Grammar Flashcards
Rite tonu raua ki te tamariki ki te totohe
They argue just like children
He āhua māngere ētahi o ā tātou ākonga
Some of our students are a bit lazy
Āta whakaarohia he mahi māu
Think carefully about your career
pg 43 te pihinga
Ehara tenei I te mahi ngāwari,
He mahi uaua tenei
This is not an easy job ,
This is a hard job
Rite tonu tōna roa ki tōu
She/he is the same height as you
He poto ake ia i a koe
He/she is shorter than you
E hia kē nei mano tāngata i kite i a mātou e haka ana
Goodness knows how many thousands of people saw us haka ( perform )
E hia mano kē ngā tāngata nō ngā tōpito o te ao i hui ki reira
Goodness knows how many thousands of people from all corners of the earth gathered there
Pg 146 Te Pihinga
Tokohia kē mai nei ngā Māori rongonui o tēnei rau tau
Goodness knows how many famous Māori there are from this century.
I haria mai te kūmara I Hawaiki rā anō ( rānō )
The Kūmara was bought here all the way from Hawaiki
Pg 147 Te Pihinga
Tae rā anō ai ia ki ngā whare herehere ki te toro haere i ngā Māori i uru ki te raruraru.
He even went to the prisons to visit Māori who had got into trouble.
Te Pihinga pg 147
Nō mai rā āno tenei mahi ā tātou, te haere i te ao.
Since time immemorial people have been doing this activity of ours - travelling the world.
Ka mutu kē te ātaahua o te wāhi nei!
How absolutely beautiful this place is.
Te Piringa pg 147
Te mutunga kē mai o te pai (te koretake)
It couldn’t be better ( worse )
Te kākano
Ko te mutunga mai o te riko o tēnei wāhi inuinu.
This drinking place is absolutely filthy.
Hei aha te tahā?
Hei tiki wai.
What is the calabash for ?
For fetching water.
Hei te Marae te Pirimia āpōpō.
The Prime Minister will be at the marae tomorrow.
Pg 148 Te Pihinga
Hei ātahirā rāua haere atu ai ki te hui e pā ana ki te reo ake o reira
The day after tomorrow they go to the conference on the indigenous language of that place.
Pg 148 Te Pihinga
Mā hea mai koutou?
How did you come? Or which way did you come?
Pg 66 Te Pihinga
Kāore he tāngata i tua atu i a Te Wharehuia mō te whai Kōrero
Āe rā, he momo
There is nobody who can surpass Wharehuia when it comes to oratory.
Yes , indeed, he was born to it.
Te Pihinga pg 7
He tauhou katoa rātou ki tēnei tū mahi ( momo mahi )
They are unfamiliar with this sort/type of of work
Te Pihinga pg 7
He pēnei te āhua o te …….
He pērā te mea nei, engari……
That thing is shaped like …….
This this is like that , but ………
Te Pihinga pg 6
Ngā wā o te tau
Raumati
Ngahuru
Hōtoke / takurua
Kōanga
Seasons
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring
