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Ko hapani te whakapaparanga mai. Kei Aotearoa tōku kāinga noho inaianei. Kua rua tekau mā whitu tau ahau e noho ana ki Aotearoa.

A language teacher in Aotearoa. This is my Te reo Māori practice account. Hapanihi/Te reo Pākehā may be used as well.
I tunu tiam paramu au mō te karapu parakuihi i tēnei rā. He mahi hararei tēnei.
April 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
He pou piro tērā i te taha moana.
April 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
勤務校のスタッフの中では、たぶん私だけが生徒にハラスメント受けまくってる。それを話すと相手の方がショックを受けることがある。今までそういう目にあったことがないって。それだけで十分privilegeよな。体の小さな、訛りのきつい英語を話す東アジア人はやっぱ最下層なんだな、この国では。いや違う、ってみんな言うだろうけどそれを認めてくれないと対話は始まりようがない。
March 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
He aha te "International Women's Day" i Te reo Māori?
March 8, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā rua tekau mā rua o Huitanguru - Ōtautahi - Christchurch, whakamaumaharatanga - memorial.

whakamau - attach,
mahara- memory, remember
rū - earthquake
rū whenua o Ōtautahi - Christchurch earthquake

I tenei ra ko te whakamaumaharatanga o te rū whenua o Ōtautahi i te tau 2011.
February 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
ko te kupu o te rā tekau mā rima o Huitanguru - hua - (N) product, result, outcome, benefit, gain

He nui ngā hua o te mōhio ki ngā reo e rua. - There are a lot of benefits in being bilingual. (Adopted from "A Māori Word A Day", Hēmi Kelly www.goodreads.com/book/show/37...)
A Māori Word A Day
A Māori Word a Day offers an easy, instant and motivati…
www.goodreads.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā toru tekau mā waru o te tau 2025 - tika tangata / mana tangata - human rights.

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata - Human Rights Commision
Mana Tangata - Human rights in Aotearoa

tikatangata.org.nz
Human Rights Commission
All people in Aotearoa New Zealand have the right to dignity, equality and respect.
tikatangata.org.nz
February 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Reposted by Yuki, he Kaiako Hapanihi o Aotearoa
「仮にイーロン・マスクを誰かが何かに選出していたとしても(※訳注:実際は誰も何にも選出してません)、先週はアメリカの歴史上、行政機関の不正行為の最も深刻な例の一つとなるだろう。」

マスク事変の異常さを整理するNYタイムズ記事(ギフトにしておく)

毎日あまりにひどいことが連発するので、下手すればこの事件さえ埋もれかねないが、やはり先日のマスクとゆかいな素人軍団による連邦政府機関への侵入と破壊は、「9.11」や「1.6」のように、アメリカ(というか民主主義国家)の根幹を揺るがす惨劇として末長く語られる事件になりそうだし、なるべきだ
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | There Is No Going Back (Gift Article)
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ko te kupu o te rā tuaono o Huitanguru - Te rā o Waitangi.
February 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Ko te kupu o te rā toru tekau mā whā o te tau 2025 - hōtaka - (N) programme, series, schedule

Ka whakahaerehia te hōtaka pēhi i te mate kohi ki te Tai Rāwhiti. (From maoridictionary.co.nz )

whakahaerehia - to organise
pēhi - to control
mate kohi - tuberculosis
te Tai Rāwhiti - the East Coast
Te Aka Māori Dictionary
Search the Māori dictionary with the online version of Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index
maoridictionary.co.nz
February 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā toru tekau mā rua o te tau 2025 - rā whānau - birthday.

Ko taku rā whānau i tēnei rā.
Rā whānau ki a au~
Rā whānau ki a au~
Rā whānau ki ā Yuki~
Rā whānau ki a au~
January 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Ko te kupu o te rā toru tekau o te tau 2025 - (V) homai - to give, contribute, grant. Uses as a command.

Homai te pata. - Please pass me the butter.
January 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā rua tekau mā iwa o te tau 2025.

hōhā - (A)fed up, annoying, boring.

Kua hōhā mātou ki tana kōrero. - We have been fed up with his talk.

He pukapuka hōhā tēnei. - This is a boring book.
January 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā rua tekau mā ono o te tau 2025 - hoatu - (V) to give to (away from the speaker), put, add, hand over (something), gift, pay, move away - adopted from maoridictionary.co.nz.

I hoatu mātou i ngā āporo ki te manuhiri. - we gave some apples to the guest.
Te Aka Māori Dictionary
Search the Māori dictionary with the online version of Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index
maoridictionary.co.nz
January 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā rua tekau mā whā o te tau 2025 - hoariri - (N)enemy, opponent.

Ko wai te hoariri o te Kapa Ōpango ā tērā wiki? - Ko Ahitereiria.
Who is the opponent for All Blacks next week? - It's Australia.

Adopted from "A Māori Word a Day" Hēmi Kelly.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/37...
January 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Ko te kupu o te rā rua tekau mā toru o te tau 2025 - hū pakipaki - (N) jandals.

Kaua e mau i ngā hū pakipaki i te ua, ka mākū o waewae. - Don't wear the jandals in the rain, your feet will get wet.

Pakipaki - to clap, clapping. Ka kii matou "Pachipachi" i te reo Hapanihi, it is an onomatopoeia.
January 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā - hiko - (N) lightnings, electricity.

I kite koe i te hiko inapō? - Did you see the lightning last night?
January 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Counting days in Te reo would be a good practice for numbers.
January 21, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā rua tekau mā taxi o te tau 2025 - whakarongo - (V) to listen, hear, obey

Whakarongo mai - Listen to me, a common phrase in the classroom.

rongo - to hear, feel, smell, taste.
kite, mōhio, rongo, inu, and ako can take the particle whaka
January 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā rua tekau o te tau 2025 - mataku - (A) afraid, scared, frightened.

Kaua e mataku. - Don't be afraid.
Kaua e mataku ki te kurī. He kurī ngāwari tēnei.- Don't be afraid of the dog. This is a gentle dog.

ngāwari - easy, light, simple(maamaa), gentle.
January 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Ko te kupu o te rā tekau mā iwa o te tau 2025 - Ehara - "not" - negation

He ngehru mōmona tēnei! - Ehara tēnei i te ngeru mōmona, he nui ke!

This is a fat cat! - No, this is not a fat cat, just big!

Adopted from "Everyday Māori Podcast" Episode No.16.

podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/e...
16. Ehara tērā i a Hine (Negating using ‘Ehara’)
Podcast Episode · Everyday Māori · 14/12/2021 · 9m
podcasts.apple.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā tekau mā whitu o te tau 2025 - mīharo - (A)amazing, marvellous, (V) to admire, be astonished, be surprised Also used as N.

He mahi mīharo tēnei! - This is an amazing work!
January 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā tekau mā ono o te tau 2025 - moemoeā - (V)to dream, (N)dream

He tangata moemoeā ahau i te wā e tamariki ana ahau. - I was a dreamer when I was a child.

He meka, he meka! 😆
January 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
パブリックドメインになっている日本の詩を英語やマオリ語で紹介できたらいいのに、と思ったりする。
January 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Ko te kupu o te rā tekau mā rima o te tau 2025 - Hei kona - Good bye to someone remaining on the phone. (Source: A Māori Word A Day, Hēmi Kelly) www.goodreads.com/book/show/37...

This is a phrase I often hear at the end of my favourite Podcast programme.
A Māori Word A Day
A Māori Word a Day offers an easy, instant and motivati…
www.goodreads.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM