Lecture 2 Flashcards
What is your name?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
What is your name?
How do you answer the question, what is your name?
Ko Kate taku ingoa
What is the difference between taku and toku?
You would say taku to your friends, kids and in less formal settings, whereas you would say toku to people who are from a generation above you or are of authority.
tō means what? eg. ko wai tō ingoa
your
tō
your one thing
eg. your cat
ō
your more than one thing
eg. your friends
taku
my one thing
eg. my bed
aku
my more than one thing
eg. my beers
tana
his/her/their one thing
eg. his dad
ana
his/her/their more than one thing
eg. her freckles
what are your names (to two people)?
Ko wai ō kōrua ingoa?
what is his/her/their name?
ko wai tana ingoa?
how is your friend?
Kei te pēhea tō hoa
Where are you from?
Nō hea koe?
Where are you two from?
Nō hea kōrua?
Where are you from (three or more)
Nō hea koutou?
where is he/she/they from?
Nō hea ia?
How can you answer the question “where are you from”?
Nō Tāmaki-Makau-rau ahau
He/she/they are from Samoa
Nō Hāmoa ia
I am from here
Nō konei ahau (konei means here)
Where do you live/where is your home?
Kei hea tō kāinga?
Where is his/her/their home?
Kei hea tana kāinga
Where do you two live?
Where is your home?
Kei hea tō kōrua kāinga