Akoranga Tuarua Flashcards
How can you ask who someone is?
● Ko wai koe? Who are you?
● Ko wai ia? Who is he/she?
Ko wai koe?
Who are you?
Who are you?
Ko wai koe?
Ko wai ia?
Who is he/she?
Who is he/she?
Ko wai ia?
How can you say who you or someone else is?
○ Ko Amelia au - I am Amelia
○ Ko Mere koe - You are Mere
○ Ko Hone ia - He is Hone
When do you use ‘Ko wai…?’
➢ We use ‘Ko wai…?’ when asking about someone’s pepeha, whanau or a person.
Ko wai tō maunga?
What is your mountain?
What is your mountain?
Ko wai tō maunga?
Ko wai tō iwi?
What is your tribe?
What is your tribe?
Ko wai tō iwi?
Ko wai tō māmā?
Who is your mother?
Who is your mother?
Ko wai tō māmā?
Ko wai ia?
Who is she?
Who is she?
Ko wai ia?
He translates as… ___?
a, an, or some.
He manu
A bird
A bird
He manu
He āporo
An apple
An apple
He āporo
He wai
some water
some water
He wai
He aha tēnei?
What is this?
What is this?
He aha tēnei?
He pukapuka tēnei.
This is a book.
This is a book.
He pukapuka tēnei.
“He…” sentence structure:
He + noun + adjective
He manu pango
A black bird
A black bird
He manu pango
He manu pango tēnei -
This is a black bird
This is a black bird
He manu pango tēnei
He tamaiti iti
A small child
