Phrases Flashcards
ko wai (koe)?
Who are you (one person)?
He aha?
What is it?
He…ahau…ki….
eg. He tauira ahau ki te kura
I am… from/at….
eg. I am a student at the school
He + noun + personal pronoun
eg. He kaipiro ia
…is the….
eg. he/she is the jammer
He + adjective + possessive pronoun + noun
eg. He whero ōna hū
Stating what something looks like
eg. his/her shoes are red
Kei te + location + a + person + e verb ana
eg. Kei te kāinga a Tracy e mahi ana
Saying where someone is and what they are doing.
eg. Tracy is at home working.
Kei hea/whea?
eg. kei whea te pēpi
Where? (present)
eg. where is the baby
I hea/whea?
eg. I whea te pēpi
Where? (past)
eg. where was the baby
Hei hea/whea?
eg. Hei whea te pēpi
Where? (future)
eg. where will the baby be
Kāore i tua atu!
excellent! (none better)
Kāore i tua atu + i + a …
Kāore i tua atu + i + a + name + mō te + verb + noun
Kāore i tua atu i + te + noun + adjective + mō te + verb
Kāore i tua atu i + te + noun + adjective + mō te + verb + adjective
There’s nobody better than… / There’s nothing better than… / there’s no one better than
Kotahi atu ki te ….
Eg. Kotahi atu ki te moenga
headed straight towards something
Eg. (he/she) headed straight to bed
Tōna hiapai hoki!
What a cheek!
Kua tū te ihu
Kua tū tōna ihu
To turn ones nose up at something
Ka mutu pea!
Excellent! The best!
Waiho
Leave it
Anei anō
Here again/ here’s some more
Kua mutu
Just finished
Tino … te…
The… is really …..
Kia kaha
Be strong
Kia tika
be correct (right)/ be proper
