Maori

kōtiro ātaahua is the Māori phrase for beautiful girl. This phrase is used to describe a female child or young woman who is physically attractive.

Mahuru is the Māori word for September. Mahuru is used to refer to the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar.

Auckland is translated into Māori as Tāmaki Makaurau.

The English phrase ‘today is monday’ is translated into Maori as Ko te Mane tēnei rā.

koa is the Māori word for please. koa is used as an interjection to make a polite request.

In Maori, “great job” is translated as ka pai. ka pai is the standard way to say “well done” or “congrats!”.

The phrase “nice to meet you” in Maori is tēnā koe. This phrase is used as a polite greeting when meeting someone for the first time.

In Māori, hello can be expressed in several ways depending on the number of people you are addressing and the level of formality.

In Maori, the phrase ‘my name is’ can be expressed as ko … ahau or ko … taku ingoa. These phrases are used to identify yourself.

In Māori, “safe travels” is expressed as haere rā.