Māori Basics

Question 1

‘Aere ra

Answer 1

Goodbye (to someone going)

Question 2

E no’o ra

Answer 2

Goodbye (to the person)

Question 3

Ka kite akonei

Answer 3

See you later

Question 4

e meitaki koe?

Answer 4

are you well? (to one person)

Question 5

‘ano mai kaimanga

Answer 5

come and eat

Question 6

ano atu ra

Answer 6

you go

Question 7

kāre

Answer 7

no

Question 8

āe

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

kua mataora koe?

Answer 9

are you happy?

Question 10

ka inangaro kaimanga koe?

Answer 10

are you hungry? (Mauke)

Question 11

te mārama nei koe i teia?

Answer 11

Do you understand this?

Question 12

kua takataka?

Answer 12

is it clear

Question 13

e a’a teia?

Answer 13

what is this?

Question 14

e peāpa (a is kinda silent)

Answer 14

a piece of paper

Question 15

e pēni

Answer 15

a pen

Question 16

e kaingākai

Answer 16

a table

Question 17

kaingākai opati

Answer 17

office table

Question 18

e no’anga teia

Answer 18

this is a chair

Question 19

ea’a tērā?

Answer 19

what is that?

Question 20

e ku’uta tērā

Answer 20

that is a door (Mauke)

Question 21

kāre au i kite

Answer 21

i don’t know

Question 22

kua ngaropoina iāku

Answer 22

i have forgotten

Question 23

ko’ai tōna ingoa?

Answer 23

what is his/her name?

Question 24

Ko Ben tōna ingoa

Answer 24

His name is Ben

Question 25

Ko Sara tōna ingoa

Answer 25

Her name is Sara

Question 26

a’a

Answer 26

what

Question 27

aē

Answer 27

yes

Question 28

‘āere

Answer 28

go

Question 29

au

Answer 29

I

Question 30

e

Answer 30

a, an

Question 31

iāku

Answer 31

me

Question 32

inangaro

Answer 32

want

Question 33

ingoa

Answer 33

name

Question 34

kaikai / kaimanga

Answer 34

to eat

Question 35

kaingākai / tepere

Answer 35

table

Question 36

kāre

Answer 36

no

Question 37

ki

Answer 37

to, at

Question 38

kite

Answer 38

know, see

Question 39

koe

Answer 39

you (one person)