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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Maori
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Maori words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Maori phrases in this lesson
- Kei te pēhea koe?kay teh PAY-heh-a KWEH
- How are you?
- Kei te paikay teh PIE
- I'm fine, thanks
- Me koe?meh KWEH
- And you?
- Ko wai tō ingoa?kor WHY tor EENG-or-a
- What's your name?
- Ko ... tōku ingoakor ... TOR-koo EENG-or-a
- My name is...
- Nō hea koe?nor HEH-a KWEH
- Where are you from?
- Nō ... ahaunor ... a-HOH
- I'm from...
- Ka pai ki ahauka PIE kee a-HOH
- I like it
- Ataahuaa-taa-HOO-a
- It's beautiful
- Nau mai, haere maiNOH my, HIGH-reh my
- Welcome
The full question to one person. For two, kōrua, and for more, koutou.
The standard answer. Kei te pai rawa atu is very good, and kei te ngenge is tired.
Me means and or with. Kei te pai, me koe? Fine, and you?
The name goes in the middle.
People often answer with their mountain, river and tribe.
Literally "it is good to me".
The full welcome, heard at airports and on every marae.