Te Reo Māori: Kōrero Marae
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Te Reo Māori: Kōrero Marae
Kōrero: He manuhiri ki te marae
Read this short kōrero. Tevita is showing her friend Ngaio around a marae before a hui. Tevita: Tēnā koe, Ngaio. Nau mai, haere mai ki te marae. Ngaio: Tēnā koe, Tevita. Kei hea te wharenui? Tevita: Kei mua i a koe. Ko Te Tevita te ingoa o te wharenui. Ngaio: Ā, ka pai. Kei hea te wharekai? Tevita: Kei te taha matau o te wharenui. Ka kai tātou i reira ā muri i te hui. Ngaio: He aha tēnei wāhi tuwhera? Tevita: Ko te marae ātea tēnā. He wāhi nui mō ngā hui me ngā pōwhiri. Ngaio: Me pēhea taku mihi ki te tangata whenua? Tevita: Ka taea e koe te kī, “Tēnā koutou.” Whakarongo hoki ki ngā tohutohu a te tangata whenua. Kupu āwhina (vocabulary): - marae — a Māori cultural complex and community gathering place - wharenui — meeting house - wharekai — dining hall - marae ātea — open area in front of the wharenui - tangata whenua — people who belong to the place - hui — meeting or gathering - pōwhiri — welcome ceremony; its kawa and sequence vary between marae - Tēnā koe — hello to one person - Tēnā koutou — greetings to three or more people - Nau mai, haere mai — welcome
- wharenui
- wharekai
- marae ātea
- tangata whenua
- people who belong to the place
- open area in front of the meeting house
- meeting house
- dining hall
- To the right of the wharenui
- Behind the wharenui
- Inside the wharenui
- Across the marae ātea
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