Questions/Answers/Sentences Flashcards
Q: Ko wai tō ingoa?
What is your name?
A: Ko Isabella taku ingoa
My name is Isabella
OR
A: Ko Isabella
Isabella.
Q: Ko wai tō ingoa whānau?
What is your family name?
A: Ko Turei taku ingoa whānau
Turei is my family name
Q: Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?
A: Nō Hawke’s Bay ahau.
I am from Hawke’s Bay
Q: Nō hea ia?
Where is he/she from?
A: Nō Ōtepoti ia.
She/he is from Dunedin
Q: Kei te pēhea koe? OR
e pēhea ana koe?
How are you?
A: Kei te __ ahau OR
E __ ana ahau.
I am __ .
Q: Kei te pēhea ia? OR
e pēhea ana ia?
How is she/he?
A: Kei to __ ia. OR
E __ ana ia.
He/she is __ .
Q: Kei hea tō kāinga?
Where is your home/current address?
A: Kei __ taku kāinga
My home is in ___.
te pene pango
the red pen
sentence structure is: particle + object + adjective
ngā pene pango
the red pens
Q: Ko wai tō māmā?
Who is your mother?
A: Ko __ taku māmā
____ is my mother
Kotahi te object
One object
Q: He aha tēnei/tēnā/tērā/ēnei/ēnā/ērā?
What is this?
A: He + noun + tēnei/tēnā/tērā/ēnei/ēnā/ērā
This/that/these/those/etc. is/are a ___
Q: E hia ngā + objects?
How many of the objects?
A: E + number + te/ngā + object(s)
There are __ objects
Eg. E rua ngā āporo
There are two apples
E hia ō + objects?
How many objects do you have?
A: E + number + aku + object(s)
I have __ objects
Eg. E iwa aku pene
I have eight pens
Tokohia ngā + object?
Asking how many people there are
A: Tokonumber ngā + object
There are __ object
Eg. Tokorua ngā tāngata
There are two people
Note: Toko is only used before numbers 2-9 and for any base numbers after 20 the Toko switches to the ‘E’ particle
Tokohia ō _ object
How many people do you have?
A: Tokonumber aku _ object
I have __ object
Eg. Tokotoru aku tuākana
I have three siblings (of the same gender)
Note: Toko is only used before numbers 2-9 and for any base numbers after 20 the Toko switches to the ‘E’ particle
Kore kau
There are none (used for the asking how many people there are/you have question)
Kei te + verb + actor/s + ki hea?
formula for asking where someone is going
eg. Kei to haere koe ki hea?
Where are you going?
A: Kei te + haere + actor/s + ki + location
eg. Kei te haere ahau ki Ōtautahi
I am going to Chirstchurch
Ket te + haere + a + name + ki hea?
formula to ask where a specific person is going
eg. Kei te haere a Pita ki hea?
Where is Pita going?
A: Kei to + haere + a + name + ki + location
eg. Kei te haere a Pita ki te moana
Pita is going to moana
Kei te + haere + a + proper noun + ko + name + ko + name + ki hea?
formula for listing names when asking where some people are going
eg. Kei te haere a Pita rātou ko Tame, ko Mere, ki hea?
Where are Pita, Tame and Mere going?
A: Kei te haere a Pita rātou ko Tame, ko Mere ki Ōtautahi
Kei te + verb (related to travel) + actor + ki te + aha?
formula for asking what someone is going for
eg. kei te area koe ki te aha?
What are you going for?
A: Kei te + verb (related to travel) + actor + ki te + action
eg. Kei te haere ahau ki te pūrei whutupōrō
I am going to play rugby
I + verb (related to travel) + actor + ki te + aha
formula for asking what someone went for
eg. I haere koe ki te aha?
What did you go for? (to do)
A: I + verb + actor + ki te + action
eg. I haere ahau ki te pūere whutupōrō
I went to play rugby
Kei hea + possessive/te/ngā/ia + actor/personal pronoun/object
formula for asking where something/someone is
eg. Kei hea taku inu
Where is my drink?
A: Kei + locative/te/ngā/posessive + i + location
eg. Kei roto i te pahi
Inside the bus
I hea + possessive/te/ngā/ia + actor/personal pronoun/object
formula for asking where someone or something was
eg. I hea taku inu
Where was my drink?
A: I + locative/te/ngā/posessive + i + location
eg. I te motokā
in the car
(no need for the other i before the object in this case because didn’t use a locative)
Me + verb + actor
verb = action word
formula used to strongly suggest something
eg. Me haere ahau
I should go
eg. Me whakarongo ngā tamariki
The children should listen
what is the structure for giving orders
E + imperative (ONLY use the ‘e’ in front when there imperative is two or less syllables)
We also don’t use ‘e’ when the command has ‘tū mai’
Otherwise just say the word
eg. E tū!
Stand up
eg. Maranga!
Gut up!
Kia + stative
stative = verb that indicates a state of being
formula used for when you want a certain state of being to be reached
eg. Kia tere
Be quick
He + aha + te + tāima?
What is the time?
A: eg. Kua toru karaka
It is three o’clock
eg. Kua koata pāhi i te rua karaka
It is quarter past two
He + object/s + adjective
He = a/some
Used to describe something or when making a statement
eg. He āporo reka
Some tasty apples/a tasty apple
he pēhea …
asking how something is formed
He + pēhea + te/ngā + object(s)?
Asking how the object is formed (wants description)
eg. He pēhea te āporo?
A: He āporo reka
A tasty apple
He + adjective + te/ngā/tēnei/tēnā/tērā/ēnei/ēnā/ērā/taku/tau/tana/aku/au/ana + object
Another formula for describing something or making a statement
eg. He reka te kai
The food is tasty
What is the formula for using verbs?
Tense marker + action + actor
Tense marker + locative + te/ngā + object + i + place
location sentence w/ i as object marker
eg. Kei raro te tūru i te tēpu
- the chair is underneath the table
eg. Kei te haere ngā corona ki te pāparekāuta ki te inu i ngā pia
- the elderly men were going to the public bar with the purpose of drinking beer
E + verb + ana = ??
E + verb + ing
eg. E kai ana = eating
eg. Kei raro te ngeru i te rākau e kai ana (i te kiore) - the cat is currently under the tree eating the mouse
Number sentences + e ….ana
Provides more information in a sentence
eg. Tokoiwa ngā kuia e waiata ana
- there are 9 elderly women singing
Location + number + action
Combines descriptive sentences (using number and action) for more detail
Eg. Kei te roto ngā tāngata tokorua e hīkoi ana
- the two people are at the lake walking to the house
Q: He aha te tāima + i + action + ai + actor?
Q. extension of what is the time to say what time you did something
eg. He aha te tāima i oho ai koe?
What time did you wake up?
A. Nō/I + te + time
eg. Nō te white karaka
At 7 o’clock
eg. Nō te rima meneti pāhi te toru karaka ahau i haere ai ki te awa.
At 5 minutes past 3 I went to the river for the purpose of fishing.
what do Nō and I represent when answering the questions about what time you did something?
past tense
