Te Reo

māmā

māmā: mum, mother

Ki a Māmā, me te arohanui, nā Mele 
To Mum, with love, from Mele

māmā: mum, mother

Te reo Mario

noho: stay, sit, live

Kia tika te noho, e te tau.
Sit properly, my darling.

Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Kei te Whanganui-ā-Tara au e noho ana.
I am living in Wellington.
- this is an example of an active sentence

E noho rā.
Stay well (Goodbye).

Use this farewell when you are the person leaving.
(Compare ‘haere rā’)

Noho ora mai.
Stay/keep well.

Te reo Mario

Te Kupu o te Wiki for the week starting Rāhina, te 23 o Haratua, 2016 is mōrena.

mōrena: morning

Mōrena, e Te Rākaherea!
Morning, Te Rākaherea!

Another way to say Good morning! is Ata mārie!.

Te reo Mario

Te Kupu o te Wiki for the week starting Rāhina, te 16 o Haratua, 2016 is kino kē.

kino kē: awesome