Ngā kōrero mōu e ai ki tō mihi poroāki ā-īmēra, i te reo Māori
Kāore e kore ka whakaae mai koutou ki te whakatau he hōhā ngā īmēra. Kāore he mea hōhā ake i te pekepeke haere nā te kaha panoni kupu kia ōkawa ake nei te rere o te kupu, ēngari e mau kē ana koe i tētehi poraka mau pōtae me te tere whakamahana kai kawa i te ngaruiti. Kia ū, rapua te kapua hīnātore, kia kitea e koe tērā kapua, ko te pito mutunga o taua īmēra, ka ngahau haere te haere. Ko ngā mihi poroāki ā-īmēra tētahi aupiki o te tuhi īmēra, he mea ka tuhia ki te rae. Mēnā he ōkawa rawa te mihi, ka whakaaro pea te kaipānui he whakahīhī koe. Ki te ōpaki rawa tō mihi, ka kore te tangata e aro atu. Anei ngā kōrero mōu e ai ki tō mihi poroāki i te reo Māori.
Ngā mihi
Koinei te mihi māmā rawa o ngā mihi poroāki katoa. Ko “ngā mihi”, te tino āheinga o ngā āheinga mihi poroāki, ā, he rite te wairua ki tō Araraurangi Aotearoa mihi poroāki, arā ko, “mā te wā”. Mēnā ko koe tēnā ka whakamahi i a, “ngā mihi”, kāre e kore i whānakohia tēnei mihi i te īmēra ā tētahi atu, me kaha ake koe e hoa. Nei te akiaki kia whakapau koe i te rima mēneti ia te rā ki te ako tonu i te reo, e hoki atu rānei koe ki tō mihi tiēre.
Kia pai tō rā
Nā te hunga whakapau kaha te mihi o “kia pai tō rā”. Mā te whakamahi i tēnei mihi poroāki koe e whakamene i te tangata. Me taiea rawa ō pūeru, ā, kāre he mahi tē taea e koe te whakatutuki e tika ai tō ao. Koia kei a koe e tai, kawea!
Nāku iti noa, nā
He wairua maurirere rawa tēnei mihi hei mihi poroāki ā-īmēra. Heoi, kāre e kore he maurirere hoki koe. He itiiti noa ōu here, ā, ina ākina koe e tētahi kia mauritau, kātahi ka maurirere rawa atu. Ērangi, e kore au mō te takahi i tō maurireretanga, ko tāku he mihi kē ki tō mate ururoa!
Tiē
Whū, kīhai ahau i mōhio he pērā rawa tō tau!? E kore rawa ahau e āki i tētahi kia whakamahia tēnei mihi hei poroporoāki i tētahi tangata whai hiranga, eaoia, e tohu ana i tō tau ki te whakamahi kīanga. Ko te hunga whakamahi i a “tiē” he mauritau, ka nohopuku, he mātanga hoki pea ki tāna e mahi nei. Nā te hunga tāiki ngāpara i tiē ai te mihi nei a “tiē”.
Mauriora
Ko te hunga “mauriora” he toka tū moana. Ko koe tērā i te pō hanarei e ngote ana i ia toenga kai kei ngā wheua poaka o te kōhua korohū. Mā “mauriora” e rere ai te ihi me te mana i te wāhi. Ki te whakamahi koe i tēnei o ngā mihi poroāki, ka whakapono ahau ki a koe, ka tere whakautu hoki i tō īmērā.
Ngā manaakitanga
He rite tēnei mihi poroāki ki a “ngā mihi”, e whakaata ana i tō kaha tārua me te whakapiri i te mihi. Ahakoa he tika tonu te kī, “ngā manaakitanga”, ko tōna rongo mehenei kua hoki whakamuri ki ngā tau 60. Kei te waenganui o te raupapatanga mihi a “ngā manaakitanga”, kāre i kōunga, kāre i koretake. Tōna pai. Ngāti Tōna Pai, e whai i tō ara manaakitanga.
What your email signoff says about you
I think we can all agree, sending emails sucks. There’s nothing worse than going back and forth trying your best to sound formal, when in reality you’re balled up in a hoodie eating a shitty heat and eat. But there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, and once you reach the end of an email, the fun starts to kick in. Email signoffs are the redeeming quality of emails, they leave a lasting impression. Too formal and you come across uptight, too relaxed and no one will take you seriously. Here’s what your email signoff says about you, te reo edition.
Ngā mihi
Ngā mihi is the most basic of all signoffs. Ngā mihi gives Air New Zealand, ma te wa energy, and that's basic to its core. If you’re a ngā mihi user you probably just copied the last person who sent you an email, and that's not impressive buddy. I suggested taking five minutes out of your day and learning some more te reo, or just go back to cheers.
Kia pai tō rā
Kia pai tō rā users go hard. Signing off your email with a ‘have a good day’ will put a smile on everyone's face. You’re the person who dresses to impress, who goes above and beyond to make sure the world is working in order. You’ve found the sweet spot, pop off.
Nāku iti noa, nā
This is entirely too much for an email. But then, you are entirely too much. You know few boundaries and whenever people gently try to tell you maybe you shouldn’t be extra, you go out of your way to be as extra as ever. I can’t hate you for going the extra mile, so instead I applaud you for keeping up the tireless act!
Chur
Damn, I didn’t know you were chill like that!? While I wouldn't recommend using this when emailing anyone slightly important, chur is a great way to show you’re down with the lingo. The people who use chur are chill, unassuming, and probably good at what they do. If humble flexing had an email signoff, chur would be it. Chur. Mauri ora
Mauri ora users are the definition of hearty. I picture you on a Saturday night tucking into some boil up, slurping the bones for every last bit of kai. Using mauri ora is the best way to get the mana flowing around the room. If you use this, I trust you and would reply to your email straight away.
Ngā manaakitanga
Similar to ngā mihi, ngā manaakitanga reeks of copy and paste. While saying ‘regards’ is correct, and polite, it feels like I'm being transported back to the 60s. Ngā manaakitanga is a middle of the pack signoff, it’s not impressive, it’s not insulting, it’s just meh. If you want to be mediocre, carry on with your ngā manaakitanga ways.