languages:maori:phrases
Summary
- Kia ora: (informal) Gidday.
- Becoming/Mayitbeso + Day
- Semilar to:
- Kia ora: Be+Life
- Kia po: (informal) g'night
- kia rā: G'd + sun|day
- Kia kaha: Be Strong
* Haere Mai: Welcome
- nau mai: Welcome
- Tēnā Koutou: hello to plural
- Kei te pēhea koe?: How are you?
- Kei te pae: I am fine:
- tino pae: I am really good/fine: ___ + ([top]limit)
* Haere Ra: Good bye (to someone who is leaving)
- e noho ra: Good bye (if you are the person leaving)
- nha mihi: congratulations, to you
- hui: meeting
- haere: go
- See:
- haere mai: Welcome (as in Go+in?)
* whare: space
- whare nui: meeting house
- whare kai: dining hall
- whare paku: wash room
- whare horoi: toilet/ablution room
* aroha: compassion/sustained love
- tapu: sacred
- tiaki: care for/watch over
- taonga: treasure /precious
- wehi: held in awe