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Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days in Maori
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. 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
- Ināianeiee-NAH-ee-a-nay
- Now
- Ā muri akeAH MOO-ree A-keh
- Later
- I tēnei rāee TAY-nay RAH
- Today
- ĀpōpōAH-por-por
- Tomorrow
- I tēnei pōee TAY-nay POR
- Tonight
- Āhea?AH-heh-a
- When?
- Āhea ka tuwhera?AH-heh-a ka too-FEH-ra
- What time does it open?
- TaihoaTIE-hor-a
- One moment, please
- MenetiMEH-neh-tee
- Minutes
- HāoraHAH-or-a
- Hours
Right now. It often comes at the start of a sentence: ināianei, kei te haere au, I am going now.
Literally a bit afterward. Ā tōna wā means in due course, some time.
Literally on this day. Rā means day and sun.
Every vowel is long. Hei āpōpō, until tomorrow, is a friendly goodbye.
Used for the future.
Literally "wait", also used in New Zealand English.