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There are several ways of asking about the weather, but we will use a simple one to start with;
He aha te rangi?
Literally 'what is the the sky doing?' or 'what is Ranginui doing?'
You could add 'i tēnei rā' = today. So, you would have 'He aha te rangi i tēnei rā? - What is the weather like today?
Let's have a look at some different sorts of weather:
There are a couple of structures we can use to talk about the weather;
He + adjective e.g. He makariri, (It's cold) he wera (it's hot)
Kei te or E ... ana + action word (VERB) e.g. Kei te ua (It is raining) Kei te whiti te rā (the sun is shining)
Practise:
Choose 2 or 3 to learn and practise. Find someone in school or at home to practise with you or record yourself and listen back.
Answer the question, “He aha te rangi i tēnei rā?’ What is the weather like today?
He paki.mp3He paki - It's fine
It_s windy.mp3Kei te pupuhi te hau - It's windy
Sunshine.mp3Kei te whiti te rā - the sun is shining
Snow.mp3Kei te hukarere
Stormy.mp3He āwhā - It's stormy
Cold.mp3He makariri - It's cold
It's been raining a lot recently. Below are lots of different ways to say that it is raining. These images come from Hemi Kelly's facebook page - which is a great page to follow for learning te reo Māori.
It_s pelting down.mp3It_s stopped raining.mp3
It_s raining.mp3It_s a rainy day.mp3
Heavy rain.m4aRead the books below and see what other words and phrases you can find and practise. DISCLAIMER: I wrote these books a couple of years ago when I was in Level 2 te reo and there may be errors! I have fixed those I have noticed but there may be more!
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