Māori words and phrases beginning with K

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This page lists the 25 words and 90 phrases beginning with K in the Māori community dictionary. Each entry has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

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25 words and 90 phrases — 115 entries in total.

Words (25)

K (25)

Kai (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Food

Kaiako (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Teacher

Kaimahi (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Worker

Kākahu (Māori) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Clothes

Kāpata (Māori) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Cupboard

Kāpehu (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

compass

Kapu (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Cup

Kapua (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Cloud

Karu (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

eye

Kaukau (Māori) Verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

To bathe

Kete (Māori) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Basket

Kēti (Māori) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Gate

Kīhini (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Kitchen

Kirikiri (Māori) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Sand

Kōhatu (Māori) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Stone

Kōhua (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Pot

Kōiwi (Māori) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Bone

Kōnae (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

File

Kore (Māori) numeral AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Zero

kōrero (Māori) verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

speak

Koroua (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Grandfather

Kuia (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Grandmother

Kūmara (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Sweet potato

Kura (Māori) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

School

Kurī (Māori) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Dog

Phrases (90)

Ka kite anō (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

See you again

Ka mau te wehi (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

How awesome / Fantastic

Ka rawe! (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Excellent!

Kāore au e mōhio (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I do not know

Kāore au e whakaae. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I do not agree.

Kāore he raru (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

No problem

Karawhiua! (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Give it heaps!

Kātahi anō (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Just now / Only just

Kei hea taku kī? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where is my key?

Kei hea taku pēke? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where is my bag?

Kei hea te kani? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where is the saw?

Kei hea te teihana pahi? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where is the bus station?

Kei hea te toa? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where is the shop?

Kei roto te miraka i te whakamātao. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The milk is in the fridge.

Kei runga te tāora i te whata. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The towel is on the shelf.

Kei te haere au ki te tāone. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am going to town.

Kei te haere tātou ki te ngahere. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

We are going to the forest.

Kei te hiahia āwhina koe? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Do you want help?

Kei te hiahia whakangā au. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I need to rest.

Kei te hiamoe au. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am sleepy.

Kei te hōhā au. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am bored/annoyed.

Kei te mahi au i te māra. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am working in the garden.

Kei te mamae taku puku. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

My stomach hurts.

Kei te matekai au (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am hungry

Kei te mauī te kura. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The school is on the left.

Kei te pai (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am good

Kei te pēhea koe? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

How are you?

Kei te pupuhi te hau. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The wind is blowing.

Kei te rapu au i te huka. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am looking for the sugar.

Kei te teitei te pari. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The cliff is high.

Kei te whiti te rā. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The sun is shining.

Ki tōku whakaaro... (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

In my opinion...

Kia kaha (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Be strong / Keep going

Kia kaha tō tinana. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

May your body be strong.

Kia ora (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Hello / Thank you

Kia ora mō te kai. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Thank you for the food.

Kia pai te moe (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Sleep well

Kia pai tō rā (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Have a good day

Kia pai tō whakatā (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Have a good rest

Kia pai tō wiki (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Have a good week

Kia piki te ora. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Get well soon.

Kia tau te rangimārie (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Let peace be settled

Kia tekau ngā meneti. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Let it be ten minutes.

Kia tūpato (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Be careful

Ko te aha te rā? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What is the day?

Ko te Hānuere te marama tuatahi. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

January is the first month.

Ko te Rāhina tēnei rā. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Today is Monday.

Ko tēnei taku tungāne. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

This is my brother.

Ko wai tō ingoa? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What is your name?

Ko wai tō māmā? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Who is your mother?

Ko wai tō tamāhine? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Who is your daughter?

Koia kei a koe! (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

You're awesome! / Well done!

Kotahi, e rua, e toru. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

One, two, three.

Kua ara ake au. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I have woken up.

Kua eke au ki te tereina. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I have boarded the train.

Kua huri te tau. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The year has turned.

Kua kapi te maunga i te pūkohu. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The mountain is covered in mist.

Kua kapi te rangi i te kapua. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The sky is covered in clouds.

Kua katia te tatau. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The door is closed.

Kua kōwhai ngā rau. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The leaves have turned yellow.

Kua mākona au. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am full.

Kua maroke ngā kākahu. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The clothes are dry.

Kua maroke te harakeke. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The flax has dried.

Kua mutu te kura. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

School has ended.

Kua ngaro tātou. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

We are lost.

Kua ora au. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am well.

Kua oti ngā mahi. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The chores are finished.

Kua oti te kaupapa (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The project is finished

Kua oti te pūrongo. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The report is finished.

Kua oti te whakamātautau. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The exam is finished.

Kua pau aku moni. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

My money is all gone.

Kua pau ngā hāte. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The shirts are sold out.

Kua pau te pepa (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The paper has run out

Kua piki te kirikā. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The fever has risen.

Kua piki te utu. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The price has gone up.

Kua rite koe? (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Are you ready?

Kua rite te kai (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The food is ready

Kua rite te paramanawa. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The snack is ready.

Kua tae mai te kōanga. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Spring has arrived.

Kua tae mai te manuhiri (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The visitor has arrived

Kua tae mai te waka. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The vehicle has arrived.

Kua tata te ngahuru. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Autumn is close.

Kua tata te wā kai. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

It is nearly meal time.

Kua tau te hiona. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The snow has fallen.

Kua tīmata te hui. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The meeting has started.

Kua tīmata te rā. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The day has begun.

Kua tō te rā. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The sun has set.

Kua wera te hūpū. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The soup is hot.

Kua wera te tō. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The stove is hot.

Kua wera te wai. (Māori) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The water is hot.

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