He kōrerorero: Ko wai tō hoa? Flashcards
Kei te pēhea koe?
How are you?
Kei te pai
Very well
Kāore i te pai
Not well
e hoa
Address a friend
e kare
Address an intimate friend
e hine
Address girl or young woman
e tama
Address boy or young man
e kui
Address older woman
e koro
Address an older man
Ko wai tō ingoa
What’s your name?
Nō hea koe
Where are you from?
Ko _ taku ingoa
My name is
Ko wai tō ingoa whānau
What is your family name?
takakau
Pure (maiden)
Whaea
Mother
Ko wai tana ingoa
What’s his/her name?
Tana
His her possession
Ko <> taku whaea
My mother is <>
Ko wai te hoa ō <>
Who is <>’s friend?
Wai
Who whom
Ko
A particle with no English comparison used when talking about something specific and used before proper names, pronouns, and common nouns proceed by definition
Tō
Your
Taku
My
Hea
Where <(from, to, were etc)>
Ingoa
Name
Nō
Of / belonging to / from
Hea
Where / what place
Ko wai ō mātua
Who are your parents
Ia
All pronouns
Nō hea ia
Where’s she / he from
Kei te
In the act of, is, are
pēhea
How? How about? What about? What sort of? Etc
Kāore
(Negative) no, not
i
Used before verbs to indicated past time
pai
Be good, to like, approve etc
te
The - use when revering to particular individual or thing
Used before people’s names to show respect
