Te Kupu o te Wiki - Word of the Week

Click on the image to learn the new word for the week.....

26 January 2015.......   The new word this week is Poihakena - Sydney

Sample sentence:
E haere ana ia ki Poihākena whakatā ai.
She’s going to Sydney for a break  

Where Poihākena might be used:
In news and weather bulletins, on maps, during airline welcome announcements
e.g. nau mai ki Poihākena

Whakataukī/lyrics: 
Ki tua i ngā mānia, i ngā paemaunga, 
Ki Poihākena ki tawhiti, ki pāmamao. 
Across the plains and ranges grey 
To Sydney city far away. (Banjo Paterson)

The new word this week is pahi, bus.

Sample sentence:

Kei mahue koe i te pahi.

You might miss the bus.

So far you know.......

pahi - bus

niho – tooth/teeth

rangi - sky

waea - phone

engari - but

nau mai - welcome

poitarawhiti - netball

heihei - chicken
apopo - tomorrow

Te Kupu o te Wiki 8 September

niho

niho 

teeth

Sample sentence: Horoia ō niho. 
Clean your teeth.

Te Kupu o te Wiki

The new word this week is rangi, sky.

Sample sentence:

Tirohia nga kapua i te rangi.

Look at the clouds in the sky.

So far you know.......

rangi - sky

waea - phone

engari - but

nau mai - welcome

poitarawhiti - netball

heihei - chicken

apopo - tomorrow

Te kupu o te wiki - Word of the week

waea

phone

Sample sentence:

Kei hea taku waea?

Where is my phone?

Te Kupu o te Wiki

The new word this week is engari, but.

Sample sentence:

Kei te pai au, engari kei te tangi ia.

I am OK, but she is crying.

So far you know.......

engari - but

nau mai - welcome

poitarawhiti - netball

heihei - chicken

apopo - tomorrow

Te kupu o te wiki

nau mai

welcome

Sample sentence:

Nau mai ki Papakowhai

Welcome to Papakowhai

So far you know.......

nau mai - welcome

poitarawhiti - netball

heihei - chicken

apopo - tomorrow

Te kupu o te wiki

The word this week is poitarawhiti.....netball.

Sample sentence:

 Te Tima Poitarawhiti o Aotearoa.

The New Zealand Netball Team. 

How are you going with our previous kupu?

Week 1. apopo - tomorrow

Week 2.  heihei - chicken

Te kupu o te wiki-   

Week 2

The word of the week is heihei - chicken

Kei te kai heihei tätou?

Are we having chicken?

Te Wiki o te Reo Maori

Maori Language Week

The theme this year is Te Kupu o te Wiki - word of the week.

The word this week is apopo - tomorrow.

Ka haere au ki te kura apopo.  I will go to school tomorrow.