On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko au te kaiako.
I am the teacher.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko ia te kaiako o Rangi.
She is the teacher of Rangi.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai tō kaiako pāngarau?
Who is your maths teacher?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ngā mea a ako ana i te reo Māori?
Who are the ones learning te reo Māori?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara koe i te tangata mākoko.
You're not a lazy person.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara rāua i te ākonga.
They aren't students.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara a Ari i te kaiako.
Ari isn't a teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā wahine i te kaiako.
That woman isn't a teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara ia i te kaiako.
He is not a teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te ako au i tētehi waiata.
I am learning a song.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te ako au i ētehi waiata.
I am learning some songs.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te ako au i te reo Māori.
I am learning the Māori language.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kāore au e ako ana i te reo Māori.
I am not learning the Māori language.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hiahia ana ahau ki te ako i te reo Māori.
I want to learn Māori.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E ako ana au ki te raranga harakeke.
I am learning to weave flax.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I whakaakona māua ki te raranga harakeke e tō māua kaiako.
We (2 exclusive) were taught to weave flax by our teacher.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka ako te kaiako i ngā tauira.
The teacher will teach the students.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka whakaako au i a koe ki te raranga harakeke.
I will teach you to weave flax.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tatari au ki a koutou ko ngā kaiako.
I will wait for you and the teachers.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua ako a Mere i te waiata.
Mere has learnt the song.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua haere mai rātou kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have come in order to be taught Māori.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua ako koe i te reo Māori?
Have you learned te reo Māori?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakatika tātou i te akomanga.
We should tidy the classroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako tētahi wāhi ia rā, ia rā.
You should learn part each day.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kōreroreo kōrua ko te kaiako.
You and the teacher should have a talk.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kimi hoa ako.
Find a friend to learn with.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kimi kaiwhakaako mātau ki te ako, matatau ki te reo Māori.
Find an experienced teacher and knowledgeable friend in te reo.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei raro te tāne i te rākau e takoto ana.
The man is lying under the tree.
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Kei te kura ngā tamariki e ako ana.
The children are learning at the school.
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Kia haurua kapu kongakonga tiakareti.
(Let there be) half of cup of chocolate chips
Let there be... - kia...

Turituri! Kei kohetengia tātou e te kaiako.
Be quiet or else we might get told off by the teacher.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Turituri, kei riri te kaiako!
Be quiet or the teacher might get angry!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Ako ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Learn something habitually every day.
Habitual action - ai

Pēnei au kua whakakore kē a John i te inu waipiro, engari i kite au i a ia e inu ana i te waina i te wharewaina.
I thought that John had already quit drinking, but I saw him drinking wine in the winery.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Nō tērā Rātū, ka takoki taku raparapa.
Last Tuesday, I sprained my wrist.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nā wai koe i ako ki te whakapai moenga?
Who was the one who taught you to make your bed?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kaiako ia i whaka-oho.
It was the teacher who woke him/her up.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā ngā kaiako e whiriwhiri te toa.
The teachers will pick the winner.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā ngā kaiako te toa e whiriwhiri.
The teachers will pick the winner.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Whakatakotoria te koha!
Lay the gift down!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

I tū kau, kāore i paku nekeneke. Ānō nei kua whakakōhatutia.
She just stood there and didn't move a whisker. It was as if she'd been turned to stone.
It was as if - ānō nei

I te kōrero mai te kaiako ānō nei he taringa kōhatu mātou.
The teacher was talking to us as if we were deaf.
It was as if - ānō nei

E tū whakapakoko ana ia ānō nei kua kōhatutia.
He was standing like a statute as if he had become stone.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kaua e pātuhi i te wā o te akoranga.
Don't text during the lesson.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kua whakakopaina ngā pūhera e ngā kaihoko.
The parcels have been wrapped by the shop assistants.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I whakaakona ngā tamariki e te kaiako.
The children were taught by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua whakamāramatia te mahi e te kaiako ki ngā tamariki.
The work has been explained to the children by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua kōrerotia te tamaiti e tōna kaiako.
The child has been spoken to by his/her teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E rapu ipo ana a Manu.
Manu is love-seeking.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ko Ataahuakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Ataahua is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te ako ahau, engari he pōturi.
I'm learning but I'm slow.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I haere au ki te kura ako ai.
I went to the school to learn.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I a au e hapū ana, i manako au ki ētahi kai tino rerekē nei.
When I was pregnant, I had some weird cravings.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

Ka pakopako, ka mutu, ka pakopako, ka mutu. Pēnei tonu mō tētehi wā roa.
It would knock, and then stop, knock and stop. It carried on like this for quite a while.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Ahakoa e mahana ana ināianei, me kawe tonu he koti, kei makariri.
Although it's warm at the moment, you should still take a coat, in case it turns cold.
Conjunctions - although - ahakoa

He tino kaha a Taika, ahakoa kua koroua.
Taika's as strong as an ox, even though he's become old.
Conjunctions - although - ahakoa

Ahakoa te anuanu o te āhua o tēnā kai, he reka tonu.
Although that food looks disgusting, it actually tastes nice.
Conjunctions - although - ahakoa

He āhua matatau tonu ia ki te reo Māori, ahakoa nō tāwāhi kē a ia.
She's a pretty fluent speaker of Māori even though she's from overseas.
Conjunctions - although - ahakoa

He tangata pai tonu ia ki a au, ahakoa āna mahi hē i ētahi wā.
I think he's an okay guy, in spite of the fact that he stuffs up sometimes.
Conjunctions - although - ahakoa

Kei te aha te kaiako ki ngā tauira?
What's the teacher doing with the students?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

I te Kirihimete, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki ki ā rātou takoha.
At Christmas, the children were playing with their gifts.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka hapū anō hoki ia i muri iho i a Kōpako.
She conceived again after Kōpako.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He wahine tino mōhio a Rongomai ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
Rongomai is a woman very knowledgeable in designing the layout of the land.
Categorizing sentences - he

I ako au i te reo Māori.
I learnt the Māori language.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

He Mia ro kaiako o ā māua tamariki.
Our children's teacher is Mia.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Rongomai tōku tuahine, ko Tūmanako tōku teina.
Rongomai is my sister, Tūmanako is my younger sibling.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

He aha te kaupapa o tēnei akoranga?
What's the subject of this lesson?
What? - He aha?

He kōwhai tērā rākou.
That tree is a kōwhai.
That (over there) - tērā

He kaiako tērā wahine.
That woman is a teacher.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku tungāne.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my brothers.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te ako a Kauri rāua ko Koa i ngā kupu whānau i te reo Māori.
Kauri and Koa are learning Māori 'family' words.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku taokete.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my twins.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

He kaiako ia?
Is she a teacher?
Asking 'are you a...?' - He... ?

Tokohia ā koutou ākonga?
How many students do you have?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Tokohia pea ā mātou ākonga.
We have about nine students.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Kua mākona taku puku i te maha o ngā kōura.
My stomach is full from the many crayfish.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He reka ake te tiakorete i te kawhe.
Chocolate is more delicious than coffee.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He reka atu te tiakorete i te kawhe.
Chocolate is more delicious than coffee.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Ka takoto au i te moenga.
I lie down on the bed.

Ko te ako i te reo Māori te kaupapa hei kōrero māu.
Leaning the Māori language is the theme for you to talk about.

Kei te kimi te whare wānanga i tētahi tangata e hāngai nei ngā tohu mātauranga hei whakaako.
The university is looking for a suitably qualified person to teach.

Mō taku hë, kei te <ko<tonu au i te reo Māori.
I'm sorry, I'm still learning te reo Māori.

takoto!
lie down!

E tū ākonga mā.
Stand please students.

Kia maumahara koe, kei te ako tahi tātou.
Remember, we are all learning together.

Ahakoa he iti he pounamu.
Although it is small, it is valuable.

Koia kei a ia mō te akoako!
She/he is great at learning!

He ākonga au nā Tawa.
I am one of Tawa's students.

Kua mākona koe?
Have you been satisfied?

Ahakoa he iti kete, he iti nā te aroha.
It is the thought that counts.

E takoto ana ia i te whenua.
He is lying on the ground.

I ako au.
I learnt, studied.

Āpōpō ka hui tātou ki Papaiea ki te ako i te reo Māori.
Tomorrow we will meet in Palmerston North to learn the Māori language.

Ahakoa te kohu, ka rere atu te waka rererangi.
Despite the mist, the plane took off.

He toki a Tūmanako ki te tākaro poitūkohu.
Tūmanako is an expert at playing basketball.

Takoto.
Lie down.

He wahine kaha ki te mahi ahakoa te mahi.
She is a woman who is strong in work, no matter the task.

He ākonga ahau.
I'm a student.

He wahine tino mōhio ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
She is a woman who is very knowledgeable about designing the layout of the land.

Takoto!
Lie down!

Ko tētahi āhuatanga whakaohorere ki te ākonga reo Māori, ko te akoranga nei, ehara noa te wātū i te "ka".
A common confusion for Māori language learners is that the verb "ka" is not only used for future tense.

Ko Tūmanako te toki hākinakina o tōna whānau.
Tūmanako is the sports champion of his family

Ke mea mai ia, ka pai tana kaiako ki te waiata.
He says that his teacher is good at singing.

Kei te ako tātou i te kupu 'poaka'.
We are learning the word 'pig'.

He ākonga hou ia.
She/he is a new strudent.

Ko ngā kupu a te akomanga.
The words of the class.

Ahakoa haere koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
No matter where yo go, you must acknowledge the people of the place.

Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.

Whū! Kei a koe mō te ako reo, e hoa.
You're awesome at learning languages mate.

Ahakoa te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
Despite the rain, the children went outside.

Aroha, Ko taku hoa ako tēnei. Ko Te Manaaki.
Aroha, This is my study buddy, Te Manaaki.

Whakakoingia tō pene rākau.
Sharpen your pencil.

Āwhea a Niko ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Niko learn ancient songs?

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui.
All the students of the university attended the meeting.

Kua haere ngā ākonga.
The students have gone.

He tohunga katoa ki ā rātou kaupapa ngā kaiako o tēnei whare wānanga.
The teachers at this university are all experts at their subject.

Ko te kaupapa o te hui, ko te whakakotahi i te whānau.
The theme of our meeting is family unity.

He kaiako ia i te tērā wā.
She was a teacher then.

Kāore ia i paku aro mai ki te kōrero a te kaiako.
She didn't pay the slightest attention to what the teacher was saying.

Hei kaiako ia.
She will be a teacher.

E takoto whakamā ake ana i raro i ngā tauwharenga kōwhatu.
She was lying embarrassed under the overhanging rocks.

He ākonga a Aroha.
Aroha is a student.

Kei te ako au i ia rā, i ia rā.
I'm learning each and every day.

He ātaahua te ako tahi me koe.
Beautiful learning with you.

He kaiako ia.
She is a teacher.

He ākonga pai ahau.
I am a good student.

E hia ngā tūru i te akomanga?
How many chairs are there in the classroom?

I te mutunga o te akoranga, ka tū te arotakenga.
At the end of the lesson an evaluation was done.

E hia ngā kaiako o te kura nei?
How many teachers are in this school?

Kua ako koe i tēnei rā?
Did you learn anything today?

Me ako kupu, kīanga anō hoki e hāngai ana.
Learn words, and also relevant phrases that are applicable.

Kia mākona?
(Are you) satisfied?

Mea whakakore taku whakaritenga i te Rāpare rā.
My appointment on Thursday was cancelled.

E tūmanako ana mātou kia whakaāe mai te Kawanatanga ki tā mātou pitihana.
We are hoping the Government will agree to our petition.

Kei te ako tāua i te reo Māori.
We're learning Māori.

Kei te mātakitaki ngā ākonga i te whutupōro i te taiwhanga hākinakina.
The students are watching the football in the stadium.

E tūmanako ana au kia hoki mai taku tau ākuanei.
I am hoping my darling will return home soon.

takoto
lie down

Ngā tamariki a te kaiwhakaako.
The teacher's children.

Kei te tākaro te tamaiti i runga i te ī-papa i roto i te akomanga.
The child is playing on the i-Pad in the classroom.

Kei te ako au i ētehi karakia tūturu.
I am learning some traditional karakia.

He tuatahi i te ao tēnei āheinga a te kiritaki o Countdown ki te tīpako i te reo Māori i ngā paeutu kaihoko, he mihi, he poroāki hoki ka rangona.
It's a world-first for Countdown customers to be able to have te reo Māori as a language option at self-service checkouts, with an audio greeting and farewell already established.

He whakaako tana mahi i ngā tamariki o te kura o Te Kaha ki te tao kai.
Her job was to teach cooking to the children of the Te Kaha school.

E kore a Repo e rere ki Manawatū ki te ako i te reo Māori.
Repo won't fly to Manawatū to learn the Māori language.

E tūmanako ana a Brosnan, ka mātāmua ake te reo i ngā whakatakotoranga mahere anamata o ngā rāngai maha, mai i te ao pāpāho ki te hauora.
Brosnan hoped the language could take precedence in future planning within different sectors from broadcasting to health.

Nā te kaiako tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to the teacher.