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.
Whakamātauhia te kai kei tūpono ka mākihakiha.
Test the food in case it’s bland.
Āwhea tāua haere ai? – When will we go?
When will we go?
Ki whea tātou kaukau ai?
Where shall we swim?
Ki te ngutuawa
At the rivermouth
Ki whea tū ai te hui?
Where is the hui to be (being) held?
Ki whea tāua tū ai? Ki Tīrau?
Where will we stop? At Tīrau?
Ki konei tāua whakatū ai i te tēneti
Let’s pitch the tent here
tūtaki
meet / encounter
Ki whea rātou tūtaki ai? Ki te papa tākaro?
Where shall they meet? At the part?
Kia kaha e hoa, ki konei mātou tautoko atu ai i a koe
Be strong my friend, we will be here to support you.
whakarongo pīkari
listen carefully / attentively
kē
already
Ehara tēnei i te kōhuru, kua mate kē te ika!
This isn’t murder. The fish is already dead.
Kua mutu kē te hui. –
The hui has already finished
Kua hipa kē i te rima. –
It’s already past five o’clock.
E hapū kē ana ia, engari kāore ia i mōhio
She was already pregnant, but didn’t know.
Kua tunua kētia ngā tōtiti
The sausages have already been cooked / are pre-cooked.
Kua kōrero(tia) kētia te takenga mai o te riri
The source of the fighting has already been talked about/discussed.
Kua kōrerotia kē tēnā take
Kua kōrerotia kē tēnā take
The chicken or the lamb instead?
Ko te heihei, ko te hipi kē rānei?
I was already a fan of his music.
I rata kē au ki āna puoro.
kē
already or instead
Nāu i tunu tō parāoa?
Kāo, nā Kara kē.
Ehara i te mea e riri ana au i tō mahi, kei te pōuri kē
I’m not angry at what you did, I’m just disappointed (instead).
Ko koe rānei, ko au kē rānei?
Will you do it, or will I?
I whakamōhiotia koe ki te īmēra? Tama: I whakamōhio kētia au ki te waea.
Were you notified by email? Tama: No, I was notified (instead) by phone.
He hēki kōhua māu? Hine: Kāo, me parai kē ki te pata
Do you want boiled eggs? Hine: No, I want them fried in butter instead
