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Everyday Māori Flashcards

1
Q

It’s been 8 years that I have been living in Auckland.

A

Kua waru tau e Noho Ana ahau i Tamaki.

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What is your (learning) subject?

A

Ko te aha tō kaupapa ako?

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3
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When asked do you want sugar. ‘None, some black coffee only.

A

Karekau, he kawhe pango noa iho.

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4
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She just looked at me.

A

I titiro noa iho mai ia ki a au.

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5
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How is the weather where you are?

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He pēhea te huarere i konā?

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6
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Despite the cold, the sun is shining here.

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ahakoa te makariri, e whiti ana te rā i konei.

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7
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According to the weather forecast

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e ai ki ngā matapae huarere

Face horizon or platform weather

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8
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I get more grumpy in the winter

A

Kei te hōhā haere au i te takurua

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9
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Me too

A

Ahau tahi

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10
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Summer is always better than winter

A

He pai noa ake te raumati i te takurua.

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11
Q

What are you 2 going there for?

A

E haere ana kōrua ki reira ki te aha?

Ki reira - that place

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12
Q

How are you two gojng to the airport?

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Mā hea kōrua haere ai ki te tauranga waka rererangi.

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13
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Perhaps by bus.

A

Mā runga pahi pea

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14
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It’s just fine

A

kei te pai noa iho.

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15
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I dont like it if it’s too hot (spicy)

A

Kāore au e pai mehemea he kakā rawa.

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16
Q

Lets go to town

A

hoake tāua ki te tāone

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17
Q

My Mum was sick this week but she’s more healthy now.

A

I te māuiui tōku whaea i tērā wiki, engari kua ora ake ia.

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18
Q

My Mum has just moved to Auckland

A

Kātahi anō tōku māmā ka hūnuku mai ki Tāmaki

Hū Nuku (who moves)

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19
Q

How many in your family?

A

Tokohia koutou i tō whānau?

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20
Q

I am the youngest/oldest in the family

A

ko au te pōtiki/mātāmua o te whānau

Mātā mua

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21
Q

I dont have children

A

kāore aku tamariki

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22
Q

The role of the songs are to support the talk.

A

ko te mahi a te waiata he tautoko i te kōrero.

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23
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How long will the journey take?

A

E hia te roa o te haere?

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24
Q

Turn left

A

e huri whakatemauī.

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25
Q

Continue going until you get to the street

A

Haere tonu kia tae rā anō koe ki te tiriti

Rā ano - as far as
There again

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26
Q

I don’t have a jack

A

kāore i a au ētahi haki

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27
Q

What did you do on the weekend just gone?

A

I aha koe i te mutunga wiki kua pahemo?

Pahemo passed by
Also dead

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28
Q

I did that too

A

I pēnā hoki ahau

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29
Q

I didn’t know it was her party!!

A

kāore au i mōhio he pāti tāna

30
Q

Her 30th birthday

A

Ko tōna huritau e toru tekau.

31
Q

You should have told me

A

Ka mahue tō whakamōhio mai.

32
Q

Like me, you were invited to the party
Use passive

A

Pēnei au i pōwhiritia hoki koe ki te pāti

33
Q

Wait. I’ll get some from my wardrobe for you to choose from.

A

Taihoa, māku e tiki ētahi i taku whata kākahu hei kōwhiri māu.

Hei —— māu

34
Q

It will not go around me (clothing)

A

E kore e awhe i a au.

35
Q

You are allowed to enter the pub

A

e āhei ana tō kuhu atu ki te pāparakāuta.

36
Q

How much did the 2 beers cost

A

E hia te utu o ngā pia e rua?

37
Q

It is expensive to drink in town

A

He taumaha o te utu o te inu i te tāone.

38
Q

That’s the reason I return to this pub

A

Koirā te take ka hokihoki mai au ki tēnei pāparakāuta.

39
Q

Because It’s cheap

A

He ngāwari nō te utu

Ngāwari
No worries
Easy going

40
Q

We will see if you can

A

ka kite mehemea ka taea e koe.

41
Q

I can’t see my house (Taea)

A

Kāore e taea e au tōku whare te kite

42
Q

Your house is bigger than my house

A

He nui ake tō whare i tōku

43
Q

These two things are the same

A

Hē ōrite ēnei mea e rua

44
Q

Ill go with you

A

Ka haere au i tō taha

45
Q

Why not?

A

He aha i kore ai?

46
Q

When are you going (use ai)

A

Āwhea koe haere ai?

47
Q

When did you get here?

A

Inawhea koe i tae mai ai?

48
Q

How are you travelling?

A

Mā hea koe haere ai?

49
Q

You should have told me

A

Ka mahue tō kōrero mai

50
Q

When you arrive at the house, text me.

A

Kia tae koe ki te kāinga, pātuhi mai.

(Feel-write)

51
Q

Hold up. We should wait here.

A

Taihoa! Me tatari tātou i konei

Ki - what youre waiting for

52
Q

Is it nearly done?

A

Kua tata mutu?

53
Q

Just in case

A

Mō te tūpono

54
Q

Please, can you email (passive) the minutes of the meeting

A

Tēnā koa, imērahia mai ngā kōrero o te hui

55
Q

If you can, call me before 5pm

A

Mēnā ka taea e koe, waeahia mai au i mua i te rima karaka.

56
Q

Contact me please before the completion of the week

A

Whakapā mai koa i mua a te paunga o te wiki.

57
Q

My bad. I thought the meeting started at 3pm.

A

Mō taku hē, i pōhēhē au ka timata te hui i te toru.

Poor he he

58
Q

Why are you late here??

A

He aha koe i tōmuri ai?

59
Q

Why are you not stressed here?

A

He aha koe e kore nei e pōkaikaha?

60
Q

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

A

He pai nōku ki te tangi o te reo, waihoki, he pīrangi nōku ki te haere ki Hapani noho ai ā tōna wā.

61
Q

Its a good day for washing clothes

A

He rangi pai mō te horoi kākahu.

62
Q

They are piling up in your room as if they are a mountain

A

E haupū mai ana i tō rūma ānō nei he maunga.

Hautu stear
Hauto draw/drag
Haupu pile up (not in draw)

63
Q

Have you voted or not?

A

Kua pōti rānei koe?

64
Q

I am in 2 minds

A

Kei ngākaurua ahau

65
Q

His bark is worse than his bite

A

He kino atu tana auau i tana ngau

66
Q

This is an invite from me for you and your friend to come to my christmas party held on the 16th of december.

A

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.

67
Q

She may join us later

A

Ka piri mai pea ia ā muri ake nei

Ā muri ake nei
After higher than now

68
Q

In the absence of your friend, it is only us.

A

I te korenga o tō hoa, ko tāua anahe.

Kore (nothingness)
Nga

69
Q

Why are you calling me?

A

He aha tēnei waea mai?

70
Q

I should stay in my house so others dont get my sickness

A

Me noho ahau ki te kāinga kei pā taku mate ki ētahi atu.

71
Q

Therefore he created Hineahuone.

A

nā konā ia i hanga ai i a Hineahuone.
Nā konā is therefore
Nā ko nā

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