On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai te kaiwhakahaere? Ko au tonu!
Who is the orangiser? Actually, it's me!
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tērā ki korā?
Who is that over there?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te mahi ngā tāne ki korā
The men are working over there.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te oma te tama ki korā
The boy is running over there.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E titiro tonu ana aku whatu, ka whakairia oratia.
My eyes were still open and yet you suspended me alive.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mātakitaki ana rātou i te netipāora.
They are watching the netball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I ora ahau.
I was well.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I ngā hōtoke kei ngā raorao, kei ngā mānia, ā, i ngā raumati kei ngā maunga.
In the winter they were on the foothills and on the plains, and in the summer they were in the mountains.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino ora a Mere.
Mere will be very well.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat well.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tino ora a roto.
The inside is very well.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua hora a Ari i te tēpu.
Ari's set the table.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua horahia te kai.
This food has been spread out before us.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua ora mai anō ōna mātua.
His parents have got well again.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua ora mai anō te tamaiti.
The child is well again.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua hora te tēpu?
Has the table been set?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tiki ia i te tītāora.
He should get the tea towel.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Whakaorangia mātou i te kino.
Deliver us from evil.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae, i tētahi poraka, i tētahi tīhate, me tētahi hāte hoki.
She is wearing a hat, a jersey, a t-shirt and a shirt.
Sentences with i - i

Kua pau te hāora e maremare ana.
He has been coughing for an hour.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kia piki te ora ki a koe.
May you be in perfect health.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia hora te marino.
May peace be widespread.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Tae mai ai te pahi, i ia hāora, i ia hāora.
The bus regularly arrives every hour.
Habitual action - ai

Rite tonu a Pāora ki a Elvis ki te kanikani.
Pāora is just like Elvis at dancing.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Kia hia ngā karaka?
How many oranges do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Taihoa tātou e īnoi kia horahia ngā kai katoa.
Hold off on karakia until all of the food is laid out.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Ehara mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is not for the students.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nāu i horoi, nāku i tāora.
You washed, I dried.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is for the students.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu e horoi, māku e tāora.
You will wash, I will dry.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Homai he wai arani māku.
Pass an orange juice for me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

He pēwhea te teitei o Aoraki?
How high is Aoraki?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Homai te tāora.
Pass me the towel.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho te tāora.
Leave the towel.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Homai tō tāora.
Give me your towel.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina mō te rua haora.
We went to town by train for two hours.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

Kaua e kai i te tohorā!
Don't eat whale!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Mā tāu rourou, mā tāku rourou ka ora te iwi.
Through your food basket and my food basket the people will be fed.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo.
It is through being spoken all the time that the language will survive.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka karapotia te pā o Mātakiora.
The pā of Mōtakiora was surrounded.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua kikia te pāora e Manu to Ataahua.
The ball was kicked by Manu to Ataahua.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

E ai ki te hea o Te Mana Hauora hoki, he māramatanga kei roto i te reo Māori.
According to Te Mana Hauora chair, there was understanding in Māori language use.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ko Papatūānuku te aorangi tuatoru mai i te rā. Kei waho atu i a tātou ko Matawhero, ā, kei waho atu i a ia, ko Pareārau. Ā, ko Kōpū, ko Whiro kei roto atu.
The Earth is the third planet from the sun. Farther out from us is Mars, and out from Mars is Jupiter. Further in from us our Venus and Mercury.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei korā te whare.
The house is over there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I korā te whare.
The house was over there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea e Hamiora ōna hū te here?
Can Hamiora tie his shoes?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Nō whea e ora ngā tāngata o te takutai i tēnā taiāniwhaniwha.
There was no chance of the coastal dwellers surviving that tsunami.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

He mate kino i pā ohorere ki ōna roro, nō hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō whea e ora ngā tāngata o te maunga i tēnā pakarutanga?
How cold the mountain dwellers possibly survive that eruption?
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Inumia te wai māori hei oranga mōu.
Drink fresh water for your wellbeing.
For the purpose of - hei

Kōrerohia te reo Māori hei oranga mōna.
Speak te reo Māori for its wellbeing.
For the purpose of - hei

Kainga i waho, ke whakaritea he tohunga hei whāngai mō Tū-whakairi-ora.
They ate out of doors, and a tohunga was appointed to feed Tū-whakairi-ora.
For the purpose of - hei

Kāore au e āhei te karanga, i te mea kei te ora tonu taku whaea.
I am not permitted to karanga, as my mother is still alive.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei te whakatū waka ki reira i waho o ngā hāora hokohoko.
You're allowed to park there outside of shopping hours.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te ora tonu.
Still alive!
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua ora ahau.
I am somewhat well.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te ora au.
I'm well.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua ora au.
I'm somewhat well.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore au i maumahara ki te haora o te pahi tuatahi.
I can't remember the time of the first bus.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka mau ana te ururoa ka kaha whawhai ia kia ora ake anō.
Whenever a shark was caught it put up a terrific fight to survive and personifies the epitome of striving.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoe mai whaka te tauranga waka i Onehunga.
They rowed through the canoe anchorage at Onehunga.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Nāku tēnei maika, nāu tēnei ārani, nāna tērā tōtiti.
This banana is mine, this orange is yours, that sausage is his.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He tino ora tā rāua pāmu.
Their farm is very productive.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ko Aorangi te tino maunga o Ngāi Tahu.
Aorangi is the foremost mountain of Ngāi Tahu.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

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

He kikorangi te tae o tēnā.
That colour is blue.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kia ora. Kei te pēhea a Hera i tēnei ata?
Hi. How is Hera this morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Hei tā Michale Naera, heamana o Te Mana Hauora, he uaua ki ētahi tūroro Māori te mārama ki ngā rerenga kōrero hauora reo pākeha, ā, ka māmā ake me he Māori te reo.
Te Mana Hauora chair Michael Naera said Māori patients struggled with English medical terms and would find it easier if they were in Māori.
Conjunctions - and - ā

Ka tū mai Aorangi, te tipuna maunga o Waitaha.
There stands Aorangi, the ancestral mountain of the Waikato people.
Towards - mai

Kia ora mai tātou katoa.
Greetings to all of us.
Towards - mai

Ka hoki mai au i te rua haora.
I'll be back in two hours.
Towards - mai

Kei te haere atu ngā tamariki ki korā.
The children are going away over there.
Away - atu

Tuatahi me mihi ki te hunga mate. Tuarua me mihi ki te hunga ora.
Firstly you should acknowledge the dead (group of dead people). Secondly you should acknowledge the living (group of living people)
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Kei te ora rawa atu au.
I'm extremely well.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Hei korā ahau.
I will be there.
Future locative - hei

Hei korā ngā tūru.
The chairs will be over there.
Future locative - hei

Kāore taua rākau i korā.
That tree is not over there.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te whare i korā.
The house isn’t over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te whare i korā.
The house was not over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tūru hei korā.
The chairs will not be over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kua hora ngā kai i a Rangi.
The food has been spread out by Rangi.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua ora a Aroha i tērā rongoa.
Aroha has got well through that medicine.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Ki a ia te hora i te tēpū.
He will set the table.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I ora au i a koe.
I have been made well by you.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore i a Paora ngā tamariki.
Paora doesn't have the kids.
Negating t possessives - kāore i a...

Ka oma tātou ki korā, kātahi ka whakatā.
Went ran over there and then rested.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Haere atu ki korā tū ai, kia pai ai tō titiro.
Go over there to stand so you can have a good look.
In order to... - kia... ai...

Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

Kei korā te kurī.
The dog is over there.

Kei te tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi is very well.

Tīhei mauri ora!
The breath of life!

Kei te ora koe.
You are well.

Ki korā
over there (away from both the speaker and listener).

Kei te haere koe ki korā.
You are going over there.

Haere ora ake!
Go well upwards!

Noho ora ake!
Stay well!

Kei korā te whare hākinakina.
The gym is over there.

Haere kōrua ki korā
you two go over there.

E rua hāora e toe ana.
There is two hours to go.

Haere atu ki korā!
Go away over there!

Nā, me pōkai i a koe ki te taora.
Let's wrap you up in your towel.

I āhua ora ahau.
I was somewhat well.

Kei te tino ora a Mere.
Mere is very well.

Kia ora e Hera, kei te pēhea koe?
Hi, Sarah, how are you?

Kia ora, kei te pēhea a Hera?
Hi, how is Sarah?

Kāora ia i haere.
She did not go.

He hū karaka ōna!
He has some orange shoes!

E pōhēhē a Hoani ke toromi ia, engari ka kauhoe mai he kauhauora.
John mistakenly thought he was going to drown, but a lifeguard swam up.

Kei te ora ia.
He or she is well.

I tino ora a Mere.
Mere was very well.

Kua mā ngā tāora?
Are the towels clean?

Kia mutu rawa te mahi whakapaipai whare, ka wātea kōrua ki te haere.
Once the house decorating work is completely finished, you both will be free to go.

Kia ora Taika, he pēhea ō whakaaro ki te whakamātautau?
Hey Taika, what did you think of the exam?

Tama tū, tama ora. Tama noho, tama mate.
If you stand, you live. If you sit down, you'll die.

Kei te tino ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very well.

Me te wai korari.
Like the honey of the flax flower (as sweet as honey).

homai te tāora!
pass me the towel!

Kia ora rā koe.
Cheers to you.

Kia ora rā kōrua.
Cheers to you two.

He kūare nōna.
He's ignorant.

Ka ora ahau.
I will be well.

He tino kawa te ārani.
The orange is very sour.

Kia ora rā koutou.
Cheers to you three or more people.

kia ora
Be well

Kia ora!
Kia ora!

He karaka te waka.
The car is orange.

Mauri ora ki a tātou.
Life force all wellness, good health for all.

He tika tāu, e Rangi, hoki ora atu ki tō kāinga.
You're right, Rangi, safe travels home.

Āe, kia ora. Mā te wā!
Yeah, thanks. See you later.

Hei āpōpō, ka ora ake koe.
You'll feel better tomorrow.

Whiti ora ki te whai ao
Cross over to life in the changing world

I āhua ora koe.
You were somewhat well.

Ka āhua ora koe.
You will be somewhat well.

Kia piki te ora ki a kōrua.
May you two be in perfect health.

Kia piki te ora ki a koutou.
May you three or more be in perfect health.

Kei te āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat well.

Kua tino ora tōna tinana.
He is very fit.

I roto i ngā tau, i tū taku whare ki kora.
In years gone past, my house stood there.

Tihei mauri ora!!
.

Kia ora e hoa!
Hello friend/mate!

I tino ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very well.

Kia ora e kare!
Hello dear friend!

Ka tino ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very well.

Kia ora e whae!
Hello aunty!

Kia ora e kui!
Hello elderly woman!

Kia ora e koro!
Hello elderly man!

Kia ora e hine!
Hello girl!

Kia ora e tama!
Hello boy!

Kia ora e hoa mā!
Hello friends/mates!

Kia ora e hine!
Hello young girl!

Kia ora e kare mā!
Hello dear friends!

Kia ora e whae mā!
Hello aunties!

Kia ora e kui mā!
Hello elderly women!

Kia ora e koro mā!
Hello elderly men!

Kia ora e hine mā!
Hello girls!

kei te ora!
I am well!

Kia ora e tama mā!
Hello boys!

Kei te tino ora!
I am in very good health!

Kia ora koutou!
Hello you (3+)!

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.

Kei te āhua ora a Mere.
Mere is somewhat well.

Tihei Mauri Ora!
.

Hei oranga mō o mātou tinana.
For our physical well being.

Ko Tame tōku pāpā.
My father is Tame.

Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.
She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.

I ora koe.
You were well.

E hine, kia ora.
Hi there girl.

He pango, he kikorangi hoki ōna tōkena.
Her socks are black and blue.

He tata rawa tō koutou poti ki te tohora nā!
Your boat is close to that whale!

Kei korā te whare paku.
The toilet is over there.

Kei korā te manuwhiri.
The guest is over yonder.

I āhua ora ia.
He or she was somewhat well.

Ka āhua ora ia.
He or she will be somewhat well.

Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.

Kia ora e Mere. He ātaahua tō whare.
Thanks, Mere. Your house is beautiful.

Kei te āhua ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat well.

E koutou mā, kua hora te kai
Everyone, the food is ready.

Kia ora mō te kōrerorero.
Thanks for the chat.

Kia ora e kui.
Hi elder.

Kia ora e hoa. Pai te tutaki i a koe.
Hi mate. Nice to meet you.

Kia ora e hoa, i aha koe mō Te Aranga?
Hi friend, what did you do for Easter?

Noho ora mai.
Stay/keep well.

Ā, he tika! Kia ora kia ora!
Huh, you're right! Good on ya!

Kua ora taku puku.
My tummy feels better.

Ka nui taku ora.
I'm really well.

Kia ora rawa atu.
Thanks heaps.

Kei mua a Tu-whakairi-ora i ngā mātua rā.
Tu-whakairi-ora is at the front of those battalions.

I āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat well.

Ka āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat well.

Kua ora mātou i a koe.
We have been saved by you.

I ora ia.
He or she was well.

Ka ora ia.
He or she will be well.

I whakamā ia i tana kaha pōrangi.
He was ashamed that he had been so stupid.

oranga
health, life

He hū karaka ōna!
He has some orange shoes!

Ehara tērā i a Paora.
That is not Paora.

Kia ora e hoa, ko wai koe?
Hi friend, who are you?

Hei oranga mō tātou.
For our sustenance.

He kikorangi tōna whare.
His house is sky blue.

Ka kotahi hāora e maremare au.
He has been coughing for one hour.

He teka te tangata tōrangapū rā.
That politician is a liar.

Kia ora.
Hi.

Mauri ora!
Greetings! (lit: it is the life force!)

Kei korā tō paraehe niho.
There's your tooth brush.

I tino ora ahau.
I was very well.

Kia ora kōrua.
Hi you two.

āporo me te ārani.
apples and oranges.

Kia ora koutou.
Hi all!

Kei te āhua ora koe.
You are somewhat well.

I āhua ora a Mere.
Mere was somewhat well.

Ka āhua ora a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat well.

He roa ngā haora mahi o te tūmau.
The working hours of the chef are long.

Kia ora, kia ora! He kamupene hāpai i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Thank you, thank you! It is a company that elevates the language and its customs.

He roa ērā haora.
The hours are long.

Kia ora tātou.
Let us be well (Hi to us).

Kia ora e koe!
May you be well!

E pīrangi ana a Niko kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Niko wants the killing of whales to stop.

Ko Paora tōku tuakana whakaangi.
Paora is my step brother.

Kei te āhua ora ia.
He or she is somewhat well.

Kia ora e te hoa!
Hi my esteemed friend!

Tōna ora nei.
Sort of well.

Kia ora Matua.
Hello uncle.

I muri tata i te rama karaka, ko te whero.
Straight after the orange light comes the red one.

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

I ōna wā he iwi manene; i ngā hōtoke kei ngā raorao, kei ngā mānia, ā, i ngā raumati Kei ngā maunga.
In those days they were a nomadic tribe; in the winter, [they] were in the foothills and on the plains, and in the summer [they] were on the mountains.

E Hera, Tangiwai, kia ora kōrua. Kei te pēhea kōrua?
Hi Hera and Tangiwai. How are you two?

I tino ora koe.
You were very well.

Ka tino ora koe.
You will be very well.

Tama tū, tama ora, tama moe, tama mate.
The boy that stands, lives. The boy that sleeps, dies.

Kei te tino ora ahau.
I am very well.

He kawa tēnei ārani.
This orange is sour.

He reka te tihi kikorangi.
Blue cheese is sweet.

Kia ora e hoa.
Hi mate.

I āhua ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat well.

He mahana te poraka nei.
This jesrsey is warm.

Kotahi tō tātou maunga, ko Aorangi.
We have one mountain, Aorangi.

Kia ora; pēhea?
Hi, how's it?

He kikorangi tana tarau.
His trousers are blue.

Kei te tino ora koe.
You are very well.

Kei hea te tāora?
Where is the towel?

Kia ora māmā mō te kai pai nei.
Thanks mum for this good food.

E toru ngā ārani.
There are three oranges.

Kia ora, kua mārama ināianei.
Thanks, I get it now.

Ka nui te ora au.
I'm really well.

Mea mahi ngā poi ki te kōrari.
Poi are made of flax.

Kei te oma te kurī ki korā.
The dog is running over there.

Kia ora, kei te pai ahau.
Thanks, I'm good.

He pirau ngā ārani, ngā pītiti me te paināporo.
The oranges, peaches and the pineapple are rotten.

I tino ora ia.
He or she was very well.

He mahinga ngātahi ki waenga i Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori me Countown e āhei ai te kaihoko ki te rongo i te reo Māori i ngā paeutu kaihoko.
A collaboration between Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission) and Countdown sees customers able to use self-checkouts in te reo Māori.

Ka tino ora ia.
He or she will be very well.

Kia ora Te Manaaki, kei te aha koe e hoa?
Hi, Te Manaaki, what are you doing friend?

Kei te tino ora ia.
He or she is very well.

Kia ora Tame, tokohia kei tō whānau?
Hey Tame, how many in your family?

"Katoa tō mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki mā te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."

Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.

Kei te ora ahau.
I am well.

I tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi was very well.

Ko te reo Māori he ara ki te hauora me te oranga
Making te reo Māori a means of health and wellbeing

Ka tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi will be very well.

Ko te rāngai hauora Māori e kimi āwhina atu ana i te rāngai pāpāho Māori me ngā mātanga reo Māori ki te whakakaha ake i te whakamahinga o te reo Māori i te ao hauora.
The Māori health sector, Māori media and Māori language experts want to increase the use of the Māori language in health.

He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei rā ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, mā te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.
Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.

Kei te tino ora au.
I'm very well.

Ko te hui a te rua haora.
The meeting is in two hours.

Engari hei tāna, "i roto i ngā tau ka huri ake ki muri, kaare anō kia āta whakaritea mai tētahi rautaki e ngātahi atu ai te pounga waihoe o te reo Māori ki roto i te ao hauora".
But he said over the past few years, there has been a lack of preparation and plan for te reo Maōri use in the health sector.

Ko tō tāua tūtakitanga a te rua haora ka tautohetohe.
Our meeting in two hours will be quarrelsome.

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.

E rua haora noa-atu-rā, i konei ahau.
I was here two hours ago.

Rua haora noa-atu-rā i waiata ai ngā tamariki.
The children sang two hours ago.

Mā te kōrero e ora ai te reo.
By speaking it the language will be alive and well.