Homegrown · te reo from home

Hoinō

so, well, and only

A squashed-down phrase our tūpuna wrote out in full.

Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.

Step 1 · Where it comes from

Heoi anō

Look at the old manuscripts.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 2 · Everyday meaning

Its first, most important meaning in the everyday flow of kōrero is simply "so, and then, well".

Step 3 · The other meaning

The next important meaning to learn.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 4 · Is that all?

Someone asks for $10 and you give them $1.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 5 · Your mission

Moving a story along? Hoinō, … Only one thing left? Use hoinō for "the only" Giving the last of something: Āe, hoinā anō