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Te Reo Māori Introduction: Greetings

Use the phrase guide to practise greetings for different people and situations. Macrons (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) are important: they show a long vowel. Answers may vary where more than one greeting is appropriate.

Quick phrase guide

The greetings below are useful starting points. Tēnā koe is for one person, tēnā kōrua for two, and tēnā koutou for three or more. Kia ora is a versatile greeting or expression of thanks.

Tēnā koe — greetings to one person

Tēnā kōrua — greetings to two people

Tēnā koutou — greetings to three or more people

Ata mārie — good morning

Pō mārie — good evening / good night

Kei te pēhea koe? — How are you? (to one person)

Kei te pai, thank you — I’m well, thank you

Ko ... tōku ingoa — My name is ...

Read the situation

Ruben is helping welcome visitors to a student-led event. In the morning, she greets one visitor, then two visitors, then a larger group. Later, she meets one visitor again and asks how they are. The phrase guide can help her choose suitable words.

1.Match each greeting with the number of people it addresses: Tēnā koe; Tēnā kōrua; Tēnā koutou. Choose from: one person, two people, three or more people.

Tēnā koe
Tēnā kōrua
Tēnā koutou

Two people
Three or more people
One person

2.Ruben welcomes one visitor in the morning. Write a suitable greeting in Te Reo Māori.

3.Ruben greets two visitors together. Which greeting is most specifically suited to them?

Tēnā koe
Tēnā kōrua
Tēnā koutou
Pō mārie

4.A larger group of visitors arrives. Complete the greeting: “Tēnā .”

5.True or false: “Tēnā koe” is the greeting specifically used when addressing two people.

TrueFalse

6.Write the phrase from the guide that means “How are you?” when speaking to one person.

7.The visitor answers, “Kei te pai, thank you.” What does this reply mean in English?

8.Ruben introduces herself to one visitor. Complete the sentence with her name: “Ko Ruben tōku .”

9.It is evening when Ruben says goodbye to a visitor. Which phrase in the guide best fits that time of day?

Ata mārie
Pō mārie
Tēnā koutou
Kei te pēhea koe?

10.Write a short welcome exchange between Ruben and one visitor. Include a greeting, Ruben’s self-introduction, a question asking how the visitor is, and a suitable reply. Use the phrase guide; the visitor’s name may be made up.