Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Maori Practice > Grammar > Flashcards

Grammar Flashcards

1
Q

Rite tonu raua ki te tamariki ki te totohe

A

They argue just like children

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

He āhua māngere ētahi o ā tātou ākonga

A

Some of our students are a bit lazy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Āta whakaarohia he mahi māu

A

Think carefully about your career

pg 43 te pihinga

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Ehara tenei I te mahi ngāwari,

He mahi uaua tenei

A

This is not an easy job ,

This is a hard job

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Rite tonu tōna roa ki tōu

A

She/he is the same height as you

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

He poto ake ia i a koe

A

He/she is shorter than you

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

E hia kē nei mano tāngata i kite i a mātou e haka ana

A

Goodness knows how many thousands of people saw us haka ( perform )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

E hia mano kē ngā tāngata nō ngā tōpito o te ao i hui ki reira

A

Goodness knows how many thousands of people from all corners of the earth gathered there

Pg 146 Te Pihinga

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Tokohia kē mai nei ngā Māori rongonui o tēnei rau tau

A

Goodness knows how many famous Māori there are from this century.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

I haria mai te kūmara I Hawaiki rā anō ( rānō )

A

The Kūmara was bought here all the way from Hawaiki

Pg 147 Te Pihinga

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Tae rā anō ai ia ki ngā whare herehere ki te toro haere i ngā Māori i uru ki te raruraru.

A

He even went to the prisons to visit Māori who had got into trouble.

Te Pihinga pg 147

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Nō mai rā āno tenei mahi ā tātou, te haere i te ao.

A

Since time immemorial people have been doing this activity of ours - travelling the world.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Ka mutu kē te ātaahua o te wāhi nei!

A

How absolutely beautiful this place is.

Te Piringa pg 147

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Te mutunga kē mai o te pai (te koretake)

A

It couldn’t be better ( worse )

Te kākano

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Ko te mutunga mai o te riko o tēnei wāhi inuinu.

A

This drinking place is absolutely filthy.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Hei aha te tahā?

Hei tiki wai.

A

What is the calabash for ?

For fetching water.

17
Q

Hei te Marae te Pirimia āpōpō.

A

The Prime Minister will be at the marae tomorrow.

Pg 148 Te Pihinga

18
Q

Hei ātahirā rāua haere atu ai ki te hui e pā ana ki te reo ake o reira

A

The day after tomorrow they go to the conference on the indigenous language of that place.

Pg 148 Te Pihinga

19
Q

Mā hea mai koutou?

A

How did you come? Or which way did you come?

Pg 66 Te Pihinga

20
Q

Kāore he tāngata i tua atu i a Te Wharehuia mō te whai Kōrero

Āe rā, he momo

A

There is nobody who can surpass Wharehuia when it comes to oratory.

Yes , indeed, he was born to it.

Te Pihinga pg 7

21
Q

He tauhou katoa rātou ki tēnei tū mahi ( momo mahi )

A

They are unfamiliar with this sort/type of of work

Te Pihinga pg 7

22
Q

He pēnei te āhua o te …….

He pērā te mea nei, engari……

A

That thing is shaped like …….

This this is like that , but ………

Te Pihinga pg 6

23
Q

Ngā wā o te tau

Raumati
Ngahuru
Hōtoke / takurua
Kōanga

A

Seasons

Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring

Maori Practice (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions