Key Questions And Statements

Question 1

When? (Future)

Answer 1

Āhea?

Question 2

How many (are there)?

Answer 2

E hia?

Question 3

How long?

Answer 3

E hia te roa?

Question 4

How far?

Answer 4

E hia te tarawhiti?

Question 5

How is the …?

Answer 5

He pēhea te …?

Question 5

How was the …?

Answer 5

I pēhea te …?

Question 6

How much does it cost?

Answer 6

E hia te utu?

Question 7

How many (do you want)?

Answer 7

Kia hia?

Question 8

Where?

Answer 8

Kei hea?
or
Kei whea?

Question 10

Who?

Answer 10

Ko wai?

Question 11

When? (Past)

Answer 11

Nōnahea?

Question 12

How?

Answer 12

Pehea?
or
Pewhea?

Question 13

What?

Answer 13

He aha?

Question 14

What is this?

Answer 14

He aha tēnei?

Question 15

What are these?

Answer 15

He aha ēnei?

Question 16

What are those (by you)?

Answer 16

He aha ēnā?

Question 17

What is that (by you)?

Answer 17

He aha tēnā?

Question 18

What is that (over there)?

Answer 18

He aha tērā?

Question 19

What are those (over there)?

Answer 19

He aha ērā?

Question 20

What do you want?

Answer 20

He aha tō hiahia?

Question 21

What is the Māori word for?

Answer 21

He aha te kupu Māori mō …?

Question 22

What is the meaning of that word?

Answer 22

He aha te whakamārama mō tērā kupu?

Question 23

Do you have a …?

Answer 23

He …. tāu?

Or āu, tōu, ōu.

Question 24

Why?

Answer 24

He aha ai?

Question 25

Why is it like this?

Answer 25

He aha i pēnei ai?

Question 26

Why is it like that?

Answer 26

He aha i pēna ai?

Question 27

This is

Answer 27

Koia nei …

Question 28

Let’s all sing together

Answer 28

Me waiata tahi tātou.

Question 29

Me

Answer 29

Me used before webs makes a non bossy command.
Me hongi tāu
Me hui tāua
Me korero koe i te reo

Question 30

Is there a ….. around here?

Answer 30

He …. kei konei?

Question 31

I don’t want …

Answer 31

Kāore au e hiahia ana ki …..

Question 32

What’s the matter?

Answer 32

He aha te mate?

Question 33

Can you help me please?

Answer 33

Āwhina mai koe?

Question 34

I don’t have it

Answer 34

Kāore i a au

Question 35

I like that

Answer 35

Kei te rata au ki tēna

Question 36

Ok, that fine

Answer 36

Kei te pai tēnā

Question 37

I am lost

Answer 37

Kei te ngaro au

Question 38

I need some help please

Answer 38

Kei te pīrangi āwhina au

Question 39

We are looking for …

Answer 39

Kei te kimi māua/mātou…

Question 40

Do you speak māori?

Answer 40

Ka taea e koe te reo te kōrero?

Question 41

I am relaxed

Answer 41

Kei te tau au anā ianei

Question 42

Thank you for the apple

Answer 42

Ngā mihi ki a koe I tērā āporo

Question 43

My mistake, I’m sorry

Answer 43

Mō taku hē

Question 44

(particle) by means of, on - followed by runga.

Our father went to his work by horseback.

Answer 44

mā

Haere ai tō mātau pāpā ki tana mahi mā runga hōiho

Question 45

by what means? by what way? via

How are you going?/Which way are you going to go?

Answer 45

Mā hea?

Mā hea koe haere ai?

Question 46

What should we do today

Answer 46

Kei te aha tāuai tēnei ra?

Question 47

I do not have the energy

Answer 47

Kāore ōku kaha

Question 48

I’m exhausted

Answer 48

Kua pau te hau

Question 49

Let’s go back to our place

Answer 49

Me hoki ki tō tātou whare

Question 50

My pillow and I go everywhere together

Answer 50

Ka haere tahi māua ko tōku aupuru ki ngā wāhi katoa.

Question 51

What a beautiful day

Answer 51

Kia ātaahua hoki te rangi nei

Question 52

I don’t know

Answer 52

aua hoki

Question 53

I agree

Answer 53

Koia hoki

Question 54

No way, not a chance

Answer 54

He aha hoki