnaw/ee-haw/un-nah/oh) Your turn on the dishes
Just looking thanks E titiro noa iho ana au
(Caw/ten-nay/tore/wah/ree-hee/haw-raw-ee) Please call back later
Ko tēnei to wā rīhi horoi
(Me/wire/my/ah-nor/ah/torner-wah) I'll see you in court
Me waea mai anō a tōna wā
Ka kite au I a koe I te kōti (Car/kee-te/oh/ee/ah/kway/ee/te/cour-tee)
(Me/te/ah-raw-ha/ah/nah/kee-hee) Honey, I'm pregnant
With love and kisses Me te aroha, ā, ngā kihi
Kei te hapu au e te toe (Kay/te/ha-poo/oh/e/te/tau)
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