Week 5 with Pa Jack

Pa Jack congratulated us on how resilient we all are in Poutama. Ka ake! This means that we stand strong and do not get washed away with the next wave!

Weather:

No matter what culture or where you are from we all like to talk about the weather.

He aha te ahua o te rangi nei?

He te ahua o te rangi nei. nei can be replaced with apopo (tomorrow)

He aha (what)

te (the)

ahua (shape or form or status)

o te (of the)

rangi (blue/sky/sun = day)

nei? (this day - today)

ra (sun)

weather - huarere

weather forecast - tohu huarere

weather report - matapae huarere

tomorrow - apopo

What's the weather like TODAY?

hot - wera

sunny - ahua wera

cold - makariri

beautiful - ataahua

cloudy - ahua kapua

raining - ahua ua (ahua uaua = hail/intense rain)

windy - ahua hau kaha (Tawhirimatea - Prince of the Wind)

fine - ahua paki