Learning Cook Island Maori copy

Charlie & Tom run Kuki Learning and have some great resources on youtube for learning Cook Islands Maori. Appreciate their work in helping preserve and promote the language.

Hello = Kia Orana (kee-ah or-ah-nah)

Greetings and Common Phrases

• How are you? = Pe’ea ua koe?, pronounced: [peh-air, o-ah, cor-eh]
• After you say “Kia Orana” (hello), learn to follow up and ask “Pe’ea ua koe?”.

• You can also say; Pe’ea? = How’s it?

• Good/fine = Mako
• Great = Tumeke
• No = Kare
• Yes = ‘Ae (ah-eh)
• Thank you = Meitaki (may-tah-kee)
• Thank you very much = Meitaki rahi (may-tah-kee rah-hee)
• Please = Kōrero mai (koh-reh-roh my)

3/4 - Saying “Good morning / bye”

• Good morning = Popongi manea, pronounced: [paw-paw-ngee, ma-nae-ah] ‘ngi’ is pronounced similarly like the word ‘knee’

• Morning! = Popongi!

• Goodbye = Aere rā (ah-eh-reh rah) (more formal)
• Ka kite anō = See you again

5 - Saying “Thank you”

Thank you = meitaki, pronounced: [may-tar-key] Very much = ma’ata, pronounced: [ma-ah-tar]

Lesson 6 - Saying your name

My name is… = Toku ingoa ko…, pronounced: [tor-coo, eh-ngaw, coh]

Lesson 6 - What’s your name?

What’s your name? = Ko’ai to ingoa?, pronounced: [koh-ah-ee, tor, eh-ngaw-aw]

145 - I am hot / cold

• I am hot = Kua vera au/E vera toku
  • Vera = hot
• I am cold = Kua anu au/E anu toku
  • Anu = cold

153 - Common Kitchen Items

• Bring me the __? Apai mai te? ( A pie my te__? )
  • Pot/pan = pāni
  • frying pan = varai pāni
  • Plate = mereki
  • Cup = kapu
  • Fork = kokai
  • Knife = tipi
  • Spoon = tipunu
  • Lid = papani
  • Oven = umu
  • Fridge/freezer = pia anuanu/pia akaanuanu