Lesson 22 - telling the time on the hour

Here is how you tell the time on the hour in Maori:

Te taima - The time

He aha te taima? - What is the time?

• One o'clock - tahi karaka
• Two o'clock - rua karaka
• Three o'clock - toru karaka
• Four o'clock - wha karaka
• Five o'clock - rima karaka
• Six o'clock - ono karaka
• Seven o'clock - whitu karaka
• Eight o'clock - waru karaka
• Nine o'clock - iwa karaka
• Ten o'clock - tekau karaka
• Eleven o'clock - Tekau ma tahi karaka
• Twelve o'clock - Tekau ma rua karaka