Results for 'kawa'
kawa - sour, yuck
kāwanatanga - government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)
kāwana - government, governor
kaiwhakawā - a judge
kakawa - sweat
kāwai - lineage
Raukawa Moana - Cook Strait
Te Moana o Raukawa - Cook Strait
whakawā - accuse; condemn; to judge; appraise
whakawaha - put load on back
whakawai - amuse; practise
whakawareware - deceive
whakawātea - make way for, clear space
whakawāwā - quarrel, wrangle
tī kawakawa - kawakawa tea
ōkawa - formal
kawakawa - pepper tree
Raukawa - Raukawa
Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the WÄnanga.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei te tari kāwanatanga au e mahi ana.
I work in the public service.
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He aha tō mahi i Te Wānanga o Raukawa?
What are you going to do at Te Wānanga o Raukawa?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
Rangi, ka pai māu te tēpu e whakawātea?
Rangi, could you clear the table?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?
Ka pai tā kōrua whakahoki mai i taku tama ina mutu te whakawai?
Would you mind dropping my son off here after practice?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?
Kāore au e rata ki tēnā kai - he kawa ki taku korokoro.
I don't like that food - I find it unpleasant.
To like - rata
Whakawāteahia he wāhi ki te kāuta.
Clear a space in the kitchen.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Wehe atu ana a Kawa me te amuamu anō.
Kawa left complaining as she went.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
I kohikohi ia i te kawakawa hei rongoā mō te māuiui o tāna tama.
He collected kawakawa as a cure for his son's illness.
For the purpose of - hei
Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti.
If the government falls, there has to be an election.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka patua taua kai rā e ia ki te manga o te kawakawa.
He struck that food with the branch of the kawakawa.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kua whakawātea tō mātou rangatira i tōna tūranga.
Our boss has returned from his position.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He kawa tērā.
That is sour.
That (over there) - tērā
Ko Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa ngā rangatira.
Moki and Tu-te-kawa were the chiefs.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Kahore ia i whakawātea mai mua o te haka.
He didn't move away from the front of the haka.
Towards - mai
Ka mutu te mahi i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
He reka, he kawa rānei?
Is it sweet or sour?
Or... - ...rānei
He reka rānei, he kawa rānei?
Is it sweet or sour?
Or... - ...rānei
Ka puāwai ana te pōhutukawa, ka mōmona ngā kina.
When the pōhutukawa blooms, the kina are fat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
He kawa rawa te inu?
Is the drink too sour?
He uri au nō Ngāti Raukawa.
I'm a descendant of Ngāti Raukawa.
He tino kawa te ārani.
The orange is very sour.
Titiro e Kawana.
Look, Governor.
Ko Ngāti Raukawa te iwi
Ngāti Raukawa is the tribe
He kawa ia.
He is sour.
Tino kawa te inu.
This drink is very bitter.
He pai ake a Whakatāne?
Is Whakatāne better?
He pai ake a Kawatiri i a Te Tai Tokerau.
Westport is better than the Northland region.
I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.
He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa
I am a student at Te WÄnanga o Rauwa
He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki Ōtaki.
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in (or at) Ōtaki.
Ko hea te tāone kawa rawa te kai?
Which town has the best food?
He kawa tēnei ārani.
This orange is sour.
I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pÅhutuwa
He whero ngā pua o te pohutukawa.
The flowers of the pohutukawa are red.
E tūmanako ana mātou kia whakaāe mai te Kawanatanga ki tā mātou pitihana.
We are hoping the Government will agree to our petition.
He kawa rawa.
Too sour, yuck.
Kāore au e pai ki te rēmana, he kawa!
I don't like lemons, they're sour.