Sentences and phrases

Question 1

Mōrena

Answer 1

Good morning

Question 2

Kia ora

Answer 2

Hello (general informal greeting, meaning: to be alive)

Question 3

Ata mārie

Answer 3

Good morning (or peaceful morning)

Question 4

Nau mai

Answer 4

Welcome, come in

Question 5

Haere mai

Answer 5

Come here (warm imperative of invitation)

Question 6

Ka kite

Answer 6

Goodbye or see you (informal)

Question 7

Hei konā rā

Answer 7

Goodbye (more formal)

Question 8

E noho rā

Are you the one leaving or staying?

Answer 8

Goodbye (from the person leaving)

Question 9

Haere rā

Are you the one leaving or staying?

Answer 9

Goodbye (from a person staying)

Question 10

Hei te wā

Answer 10

Until next time

Question 11

Tēnā koe

How many people?

Answer 11

Formal greeting to one person

Question 12

Tēnā kōrua

How many people?

Answer 12

Formal greeting to two people

Question 13

Tēnā koutou

How many people?

Answer 13

Formal greeting to a group of people

Question 14

Tēnā tātou

How many people?

Answer 14

Formal inclusive greeting to everyone present

Question 15

Tīheī mauri ora

Answer 15

Formal greetings, meaning “breath/sneeze of life”

Question 16

Ko wai koe?

Answer 16

Who are you?

Question 17

Ko wai tēnei?

Answer 17

Who is this? (Referring to someone near the speaker)

Question 18

He aha te rā?

Answer 18

What is the date?

Question 19

Ko Taahia ahau.

Answer 19

I am Taahia.

Question 20

Ko Steve tēnei.

Answer 20

This is Steve. (Referring to someone next to the speaker)

Question 21

Ko re Rāhina, tekau mā tahi o Tīhema te rā.

Answer 21

It is Monday the 11th of December.

Question 22

E hia ō tau?

Answer 22

How old are you?

Question 23

Tōkohia ngā tāne?

Answer 23

How many men are there?

Question 24

Āhea tō rā whānau/huritau?

Answer 24

When is your birthday?

Question 25

E rua tekau aku tau.

Answer 25

I am 20 years old.

Question 26

Tokorua ngā tāne.

Answer 26

There are two men.

Question 27

A te toru o Hakihea taku rā whānau.

Answer 27

My birthday is on the 3rd of December.

Question 28

Ko wai taku ingoa?

Answer 28

Who is your name?

Question 29

Ko Wright taku ingoa whānau.

Answer 29

My family name is Wright.

Question 30

Ko Taahia rāua ko Steve ēnei.

Answer 30

These are Taahia and Steve. (referring to people near the speaker)

Question 31

Aua

Answer 31

I don’t know

Question 32

Nō hea koe?

Answer 32

Where are you from?

Question 33

Nō Witināma ahau.

Answer 33

I am from Vietnam.

Question 34

Ko wai ia?

Answer 34

Who is he/she/they?

Question 35

Ko Steve ia.

Answer 35

He is Steve.

Question 36

Nō hea ia?

Answer 36

Where is he/she/they from?

Question 37

Ahiahi mārie

Answer 37

Good afternoon

Question 38

Pō mārie

Answer 38

Good night

Question 39

Ka pai

Answer 39

Good

Question 40

Tau kē (nei)

Answer 40

This is so cool, this is so neat, magnificent, great

Question 41

Ehara i te tī

Answer 41

YOLO (you only live once; slang)

Question 42

Kia kaha

Answer 42

Stay strong

Question 43

E mea ana koe

Answer 43

You bet! (response to someone who is asking a question they know the answer to; slang)

Question 44

E rua, e rua

Answer 44

They are the same (idiom)