A Māori Phrase a Day with Hemi Kelly
Three times a week, we'll check in with Hēmi Kelly, to learn some useful te reo Māori phrases you can use in your day-to-day life.
Hemi's a lecturer in Te Ara Poutama - the Faculty of Māori & Indigenous Development at Auckland University of Technology, and his book A Māori Phrase a Day: 365 Phrases to Kickstart Your Reo will be released on January 7.
Hēmi Kelly Photo: Supplied/Hēmi Kelly
Today's phrase: Kei te pēhea koe?
Translation: How are you?
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"It's a good follow-on from 'kia ora'", Hemi says.
"You can use it any time of the day - and quite often it's shortened to just 'kei te pēhea' - so we leave off the pronoun, 'you', and we're just saying 'how's it?'"
"'Kei te pēhea?'"
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Click the play button above to hear Hēmi pronounce this phrase and take you through any pronunciation nuances
