te reo Māori study deck

Question 1

The elderly ladies are crying as they come onto the marae.

Answer 1

Kei te tangi haere mai ngā kuia e whakaeke ana i te marae.

Question 2

Ka kite rātou i te tohorā e pupuha haere ana.

Answer 2

They saw the whale spouting as it went.

Question 3

lay it down here

Answer 3

Whakatakoto mai tēnā ki konei

Question 4

Kua ngāwari haere
te mahi nei.

Answer 4

This work is getting easier.

Question 4

Tītahatia tō upoko ki muri kia kore ai e kuhi wai ki roto i ō karu

Answer 4

tilt your headback, so the water doesn’t get in your eyes

Question 5

E katakata haere ana ngā tamariki ki te kura

Answer 5

the children are laughing as they go to school

Question 6

Kei te tautohe haere ko tō teina raua ko pāpā i
te kaupapa
.

Answer 6

your sister and father are still debating the subject

Question 7

He rite tonu te haere a Merania ki tāwāhi.

Answer 7

Merania is always going overseas.

Question 8

I rite tonu te hiakai o Georgia

Answer 8

Georgia was always hungry.

Question 9

He rite tonu te rere atu o ngā manu.

Answer 9

the birds are always flying away

Question 10

I rite tonu tā rāua amuamu.

Answer 10

they were always complaining

Question 11

He rite tonu te tīma o Pāora i wikitōria ai.

Answer 11

Paora’s team always wins the games.

Question 12

He rite tonu te kōrero teka a ngā kaitōrangapū.

Answer 12

Politicians always fabricate the truth

Question 13

Nā te rawakore i rite tonu ai te haere a te tokomaha ki te rapu mahi.

Answer 13

It was because of poverty that many people went to look for work

Question 14

He rite tonu te oranga pai o ngā rango i te whare paru.

Answer 14

Flies always have good lies in dirty houses

Question 15

He rite tonu tā mātou waiata i tētehi hīmene ā muri i te karakia.

Answer 15

We always sing a hymn after the karakia

Question 16

Kua wareware i a au āku kī.

Answer 16

I forgot my keys.

Question 17

I warewaretia ētehi tikanga mō te tangihanga.

Answer 17

Some of the funeral customs were forgotten

Question 18

Kua wareware
i a au ōku hū

Answer 18

I forgot my shoes.

Question 19

Kua warewaretia
a Neihana e tōna
māmā

Answer 19

Neihana has been forgotton by his mother.

Question 20

I wareware i a Mary ōna kākahu mahana.
.

Answer 20

Mary forgot her warm clothes.

Question 21

Kaua e wareware ki te
hoki mai ā te pō
nei.

Answer 21

Don’t forget to come home tonight.

Question 22

Haria tō wati, kei wareware i a koe te tāima.

Answer 22

Take your watch, lest you forget the time.

Question 23

I haere mai te tākuta inanahi, kia kore ai te tūroro e mamae.

Answer 23

The doctor came yesterday, so that the patient would not be in pain.

Question 24

Kua warewaretia āku pukapuka e Aroha

Answer 24

My books have been forgotten by Aroha

Question 25

Huakina te matapihi kia kore ai e wera rawa

Answer 25

Open the window so it doesnt get too hot

Question 26

Kātia te matapihi kia kore ai e makariki rawa

Answer 26

Close the window so it doesn't get too cold

Question 27

Tuhia te kōrero kia kore ai koe e wareware

Answer 27

write it down so you dont forget it

Question 28

I kī mai a Eruera, “Kia tere tō haere Neihana, kia kore ai koe e mau i a matua Wiremu

Answer 28

Eruera said ' go quickly Neihana, so that uncle Wiremu doesn't catch you"

Question 29

Whakapaitia tō rūma kia kore ai tō māmā e kōhete

Answer 29

Clean your room so your mother wont growl

Question 30

Pānuitia te pukapuka rā, kia kore ai koe e kūare

Answer 30

Read that book so that it you will not be ignorant.

Question 31

Me whakaharatau tō reo Māori, kia kore ai koe e whakamā ki te kōrero

Answer 31

Practice your reo Maari so that you won’t be embarrassed to talk.

Question 32

pakikau

Answer 32

fin

Question 33

urutira

Answer 33

dorsal fin

Question 34

Nō te maki tērā tūmomo urutira.

Answer 34

That type of dorsal fin belongs to a killer whale.

Question 35

Ehara nō te maki tērā tūmomo urutira, nō te aihe kē OR Ehara i a te maki tērā tūmomo urutira, nō te aihe kē.

Answer 35

That type of dorsal fin doesn’t belong to the killer whale, it belongs to the dolphin instead.

Question 35

Ehara nā Georgia tēnei whakaahua o te tohorā, nā Merania kē.

Answer 35

This photo of the whale doesn’t belong to George, it belongs to Merania instead.

Question 36

Nā Georgia tēnei whakaahua o te tohorā.

Answer 36

This photo of the whale belongs to Georgia.

Question 37

Ehara mōna te tarakihana rā, mō Ani kē.

Answer 37

That tractor is not for him, it is for Ani instead.

Question 38

Ehara i a Michael ngā kararehe o te pāmu, nā Wiremu kē.

Answer 38

The animals on the farm dont belong to Michael, they belong to Wiremu.

Question 39

Ehara mā Kiwa tēnei keke, mā Neihana kē.

Answer 39

this cake isnt for Kiwa, its for Neihana instead

Question 40

Ehara i te aihe ngā pātitotito rā, nō te tohorā kē.

Answer 40

thats not barnacles from the dophin, its from the whale

Question 41

Ehara mā Tarati ōna waewae e mirimiri, mā Te Hererīpene kē.

Answer 41

It isnt Tarati who will massage his legs, its Hererīpene instead

Question 42

Pēnā ka taea e Georgia ēnei mahi te whakaoti ka haere ia ki te konohete.

Answer 42

If Georgia can finish this work, she'll go to the concert

Question 43

Pēnā ka mātakitaki koe i te Whakaata Māori ka piki ake tō ake mōhio, tō ake mārama hoki i te reo Māori.

Answer 43

if

Question 44

Pēnei ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho ki te tākaro ka piki haere tō rātou oranga.

Answer 44

If kids go outside to play, their health and wellbeing will increase

Question 44

Pēnā ka whakaako tonu ngā kuia i ngā tamariki o te Kōhanga Reo kāore tō tātou reo e memeha

Answer 44

If the kuia keep teaching the kids of the kohanga reo, their language skills wont be lacklustre

Question 45

ka maomao te ua, ka whiti mai anō hoki te rā, ka kitea te kōpere i te rangi i ētahi wā

Answer 45

when the rain clears, and the sun shines, sometimes a rainbow is seen in the sky

Question 46

Koinā anō hoki tāku.

Answer 46

I agree

Question 47

I tāhaetia te keke e te tamaiti hei tina māna.

Answer 47

The cake was stolen by the child for his lunch.

Question 48

He mea tāhae te keke e te tamaiti hei tina māna.

Answer 48

The cake was stolen by the child for his lunch.

Question 49

Nā tēnei rongo i whakakoakoa ngā tāngata e noho ana i Porirua

Answer 49

This news cheered up the people living in Porirua.