It’s te wiki o te reo Māori, and while every week is a good time to incorporate more te reo Māori into your day-to-day, this week is a great opportunity to learn some new ways to do so. We realised while we know and regularly use pōtae (hat), we weren’t able to do the same for shoes (hū).
So with the help of some friends we've assembled the style guide below. Our aim is to familiarise ourselves with it and incorporate it more and more into Ensemble. We hope you join us on this journey; let’s support each other along the way.
A note on pronunciation - there are many brilliant resources out there but this song is a great place to start.
Ka pai, ka haere tātou.
Fashion (dress/clothing) - kākahu
Clothing - pūweru, weweru, kākahu
Dress (item of clothing) - weweru
Dress/getting dressed - kākahu
Jacket - hākete
Raincoat - koti ua
Cardigan - poraka
T-shirt - tīhāte
Skirt - pane koti
Undies - tarau roto
Bra - kopeū
Hat - pōtae
Face mask - maruhā
Pashmina / scarf - kāmeta
Shoes - hū
Sandals - pārahirahi
Sneakers - hū konihi
Bags: pūtea (finely woven bag), pēke (sack), kete (bag)
Jewellery - whakapīwari
Necklace - tāhei
Sunglasses - mōhiti ārai hihirā
Jewellery - taonga whakarākei
Shop - toa
Fashion show - whakaatu kākahu
Cool - pūharu
Stylish - tōingo
Beauty - ātaahua
Makeup - whakapaipai
Lipstick - pani ngutu / ripitiki
Perfume / fragrance - wai kakara
Hair - uru
Hairbrush - paraehe
Candle - kānara
Mirror - whakaataata
Other helpful words
Creativity - auahatanga
Fabulous - kei reira (katoa)!
Red carpet - whāriki whero
Mobile phone - waea pūkoro
Instagram - paeāhua / Kapoata
Vaccination - rongoā āraimate
It’s hot to get the shot - He tau kē te tuku rongoā āraimate
