To celebrate Maori Language Week the Herald will publish fun phrases daily. Today we start with the weather, Te tu o te rangi.
1. Heck it's raining again and I've left the washing out.
Aue kei te ua ano, kua mahue nga kakahu i te raina.
2. How hopeless was the forecast? I wish I was in Tahiti/Rarotonga/Hawaii
Tino he ke nga matapae huarere, ne ra? Kawea au ki Tahiti/Rarotonga/Hawaii! (For the warmer weather) (Mo nga ra o te raumati)
3. Love this weather.
Ka rawe nga rangi paruhiruhi nei.
4. Look how red/brown/black I've got.
Kua pakaka/parauri/pango/ katoa taku kiri.
5. It's stinking hot, I'm going for a swim.
Te wera hoki, kei te haere au ki te kaukau.
6. This easterly/westerly/northerly/southerly drives me nuts.
Te kino marika o te hau marangai/tauru/hauraki/hautonga nei.
Weather chat - in Maori
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