Greetings/Farewells

Question 1

Greet a friend

Answer 1

Kia ora e hoa.

Question 2

Greet a girl/daughter/young woman.

Answer 2

Tēnā koe, e hine.

Kia ora e hine.

Question 3

Greet a boy/son/young man.

Answer 3

Tēnā koe, e tama.

Kia ora e tama.

Question 4

Greet an older woman.

Answer 4

Tēnā koe, e whae.

Question 5

Greet an older man.

Answer 5

Tēnā koe, e pā.

Question 6

Greet your mother.

Answer 6

Kia ora māmā.

Question 7

Greet your aunty.

Answer 7

Kia ora whaea.

Question 8

Greet your father.

Answer 8

Kia ora pāpā.

Question 9

Greet your uncle.

Answer 9

Kia ora matua.

Question 10

Greet your grandma.

Answer 10

Kia ora e kui.

Question 11

Greet your grandpa.

Answer 11

Kia ora e koro.

Question 12

Hello to one person/formal greeting.

Answer 12

Tēnā koe

Question 13

Hello to two people/formal greeting

Answer 13

Tēnā kōrua

Question 14

Hello to three or more people/formal greeting

Answer 14

Tēnā koutou

Question 15

Hello/informal greeting

Answer 15

Kia ora

Question 16

more than one person/and others

Answer 16

mā

Question 17

Children

Answer 17

Tamariki

Question 18

Hello to you all (formal gretting)

Answer 18

Tēnā koutou katoa

Question 19

Good morning

Answer 19

Mōrena

Ata mārie

Question 20

Greetings (big, great, many) to you - one person

Answer 20

Ngā mihi (nui) ki a koe

Question 21

Greetings (big, great, many) to you - two people

Answer 21

Ngā mihi (nui) ki a kōrua

Question 22

Greeting (big, great, many) to you - three or more people (all)

Answer 22

Ngā mihi (nui) ki a koutou (katoa)

Question 23

Morning greetings

Answer 23

Ngā mihi (nui) o te ata

Question 24

Afternoon Greetings

Answer 24

Ngā mihi (nui) o te ahiahi

Question 25

Greetings of the time

Answer 25

Ngā mihi o te wā

Question 26

Greetings of the day

Answer 26

Ngā mihi o te rā

Question 27

Evening greetings

Answer 27

Ngā mihi o te pō

Question 28

Welcome

Answer 28

Nau mai

Question 29

Come here

Answer 29

Haere mai

Question 30

Come back

Answer 30

Hoki mai

Question 31

Goodbye to person/s going

Answer 31

Haere rā

Question 32

Goodbye to person/s staying

Answer 32

E noho rā Hei konei rā

Question 33

Goodbye to person/s in different locations (phone call/email/letter)

Answer 33

Hei konā rā

Question 34

Till we meet again

Answer 34

Mā te wā

Question 35

Have a good morning

Answer 35

Kia pai tō ata

Question 36

Have a good afternoon

Answer 36

Kia pai tō ahiahi

Question 37

Have a good time

Answer 37

Kia pai tō wā

Question 38

Have a good day

Answer 38

Kia pai tō rā

Question 39

Have a good night

Answer 39

Kia pai tō pō

Question 40

Goodnight

Answer 40

Pō mārie

Question 41

Ko wai tō ingoa?

Answer 41

Who is your name?

Question 42

Ko Cat taku ingoa.

Answer 42

Cat is my name.

Question 43

Ko wai tōna ingoa?

Answer 43

Who is his/her name?

Question 44

Ko ? tōna ingoa.

Answer 44

? is his/her name.

Question 45

tō

Answer 45

your

Question 46

taku

Answer 46

my (neutral form)

Question 47

tōna

Answer 47

his/her