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