Everyday Māori Flashcards
It’s been 8 years that I have been living in Auckland.
Kua waru tau e Noho Ana ahau i Tamaki.
What is your (learning) subject?
Ko te aha tō kaupapa ako?
When asked do you want sugar. ‘None, some black coffee only.
Karekau, he kawhe pango noa iho.
She just looked at me.
I titiro noa iho mai ia ki a au.
How is the weather where you are?
He pēhea te huarere i konā?
Despite the cold, the sun is shining here.
ahakoa te makariri, e whiti ana te rā i konei.
According to the weather forecast
e ai ki ngā matapae huarere
Face horizon or platform weather
I get more grumpy in the winter
Kei te hōhā haere au i te takurua
Me too
Ahau tahi
Summer is always better than winter
He pai noa ake te raumati i te takurua.
What are you 2 going there for?
E haere ana kōrua ki reira ki te aha?
Ki reira - that place
How are you two gojng to the airport?
Mā hea kōrua haere ai ki te tauranga waka rererangi.
Perhaps by bus.
Mā runga pahi pea
It’s just fine
kei te pai noa iho.
I dont like it if it’s too hot (spicy)
Kāore au e pai mehemea he kakā rawa.
Lets go to town
hoake tāua ki te tāone
My Mum was sick this week but she’s more healthy now.
I te māuiui tōku whaea i tērā wiki, engari kua ora ake ia.
My Mum has just moved to Auckland
Kātahi anō tōku māmā ka hūnuku mai ki Tāmaki
Hū Nuku (who moves)
How many in your family?
Tokohia koutou i tō whānau?
I am the youngest/oldest in the family
ko au te pōtiki/mātāmua o te whānau
Mātā mua
I dont have children
kāore aku tamariki
The role of the songs are to support the talk.
ko te mahi a te waiata he tautoko i te kōrero.
How long will the journey take?
E hia te roa o te haere?
Turn left
e huri whakatemauī.
Continue going until you get to the street
Haere tonu kia tae rā anō koe ki te tiriti
Rā ano - as far as
There again
I don’t have a jack
kāore i a au ētahi haki
What did you do on the weekend just gone?
I aha koe i te mutunga wiki kua pahemo?
Pahemo passed by
Also dead
I did that too
I pēnā hoki ahau
I didn’t know it was her party!!
kāore au i mōhio he pāti tāna
Her 30th birthday
Ko tōna huritau e toru tekau.
You should have told me
Ka mahue tō whakamōhio mai.
Like me, you were invited to the party
Use passive
Pēnei au i pōwhiritia hoki koe ki te pāti
Wait. I’ll get some from my wardrobe for you to choose from.
Taihoa, māku e tiki ētahi i taku whata kākahu hei kōwhiri māu.
Hei —— māu
It will not go around me (clothing)
E kore e awhe i a au.
You are allowed to enter the pub
e āhei ana tō kuhu atu ki te pāparakāuta.
How much did the 2 beers cost
E hia te utu o ngā pia e rua?
It is expensive to drink in town
He taumaha o te utu o te inu i te tāone.
That’s the reason I return to this pub
Koirā te take ka hokihoki mai au ki tēnei pāparakāuta.
Because It’s cheap
He ngāwari nō te utu
Ngāwari
No worries
Easy going
We will see if you can
ka kite mehemea ka taea e koe.
I can’t see my house (Taea)
Kāore e taea e au tōku whare te kite
Your house is bigger than my house
He nui ake tō whare i tōku
These two things are the same
Hē ōrite ēnei mea e rua
Ill go with you
Ka haere au i tō taha
Why not?
He aha i kore ai?
When are you going (use ai)
Āwhea koe haere ai?
When did you get here?
Inawhea koe i tae mai ai?
How are you travelling?
Mā hea koe haere ai?
You should have told me
Ka mahue tō kōrero mai
When you arrive at the house, text me.
Kia tae koe ki te kāinga, pātuhi mai.
(Feel-write)
Hold up. We should wait here.
Taihoa! Me tatari tātou i konei
Ki - what youre waiting for
Is it nearly done?
Kua tata mutu?
Just in case
Mō te tūpono
Please, can you email (passive) the minutes of the meeting
Tēnā koa, imērahia mai ngā kōrero o te hui
If you can, call me before 5pm
Mēnā ka taea e koe, waeahia mai au i mua i te rima karaka.
Contact me please before the completion of the week
Whakapā mai koa i mua a te paunga o te wiki.
My bad. I thought the meeting started at 3pm.
Mō taku hē, i pōhēhē au ka timata te hui i te toru.
Poor he he
Why are you late here??
He aha koe i tōmuri ai?
Why are you not stressed here?
He aha koe e kore nei e pōkaikaha?
Answer why do you learn Japanese?
Because i like the sound of the language, furthermore, i want to travel to Japan to live sometime.
Use he…nōku x2
He pai nōku ki te tangi o te reo, waihoki, he pīrangi nōku ki te haere ki Hapani noho ai ā tōna wā.
Its a good day for washing clothes
He rangi pai mō te horoi kākahu.
They are piling up in your room as if they are a mountain
E haupū mai ana i tō rūma ānō nei he maunga.
Hautu stear
Hauto draw/drag
Haupu pile up (not in draw)
Have you voted or not?
Kua pōti rānei koe?
I am in 2 minds
Kei ngākaurua ahau
His bark is worse than his bite
He kino atu tana auau i tana ngau
This is an invite from me for you and your friend to come to my christmas party held on the 16th of december.
He pōwhiri tēnei nāku kia haere mai kōrua ko tō hoa ki tāku pāti kirihimete ka tū ki tōku whare ā te 16 o Tīhema.
She may join us later
Ka piri mai pea ia ā muri ake nei
Ā muri ake nei
After higher than now
In the absence of your friend, it is only us.
I te korenga o tō hoa, ko tāua anahe.
Kore (nothingness)
Nga
Why are you calling me?
He aha tēnei waea mai?
I should stay in my house so others dont get my sickness
Me noho ahau ki te kāinga kei pā taku mate ki ētahi atu.
Therefore he created Hineahuone.
nā konā ia i hanga ai i a Hineahuone.
Nā konā is therefore
Nā ko nā
