Ngā Mihi — Greetings
Greetings and farewells fit a visible social context: time, formality, arrival, and whether the speaker or listener is leaving.
Te reo MāoriAges 5-10~9 min🎙️ Voice tutor
Play freeNo account needed
What your child will figure out
- Stage an arrival and choose a fitting greeting or welcome.
- Use mōrena in a morning context and tēnā koe for one person.
- Distinguish haere rā from e noho rā by speaker and movement direction.
- Transfer the phrases to a new bus-stop setting.
The levels
- Kia ora
Move a neighbour through the doorway and send an informal kia ora.
- Morning welcome
Use mōrena, nau mai, and tēnā koe in visible arrival contexts.
- Who goes, who stays?
Use haere rā and e noho rā with the correct farewell direction.
- Bus-stop transfer
Transfer greetings and farewells to a new public setting.
Ready when they are.
Play Ngā Mihi — Greetings free — no account, no card.
Play Ngā Mihi — Greetings free