Wiki 12 Flashcards
whakamarumaru.
shade
Ehara au i tō pononga!
I am not your servant.
Ko wai ērā tauhou?
Who are those people (strangers)?
Me he ika au - I’m like a fish.
I’m like a fish.
He rite au ki te ika
I’m like a fish
Me he toka ia i te papa whutupōro
He’s like a rock on the rugby field.
he nanakia
a trickster
Me ko Māui – he nanakia
He was/is like Māui – a trickster.
Me he kihikihi kei te waru.’
Like cicadas in the height of summer
I neke mai rāua ki konei, whakatū pakiki ai.
They moved here and set up a business.
Kaua e haere mai ki konei, amuamu ai.
Don’t come over here and complain
Waihi atu a Tama ki reira, whakaaroaro ai i te hē o tana mahi.
Leave him there to ponder what he’s done wrong.
Kei te haere mai ia ki konei, kōrero ai i tana mahi.
He’s coming over here to chat about his work.
tangimeme
cry / fret
Kei tūpono
Just in case
Haere ki te tirotiro i te tou o te waka, kei tūpono kei reira
Go and have a look in the boot of the car, in case it’s there.
Kei te tuhia tō nama waea, kei tūpono ka wareware ia a au.
I’m writing your phone number down, in case I forget it.
Haere ki te tirotiro ki tō moemanga, kei tūpono kei reira.
Go and have a look in your bedroom in case it’s there.