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Celebrating Māori Language Week

Māori Language Week is an opportunity for concentrated celebration, promotion and encouragement.

Te Wiki o te reo Māori is becoming a major fixture on the national calendar providing an opportunity for raising awareness, and giving an opportunity for expert and advanced speakers to encourage others on their te reo Māori journey.

For our part, we want to help you incorporate te reo into your everyday business.

Thank you to Heddell Raerino, Associate Dean for Te Kura Māori, Student Engagement, Study and Career Progression under the Health, Education and Environment Faculty from Toi Ohomai for your help with these commonly used phrases and words for businesses – give them a go!

Te Reo MāoriTe Reo Pākehā
Tēnā koeGreetings (to you singular)
Tēnā kōruaGreetings (to you two)
Tēna koutouGreetings (to you all- 2+)
Tēnā tāuaGreetings (to us two)
Tēnā tātauGreetings (to us all- 2+)
huiMeeting
kaupapaTopic/focus
pakihibusiness
mahiwork
kāri pakihiBusiness card
hoa pakihiBusiness colleague
mahi pakihiBusiness work
Homai koa tō kāri mahi/pakihiPlease give me your work/business card
Anei taku kāri mahiHere is my work card
waea maiCall me
īmēra maiEmail me
‘Skype’ maiSkype me

Te Reo MāoriTe Reo Pākehā
He aha tō nama waea?What’s your phone number?
Kei hea tō wāhi mahi?Where do you work?
Ka hui tahi tāuaLet’s (us two) meet
mā tevia
Ka hui tahi tāua mā te … ‘Skype’Let’s (us two) meet via Skype’
Ka hui tahi tāua mā te … ‘Teams’Let’s (us two) meet via ‘Teams’
Ka hui tahi tāua mā te … ‘Google Meets’Let’s (us two) meet via ‘Google Meets’
Ka hui tahi tātau …Let’s (us all 2+) meet …
Ka haere tāua ki te inu kāwhe/tī, kōrero ai.Let’s go for coffee/tea and talk
Kōrero maiSpeak (towards me)
Whakarongo maiListen (towards me)
Titiro maiLook (towards me)

To find out more about Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, which includes helpful resources and tools for your workplace, visit the website. 

Study re reo for free with Toi

Did you know that Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology offers a free course in te reo? New Zealand Certificate in Te Reo (Reo Rua) (Level 2) is open to anyone, with an intake in February 2021.

The Tokoroa intake is the only full-time (on campus) study option. All other intakes/locations are delivered part-time over two trimesters using a blend of online study plus 1-2 days on campus.

Level 2 is best suited for those wanting to begin their te reo journey and build confidence with the language, working with passionate tutors and like-minded students with similar knowledge of the language.

You can find out more and / or enroll for this course here. 

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