What is "Soccer" in Māori and how to say it?

American English

soccer

Māori

poiwhana

Learn the word in this minigame:

More Sports Vocabulary in Māori

baseball-peihipōro.svg

basketball-pahiketepōro.svg

fencing-tākaro hoari.svg

football-whutupōro amerikana.svg

whutupōro amerikana

horse racing-eke hoiho.svg

mountain biking

mountain biking-eke paika.svg

road cycling-eke paika.svg

sailing-rāwhara.svg

surfing-eke ngaru.svg

tennis-tēnehi.svg

ka wikitoria ahau

I kick-ka whana ahau.svg

golf-haupōro.svg

volleyball-meke pōro.svg

gym-whare whakapakari tinana.svg

whare whakapakari tinana

ball-pōro.svg

I ride a bicycle

ka eke paika ahau

I swim-ka kauhoe ahau.svg

whistle-wīhara.svg

player-kaitākaro.svg

stadium-whare hākinakina.svg

whare hākinakina

handball-pāringa.svg

medal-mētara.svg

scoreboard-papa piro.svg

spectators-kaimātakitaki.svg

ka mātakitaki ahau

racket-rākete.svg

skateboard-papa reti.svg

badminton-pūkara.svg

table tennis-tēnehi tēpu.svg

rollerblading-retireti hū.svg

slacklining-hīkoi taura.svg

It rolls-ka takahuri.svg

goal-kōura.svg

goalkeeper-kaitiaki kōura.svg

kaitiaki kōura

jersey-hāte hākinakina.svg

hāte hākinakina

substitute-kairīwhi.svg

yellow card-kāri kōwhai.svg

red card-kāri whero.svg

header-mā te ūpoko.svg

kick off-whana whakatūwhera.svg

whana whakatūwhera

I pass the ball

I pass the ball-ka whiu ahau i te pōrō.svg

ka whiu ahau i te pōrō

Example sentences

American EnglishThe children play soccer in the park.

How "Soccer" is said across the globe.

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