On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko te Rātū tēnei rā.
It is Tuesday today.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Taranaki te maunga e tū mai rā.
That mountain standing over there is Mount Taranaki.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko ngā aha ngā reta ra?
What are those letters?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai rā kei te tapahi i te mīti?
Who is chopping the meat?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He aha koe i tae tōmuri ai i tēnei rā?
Why did you arrive late today?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ko te aha tēnei rā?
What day is it?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ko te Rāpare tēnei rā?
Is it Thursday today?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te hoki ia ki te mahi i tēnei rā.
I am returning to work today.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te paki te rā.
It's fine today.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae.
That group over there is coming onto the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whiti ana te rā ki Kaikohe.
The sun is shining in Kaikohe.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hui ana te kōmihana o te Taura Whiri ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Māori Language Commission meets each month for two days.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E maumahara ana ahau ki tō rāua arunga e te kurī rā.
I remember them being chased by that dog.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haka ana te iwi whenua rā i te haka.
The local people were performing the haka.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pīrangi ana ahau ki te āporo rā.
I am wanting that apple.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E moe ana te kuia rā.
The old lady is speaking.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hui ana te kōmihana ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Commission meets for two days in each month.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I mutu tōmua tātou i tēnei rā.
We finished early today.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I titiro atu ia ki te rā, ka tihewa.
He look at the sun and sneezed.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tae tōmuri mai ia i te pō rā.
He arrived late last night.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I ngā rā o mua, mā te hōiho kē te moua e tō.
In former times, a horse pulled the mower instead.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pēnei anō te tītere o te moana inanahi nei i tēnei rā.
The sea yesterday was as rough as it is today.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te tākaro ngā tamariki i te pāmu i te rā wera
The children were playing at the farm on the hot day.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te kaha o te rā ki to whiti, ka pōngia iho ahau.
The sun was so bright I had to close my eyes.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka whiti te rā ki Kaitaia āpōpō.
The sun will shine in Kaitaia tomorrow.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka wehe atu te hunga rā ākuanei.
That group of people (over there) will leave soon.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere mai ia i te torongitanga o te rā.
He will come at sunset.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me oma au ia rā, ia rā.
I had better run each and every day.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako tētahi wāhi ia rā, ia rā.
You should learn part each day.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tāpuke te tūpāpaku i roto i te toru rā.
The body must be buried within three days.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia pai te rā.
Have a good day.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka.
I always get up every day at seven o'clock.
Habitual action - ai

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia rā ia rā.
I always drink alcohol every day.
Habitual action - ai

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day, (each day) I always cook dinner.
Habitual action - ai

Mahi ai au, ia te rā, ia te rā, hāunga anō ko ngā Rātapu.
I work regularly, every day except on Sundays.
Habitual action - ai

Oma ai a Pāora ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Pāora always runs to work every day.
Habitual action - ai

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes.
Habitual action - ai

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day I always cook dinner.
Habitual action - ai

Ako ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Learn something habitually every day.
Habitual action - ai

Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
I always walk each and every day.
Habitual action - ai

Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.
Habitual action - ai

Āe. Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Yes, I always walk each and every day.
Habitual action - ai

Haere ai a Kauri ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Kauri always goes to the marae each and every day.
Habitual action - ai

Pēnei au ka whiti mai te rā - engari anō!
I thought the sun would shine. Not so!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

He rite tonu ia ki te hihi o te rā.
He is just like a ray of sun.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Kāti, he aha tā kōrua mahi i tēnei rā, e moko?
So, what are you two doing today, my grandchild?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha tā koutou mahi i te kura i tēnei rā?
What did you guys get up to at school today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a Tainui i te rā nei?
What is Tainui doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a te pēpi i te rā nei?
What is the baby doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Kia ahatia, he rā anō āpōpō.
It's all good, there's another day tomorrow.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Ka pai tō whakamaumahara i a au ina tata atu ki te rā?
Could you remind me a little closer to the day?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Nō te pō rā.
Last night.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te Kirihimete rā ka hoki mai ia ki Te Kao.
She returned to Te Kao at Christmas.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā wai tō kai i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who prepared food today?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō kawhe i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who made your coffee today?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māu te rā e whakarite.
You will plan the day.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Ataahua a Niko e āwhina i te rā nei.
Ataahua will support Niko today.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Tirohia te rā!
Look at the sun!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

E apu kai ana ānō nei kāore e ara te rā āpōpō.
He was stuffing food into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kāore e roa ka tō te rā.
It won't be long before the sun sets.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kāore i roa ka whiti mai te rā.
It wasn't long before the sun was shining.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

I hokona ngā rare rā e ia i taina hi.
Those lollies were purchased by her yesterday.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Mahia ai tēnei mahi i ngā rā omua.
This work was carried out in former times.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I ngā rā o mua, kāore tēnei mahi e mahia ana e ngā Māori o Te Kaha.
Formerly, this activity was not performed by the Māori people of Te Kaha.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E whitia ana au e te rā.
I am being shone on by the sun.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Haria ngā kākahu ki waho kia whitia ai e te rā.
Take the clothes outside so that they can be shone on by the sun
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua haerea te ara ra.
That pathway has been travelled.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Whitiwhitia e te rā.
Transformed by the sun.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te whitia au e te rā.
I am being shone on by the sun.
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

Ki tā te kuia rā, he mea hanga taua whare ki te mauku.
According to that kuia, that house was built out of mauku (a type of fern).
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Auē! E mahana haere ana te kaimoana i te rā.
Oh dear! The seafood is getting warm in the sun.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

E pōuri haere ana te rā.
The day is getting darker.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

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

Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai.
When the sun comes up, then we will go.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Hei aha ngā taonga hangarua rā? Hei hanga taonga toi.
What are those recycled goods for? For making artworks.
For the purpose of - hei

Ko te Rāhoroi te rā pai hei haerenga ki Pōneke.
Saturday is the best day for going to Wellington.
For the purpose of - hei

Hei aha te pene rā?
What is the purpose of that pen?
For the purpose of - hei

Ka tunu keke ia hei whakanui i tōku rā huritau.
She will bake a cake in order to celebrate my birthday.
For the purpose of - hei

I ēnei rā, kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
Now that place remains as a burial place for the dead.
For the purpose of - hei

Haria ngā kākahu ki waho kia whitia ai e te rā.
Take the clothes outside so that they can be shone on by the sun.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Nāna i here te rā, kia āta haere ai.
He was the one who tied the sun, so that it would travel slowly.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāre anō te rā kia tō.
The sun has not set yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Tērā pea nō Ari te motupaika i waho rā.
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Ari.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā tonu pea nā Niko te papawīra rā. I mea mai ia he papawīra hou tāna.
That skateboard might well belong to Niko. He said he had a new skateboard.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Ākuanei te waha horihori rā i a au.
That lying so'n'so had better watch it.
You’d better watch it! - Ākuanei!

Kei te whiti te rā.
The sun is shining.
When - Kia

Kei te aha koe i tēnei rā?
What are you doing today?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

I te waka rā, he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te tau ra, i hangaa te poutāpeta.
In that year the Post Office was built.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka mahue a Puhihuia i te taha o te tangata i a ia rā te patu pounamu.
Puhihuia was left beside the man who had the greenstone weapon.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Ka māharahara te rōpā rā ki te mate whakamomori o tana ariki.
That slave was anxious that his master might commit suicide.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka mua ki te kīaka.
The girl got up and took a calabash.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tū mai tētahi o aua wāhine rā.
One of those women stood up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka pahure te pā rā.
They passed the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mahana haere te kaimoana i te rā.
The seafood is getting warm in the sun.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta te iwi rā i te pā.
The tribe emerged from the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta taua tini rā ki waho o te pā.
That group went out of the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hokona e ua te koti rā mō te whā rau tāra.
She bought that coat for four hundred dollars.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rongo ahau i tētahi waiata pai i tēnei rā.
I heard a nice song today.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki te kōrero ki a Hotu i ruku rā i te punga o tō rāua waka.
The story returns to Hotu who had dived for the anchor of their canoe.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau anō te kōtiro rā i te ipu.
That girl picked up the calabash again.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakataāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many young people reached agreement on the day for their return.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka noho ia i tētahi rākau e noho rā he tāngata i raro.
[He] came to rest in a tree under which some people sat.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki te ope rā ki tana pā.
That group returned to its pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tae te ope rā ki ā rātou mea i mahia mai rā i Āwhitu.
The group took their things which had been made in Āwhitu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mōhio taku hoa ki te tangata rā.
My friend knows that man.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu te rōpā rā, 'He kai.'
The slave said, 'Food!'.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki ake anō te kotiro rā ki te pā.
The girl returned once more to the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu te kotiro rā ki tana whaea...
That girl said to her mother...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka patua taua kai rā e ia ki te manga o te kawakawa.
He struck that food with the branch of the kawakawa.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Nei rā te mihi ki a kōrua.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you both.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I ahu te ara ki te rerenga mai o te rā.
The path pointed towards the rising sun.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Nō wai te whare rā?
Who does that house belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō te kurī te whare rā.
That house belongs to the dog.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku ngā kura rā!
Those feathers belong to me!
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku te motopaika rā.
That motorbike over there is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Otirā ko ngā kai a te manuwhiri rā, he mea kai whakangaio.
But the visitors just pretended to eat their food.
Conjunctions - however - otirā

Ko ngā iwi katoa o te ao kua huihui mai i tēnei rā.
All the peoples of the world have gathered here today.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He aha tēnei rā?
What day is it?
What? - He aha?

He paki te rā, he pai te kai, he pai te kōrero. He rawe tērā mutunga wiki i tērā tau.
It was a sunny day, good food, good conversation. That was an excellent weekend last year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ko tēhea rā o te marama tēnei?
Which day of the month is this?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Ko tēhea rā o te wiki tēnei?
Which day of the week is this?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Kāore mātou i te whakarongo ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were not listening to the song at the birthday.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te tākaro i te pāmu i te rā wera.
The children were not playing at the farm on the hot day.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Ko te rā, ko te marama hei rama, ā, ko te ahi hei whakamahana i a mātou.
The sun and the moon were our lights, and the fire was all we had to keep us warm.
Conjunctions - and - ā

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei rā!
Greetings to you who are gathered here on this day!
Towards - mai

Hoki atu ki te rūma rā!
Return to that room!
Away - atu

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!
Away - atu

Whātuia iho a runga o te kākahu kotahi e mau rā i a ia.
The top of the garment she wore was folded down.
Down - iho

E rua paringa o te tai i te rā.
There are two tides a day.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Ko te rā tuatahi o te hararei āpōpō.
It's the first day of the holiday tomorrow.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Ngā kanohi o taua kōtiro rā.
The eyes of that girl there.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua e waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Don't leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara i a ia te pōtae rā.
The hat is not his.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara māu te rā e whakarite.
You won’t plan the day.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Mehemea ka whiti te rā, ka haere mātou ki tātahi.
If the sun shines we will go to the beach.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

A kōrero ana rāua mō te rā e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Ki te whiti te rā āpōpō, ka haere tātau ki tātahi.
If the sun shines tomorrow, we will go to the beach.
If using ki - ki

Tokohia ō rātou kaikōrero i tēnei rā?
How many speakers have they got today?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Kātahi ka mahara te koroheke rā ki te nuinga o tōna pai.
Then then old man began to thing about his abundant good fortune.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Ka mao te ua, ka whiti mai te rā.
When the rain stops, the sun will shine.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ki te kore te rā e whiti āpōpō, kāore tātau e haere.
If the sun does not shine tomorrow, we won't go.
If not... - ki te kore...

He rā makariri tēnei.
Today is a cold day.

Noho ake rā.
Goodbye.

Hei konei rā.
Goodbye.

He ataahua te kōtiro nui rā.
That big girl is beautiful.

Roa-noa, ka titiro ki te waka rā.
For a long time, he looed at that canoe.

Nāwai rā, nāwai rā.
Eventually.

tēnei rā.
This day.

Hei konā rā.
Goodbye.

Nō wai te motokā whero rā?
Whose is the red car?

He rā mokopuna.
A fine winter's day.

I tēnei rā ka pai te kai.
Today the food is good.

He rā mōmōhanga.
A fine winter's day.

Nā Mīria ngā pukapuka rā.
Those books (over there) belong to Maria.

Ka kai tātou ā te poupoutanga o te rā.
We'll eat at midday.

Kua titiro mai te iwi rā ki a ia.
The tribe had been looking at her.

Pēhea rā?
How so?

Ko Tania te kaitiaki matua i tēnei rā.
Tania is the main caregiver today.

E kore e ua i tēnei rā.
It isn't going to rain today.

Kua kōanga, kei te mahana haere ngā rā.
It's spring, the days are getting warmer.

Titiro ki te whare ātaahua rā.
Look at that beautiful house.

Nā wai ngā pukapuka rā?
Whose are those books over there?

Ko hea te ingoa o te maunga rā?
What is the name of that mountain?

Ia rā, ia rā, ka haere au ki te kura.
Every day I go to school.

Tēnā rā koe.
Thank you.

Tēnā rā kōrua.
Thank you both.

Ka tū tētahi o ngā kaumātua rā.
One of those elders stood up.

Tēnā rā koutou.
Thank you people (3+).

He rā tino pai tēnei, he rā hararei!
This is a very good day - a holiday!

Ko te waka kākāriki ra tō mātou.
Ours is that green car.

Ka hokona e ia te kurī rā mō te rua rau tāra.
He sold that dog for two hundred dollars.

Āe rā, kia haere tāua ki hea?
Yes! Where shall we go?

Koutou ko ē atu ki te pō, haere, haere, haere atu rā.
ou who have gone on to the night, go, go, go on.

Nei rā te mihi ki a koe.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you.

Āe rā, kua hoki mai ki te whakahōhā i te whānau.
Yes indeed, they have returned to annoy the family.

Nei rā te mihi ki a koutou.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you people.

Ka pai rā, hoake tāua!
Ka pai, let's go.

Mahi noa, nāwai rā, ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
They worked on, and then presently Te Tahi felt sleepy.

Kia ora rā koe.
Cheers to you.

Kia ora rā kōrua.
Cheers to you two.

He kōwhai te rā.
The sun is yellow.

Kua moe te kuia rā.
The kuia over there has gone to sleep.

Awatea kau ana, ka haere te koroheke rā.
When morning came, that old man left.

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

Atu i tēnei rā, e kore au e inu.
From today, I will never drink.

Kia tipu, kia puāwai, ko koe rā te mea nui, ā, mā te kaiako ngā wawata o te kaiako mō āna tauira.
Grow and flourish—you are the most important thing—and through the teacher are the teacher’s aspitifor their students.

He ātaahua te tangata rā.
That person is pretty.

He ātaahua ake te tangata rā.
That person is prettier.

Ko ngā mea ra.
Those ones over there.

Kia pai tō rā!
Have a good day!

He tino ātaahua te tangata rā.
That person is the prettiest.

Āna, i haere ia inapō, nē rā?
Yeah, he went yesterday, eh?

Ko ngā mea rā.
Those ones over there.

I ēnei rā, mā te mīhini e mahi te nuinga o ngā mahi.
These days, machines do most of the work.

Kei te whiti te ra.
The sun is shining.

He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna mō ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.

Nē rā?
Is that so?

... nē rā?
.. isn't it? (Turns sentence into a question).

Ko koe te tamahine a Tai, nē rā?
You're Tai's daughter, aren't you?

Kua haere atu te tangata rā.
That man has gone away.

Ko te waka whewhero ra tō mātou.
Ours is that reddish car.

Kei te pai koe, nē rā?
You're okay, aren't you?

Kei te ngenge koe, nē rā, Tawa?
You're tired, aren't you, Tawa?

Kei te māuiui a Hēmi i tēnei rā.
Hēmi is sick today.

Āe, kua roa te wā, nē rā?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?

Kāore he mahi kāinga i tēnei rā.
There's no homework today.

Mā reira pea te matua o to kōtiro rā ka rongo ai ki tō reo.
Perhaps as a result, the girl's mother will hear you calling.

Puta kau anō te kōtiro rā me te rama kāpara i te ringa.
That girl went out alone with hardwood torch in her hand.,.

I tēnei rā, he maha ngā pūhera i hokona e au.
Today I bought many parcels.

Ka pēhi i te tahā rā ki roto i te wai.
She dipped the gourd into the water.

I kite au i te tamaiti tāne ra.
I saw that boy.

Tēnā rā koe e koro.
Hello elder.

I rā uta mai rātou.
They came by way of the shore.

He rā nui tēnei rā.
Today is a great day.

E noho rā.
Goodbye (to people staying)

hei konā rā.
goodbye to someone staying.

Kei hea rā tērā wahine koi?
Where is that sharp woman?

Nei rā te reo mihi ki te mana whenua.
Here is my greeting to the people.

He wera nō re rā.
Because the day was hot.

E ea ana te koti rā mō te ono rau tāra.
That dollar is worth six hundred dollars.

Ka pai rā!
How great!

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakaāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many people reached agreement on the day for their return.

Haere rā e ipo!
See you later darling!

Rā whānau ki a koe.
Happy Birthday to you.

Kia koa tō rā whānau.
Have a good birthday.

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

Ka oti i a koe te mahi nā i te rā nei?
Will you finish that job today?

Ngā mihi rā i tō rā whānau.
Wishing you a happy birthday.

Ko ngā waka i mua rā, mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.

Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.

Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Pāpā.
Happy Father's day.

Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.

Ngā mihi rā ki a kōrua.
Congratulations to you both.

He rā anō āpōpō.
It's another day tomorrow.

I mea atu rā hoki ahau ki a koe kua whakapuaretia e ia te kēti ki a tātou.
I told you he would open the gate for us.

I mōhio ahau e haere mai ana koe i tēnei rā.
I knew you would come today.

He kōwhai te rā.
The sun is yellow.

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

Nō Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau rā.
The horse under that tree is Hata's.

Kei te tākaro koe i ēnei rā whakatā?
Are you playing sports this weekend?

Nē rā?!
Really? Eh?

Koia rā e koro!
That it, grandad!

Ko tō te iwi rā i ana waka.
That tribe pulled its canoes.

I mua rā, ko tana mahi hoki he puhipuhi pūkeko.
He used to shoot pūkeko.

Kei te ako au i ia rā, i ia rā.
I'm learning each and every day.

Kei te heke te rā.
The sun's going down.

Ka wani kē! He mīharo! Kātahi rā te ingoa pai ko tērā.
Wicked! Amazing! That is a good name.

I ngā toru rā.
Three days ago.

Ko ngā Ōpango ka toa, nē rā?
The All Blacks will win, wont they?

Pērā tonu i ngā rā katoa, i ngā pō hoki e te iwi.
The tribe did that by day and at night.

He paki te rā, he pai te kai, he pai te kōrero.
It was a sunny day, good food, good conversation.

Kātahi rā ka pēhia ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha.
Then [she] turned [her head] from side to side.

Haere rā.
Goodbye.

Pēhea koe i tēnei rā?
How are you today?

E noho rā.
Goodbye.

Ia rā, ia rā
Every day

Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.

Nāwai rā i pai te tiki, kua kino.
For some time, all went well with the fetching, then it got bad.

He rā paki.
A fine day.

E noho rā. Āe, ka kite.
Goodbye to person staying.

Tēnā tātou kua huihui mai nei i tēnei rā.
Thanks for coming today.

Kia pai tō rā.
Have a good day.

Kua ako koe i tēnei rā?
Did you learn anything today?

Kei te whiti te rā.
The sun is shining.

Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka tū hei kaituki mō te waka rā.
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.

Ka hīkoi koe ia rā, ia rā?
Do you walk each and every day?

Kei te pēhea koe i tēnei rā?
How are you today?

Kātahi aua tini tamariki rā, te tāne, te wahine, ka kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
Then those many young people, men and women, would gather miro berries for scented oil.

Ko te Rāhina tēnei rā.
Today is Monday.

Āe rā! Me i kore ēnei karu, kua ngaro rawa tō kopa moni, ngā kī, ō mōwhiti!
I sure am! If it weren't for these eyes, you'd have lost your wallet, the keys, your glasses!

Nō Taika te waka rā.
That car belongs to Taika.

Mea whakakore taku whakaritenga i te Rāpare rā.
My appointment on Thursday was cancelled.

Nō rātou te whare rā.
That is their house/That house belongs to them.

Kaua rā e wahangū.
Keep not silent.

Ko te 31 o Hōngongoi te rā kati ai ngā tono mai.
The 31st of July is the deadline for requests.

Ka whiti te rā?
Will the sun shine?

He pai tērā kōrero, nē rā?
That was a good talk, wasn't it?

He mea tino rahi te whakatūtūranga a te Rā o Waitangi.
The demonstration on Waitangi Day will be a big one.

Pērā tonu i ngā rā katoa, i ngā pō hoki, e te iwi.
The tribe did this every day, and at night too.

Ko Tania te kaitiaki matua i tēnei rā.
Tania is the main caregiver today.

He roa rawa atu te tangata rā me Hata.
The man with Hata is very tall.

Kei te wera te rā.
The day is hot.

I te Hōngongoi rā ka haere te whānau o ngā Jones.
The Jones family left in July.

He pēhea tēnei rā?
What's it like today?

He hāuaua tēnei rā.
It is rainy today.

Kei te makariri te rā.
The day is cold.

Kei te hukapapa te rā.
The day is snowy.

Kei te tika, nē rā?
That's right, isn't it?

He reka, nē rā?
It's delicious, isn't it?

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.

Ehara nāna te pōtae rā.
The hat is not yours.

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

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

Auē! Ka mahana haere te kaimoana i te rā.
Oh dear! The seafood is getting warm in the sun.

Koia rā e Rongo, whakairia ake ki runga.
Rongo, suspended high above.

he rā hou tēnei
today is a new day

He rā pai tēnei.
Today is a good day.

He rā wera tēnei.
Today is a hot day.

He roroa ngā rākau rā.
These trees are tall.