Te moana
te mo-a-na
The ocean / sea
Te maunga
te mau-nga
Mountain
Te awa
te a-wa
River
He ātaahua te ngahere
he ā-ta-a-hu-a te nga-he-re
The forest is beautiful
Ka heke te ua
ka he-ke te u-a
The rain is falling
Te ngāwhā
te ngā-whā
Geyser (geothermal)
He āhua kino te rangi
he ā-hu-a ki-no te ra-ngi
The weather is bad
He ātaahua te uenuku
he ā-ta-a-hu-a te u-e-nu-ku
The rainbow is very beautiful
He nui ngā manu o Aotearoa
he nui ngā ma-nu o Ao-te-a-ro-a
New Zealand has many birds
Ko Papatūānuku te māmā o te ao
ko Pa-pa-tū-ā-nu-ku te mā-mā o te ao
Papatūānuku (Earth Mother) is the mother of the world
More Māori phrases
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