검색어: kia tere te (마오리어 - 영어)

kia tere
let's stop tapping

kia tere ehoa
let my friend hurry

kia tere kotiro ma
make sure it's hard to be a ma ma

ma tere te tapu e whakapaipai?
who will prepare lunch?

kaua e tere te whakakahore i te oranga tonutanga ano nei he moemoea noa
do not quickly dismiss everlasting life as a mere dream

na ka utua mai taku e ihowa; i ki mai ia, tuhituhia te kite, kia marama rawa ki nga papa, kia tere ai te kaikorero
and the lord answered me, and said, write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

kia tere te patu mo ana tamariki, mo te he o o ratou matua; kei kake, kei riro ano i a ratou te whenua, kei kapi te mata o te ao i o ratou pa
prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

na ka kaha nga wai, a ka tino nui haere ki runga ki te whenua; a ka tere te aaka i runga i te kare o nga wai
and the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

kua tere te tipu o māori i tēnei rā. engari kai te rawaka ki te whakaū i te ora o to tātau reo? kāore. me hīpae tātau hai iwi i ta tātau kēmu i mua i te ngarotanga o to tātau reo.
maori today has grown rapidly. but is it enough to ensure the survival of our language? no. we as a nation need to step up our game before our language becomes extinct.