Te Reo Māori i te Kura O Kāmuriwai: Ngā Āhua O Te Huarere (The Weather)

This term we are looking at the weather. Our new words for this term are:

rā - sun
ua - rain
kapua - cloud
āniwaniwa - rainbow
hau - wind
hukarere - snow
ua whatu -hail
pataua - drizzle
uira - lightning
huripari - gale force wind
āwhā - tornado/storm

Here is Tame to help you with the pronunciation of the words above.

Scenario

The characters are exposed to different types of weather. The wind is so strong that one boy, who is flying a kite, is lifted off the ground. His friend, who is trying to keep him grounded by holding onto his waist, is left holding his trousers!

Language Focus

There are two basic sentence patterns featured in this reomation. The first is a present tense verbal sentence, using the structure, ‘Kei te ...’, for example, ‘Kei te whiti te rā (The sun shines).
The second is a descriptive sentence, beginning with ‘He...’, for example, ‘He rangi wera’ (It’s a hot day).
You will also hear the term ‘nē rā’ at the end of a sentence – which, in spoken English, is equivalent to such phrases as ’Isn’t that so’ and ‘Eh’.
You will notice that if you want to intensify an adjective, you can add the word ‘tino’, for example, ‘tino mākū’ (very wet).

Transcript and Translation

Speaker	Māori	English
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen)	Ngā āhua o te huarere	The weather
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen)	Kei te whiti te rā.	The sun’s shining.
Sam	He rangi wera.	It’s a hot day.
Piripi	Āe. He rangi paki.	Yes. It’s a fine day.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen)	Kei te heke te ua.	The rain’s falling.
Jenny	He rangi mākū. He rangi tino mākū!	It’s a wet day. A very wet day.
Rōpū tamariki (off-screen)	Kei te pupuhi te hau.	The wind’s blowing.
Mere	He rangi makariri, nē rā?	It’s a cold day, isn’t it?
Te Awarangi	Āe. He rangi tino makariri.	Yes. It’s a very cold day.
Mere	Haere rā.	Goodbye.