Te Reo

LI: To greet others and how they ask how they are.

Kia ora- Hello/ Hi

Kia ora, e hoa- Hello, friend.

Kia ora korua- Hello you two.

Kei te pehea koe? - How are you? [To one person]

Kei te pehea korua? - How are you? [ To two people]

LI: To respond to greetings.

Kei te pai- Fine.

Kei te pouri au- I am sad.

Kei te hiamoe au- I am sleepy

Kei te harikoa au- I am happy

Kei te hiakai au- I am hungry

Kei te makariri au- I am cold

Kei te riri au- I am angry

Kei te mauiui au- I am sick

Kei te wera au- I am sick

LI: Maori idioms

E ki ra - is that right/ you don’t say

Aroha mai - Sorry!

[ This next one is not an idiom]

Me haere tatou - We should get going