Te Wā

Ngā Rā o te Wiki – Days of the Week

Rāhina – Monday

Rātū – Tuesday

Rāapa – Wednesday

Rāpare – Thursday

Rāmere – Friday

Rāhoroi – Saturday

Rātapu – Sunday

Mane

Tūrei

Wenerei

Tāite

Paraire

Hāterei

Rātapu

Ngā Marama o te Tau – Months of the Year

Kohi-tātea – January

Hui-tanguru – February

Poutū-te-rangi – March

Paenga-whāwhā – April

Haratua – May

Pipiri – June

Hōngongoi – July

Here-turi-kōkā – August

Mahuru – September

Whiringa-ā-nuku – October

Whiringa-ā-rangi – November

Hakihea – December

Hānuere

Pēpuere

Māehe

Āperira

Mei

Hune

Hūrae

Ākuhata

Hepetema

Oketopa

Noema

Tīhema

Ngā Wā o te Tau – Seasons

Raumati – Summer

Ngahuru – Autumn

Hōtoke – Winter

Koanga – Spring

He wera te raumati.

Ka taka ngā rau i te ngahuru.

He makariri te hōtoke.

Ka tipu ngā putiputi i te koanga.

Te Wā – Telling the Time

Ko te aha te wā? – What is the time?

Ko te ono karaka. – It is six o'clock.

Haurua mai i te toru. – Half past three.

Tekau meneti ki te waru. – Ten minutes to eight.

Rima meneti i muri i te iwa. – Five minutes past nine.

Rārangi Wā – Time Line

Far Past to Recent Past

I ngā rā o mua – In the old days / long ago

I ngā rā o mua, i noho ngā tūpuna i konei. (Long ago, the ancestors lived here.)

I tērā tau – Last year

I haere mātou ki te hui nui i tērā tau. (We went to the big gathering last year.)

I tērā marama – Last month

I hoki mai ia i tērā marama. (She returned last month.)

I tērā wiki – Last week

I haere mātou ki te moana i tērā wiki. (We went to the beach last week.)

Inatahirā – The day before yesterday

I tae mai ia inatahirā. (He arrived the day before yesterday.)

Inanahi – Yesterday

I oma ia i te whakataetae inanahi. (He ran in the race yesterday.)

Inapō – Last night

I mātakitaki au i tētahi kiriata inapō. (I watched a movie last night.)

I tēnei ata – This morning

I te kōrero mātou i tēnei ata. (We spoke this morning.)

Present

I tēnei rā – Today

He rā nui tēnei rā mō mātou. (Today is a big day for us.)

I tēnei wiki – This week

Kei te mahi au i tēnei wiki. (I am working this week.)

I tēnei marama – This month

He hui nui tō mātou i tēnei marama. (We have an important meeting this month.)

Ināianei – Now

Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka ināianei. (I am reading the book now.)

Near Future to Far Future

Ākuanei – Soon

Ka haere mātou ki te tākaro ākuanei. (We will go to play soon.)

Āpōpō – Tomorrow

Ka tīmata te haerenga āpōpō. (The trip starts tomorrow.)

Ātahirā – The day after tomorrow

Ka tae mai rātou ātahirā. (They will arrive the day after tomorrow.)

I te wiki e tū mai nei – Next week

Ka haere au ki Tāmaki i te wiki e tū mai nei. (I will go to Auckland next week.)

Ā tērā marama – Next month

Ka tīmata te kura ā tērā marama. (School starts next month.)

Ā tērā tau – Next year

Ka neke mātou ki tētahi whare hou ā tērā tau. (We will move to a new house next year.)

Ā ngā tau e heke mai ana – In the years to come

Ka tipu te taone nui ā ngā tau e heke mai ana. (The city will grow in the years to come.)

Kupu Wā - Time phrases

I mua – Before / In the past

I noho ngā tūpuna i konei i mua. — The ancestors lived here in the past.

I muri – After / Later

Ka haere mātou ki te toa i muri. — We’ll go to the shop later.

I ngā wā katoa – Always

Ka karakia mātou i ngā wā katoa. — We always pray.

I ētahi wā – Sometimes

Ka tākaro ia i ētahi wā. — He plays sometimes.

I ngā wā katoa o te rā – All day

I mahi ia i ngā wā katoa o te rā. — She worked all day.

I te wā kotahi – At the same time

I kōrero rāua i te wā kotahi. — They spoke at the same time.

I te wā e tika ana – At the right time

Ka puta te kōrero i te wā e tika ana. — The message will come at the right time.

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