🌀 Marae Visits and Pōwhiri
Māori word of the day: whakatau manuhiri
= welcome visitors / host guests
Kei te takatū te iwi ki te whakatau manuhiri i tēnei ata.
Illustration: AI-generated.
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@gonglogic.com🌀 Marae Visits and Pōwhiri
Māori word of the day: whakatau manuhiri
= welcome visitors / host guests
Kei te takatū te iwi ki te whakatau manuhiri i tēnei ata.
Illustration: AI-generated.
@gonglogic.com🧩 Present Continuous (Kei te)
Māori phrase of the day: kei te kai koe
= you are eating
Kei te kai koe i te parakuihi?
“Are you eating breakfast?”
Illustration: AI-generated.
@gonglogic.com👪 Whānau Gatherings
Māori phrase of the day: kei te pēhea koe, e koro
= how are you, grandfather?
Kei te pēhea koe, e koro? Kei te hiahia koe ki te noho ki te mahau?
Illustration: AI-generated.
@gonglogic.comFrom "KupuMate: Learn Māori" (Māori):
Kei te pai, tēnā koe.
“I am well, thank you.”
Word to spot: tēnā koe = greetings to you (1 person)
@gonglogic.com🧩 Tense and Aspect Particles
Māori word of the day: ka moe
= will sleep
Ka moe te pēpi i muri i tana kai.
“The baby will sleep after eating.”
Illustration: AI-generated.
@gonglogic.comDid you know? Māori: tēnā koe
A formal greeting specifically addressed to one person. It literally acknowledges 'there you are' with respect and recognition.
@gonglogic.com👋 Greetings and Mihi
Māori word of the day: tēnā koe
= greetings to you (1 person)
Kei te pai, tēnā koe.
“I am well, thank you.” — KupuMate: Learn Māori
Illustration: AI-generated.
@gonglogic.comMāori quiz: remember this one?
nau mai ki te kura
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
@gonglogic.com🧩 Negation Structures
Māori phrase of the day: ehara au i te kaiako
= I am not a teacher
Ehara au i te kaiako, he tauira kē au i tēnei akomanga.
Illustration: AI-generated.
@gonglogic.com💬 Modifiers and Descriptive Adjectives
Māori word of the day: whare nui
= large house
E noho ana te whānau nui i tētahi whare nui.
“The big family lives in a large house.”
@gonglogic.com🧩 Verb-Initial Word Order
Māori phrase of the day: Ka kai te tamaiti i te āporo.
= The child eats the apple.
Ka kai te tamaiti i te āporo i mua i te kura.
@gonglogic.comMāori quiz: remember this one?
kei te pēhea koe, e kui
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
@gonglogic.com🌀 Hui and Working Together
Māori phrase of the day: te wāhi mahi
= the workplace / place of work
Kei te hiahia mātou ki te whakapai ake i te reo Māori i te wāhi mahi.
@gonglogic.com🧩 Location Particles (Ki, I, Kei, Hei)
Māori phrase of the day: ki te whare
= to the house / to the building
Kei te hoki mai a Kui ki te whare, ki te whānau.
@gonglogic.comFrom "KupuMate: Learn Māori" (Māori):
Nō Ōtautahi tōku whānau, engari kei Te Whanganui-a-Tara au.
“My family is from Christchurch, but I live in Wellington.”
Word to spot: au = I; me
@gonglogic.comMāori quiz: remember this one?
kia ora
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
@gonglogic.com🧩 Personal Pronouns (Singular, Dual, Plural)
Māori word of the day: au
= I; me
Nō Ōtautahi tōku whānau, engari kei Te Whanganui-a-Tara au.
“My family is from Christchurch, but I live in Wellington.” — KupuMate: Learn Māori
@gonglogic.comDid you know? Māori: tāku pukapuka
@gonglogic.com🧩 A and O Possessive Categories
Māori word of the day: tāku pukapuka
= my book
Kei roto tāku pukapuka i taku pēke.
“My book is in my bag.”
@gonglogic.comMāori quiz: remember this one?
te huarahi
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
