Phrases Flashcards
1
Q
Mistakes are welcome.
A
Nau mai te hapa
2
Q
Pass the stick (talking).
A
Tuku ki te rākau.
3
Q
Hello everyone
A
Kia ora e te whanau.
4
Q
I have finished.
A
Kua mutu ahau.
5
Q
To start a simile - like, as
A
Me he - eg me he manu
6
Q
My apologies eg for lateness - likely out of my control
A
Tāku whakapāha.
7
Q
I’m sorry (for an action I’ve done).
A
Mō tāku hē.
8
Q
it looks as though
looks like it
it would seem
A
te āhua nei
9
Q
Was born
A
I whānau mai
10
Q
He/she has died.
A
Kaore ia i kōnei.
I mate ia i ngā tau ki muri.
11
Q
I don’t know
A
Kaore au e mōhio
12
Q
It costs too much
A
He nui ake te utu
13
Q
Honu manawa rahi
A
A turtle with a big heart (breath): said of a person who has the endurance and perseveres like a turtle that journeys the ocean.
14
Q
te ao hurihuri
A
the everchanging world
15
Q
Kāore au i te mārama.
A
I don’t understand.
