Everyday Reo Māori: Sentences for Your Whare (PDF download)

$15.00

Quick Reference Guide

This quick reference guide has been created to help you use simple, natural te reo Māori alongside the Paki Routine Board, making it easier to bring reo Māori into everyday moments at home in a conversational way.

The sentences in this guide are taken from the online reo Māori resource that accompanies the Paki Routine Board. If you have not purchased a Paki Board, this purchase will give you access to this online resource also where you’ll also have access to video pronunciation support to help you feel confident saying them aloud.

The sentences have been written in a natural, conversational way, so you can use them as part of your morning and evening routines. They’re not just phrases to learn, but language to live and use together with your tamariki.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level speakers, but helpful for all levels and all whānau hoping to use more te reo Māori.

Quick Reference Guide

This quick reference guide has been created to help you use simple, natural te reo Māori alongside the Paki Routine Board, making it easier to bring reo Māori into everyday moments at home in a conversational way.

The sentences in this guide are taken from the online reo Māori resource that accompanies the Paki Routine Board. If you have not purchased a Paki Board, this purchase will give you access to this online resource also where you’ll also have access to video pronunciation support to help you feel confident saying them aloud.

The sentences have been written in a natural, conversational way, so you can use them as part of your morning and evening routines. They’re not just phrases to learn, but language to live and use together with your tamariki.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level speakers, but helpful for all levels and all whānau hoping to use more te reo Māori.

What does this include?

This is a digital download containing te reo Māori sentences with English translations for everyday routine tasks including:

  • Kākahu| clothes
    Niho| teeth
    Whakaātaahua | grooming
    Kai| food
    | shoes
    Horoi| wash
    Whakapai| tidy up
    Pukapuka| book
    Karakia| prayer
    Moenga| bed
    General phrases

    QR code access to the online resource page with videos of how to say each sentence + extra waiata you can use too.

The guide is designed to be printed and kept around your home to give you a quick and convenient reference while you move through your everyday routines with your whānau.

Digital download

Once purchased a PDF download link will be sent directly to your email so you can print the guide at your convenience and start using it straight away.

Please note: This is a digital resource only. You will not receive a physical product in the mail.

Already have a Paki Routine Board?

If you have already purchased a Paki Routine Board, you should already have access to the full online te reo Māori resource via your QR code, including all of the sentences included in this guide.

This product is simply the printable quick-reference version of that resource, created for those who would like to have the phrases printed and easily accessible around their home.

Don’t have a Paki Routine Board yet? That’s okay! You can still use this guide as a standalone resource to bring more te reo Māori into your everyday routines. The sentences are based around common everyday moments and routines, rather than being specific to the Paki Routine Board itself.

This means you can use the phrases wherever you are and whatever your routine looks like, with or without a Paki Board.

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