Numbers & Useful Terms

Terms

Mountain
Maunga

Teaching and learning
Ako

Go faster
Kia tere

Stop
Kia tau

Start/begin
Tīmata

Up
Ki runga

Down
Ki raro

Left
Mauī

Right
Matau

Spin
E huri

Flex/bend
Tūturu

Thank you, come for another lesson
Kia ora, hoki mai ano

Stand up
E tū

Stand up taller
Tū kia tika

Watch me
Matakitaki mai

Follow me
Whāia mai

Your go
Kei a koe

Keep going
Haere tonu

Well done / good job
Ka pai

Keep trying / don’t give up
Kia kaha