Te reo Māori play and downtime routine card guide with English translations and sentence examples

Tākaro & mauri tau | Play & downtime

Card Translation Example
eke kutarere scootering Ekea tōu kutarere • Go play on your scooter
eke paihikara bike riding E puta ki te eke paihikara • Go ride your bike outside
hīkoi walk Ka hīkoi ā-whānau tātou katoa ā te pō nei • We will all go for a family walk tonight
kori tinana exercise Me kori tinana i mua i te kai o te pō • Do some exercise before dinner
mahi karakara colouring in Kei te pīrangi karakara koe? • Do you want to do some colouring in?
mahi papahiko device time Ka 15 meneti noa te roa o tāu tākaro ki te īPapa • You are allowed 15 minutes on your iPad
mahi pirikore mystery task Ko te mahi pirikore o te rā nei, he... • The mystery task today is...
mahi toi crafts Kia mahi toi ināianei • Craft time
mahi tuhi writing E tuhi ki tāu rātaka • Write in your diary
mātaki kiriata watch movie He pō kia mātaki kiriata te whānau • Movie night with the family
mātaki pouaka whakaata watch TV Ka 15 meneti noa te roa o te mātaki pouaka whakaata • You're allowed to watch TV for 15 minutes
tākaro play He wā tēnei kia tākaro koe • This time is for you to play
tākaro kēmu play games Tākarohia tētahi kēmu • Play a game
tākaro ki waho play outside E puta ki te tākaro • Go play outside
tākaro matihiko digital play/xbox Ka poto noa pea te wā o te tākaro matihiko • You can play on your devices/xbox for a bit
wā mauri tau chill out time Me pānui pukapuka e mauritau ai te wā • Go get a book for chill out time
waiata songs/singing Ko tēhea waiata hei whakarongo māu? • What song do you want to listen to?