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
A small child
He tamaiti iti
He tamaiti iti tēnei
This is a small child
This is a small child
He tamaiti iti tēnei
Tēnei, tēnā, tērā
this, that (near you), that (over there)
this, that (near you), that (over there)
Tēnei, tēnā, tērā
He kau tēnei
This is a cow
This is a cow
He kau tēnei
He pukapuka tēnā
That (near you) is a book
That (near you) is a book
He pukapuka tēnā
He whare tērā
That (over there) is a house
That (over there) is a house
He whare tērā
He kau ēnei
These are cows
These are cows
He kau ēnei
He pukapuka ēnā
Those (near you) are books
Those (near you) are books
He pukapuka ēnā
He whare ērā
Those (over there) are houses
Those (over there) are houses
He whare ērā
E hia ōu tau?
How old are you?
How old are you?
E hia ōu tau?
Tau
year
year
Tau
Toru tekau mā whā ōku tau.
I am 34. (My years are 34)
I am 34. (My years are 34)
Toru tekau mā whā ōku tau.
E hia?
how many?
how many?
E hia?
E hia ngā kurī?
How many dogs are there?
How many dogs are there?
E hia ngā kurī?
E rua ngā kurī.
There are two dogs.
There are two dogs.
E rua ngā kurī.
Kotahi te kurī.
There is one dog
There is one dog
Kotahi te kurī.
Tokohia ngā kuia?
How many elderly women are there?
How many elderly women are there?
Tokohia ngā kuia?
Tokotoru ngā kuia.
There are three elderly women.
There are three elderly women.
Tokotoru ngā kuia.
toko
Use ‘toko’ for people
■ Answer using ‘toko’ + number for numbers 2-9
Kia hia?
How many are needed?
How many are needed?
Kia hia?
Kia hia ngā pene?
How many pens do you need?
How many pens do you need?
Kia hia ngā pene?
Kia rua ngā pene
I need two pens
I need two pens
Kia rua ngā pene
He pātai tāku -
I have a question
I have a question
He pātai tāku -
He whakaaro tōku
I have a thought/idea
I have a thought/idea
He whakaaro tōku
He aha te tikanga o te kupu X?
What is the meaning of the word X?
What is the meaning of the word X?
He aha te tikanga o te kupu X?
He aha te kupu X i te reo Māori?
What is the word X in Māori?
What is the word X in Māori?
He aha te kupu X i te reo Māori?
