2. More words & phrases

Question 1

Express concern

Answer 1

Aroha mai

Also Mō taku hē mō taku hē - I’m sorry, my bad.

Question 2

Ana

Answer 2

Used after a verb to express continuous action. Eg. E tino mamae ana? Is it very sore? Or E noho ana ia i Onehunga

Also his/her

Question 3

Kei te …

Answer 3

In the act of. Eg Kei te toto! It is bleeding.

Question 4

Bleeding

Answer 4

Toto

Question 5

Tall

Answer 5

Teitei

Question 6

Fat, obese or, in relation to land fertile

Answer 6

Mōmona

Question 7

Thin, lean, skinny

Answer 7

Tūai

Question 8

Kararehe

Answer 8

Animal

Question 9

Drink

Answer 9

Inu (verb and noun)

Question 10

Is not good

Answer 10

ehara i te pai

Question 11

Thing, one

Many

Answer 11

Mea

Maha

Question 12

Pēhea

Answer 12

How

Question 13

Where

Answer 13

Hea or whea

Question 14

Who

Answer 14

Wai

Question 15

What

Answer 15

Aha

Question 16

Cry

Answer 16

Tangi

Question 17

Tō

Answer 17

(determiner) your (one person) - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāu and tōu. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories.

Question 18

Home

Answer 18

Kāinga

Question 19

How old?

Answer 19

E hia ana tau? His /her

E hia ō tau? Your

Question 20

Inspirational

you’re clever, a master, a genius, neat alright - an idiom to praise someone’s knowledge or expertise.

Answer 20

Ka wani kē

Ka wani kē tō kāri putiputi. / Your flower garden is inspired.

Question 21

Kāore e kore

Answer 21

without a doubt, no doubt, there is no doubt, doubtless.

Question 22

Look forward to

Answer 22

Tatari atu ki

Question 23

Queue/line/list

Answer 23

Rārangi

Question 24

Run out/ exhausted

Answer 24

Pau

Question 25

Prefix indicating desire or wish

Answer 25

Hia-

Eg hiakai hungry
Hiainu - thirst

Question 26

Here

Answer 26

Anei

Question 27

I will cook
S/he will cook
You will cook

Answer 27

Māku - I will
e - precedes the verb ‘to cook’
tunu - to cook

Māna e tunu

Māu e tunu

If person’s name add Mā eg Mā Sam e tunu

Question 28

The dishes

Answer 28

Ngā rīhi

I will wash the dishes - Māku e horoi ngā rīhi

Question 29

The food is ready. ‘Food’s up!’

Answer 29

Kua hora te kai

Hora = laid out or spread out

Question 30

Come and eat

Answer 30

Haere mai ki te kai

Question 31

Hurry up

Answer 31

Kia tere

Question 32

Wife

Answer 32

Wahine

Question 33

Husband

Answer 33

Tāne