Phrases Flashcards
Mā Raiha e hoko te kai
Raiha will buy the food
Taihoa ka mōhio
soon we will know
Me āta whakaaro koe
You should think carefully
Turituri, kei riri te kaiako!
Be quiet, or the teacher might get angry
Meatia ki roto
put inside
Kaua ko tēnei
not this one
Mā kōrua e kohi ngā rīhi
You (two) will gather the dishes
He aha a Hemi i mahi ai?
Why did Hemi do all the work?
Katia ngā karu
shut the eyes
He aha tāu e pīrangi nā
What do you want?
Āwhinatia ahau
help me
Ki ōku whakaaro
in my thinking
Kāore anō kia haere
not gone
E mihi ana ahau ki a
I would like to acknowledge
kei te rahi tēnā
that’s enough
Nā wai i kai te āporo?
Who ate the apple?
Kaua e haere
don’t go
Kāore koe i te whakarongo
you are not listening
Ko tāku mahi he horoi rīhi.
My job is to wash the dishes
kia ora mō tēra
thanks for that
Mā rāua e horoi ngā rīhi
Those two will wash the dishes
Māu e mahi
It’s for you to do.
taku mōhio
as far as I know / I think
He aha māu?
What would you like (Lit. What for you?)
Mā whea tātou e kuhu atu ai
Which way shall we go in?
Nā tātou te tēpu i whakapai
We set the table
Kāore au i te mōhio
I don’t know
Kāore au i mōhio
I didn’t know
Mā konei
This way
Mā konā
That way (by you)
Mā korā
That way (over there)
Āhea?
When (future)
Nōnahea?
When (past)
E hia te roa?
How long?
He aha te kupu Māori mō…?
What is the Māori word for…?
I ō mahi katoa, mahia.
What ever you do, do it well.
He rite (tonu) tāku mātāmua ki tōna koro.
My first born is (just) like his grandfather.
He kamakama te hinengaro
The mind is quick. (eg. she is clever)
He koi te arero
The tongue is sharp (quick witted
He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana
He is very knowledgeable when it comes to getting food from the sea.
Hei tauira
for example
Kei whea te….
Where is….
I pēwhea tō moe?
How did you sleep?
He aha māu?
What would you like?
He aha mō runga?
What would you like on it?
He mea anō māu?
Would you like something else as well?
Āta ringihia atu, kei maringi noa ki te tēpu.
Pour it slowly/carefully, so that it doesn’t spill on the table.
Kāore i tua atu!
There is none better
E hia….
How many (are there)? There are …..
Kia hia …
How many do we need? / We need ……
Tēnā tīkina he keke ma tātou.
Please fetch us some cake.
Tēnā mahia mai he … māku.
Could you make me a … please.
He aha te mahi a …… i te (when/where)?
What will / did ……. do (when/where)?
Hei aha (te/ngā) …
Never mind the ….
Hei aha tāna
Never mind him/her (and their opinion)
Ka pai taku ….
Is it ok if I….
Ka pai anō tō kati i te keti i muri i a koe?
Could you possibly shut the gate behind you?
Taihoa (pronoun - or not if already clear) e + verb
Don’t VERB just yet
Taihoa e moe
Don’t go to sleep just yet.
Taihoa kōrua e oma
Don’t you two run off just yet
Taihoa koe e kōrero, whakarongo ka tahi.
Don’t speak yet, listen first
Āwhea koe peka mai ai?
When will you pop in?
Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the tumuaki stand to speak?
Ā tērā wiki rātou hoki mai ai.
They come back next week.
E rata ana au ki a ia
I like him/her.
Ka tino rata ia ki te keke ka tunua ki te kāinga.
He/she really likes a home baked cake.
Kāore au e rata ki tēnā kai
I don’t like this food
Nō mua tata atu …..
Shortly before (but in the past)
Nō mua noa atu
A long time before (in the past)
Nō muri mai
Afterwards (in the past)
Nō muri tata mai
Shortly after (in the past)
Nō muri noa mai
Much later (in the past)
I te mutunga o te pōwhiri, ka tū te hākari.
At the end of the welcome, a feast was held.
I muri i tērā, ka haere ki te hokomaha.
After that, I went to the supermarket.
Hokihoki ai ia ki te wā kāinga.
He returned home regularly.
Mā Tiare ia e tiki.
Tiare will go and pick him up.
Mā tana hoa rāua e kawe ki te mahi.
Her friend will take them to work.
Kino pēwhea nei?
Bad in what way?
‘Rite pēwhea nei?’
Alike in what way?
Pēnei au kei taku pūkoro.
I thought it was in my pocket.
Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
Māu te kōrero
You can talk! / That’s the pot calling the kettle black. / That’s rich coming from you.
Nā whai anō
Ah, so that’s why ….!
Koia kei a koe, e hine.
Good on you, girl
Tō titiro mai hoki!
What’s that look for?
Tō mōhio hoki!
Gosh you’re knowledgeable!
Ki a wai te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is going to wash the dishes?
Hoatu kōrua ki mua. Kei te pai au i konei.
You two go up the front. I’m fine here.
E pēwhea ana tō koutou rā?
How is your day?
He pēwhea tō motokā?
How’s your car?
I pēwhea tā kōrua hararei?
How was your (2) holiday?
kāore e roa
it won’t be long before … / before long (in the future)
kāore i roa
it wasn’t long before … / before long (in the past)
Kāore i roa ka hōhā ngā tuākana ki ngā teina.
Before long the older kids were over the younger ones.
Mā wai koe e āwhina?
Who will help you?
Pēnei au kua haere kē koutou.
I thought you had already gone.
Pēnei au kei taku pūkoro
I thought it was in my pocket
Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te oma ki tātahi
I thought running to the beach would be easy
Ki a wai te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is going to wash the dishes?
Hoatu koutou ki te wharekai. Kāore au e roa.
You guys go on to the dining room. I won’t be long.
E pēwhea ana āu tamariki?
How are your kids?
Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?
Kia ngāwari tō reo
Speak gently
Kaua e ngāwari tō reo
Don’t speak gently
Mā te hākinakina ka pakari te tinana.
Through exercise the body will get stronger
Kua tata mutu te hui.
The hui is almost over.
E tunu keke ana a Māmā me te whakapai whare anō.
Mum cooked a cake whilst cleaning the house.
Mā te whakarongo ka mōhio koe i ngā tikanga
Through listening you will know the correct procedures
He mokopuna au nā Kuikui
I am one of kuikui mokopuna
Kua tata mutu te hui
The meeting is nearly finished
Kei runga ake te pea i te makimaki?
Is the bear under the monkey?
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we’ll (us two) go.
Homai ēnā i te tuatahi, kātahi ka hoatu ai ēnei ki a koe.
Give me those first, then I’ll give you these.
Hei aha!
Never mind
Kia ahatia
Never mind
Ai, i mahue au i te pahi.
Oops, I missed the bus
Te āhua nei kei te hukarere i waho.
It looks like it’s snowing outside.
Kia ahatia, ka haere tonu koe ki te kura.
Nevermind, you are still going to school
Taku koretake hoki, i wareware i a au tā tātou hui.
How useless I am, I forget about our hui.
Taku whakamā hoki, kāore au i hari kai ki te hui.
I’m so embarrassed that I didn’t take food to the meeting
He kakama, he āta whakarongo, ka mutu he pai anō ana pātai.
He is quick, a good listener plus he asks good questions.
He maroke tēnei hui, ki te pēnei tonu ka hoki au ki te kāinga.
This meeting is boring, if it carries on like this I’m going home
E whiti ana te rā, mea ake kua heke te ua
The sun was shinning all of a sudden it was raining
Kāore kau ōku tarau mā.
I’ve got absolutely no clean pants
Kua ora taku puku
My tummy feels better
Kia ahatia. Māku e utu.
No sweat. I’ll get this.
Pāpā, ka āhei au ki te hoko aihikirimi?
Pāpā, can I buy an ice cream?
Ahakoa e mahana ana ināianei, me kawe tonu he koti, kei makariri.
Although it’s warm at the moment, you should still take a coat, in case it turns cold.
Ā tērā wiki, kāore pea āku moni
Next week, I probably won’t have any money left
Kia mutu te kōrero a te kaiako, ka tū koutou
When the teacher finishes speaking, you will all stand
He mea kutikuti nā Heitia ana hipi
His sheep were sheared by Heitia
He mea mau mai i te hokomaha e James
It was brought from the supermarket by James
Tērā pea kua moe kē ngā tamariki.
The kids may already be asleep.
Kātahi āno ka oma te hōiho
That horse has just run
I tahuna e au te ahi, kia mahana ai te whare.
I lit the fire in order to warm the house up.
