On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

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

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 Niko ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Niko 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 Taika ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Taika 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 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!

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... e..., mā... hei

Mā Aroha a Aria e āwhina i te rā nei.
Aroha will support Aria today.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

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 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...

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

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

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

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 Rangi te motupaika i waho rā.
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Rangi.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

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

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

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.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

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.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

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

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.

Kāore e roa ka tō te rā.
It won’t be long before the sun sets. / Before long, the sun will set.

Hei konei rā.
Goodbye.

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

Nāwai rā, nāwai rā.
Eventually.

Ka tae a Māui ki te rua i rere iho rā tōna whaea.
Māui reached the pit down which his mother had fled.

tēnei rā.
This day.

E waiata ana te tangata rā.
That man is singing.

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

Tēnā ra, koe.
Greetings to you, yonder.

He tino maha ngā mea whakamīharo i kite rātou i taua rā.
at that day The wonderful things that they saw that day were very numerous.

I raro rā.
Down there.

Ā, ka toru ū rā e noho ana, (kia hohoro tōu haere ki raro) (1 Samuel 20:19)
And when thou hast stayed three days, (then shalt thou go down quickly)

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.

Ehara te rā i te kino.
The day is not bad.

I kite rātou i ngā mea whakamīharo i taua rā.
They saw the wonderful things that day.

He aha te mea rā?
What’s that?

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.

Ka haere noa atu tonu te iwi rā.
The people will keep going regardless. — 925

Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare
Whose is the dog (that is) being hit by Hēnare?

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

Koia pea tērā te kaha me te tiketike o ngā rākau whakamarumaru o te ngahere i ēnei rā.
That it perhaps why the tall trees have such strength, and such height in the forests of today.

.. kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata i tukua mai ai taua patu rā ki a ia e te matua o Puhihuia
.. so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man who that weapon was given to by

He tino nui te āporo e kainga nā e koe
Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare’ = Whose is the dog (that is) being hit by Hēnare?

Pēhea rā?
How so?

Tēnā ko ngā tama a Iharaira, i haere rātou rā te wāhi maroke i waenganui o te moana (Exodus 14:29)
The children of Israel went by way of the dry area through the middle of the sea

Koia i mā ai te hau e whakahāngia nei e te tangata i ēnei rā.
Koia hoki i tika ai te noho o te mahana, o te makariri i ōna wā anō o te tau e tika ana.

Ki te kore e whiti te rā, e noho ana mātou.
If the sun does not shine we are staying.

Ka rongo ahau i tētahi waiata pai i tēnei rā.
I heard a nice song today.

I ngā rā o mua, he wharekura tēra whare
In days gone by that building was a school (past)

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

Kia mate rā.anō i a au tērā nanakia, ka mahi ai he kai.
When I have killed the monster then the food can be cooked.

E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua
This job is too difficult to finish in one day. This job is so difficult that it can’t be finished in one day,

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

I ētahi rā te nui o te wātiū, he rahi rawa mō ngā kēna e rua (Pōtatau 1991:25)
Some days, there was too much milk for the two cans

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.

Ko ngā mea rā.
Those ones over there.

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

Hei konā rā.
Goodbye to someone who is staying; also used when ending a telephone call.

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

I taua rā anō ka haere rāua.
On that exact (precise) day they set off (On that very day they set off).

Nō te pō rā.
Last night.

I mea rā hoki a Mohi, ‘Mā te Ariki e whakaara ake he poropiti mō koutou.
The Lord will raise up a prophet for you.

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

Mai rā anō e pēnei ana ā mātou tikanga.
Our customs have always been like this.

Me noho tonu mai koe kia oti rā anō te mahi.
You have to stay here right up until the job is finished.

Tae rā anō ai ia ki ngā whare herehere.
He used to go even into the prisons.

Tēnā rā koe.
Thank you.

Ko te Mane te rā e hoki atu ai ōku hoa ki Manurewa
Monday is the day on which/when my friends will return to Manurewa.

Tēnā rā kōrua.
Thank you both.

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

Nō tētahi rā i a Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.

Horomia ana te kuia rā, ngaro atu ana ki tōna puku.
The grandmother was swallowed and disappeared into his stomach.

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

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

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

Takihitu aku whakamoemiti ki a koe i te rā tahi (Psalm 119:164)
Seven times a day do I praise thee

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.

I tēnei rā, kāore au i te haere.
Today, I am not going.

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.

Kua haere kē atu ra ia.
He has already gone away there.

Ka mea ake rātou o te whare, ‘E koe e iri iho nei, kōrero iho rā!
The people in the house said, ‘You hanging up there, speak down to us!

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.

Ka mea iho taua maia rā, ‘Te kino hoki o taua koutou haka e rongo iho nei au!
What a terrible haka of yours I can hear!

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

I tīmata te kōrero i te waru o ngā rā o Pēpuere.
The story began on the eighth day of February.

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.

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

Ko tāku mahi ia rā, he haere ki te tupuna whare.
Every day I went to the ancestral house.

He whare tō mātou i ērā rā.
We had a house in those days.

Ko wai te whare e tū mai rā?
What’s the name of the house over there?

Kia ora rā koe.
Cheers to you.

He rite tonu te puta ake o te ihu o te taniwha rā i te wai.
The taniwha kept on sticking its nose out of the water.

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.

Nā te tangata rā i unahi ngā ika.
That man scaled the fish.

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

I ngā rā katoa, he pēnā tonu ngā mahi a Māia, he kai i ngā kīnaki.
Every day Māia did this, he ate the relishes.

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

Ā i ia rā e whakaako ana ia i roto i te temepara.
And every day he was teaching in the temple. (Luke 21:37)

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.

Ā whakaako ana ia i te temepara i ia rā, i ia rā.
And he taught daily in the temple. (Luke 19:47)

Nā te nanakia kahawai rā i kaahaki atu taku pāua.
That rascally kahawai has taken my spinner.

Ia rā, ka peka atu a Tony ki te kāuta o ngā kaumātua.
Every day Tony visited the kitchen of the elders.

Nā te aha kē rā au i pēnei ai ..
Why was I thinking like this ..

Ā, i a ia i tomo ai anō ki Kaparernauma i ētahi rā mai, ka rangona kei te whare ia (Mark 2:1)
When he returned to Capernaum some time later, word went round that he was in the house

I tiro iho a Māui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Māui looked down at the men sitting down there.

Wero atu ai te wahine rā ki ōna ngutu.
That woman always speared with her lips.

Ko tērā te wheketere e mahi rā a Koro.
That is the factory where Koro is working.

He ātaahua te tangata rā.
That person is pretty.

Ka karangahia atu e mātau te Ārapi rā, kia haere mai me kore e taea e ia te whakaatu mai (Pōtatau 1991:177)
We called out to that Arab to come over in case he could show us

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

Ko ngā mea ra.
Those ones over there.

Kia mutu rā anō te ua, ka haere tāua.
Only when the rain stops will we go. / We won't go until the rain stops.

Kia pai tō rā!
Have a good day!

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

mōna rā te oriori rā, ko wai ia, ko wai ōna tīpuna.
In the past, it was usually these songs which showed the child for whom the song was composed who he was and who were his ancestors.

I te whakatata te taua ki te pā rā te awaawa.
The war party was approaching the pā by way of the valley.

Ehara nō Hamutana te tangata rā.
That man is not from Hamilton.

Kia tae mai rā anō a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
Not until Rangi arrives will the meeting start.

Kia oti rā anō ngā mahi, ka hoki ngā kaimahi ki te kāinga.
The workers won't go home until the work is finished.

Kia pakeke rā anō ngā tamariki, ka mārama rātou.
Only when the children are older will they understand.

Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare?
Whose is the dog being hit by Hēnare?

Nā te ua tae tōmuri ai ahau i ngā rā katoa.
It is because of the rain that I am late every day.

Kia whiwhi rā anō au i te moni, ka hoko au i te motokā.
I won't buy the car until I get the money.

Ko Taranaki te maunga e tū mai rā.
The mountain standing over there is Taranaki.

Kia kite rā anō au i a ia, ka whakapono au.
I won't believe it until I see him/her.

Kia hoki mai rā anō a Mere, ka kai tātou.
We won't eat until Mere comes back.

Kua tae atu te waka rā, ki Hawaiki.
That canoe has reached Hawaiki.

Me hoki, te tamaiti rā, ki te kāinga.
That child must go home.

Nāu te taiaha e takoto mai rā?
Is the taiaha lying there yours?

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

Ina tae te tangata rā ki tāwāhi, ka mate ia.
When that man reaches the other side he will die.

Ehara nāku te taiaha e takoto mai rā.
The taiaha lying there is not mine.

Ko ngā iwi katoa o te ao kua huihui mai i tēnei rā.
All the peoples of the world have gathered here today.

Ka mutu te kai, ka hui te iwi rā, ki roto i te whare.
When the meal was over the people assembled in the house.

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes. (Māori Dictionary)

Ka noho te ope rā, me te ako i ngā kōrero, i te rā, i te pō.
They stayed there acquiring knowledge by day and by night.

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

He aha tā rāua e tunu rā?
What are those two cooking?

Ka rere te teina i mua ki te kāinga ki.te kōrero atu ki a Hotu-nui, tērā tana tamaiti a Maru-tūahu te haere atu rā.
The younger girl rushed off home to tell Hotu-nui that his son Maru-tūahu was coming.

i ia rā i ia rā
on each day

Ki te kore he atua, ko taua wānanga rā te kaitohu aituā.
If there was no god, that wānanga, a sacred vessel, was the preserver against accidents.

Kei te whiti te ra.
The sun is shining.

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?

Ā, i tōna mōhiotanga no te rangatiratanga ia o Hērota ka tonoa ia ki a Hērota i Hiruhārama hoki ia i aua rā.
And, when he (Pilate) was informed that he (Jesus) belonged to Herod’s province he (Jesus) was sent to Herod as he (Herod) was in Jerusalem in those days.

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.

Ka awatea, ka kite atu te tamaiti rā i te Kīngi e haere mai ana.
When it was day the child saw the King approaching.

Tiaho mai rā roto i te pō
Shining through (literally ‘by way of in

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?

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

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

He horoi i te whare taku mahi i tēnei rā.
My job is to clean the house this day.

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

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

Ko taua rite tonu rā.
Same old, same old.

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.

Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa

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 te aha koutou ko Mānia, ko Himiona i roto rā?
What were you and Mānia and Himiona up to in there?

Tēnā rā koe e koro.
Hello elder.

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga.
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within Waikato has been the King Movement.

Ka kī atu te kōtiro rā, ‘Kia pō ka hoki mai
When it is dark, he will return

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

Kia ea rā te mate ngarengare, ka puta ai ki mua whakapī ai.
When defeat of the troublesome one is avenged, then one can dance in jubilation.

Nui atu te whakamā o te tangata rā.
That man was very ashamed.

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.

Ko Monika: E noho rā!
What it said

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

Ko te aha tēnei rā?
What is this day?

I ngā rā o mua, i noho te pāpaka me te kōura ki te ngahere.
In days of yore, the crab and the crayfish lived in the forest.

Kīhai a ia i hoki mai, ko ana hoa ia i hoki atu i te kupu o te tangata i karanga atu rā.
She did not return; her friends, however, returned at the word of the man who called out.

Ko te Mane tēnei rā.
This day is Monday.

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

Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.

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

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!

I te tau ra, i hanga te poutāpeta.
In that year the Post Office was built.

Me ona kie ia rā ia rā
You should run every day

Nō te wehenga rua o te pō rā anō mātou tokotoru i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
In the middle of that night we three returned home.

I te ata o te Rā Horoi ka moata te oho o ngā tamariki.
On Saturday morning the children woke early (the children’s waking changed to early).

Rā whānau ki a koe.
Happy Birthday to you.

I taea e rātou ā rātou tuhinga te whakaoti i mua i te rā i whakaritea hei tāpaetanga atu
They were able to finish their essays before the due date

Me kōrero tātou i reo Māori ia rā ia rā
We should speak in Māori every day

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?

Hoki rawa atu a Rata, kua tū anō te rākau rā ki runga.
By the time he returned the tree was upright again.

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.

Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai.
When the sun comes up, then (we) will go.

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.

Nāna i here te rā, kia āta haere ai.
He tied the sun so that it would travel slowly.

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.

Kāore he wā i tēnei rā, nō reira āpōpō tātou kōrero ai.
There’s no time today, so we’ll talk tomorrow.

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

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

Ka kī atu a Māia, ‘ Mā whea rā au haere ai?
But how can I go?

He manu ē rā.
Those are birds.

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.

He whero ē rā.
Those are red.

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

Me pēhea rā tātou e mōhio ai?
How will we know?

He whero ē rā manu.
Those birds are red.

Me pēhea rā e riro ai i a au?
How can I get her for myself?

Haere ai a Hōni ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Honi always goes to the marae every single day.

Me pēhea rā ka whiti ai au ki Mokoia?
How can I cross to Mokoia?

He roroa ngā rākau rā.
Those trees are tall (long).

Me aha rā kia kata ai a Kae?
What must be done to make Kae laugh?

Ko te Rātū tēnei rā.
It is Tuesday today.

nei, na, ra, ai
L52: “Complex sentences with subordinate clauses

Ia rā, ia rā, ka hīkoi ia ki te moana.
Everyday she walks to the sea.

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

E tohu ana ia i mua o ngā matua rā, me te mea tonu ka whatiwhati te taiaha i roto i ngā ringa.
He was gesticulating before the battalions as if the taiaha would break in pieces in his hands.

He manu ē rā mea mā.
Those white things are birds.

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

ia rā, ia nā, ia nei
Emphatic combinations, sometimes written iara, iana, ianei.

He kōwhai tē rā rākau.
That tree is yellow.

E noho rā e te tau!
Bye darling!

Ākuanei a Kino tō ai me he rā.
Soon evil disappears like the setting of the sun.

I hea a Apirana ka kauwhau mō te ahuwhenua i ērā rā?
Where was Apirana’s speech-making about agriculture in those days?

Hei konā rā!
Goodbye to some who is staying. Also used to finish a phone call.

Ka riri ana te tangata rā, ka tetee ōna niho.
When that man gets angry he grinds his teeth.

Ko te Tūrei te rā i hoko ai māua i tō māua whare hōu.
Tuesday is the day on which we shall buy/bought our new house.

Me haere tātou kei pai ana te rā.
Let’s go while it’s fine.

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

I te wā i mua rā, kei hine ana au.
In time gone by, when I was a girl.

nei, nā, rā, ana, ai
Later particles

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!

Ka rere te manu rā ki te marae o te kāinga tū ai
That bird flew onto the village’s maand stood there

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

Kei te tae mai, te tino tangata rā, ki te hui.
That very man is arriving at the meeting.

Kua eke te tinana katoa ki runga i te tahā rā pēhi ai.
The whole body climbed on top of that calabash and pressed down.

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.

Whakarongo ki te manu rā!
Listen to that bird!

Oho rawa ake te kuia rā, kāore tōna maro.
By the time the woman got up, her skirt was gone.

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

Hīkoi ai ahau ki te mahi ia rā.
I walk to work every day.

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

Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.

Ka tae rāua ki reira ka waiho te tamaiti rā a Kape-taua e Tara-kumikumi i aua toka rā noho ai.
When they reached there, that child, Kape-taua, was left to stay on that rock by Tara- kumikumi.

Ka karanga atu tāua ki ngā tāngata e noho mai rā.
We shall call out to the people sitting over there.

E noho rā!
Goodbye (said by person leaving)

Kaua e tikina mai te māripi rā!
Don’t fetch me that knife over there!

I ngā toru rā.
Three days ago.

Ka waiho te tūpāpaku ra e rātou ki reira takoto ai, ā hoki ana rātou ki te kāinga kōrero ai.
They left the body to lie there and then went home to talk.

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.

Ko te tere kahawai rā ki waho i te moana haere ai, ko te tangata rā ki uta oma haere atu ai, me to oma, me te karakia.
The shoal of kahawai was swimming along out at sea, and the man was running along the shore and as he ran he recited karakia.

I tiro iho a Maui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Maui looked down at the men sitting down there.

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

Ko tērā te wheketere + e mahi rā a Koro.
That is the factory + Koro is working.

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

He aha rā i mau ake ai te ika ki tana mātau?
Why were they caught by his hook?

I ēnei rā, tuhia ai ngā tuhinga roa ki te rorohiko, kaua ki te pene.
These days, essays are written on computers, not with a pen.

Haere rā.
Goodbye.

Ā, ko ētahi atu e karanga ana mai, ‘Hei korā rā he pā mō tātou
There will be a fort for us

Pēhea koe i tēnei rā?
How are you today?

E noho rā.
Goodbye.

E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua.
This job is too difficult to finish in one day.

Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka
I get up every day at seven o’clock

Ia rā, ia rā
Every day

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

Mā ngā tamariki nā rā e kawe he wai.
Those children there will bring some water.

E pēnei kē iho ana rā, ‘ Haere!
Go!

Ka rite te rā hei tīmatatanga i te waka
The day came to begin work on the canoe

Whakarongo koutou ki te manu rā!
(You) listen to that bird!

Ko ngā mōrehu kaumātua kei.te mōhio ki te āronga o tēnei tira rā.
The old men knew the purpose of his journey.

I ahu te ara ki te rerenga mai o te rā.
The path pointed towards the rising sun.

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.

patua te kurī rā!
kill that dog!

Waiho mō tētahi atu rā mahi ai.
Leave it for another day, leave it and do it another day.

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

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai?
When will they arrive?

He rā paki.
A fine day.

Ko te wahine rā anake i waiho, ko Hine-a-te-kawa.
Only the woman, Hine-a-te-kawa, was left.

Ko te Rātapu te rā e hoki ai rātou ki tō rātou kāinga
Sunday is the day on which (when) they go back to their home

Tēnā pea ko ētahi atu o ngā tamaiti rā i kite i te tahaetanga.
Other boys may have seen the theft.

Ao ake anō te rā kua whakatika a Taranga, kua ngaro whakarere i te whare.
As soon as it was day Taranga had arisen and was quickly gone from the house.

Nōku anake rā te tupuna i kau mai, ko Hinemoa,
Mine is the ancestor who swam here, Hinemoa,

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?

He aha hoki rā i kore ai e mau ki tāku?
Why on earth doesn’t it stick to mine?

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.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā rā!
You might be killed by those cars!

Ko te Rāhina tēnei rā.
Today is Monday.

Kei patua e koe te tangata rā mō te kore take noa iho!
Don’t you beat that man for no reason at all!

Mā te hiwi rā tātou hei whakaora!
That hill will give us life!

He pēhea te pikitia rā?
What was the film like?

Kei tōku kāinga te pereti rā.
That plate is at my home.

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.

I pēhea rā te moni i ngaro ai?
How did the money get lost?

Ā, i a ia i tomo ai anō ki Kapenarauma iētahi rā mai, ka rangona kei te whare ia (Mark 2:1)
When he returned to Capernaum some time later, word went round that he was in the house

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!

Nāku te pukapuka rā i pānui.
I was the one who read that book.

Tae rā anō ai ia ki ngā whare herehere (Kāretu 1974:91)
He used to go even into the prisons

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai.
After the olives have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating.

Nā Rangi te keke rā i kai.
Rangi was the one who ate the cake.

Nō te hokinga rā anō mai ki te kāinga (Kāretu 1974:89)
On my return home, it wasn’t until I came back home, that ...

Māku te pukapuka rā e pānui.
I will be the one who will read that book.

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).

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

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.

Mā Rangi te keke rā e kai.
Rangi will be the one who will eat the cake.

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

Kaua rā e wahangū.
Keep not silent.

Kāhore anō te tangata rā kia haere atu.
That man has not gone away.

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

Kua haere kē atu rā ia.
He has already gone away there.

Ka haere tonu noa atu te iwi rā.
The people will keep going regardless.

Ka whiti te rā?
Will the sun shine?

Nā, i ētahi rā ka tupu te whawhai a taua pā ki ngā tāngata o Awhitu.
Now, at a certain time, warfare broke out between that fortress and the people of Awhitu.

Ka pirau noa iho tētahi taha o te wahine rā, ka tupu rīrī e te tio tio.
One side of the woman became rotten and overgrown with barnacles.

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within the Waikato has been the King Movement.

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

Taihoa rā e mahi, kia maoa mai he kai.
Let the work wait until some food has been cooked.

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

Mai rā anō e pēnei ana ā mātou tikanga
Our customs have always been like this, our customs have been like this since the beginning.

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

Ka tae te ropa rā ki ana hoa, ka rongo rātou, heoi anō rongo kau anō, ka oho te mauri o ērā.
The slave got to his friends, and they listened, but when they listened, their fear was aroused.

Kia mahaki rā anō te Kauae-o-Poua, ka riro ai te whenua.
When the jawbone of Poua becomes loose, then the land may be taken.

Kia ora koutou i runga i ngā āhuatanga i hui mai ai tātou ki konei i tēnei rā.
Good wishes to you all concerning the matters for which we are assembled here today.

Heoti anō ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka haere, ka noho rawa atu i te taha o Ponga i te waka rā.
To end the matter, the girl got up, and went and sat firmly next to Ponga in the canoe.

Ko wai te ingoa o te koroua rā?
What's the name of that elderly gentleman over there?

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

E kore ia e haere atu kia utua katoatia rā anō ā koutou nama.
He won’t go away until all your debts are paid.

I waiatatia kētia ngā waiata o ngā rā o mua.
The songs of days gone by were sung differently.

Tokohia ō rātou kaikōrero i tēnei rā?
How many speakers have they got today?

Ka mahi rātou i ngā māra taea noatia te Rā Tapu.
They worked in the gardens right up to Sunday.

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

Ka mea ake te wahine rā.
The woman called up.

Ki Ākarana rā.
To Auckland, implying that Auckland is where the hearer or reader is.

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.

i ngā rā katoa e ora ai ahau,
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days I live.

Kei te makariri te rā.
The day is cold.

Ka whai atu rā hoki te kupu kanga i muri i a rātou.
And the curse followed them.

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai (Pōtatau 1991:156)
After they (olives) have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating

Kei te hukapapa te rā.
The day is snowy.

Ko wai rā hoki tētahi?
Who else is there?

Tērā pea e haoa e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ki te kupenga, te tere kahawai rā.
Perhaps that school of kahawai will be caught by Te Whānau-a-Apanui with a net.

I te rā i kite ai mātou i tō mātou matua ka ora ia.
On the day (on which) we saw our father he became well.

I rongo anō pea te kōtiro rā i te reo o tana matua.
Perhaps the girl really heard the voice of her father.

E toru ngā rā i āwhinatia ai mātou e ia.
(It was) three days on which we were helped by him.

E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae
That group over there is coming onto the marae.

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

Ka mea atu ia ki taku whāea, he aha i kore ai au e haere ki te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou mō te toru tau, ka puta rā, ka haere ki te Wānanga-ā-Rangi, Nōki Kāreti mō ngā tau e toru (Pōtatau 1991:47)
She asked my mother why I didn’t go to the University of Otago for three years, and when I finished there, go to the Theological Faculty, Knox College, for three years

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.

Ka ora ra pea ahau e ka tuaina ki te moana.
I will escape if I am chopped down in the sea (said by Tama-te-kapua when he was running on stilts).

Ka haere mātou ki te puna kaukau, mēnā ka mahana te rā.
We will go to the swimming pools, if the day is warm.

Ka tae te tangata rā ki tana taurekareka, ka hoatu hei utu mō te wahine.
The man took his slave and gave him away as payment for the woman.

He tūī ē rā manu
Those birds are tūī

Haere ai rātou ki te karakia ia Rā Tapu iā Rā Tapu.
They regularly go to the service each Sunday.

Ehara ē rā manu i ngā tūī
Those birds are not tūī

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".

Mahi-a ai tēnei mahi i ngā rā o mua.
This work was done in the past.

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

Ka pai tō whakamaumahara i a au ina tata atu ki te rā?
Could you remind me a little closer to the day?

Tikina mai te māripi rā!
Fetch me that knife over there!

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.

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

he rā hou tēnei
today is a new day

He rā pai tēnei.
Today is a good day.

Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.

He rā wera tēnei.
Today is a hot day.

Whakarongo ki te tangata rā e waiata ana.
Listen to that man who is singing.