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Māori Made Easy 1. Flashcards

1
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How many fingers?

A

E hia ngā matimati?

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There is one horse

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Kotahi te hōiho

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How many men went?

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Tokohia ngā tāne i haere?

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164 old men

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Kotahi rau, ono tekau mā whā ngā koroua.

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How many drinks do you want?

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Kia hia ngā inu māu?

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Seven books for me

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Kia whitu ngā pukapuka māku

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Give me 3 eggs

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Hōmai kia toru ngā hēki māku

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Where are you from?

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Nō hea koe?

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2 ways to say Where are you going?

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Ki hea tō haere?
Kei te haere koe ki hea?

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Goodbye (you’re staying)

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Haere rā

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Goodbye (youre going)

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E noho rā

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Its a pleasure to meet you

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Ka pai te tūtaki ki a koe

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13
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Will he run tomorrow?

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Ka oma ia āpōpō?

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14
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What are you doing?

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Kei te aha koe?

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15
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He is not going

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Kāore ia i te haere

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She is not going (e ana)

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Kāore ia e haere ana

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Will she run tomorrow?

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Ka oma ia āpōpō?

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18
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She will arrive tomorrow

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Ka tae mai ia āpōpō

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19
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Mere will not be sad

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Kāore a Mere e pōuri

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20
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She bought food

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I hoko kai ia

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21
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The dog did not die

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Kāore te kuri i mate

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22
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Have the children slept?

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Kua moe ngā tamariki?

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The boy has not yet climbed the tree

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Kāore anō te tama kia piki te rākau

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24
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Are we (you & I) playing?

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Kei te tākaro tāua

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25
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We (me and him) are talking

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Kei te kōrero māua

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26
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They are washing clothes

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Kei te whakamau kākahu rāua

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27
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We (you & i) are eating

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Kei te kai tāua

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28
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Lets (us all) go and buy some food

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Me haere tātou ki te hoko kai

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29
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No, us guys haven’t spoken

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Kāore anō mātou kia kōrero

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30
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Are we all going to go to the party

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Kei te haere tātou ki te ngahau

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You guys’ hats

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He pōtae ō kōrua

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32
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Their grandmother has died

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Kua mate tō rāua kuia

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33
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Mere has a pen

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He pene tā Mere

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34
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His nephew has got a hat

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He pōtae tō tōna irāmutu

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35
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She’s got houses

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He whare ōna

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36
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Is this our (us not you) car?

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He waka tō mātou?

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37
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Do you have a cat?

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He ngeru tāu?

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38
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Do you guys have a good teacher?

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He kaiako pai tō koutou?

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39
Q

Thats the boy of Mere and of Māka

A

Koia te tama a Mere rāua ko Māka

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40
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Theres their cat

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Ko tā rāua ngeru tērā

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41
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I don’t have a pen

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Kāore āku pene

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42
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They (2) dont have a sea-boat

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Kāore ō rāua waka moana
(Always pleural when negating)

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43
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Thats all of our food

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Arā tā tātou kai

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44
Q

Has our (not your) dog been inside the house?

A

Kua kuhu tā mātou kuri ki roto i te whare?

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45
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Ruapehu is our (not your) mountain

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Ko Ruapehu tō mātou maunga

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46
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I am going to your(pl) house

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Kei te haere au ki tō koutou whare

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47
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Here is our food

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Anei ā tātou kai

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48
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Ko Wiremu tāna tāne

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Wiremu is her husband

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49
Q

My books are at school

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Kei te kura āku pukapuka

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50
Q

My relatives are here?

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Kei konei ōku whanaunga

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51
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That’s tge family’s boat

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Ko te waka moana o te whānau

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52
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Lets go back to our place

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Me haere ki tō tātou whare

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53
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His arms are long

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He roa ōna ringaringa

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54
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Put your warm clothes on

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Me kuhu i ō koutou kākahu mahana

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55
Q

Their pillows are these

A

ō rātou aupuru enei

Aupuru - I plug.

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56
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He is our prime minister

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Koia tō tātou Pirimia

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57
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Mā wai tēnei kai

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For whom is this food?

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58
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This house is for who?

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Mō wai tēnei whare

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59
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This apple is for you

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Māu tēnei āporo

60
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A house is for the family

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He whare mō te whānau

61
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The bags for me

A

Māku te peke

62
Q

The cup of tea is for her

A

Māna te kapu tī

63
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Jason is baking a cake for us

A

Kei te tunu keke a jason mā tātou

64
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The water’s for me

A

Mōku te wai

65
Q

The clothes are not for the children

A

Ehara i te mea mō ngā tamariki ngā kākahu

66
Q

The food is not for you

A

Ehara i te mea māu te kai

67
Q

This car is not for Rewi & Hemi

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Ehara i te mea mō Rewi rāua ko Hemi te waka

68
Q

This food belongs to the visitors

A

Nā ngā manuhiri te kai

69
Q

The cup of tea is his
He has a cup of tea

A

Nāna te kapu ti
He kapu ti tāna

70
Q

This new toy belongs to those 3

A

Nā rātou te taputapu tākaro hōu

71
Q

That book is mine

A

Nāku tēra pukapuka

72
Q

The car doesnt belong to the school

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Ehara i te kura te waka

Beginner way: Ehara nō te kura te Whare.

73
Q

I have 2 younger brothers

A

Tokorua aku tēina

74
Q

Mere will take me back to Rotorua

A

Mā Mere ahau e whakahoki ki Rotorua

75
Q

Mere (emphatic) will not shoot the dog (2)

A

Ehara i te mea mā Mere te kuri e patu
Kaua mā Mere te kurī e patu

76
Q

The blankets belong to us 2 (emphatic)

A

Nō māua Ngā paraikete

77
Q

Who took me back to Rotorua?

A

Nā wai ahau i whakahoki ki Rotorua?

78
Q

The kids didnt foldthe clothes
(Agent emphatic)

A

Ehara i te mea Nā ngā tamariki ngā kākahu i whātui

Dont use kaua

79
Q

Their hats were on the roof (2 people)

A

I runga ō rāua pōtae i te tuanui

80
Q

The bird is not on the roof of the house

A

Kāore te manu i runga i te tuanui o te whare

Both present & past use i

81
Q

Who is in the car

A

Ko wai kei roto i te waka?

82
Q

The birds are on top of the house singing

A

Kei runga ngā manu i te whare e waiata ana.

83
Q

They were in the forest walking

A

I roto rātou i te ngahere e hikoi ana

84
Q

The bird is not on the house singing

A

Kāore te manu i runga i te whare e waiata ana.

85
Q

Your children have got your shoes

A

Kei āu tamariki ōu hū

86
Q

You don’t have my wallet do you?

A

Kāore tāku honae i a koe, nē?

Kei a koe but negative

87
Q

What are those types of drinks by you?

A

He aha ēnā momo inu

Momo - types/varirties

88
Q

He/she is not an influential person

A

Ehara ia i te tangata whai mana

89
Q

This is not a beautiful treasure

A

Ehara tēnei i te taonga ātaahua

90
Q

He doesn’t have a black car

A

Kāore ōna waka pango

N.b. Statement saying the thing is beautiful is ehara. Statement saying they dont have is kāore and pleural.

91
Q

We are expert canoe builders

A

He tohunga mātou ki te hanga waka

Certificated?

92
Q

Your team are unskilled at catching

A

He ninipa tō kapa ki te hopu pōro

Ninipa - unskilled
Whores catch poo

93
Q

Kiri is faster than those kids

A

He tere ake a Kiri i ērā tamariki

94
Q

Hemi is better than all of us at caring for guests

A

He pai ake a Hemi i te katoa o tātou ki te tiaki manuhiri

95
Q

You are right

A

He tika tāu

96
Q

If you had tackled (rutu) him we would have won.

A

Mēnā i rutu koe i a ia, kua toa tātou

Pēnā
Mehemea
Work for all tenses. Ki te only for future.

97
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If you go in Mere’s car you’ll be late

A

Ki te haere koe mā runga te waka o Mere, ka tōmuri koe.

98
Q

If i am absent for 2 days my girlfriend will cry.

A

Ki te ngaro au mō ngā rā e rua, ka tangi taku wahine.

99
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If you don’t go i will not cry

A

Ki te kore koe e haere, ka kore au e tangi.

Can use kāore on second half

100
Q

When will you guys learn? (2)

A

Āhea koutou ako ai? (Expert)
Āhea ka ako koutou?

101
Q

When will Hemi get a girlfriend

A

Āhea a Hemi whai wahine ai?

102
Q

When the plane lands you will see Papa

A

Kia tau mai te waka rererangi ka kite koe i a Papa.

103
Q

7.15pm

A

Hauwhā i te whitu karaka i te pō

104
Q

When did Hemi buy his new car

A

Nōnahea/Inahea a Hemi i hoko ai i tōna waka hōu?

i before the verb. Not with future tense.

105
Q

Recently mere arrived

A

Inakuanei a Mere i tae mai ai

(No i in future tense)

106
Q

Rangi didnt marry jo last week

A

Kāore a Rangi i mārena i a jo i tērā wiki

107
Q

When did you get up this morning?

A

Nōnahea koe i oho ai i te ata nei

108
Q

When were you born?

A

Nōnahea koe i whānau ai?

109
Q

There’s no cars here

A

Kāore he waka i konei

110
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Every half hour the bus leaves

A

Ia haurua hāora, ka wehe te pahi

111
Q

How much for bread

A

E hia te utu mō te parāoa

112
Q

The cat killed the bird (passive)

A

I patua te manu e te ngeru

113
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The children are not being awoken by the old ladt (passive)

A

Kāore ngā tamariki i te whakaohoa e te kuia

114
Q

Who allowed those 2 to live together

A

Nā wai rāua i tuku kia noho tahi

Tuku many meanings
Kia - so that

115
Q

If i was his/her boss i would talk to him/her

A

Mēnā ko au tana rangatira mahi, ka korero au ki ia.

116
Q

It looks like….

A

Te āhua nei

117
Q

Can you lift this box

A

Ka taea e koe tēnei pouaka te hiki
Able to
(māu better if asking to do something, mōhio better for know how to do it)

118
Q

The family can bring the bird back to health

A

Ka taea e te whānau te manu te whakaora.

119
Q

The girl is not able to climb the tree

A

Kāore e taea e te kōtiro te rakau te piki

120
Q

You can’t

A

Kāore e taea e koe

121
Q

Eat your toast (passive)

A

Kāinga ō tōhi

122
Q

Dont look here

A

Kaua e titiro mai

123
Q

Dont pursue knowledge

A

Kaua e whāia te mātauranga

124
Q

Its just me

A

Ko au noa iho

125
Q

The family departed overseas

A

I wehe atu te whānau ki tāwāhi

Tā
Place

126
Q

Be determined

127
Q

Make your beds properly
Start with kia

A

Kia tika tā koutou whakapai moenga
Like saying Kia tika tōu haere

128
Q

The window has been broken by her

A

Kua pakaru i a ia te matapihi

129
Q

My belly has been satisfied by many crayfish

A

Kua mākona taku puku i te maha o ngā kōura

130
Q

The bird hasn’t been killed by the cat

A

Kāore anō te manu kia mate i te ngeru

131
Q

The child hasnt finished the food

A

Kāore anō te kai kia pau i ngā tamariki

132
Q

The hat won’t be lost by Mere

A

Kāore Tana pōtae e ngaro i a Mere

133
Q

Why did you cry?

A

He aha koe i tangi ai?

134
Q

Why did Dave throw the first snapper back in the ocean

A

He aha a Dave i whiu ai i te tāmure tuatahi ki te moana?

135
Q

Why didnt the children eat the apples

A

He aha ngā tamariki i kore ai e kai i ngā āporo?

I kore ai e
Past tense

136
Q

Because i was being lonely

A

Nā te mea i te mokemoke au

137
Q

Because i will laugh

A

Nā te mea ka kata au

138
Q

Because i like it (he . . . Nō style)

A

He rata nōku

Only can be used in the definite past tense.

139
Q

When asked why you went in, you reply: so i can hear her song
Use ai

A

Kia rongo ai au i tana waiata

140
Q

He aha rātou i rūkahu ai ki te kapa atu?
You answer so they wouldnt know what to do.

A

Kia kore ai rātou e mōhio me aha.

Me aha - should do

141
Q

So that i won’t miss the rugby
(Use an ai)

A

Kia kore ai e mahue te whutupōro i a au.
Stative

142
Q

Be alert, you will crash your car

A

Kia mataara, ka tuki tō waka

143
Q

What’s the cost of the two beers?

A

E hia te utu o ngā pia e rua?

144
Q

I have paid all my debts

A

Kua ea āku Nama I ahau

145
Q

I have paid all my debts

A

Kua ea āku Nama I ahau

146
Q

Now, I must get drunk

A

Inaianei, me poro haurangi au

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