Friday, November 22, 2024

He tinana

I te ako na ngā kupu o te tīnana


Kei te kohi ngā kupu ki roto ki te picture dictionary. E mahi ana ahau te āhua ki runga. 
Some rerenga
Ki tonu toku puku i te kai.
My stomach was absolutely full.
I ahatia tō raparapa?
What happened to your ankle?
Kua Tūpoto i kakati ngā waeroa.
Watch out the mosquitoes bite.
Other kupu

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Karakia kai hau

E whakamānawa ana
Ki ngā ringa i whakatipu
Ki ngā ringa i whakarite
I ēnei haupa hei kai mā tātou
Haumi ē, hui ē, tāiki e!

Let us bless
The hands that grew
The hands that made ready
this food that we will eat
Draw together! Affirm!

Kei te ako tonu au ngā kupu maha mō te kai. 

Ēnei ngā kupu i mōhio
Tuangi  mussels 
Hunuhunu bbq
Paka burger
Harore mushroom 
Hākari feast 
Kaimanga dining room
Tihi cheese 
Huawhenua vegetables 
Heihei chicken 
Pata pīnati peanut butter
Umu oven

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Tuatahi pohi mō te Tau hau

He Pohi 

Homai tō awhina me tō pito kōrero

Ka hoki au ano ki te kaupapa te atārangi mō te tuatahi wahanga a te tau nei.

I te harikoa au ki te whakaako me te wairua nui o ngā ratu pō. 

Kei te ako tonu ahau i te reo Māori. 


He aha ngā wero a te tau nei?  Or  Ko aku wero i tēnei tau?

Tahi - Ka parakitihi au ngā karakia whakawātea me te karakia timatanga

Rua - Ka tautoko au ngā tangata pukenga o taku mahi me te tikanga mō 


He kainga mahi mō te rā rima o te Poutū-te-rangi ki raro nei


Ka whakatika au ngā rerenga ki raro



Ka ora au i a koe

Kua pau tana pūtea i tana wahine

I riro te whenua i te tama mātāmua

Ka paru tō rātou whare i a rātou

I kino te huritau i a koe.


He karakia timatanga


Traditional Karakia:

Whakataka te hau ki te uru
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga
Kia mākinakina ki uta
Kia mātaratara ki tai
E hī ake ana te atākura
He tio, he huka, he hauhū
Tihei mauri ora!

Get ready for the westerly
and be prepared for the southerly.
It will be icy cold inland,
and icy cold on the shore.
May the dawn rise red-tipped on ice,
on snow, on frost.