Phrases Flashcards by Carolyn Varley

Who are you?

Ko wai koe?

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What is your job?

He aha tō mahi?

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I am a worker at…

He kaimahi ahau ki..

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The house is brown

He parauri te whare

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He is tall

He tāroaroa ia

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Tracey is at home working

Kei te kāinga a Tracey e mahi ana

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Liam is fishing at the river

Kei te awa a Liam e hī ika ana

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Raiha is in the kitchen cooking dinner

Kei te kāuta a Raiha e tunu kai ana

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Take off your socks

Tangohia õ tōkena

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Take off the t-shirt

Tongohia te tīhāte

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Put on your pants

Whakamaua ō tarau

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Put on your pyjamas

Whakamaua o kākahu moe

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Where is the baby

Kei (w)hea te pēpi

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Where is my coat?

Kei (w)hea tōku koti

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Your gumboots are at home

Kei te kāinga ō kamupūtu

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The water is dirty

He paru te wai

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There’s no one better than Lydia at singing

Kāore i tua atu i a Lydia mō te waiata

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There’s no place better than the forest for walking

Kāore he wāhi i tua atu i te ngahere mō te hikoi

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What cheek!

Tōna hiapai hoki

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Excellent! The best!

Ka mutu pea

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To turn your nose up at something

Kua tū te ihu

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Whose are those (yonder)

Nā wai ērā

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Here are the keys for the house

Anei ngā kī mō te whare

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Look at these pictures (near speaker)

Titiro ki ēnei pikitia

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Whose is that hat (over yonder)?

Nā wai te pōtae rā?

Work is finished

Kua mutu te mahi

The pumpkin is huge

Tino nui te paukena

The meeting was really good

Tino pai te hui

Be good

Kia pai

Be quiet

Kia wahangū

Leave the soap

Waiho te hopi

Awesome/fantastic!

He rawa

Work hard

Me ihu oneone

Are you ready?

Kua rite koe

While I was coming here I stopped to pick flowers for you

I a au e haere mai ana ka tū ki te kato putiptui mōu

While I was singing I forgot the words

I a au e waiata ana ka wareware ngā kupu

While you are sitting, you and I will have a discussion

I a koe e noho ana ka hui tāua

Then he returned home

Kātahi ia ka hoki ki te kāinga

Then the children started to sing

Kātahi ka tīmata ngā tamariki ki te waiata

She has a very beautiful house

Te ātaahua hoki o tōna whare

What a long nose you have!

Te roa hoki o tō ihu

What big eyes you have!

Te nui hoki o ōu whatu

What a hot day this is!

Te wera hoki o te rā nei

They are very good

Tō rāua pai hoki

Where are we (you and I) going?

Kei te haere tāua ki hea?

They (two) are going to sleep, not me

Kei te haere rāua ki te moe, kaua ko au

Papa called out to the dog, not the cat

Kua karanga a Pāpā ki te kurī, kaua ko te ngeru

Take out the flowers, not this one

Tangohia ngā putiputi, kaua ko tēnei

Never better

Te mutunga kē mai o te pai

How are your kids

He pēhea āu tamariki

How is your work

He pēhea tāu mahi?

Absolutely delicious

Te mutunga kē mai o te reka

What is the food like

He pēhea te āhua o te kai

Absolutely

Āe mārika

I am not an elder

Ehara au i te kaumātua

I am not a teacher

Ehara au i te kaiwhakaako

I am not an apple

Ehara au i te āporo

I am not a happy person

Ehara a i te tangata hari

Regardless of the rain, work continued

Ahakoa te ua ka mahi tonu.

Even though the apple was sour, he still ate it.

Ahakoa te kawa o te āporo i kai ia

Although it is small, it is a treasure.

Ahakoa he iti, he

Although it is small, it is a treasure.

Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu

These chairs are too small

He tūru iti rawa ēnei

This house is very big

He whare tino nui tēnei

The work is too hard

He uaua rawa te mahi

Out with the old, in with the new

Ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi

Why did Cat bite Dog

He aha a Ngeru i ngau ai i a Kurī?

Why did we come back here

He aha tātou i hoki mai ai ki konei?

Why did you both stand over there?

He aha kōrua i tū ai ki korā?

It is bed time now

Ko te wā moe ināianei

Where are you two going

Kei te haere kōrua ki hea?

It's okay, friend, don't worry

Kei te pai e hoa, kaua e āwangawanga

I am talking with Joanne

Kei te kōrero māua ko Joanne

To the tree, the birds were a nuisance.

Ki te rākau, he hōhā ngā manu.

To Kōuraraka, the porridge was sweet.

Ki a Kōuraraka he reka te pāreti.

Do you think this cake is delicious

Ki a koe, he reka te keke nei?

No good comes of sleeping late.

Kāore he hua o te moeroa.

I will never agree

E kore rawa au e whakaae atu.

There is no benefit of gossip

Kāore he hua o te ngutungutu.

Nothing good comes from eating bad food.

Kāore he hua o te kai kino

Who told you that! (It's rubbish)

Nā wai hoki tāu!

That's a big load of rubbish!

Tēnā piki rūkahu tēnā!

It's inevitable/it can't be avoided

E kore e taea te pēhea

To the old men, fishing was the best thing to do

Ki ngā koroua, kāore i tua atu i te hī ika.

In your opinion will it rain?

Ki ōu whakaaro ka heke mai te ua?

We both think this meeting is boring

Ki ō māua whakaaro he hōhā te hui nei.