Te+Reo+and+Email

= Te Reo and Email = =A guide to adding a little language to your emails.= =Adapted from 100 Maori words every New Zealander Should Know=

=General greetings suitable for most occasions=

When addressing one person

 * Formal for one person (eg where in English you might have used 'Dear'): Tēnā koe
 * Informal: Kia ora

When addressing two people

 * Formal: Tēnā kōrua
 * Informal: Kia ora kōrua

When addressing more than two people

 * Formal: Tēnā koutou
 * Informal: Kia ora koutou

=General sign offs suitable for most occasions= Formal:
 * Nāku (noa), nā [your name] = yours sincerely [your name] from one person
 * Nā māua (noa), nā [your names] = yours sincerely [your names] - from two peopl
 * Nā mātou (noa), nā [your names or group name] = yours sincerely [your names or group name] - from more than two people

//Adding 'noa' in the above examples adds a sense of humility - eg 'Nāku, nā' is 'From [your name]' whereas 'Nāku noa, nā is more like 'It's just [your name]'//

Informal:
 * Hei konā mai (or just Hei konā)

=Other greetings and signoffs= > An appropriate response would be: Tēnā koe, e hoa (or, less formally, Kia ora e hoa).
 * If morning, an informal greeting could be: Mōrena (good morning - an alternative is 'Ata mārie' )
 * Kia ora e hoa (informal greeting to a friend)
 * If someone greets you with: Tēnā koutou e hoa mā
 * The sign off: Noho ora mai rā, nā ... is: Look after yourself, from ...

For Christmas:
 * Meri Kirihimete - Merry Christmas
 * Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou - Seasons greetings for Christmas and the New Year.
 * Meri Kirihimete ki a koe/kōrua/koutou - Merry Christmas to you (1 person) / you (2 people) / you (3 or more people).
 * Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete ki a koe/kōrua/koutou - Greetings of the Christmas season to you (1 person) / you (2 people) / you (3 or more people).