Greetings and Farewells
Kia ora
Hello
Te
The noun is singular
Koe
11
Tekau mā Tahi
Peke
Jump
Tēnā koe
Hello to one person
Ngā
The noun is plural
Ahau
Me
37
Toru tekau mā whitu
Waiata
Tēnā kōrua
Hello to two people
Kua
The tense is Past
Ia
He/She
89
Waru tekau mā iwa
Oma
Run
E noho rā
Goodbye to the person staying
Kei te
Present tense
Korua
You two (not me)
E hia ngā pene.
How many pens are there?
Katakata
Laugh
Haere rā
Goodbye to the person leaving
Ka oma ngā tama.
The boys will run.
Maua
Us two (not you)
Tokohia ngā tama?
How many boys are there?
Menemene
Smile