Heading to the supermarket this morning for some milk (for breakfast) and batteries (for my heatpump remote which died last night so I ended up sleeping in the living room which was fine for one night but not for permanent) and I passed some guy hanging out minding his own, so I said kia ora in passing, and he said kia ora back, and then a beat later he said "Ata mārie!" so I said "Ata mārie!" back and he said "I like your mask!" and I said "Cheers!"

And I continued to the supermarket thinking that was lovely but why did he suddenly bust out #TeReo for me???? and it took the longest time to realise technically I'd started it with 'kia ora', because I've just got in the habit of that. Usually people just say either "hi" or "kia ora" back, but occasionally someone gets a bit more excited. 😀


Also on the way home I found a bit of wire on the ground that I think is *just* thin enough but still strong enough to replace the broken wire in my rainbow umbrella, so score!

#SecretSantaAoNZ is this thing on?

Donkey is my nickname (after the annoying talking animal in #Shrek). Kāihe is #TeReo for donkey, or ass.

Things not listed in my bio/pinned posts, I’m a fan of:
• #Firefly
• #DoctorWho
• #Pixar Movies (the earlier ones, really)
• #Capybara (my spirit animal)
• #StarTrek (#StarWars is fun, but - if I had to choose just one - it’d be Trek. All of them except Enterprise)
• #Jacinda’s politics of empathy

Ummmm … not sure what else to say - it’s been a while since I last did #SecretSantaAoNZ back in the old days when the bad place was the good place.

Speak Friend.

#TeReo #LearningTeReo #LOTR #Tolkien #ehoa

Matapēhi day one:
Learnt(ing) new words for "valiant warrior," "revolt," "fight with losses on both sides," "attendant," "long wooden trumpet," and "fog," and a couple others.
The kupu, respectively: mumu, whana, haupārua, hāwini, pūkāea, kohu.

This is shaping up to be a great book.

#TeReo #TeReoMāori #LanguageLearning #Reading

I've recently been watching Te Kauwaka (Avatar the Last Airbender in te reo Māori).

Comprehension: 8/10. I understand most of it, but there are a few times where I don't know a word or two, or a sentence's grammar structure is a bit new for me.
Focus: 7/10. Sometimes my mind can drift, but I'm generally quite focused while watching it.
Effort: 4/10. This series is relatively easy, but I do have to use some effort to understand it all.

All in all it's enjoyable and a great resource for learning the language.

#TeReoMāori #TeReo #LanguageLearning

With this latest wind warning in Canterbury I have been thinking that we need a really good name for these nor'westers. After all there is the Santa Ana in California and the Sirocco in Europe.

My Te Reo is almost non existent but I have come up with:

Te manawa o taniwha

The breath of the taniwha.

I like it. What say you?

#NZ #Winds #TeReo