Word of the week
Learn 50 kupu hou (new words) in Te Reo Māori.
āe, kāo
Āe, kāo.
Yes, no.
- āe, kāo mp351 KB
Ahorangi
Ahorangi: Professor
Ko ia te Ahorangi o tēnā kura.
She is the Professor of that school.
- Ahorangi mp330.6 KB
Aromatawai
Aromatawai: Assessment/assignment
He aromatawai tā aku tauira, ko te Paraire te rā tuku mai.
My students have an assignment due on Friday.
- Aromatawai mp331.6 KB
ata mārie, mōrena
Ata mārie, mōrena.
Good morning.
- ata mārie, mōrena mp365.8 KB
Haumaru
Haumaru: Security Assistant
Tīkina atu tō kāri kaimahi mai i te Haumaru ki te Whare o Cotton.
Collect your staff card from the Security Assistant in the Cotton Building.
- Haumaru mp330.1 KB
hei āpōpō
Hei āpōpō.
See you tomorrow.
- hei āpōpō mp336.7 KB
He kawhe māu?
He kawhe māu?
Would you like a coffee?
- He kawhe māu? mp330.6 KB
He pōturi rawa te ipurangi i tēnei rā
He pōturi rawa te ipurangi i tēnei rā.
The internet is slow today.
- He pōturi rawa te ipurangi i tēnei rā mp372.9 KB
He tī māu?
He tī māu?
Would you like tea?
- He tī māu? mp336.7 KB
He wai mōu?
He wai mōu?
Would you like water?
- He wai mōu? mp336.2 KB
hoa
hoa: friend, colleague
Nō Ōtepōti taku tino hoa.
My best friend is from Dunedin.
- hoa mp326.5
hui
hui: meeting, to meet
Kei roto te Tumuaki i te hui.
The Head of School is in a meeting.
- hui mp325 KB
Kairaupi
Kairaupi: Caretaker
Kua hia tau ko ia te Kairaupi.
He has been the Caretaker for many years.
- Kairaupi mp332.1 KB
Kaitiaki Pukapuka
Kaitiaki Pukapuka: Librarian
Pokea ana te Kaitiaki Pukapuka e te mahi i ngā wā katoa.
That Librarian is always busy.
- Kaitiaki Pukapuka mp347.9 KB
kaitiaki
kaitiaki: trustee, guardian, custodian, minder
Ko ia te kaitiaki o te motu o Matiu.
She is the kaitiaki of Matiu Island.
- kaitiaki mp329 KB
Kaituruki
Kaituruki: Tutor
Moata ai te tae mai a te kaituruki ki te karaehe.
The tutor always arrives early to class.
- Kaituruki mp338.2 KB
kawa
kawa: marae protocol
Ko te kawa o Te Herenga Waka Marae, he pāeke.
The kawa at Te Herenga Waka Marae is known as pāeke.
- kawa mp328 KB
Kia ora rawa atu
Kia ora rawa atu.
Many thanks.
- Kia ora rawa atu mp331.6 KB
koha
koha: gift, donation, contribution
Anei te koha mō te marae.
Here is the contribution for the marae.
- koha mp323.4 KB
Kua pau te pepa i te mihini tā
Kua pau te pepa i te mihini tā.
The printer is out of paper.
- Kua pau te pepa i te mihini tā mp358.6 KB
Mata Ahupae
Mata Ahupae: Administrator
Ki te hiahia pepa tuhituhi koe, pātai atu ki te Mata Ahupae.
If you need writing paper, ask the Administrator.
- Mata Ahupae mp342.3 KB
mahi
mahi: work, to work
Kei te mahi ia.
He is working.
- mahi mp333.1 KB
mana
mana: prestige, authority, control, power, influence, status
Kei ngā Tumuaki te mana o ō rātou kura.
Heads of School have the authority of their school.
- mana mp324.4 KB
Māngai Akomanga
Māngai Akomanga: Student Representative
Ko ia te Māngai Ākonga mō Te Poari ā-Kura.
He is the Student Representative on Faculty Board.
- Māngai Akomanga mp349.4 KB
manuhiri
manuhiri: visitor, guest
Kei te waharoa te manuhiri e tatari ana.
The visitors are at the gate waiting.
- manuhiri mp332.1 KB
mauri
mauri: life principle
Kei te tangata whenua te mauri me te marae.
Tangata whenua control the mauri of the marae.
- mauri mp327.5 KB
mihi
mihi: greeting, acknowledgement, tribute
Kei te mihi te Tumu Whakarae ki ngā ākonga.
The Vice Chancellor is acknowledging the students.
- mihi mp323.4 KB
ngā manaakitanga
Ngā manaakitanga.
With best wishes.
- ngā manaakitanga mp337.7 KB
Ngā mihi
Ngā mihi.
Regards.
- Ngā mihi mp328 KB
Ngāi Tauira
Ngāi Tauira: Māori Students Association
Ā tērā marama, ka tae atu a Ngāi Tauira ki te hui ā-tau Te Huinga.
Next month, the Māori Students Association will attend the annual Te Huinga meeting.
- Ngāi Tauira mp332.1 KB
noa
noa: free from tapu, ordinary, unrestricted
He noa te kai.
Food is unrestricted.
- noa mp326.5 KB
noho ora mai
Noho ora mai.
All the best.
- noho ora mai mp335.2 KB
Pūkenga
Pūkenga: Lecturer
He pūkenga ia ki Te Wāhanga Pūtaiao.
She is a lecturer in the Science Faculty.
- Pūkenga mp326 KB
rangatira
rangatira: chief, noble, leader
Ko ia te rangatira.
She is the leader.
- rangatira mp331.6 KB
rangatiratanga
rangatiratanga: sovereignty, chieftainship, right to exercise authority
Kei te Māori te rangatiratanga o ō rātou whenua.
Māori have sovereignty over their land.
- rangatiratanga mp334.7 KB
Rūma Whakaako
Rūma Whakaako: Lecture Theatre
Kei te Whare o Kirk taku rūma whakaako.
My lecture theatre is in the Kirk Building.
- Rūma Whakaako mp343.3 KB
tangata whenua
tangata whenua: hosts, local people, indigenous people of the land
Ko te iwi Māori te tangata whenua.
Māori are the Indigenous people of this land.
- tangata whenua mp333.1 KB
taonga
taonga: property, treasure, goods
He taonga te pounamu.
Greenstone is a prized treasure.
- taonga mp332.1 KB
tapu
tapu: sacred, prohibited, restricted
Ko te ūpoko tētahi wāhanga tapu o te tinana.
The head is a sacred part of the body.
- tapu mp328 KB
Te Ihonui
Te Ihonui: The Hub
Me tūtaki tāua ki Te Ihonui.
Let’s (you and I) meet in the Hub.
- Te Ihonui (35.2 KB) mp335.2 KB
Te Pātaka Kōrero
Te Pātaka Kōrero: Library
Me tūtaki tāua ki te Pātaka Kōrero.
Meet me in the Library.
- Te Pātaka Kōrero mp343.3 KB
Te Toka Tū Moana
Te Toka Tū Moana.
Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory.
- Te Toka Tū Moana mp343.3 KB
Te Whare Wānanga o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Māui
Te Whare Wānanga o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Māui: Victoria University of Wellington
Ko te tirohanga whakamua a Te Whare Wānanga o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Māui, kia tū hei tino wānanga mō ngā tāone matua o te ao.
The vision for Victoria University of Wellington is to become a globally ranked capital city university.
- Te Whare Wānanga o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Māui mp389.2 KB
tikanga
tikanga: custom, convention, correct procedure
Ngā tikanga a te marae.
The customs of the marae.
- tikanga mp328.0 KB
Tumu Whakarae
Tumu Whakarae: Vice-Chancellor
Ko Ahorangi Grant Guilford te Tumu Whakarae o Te Herenga Waka.
Professor Grant Guilford is the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington.
- Tumu Whakarae mp3118.8 KB
Tumuaki
Tumuaki: Head of School
Ko ia te Tumuaki o Te Kawa a Māui.
She is the Head of School for Te Kawa a Māui.
- Tumuaki mp343.3 KB
utu
utu: revenge, cost, price, fee, payment, reciprocity
E whā tāra e rima tekau hēneti te utu o te kawhe ki Vic Books.
A cup of coffee costs $4.50 at Vic Books.
- utu mp319.9 KB
waharoa
waharoa: gateway
Ko te ingoa o te waharoa kei te marae o Te Herenga Waka, ko Te Apa Mareikura o Māui Tikitiki-a-Taranga.
The name of the gateway at Te Herenga Waka marae is Te Apa Mareikura o Māui Tikitiki-a-Taranga.
- waharoa mp330.1 KB
wānanga
wānanga: conference, discussion, to discuss
Kei te wānanga ngā kaimahi i te mahere rautaki hou.
The staff are discussing the new strategic plan.
- wānanga mp333.1 KB
Whakamātautau
Whakamātautau: Examination
Ka tū tētahi whakamātautau whakamutunga hei te mutunga o tēnei pepa.
There will be a final examination at the end of the course.
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