On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kei te kai ngā pakeke i ngā kina me ngā pāua. Kei te pūhaehae mātou.
The elderly are eating kina and pāua. We are jealous.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E ako ana au ki te raranga harakeke.
I am learning to weave flax.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I pakeke ake ia i Te Waipounamu.
He grew up in the South Island.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I whakaakona māua ki te raranga harakeke e tō māua kaiako.
We (2 exclusive) were taught to weave flax by our teacher.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I hoatu a Mere i te keke ki tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te tunu a Hana i te keke mō te hui.
Hana was baking the cake for the meeting.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tipu te rito o te harakeke i tēnei marama.
The new shoots of flax will sprout this month.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka whakaako au i a koe ki te raranga harakeke.
I will teach you to weave flax.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me tuhi koe i ō hiahia mō te keke.
You should write down what you want for the cake.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Pēnei au he keke panana, engari he kāroti tonu.
I thought it was a banana cake, but it turns out it was carrot.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

He rite tonu ia ki tōna whaea kēkē.
She is just like her aunty.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Tēnā tīkina he keke mā tātou.
Please fetch us some cake.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Taihoa e kai panakeke kia pania ki te miere maple i te tuatahi.
Don't eat pancakes, spread it with maple syrup first.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Ka tino rata ia ki te keke ka tunua ki te kāinga.
They really like the cake that is baked at home.
To like - rata

Ehara mā te whānau tēnei keke.
This cake is not for the family.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nā Kauri ngā keke nā i tunu.
Kauri cooked those cakes (near you).
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna i tunu te keke.
It was him/her who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai koe i whakapakeke?
Who was the one who raised you?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te keke i tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu te keke i tunu.
You were the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna te keke i tunu.
She was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Koa te keke i tunu.
Koa was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te keke tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

He panakeke pea māku, kia rua.
Perhaps I'll have two pancakes.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā te whānau tēnei keke.
This cake is for the family.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He kawhe, he hanawiti, he keke hoki māku.
I want a coffee, a sandwich and cake.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu e tubnu tētahi keke ma t`1a t`1atou hui.
You will cook a cake for our meeting.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Nā wai te keke i tunu?
Who baked the cake?
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kāore e roa ka maoa te keke.
It wont be long and the cake will be cooked.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

E tunu keke ana a Māmā me te whakapai whare anō.
Mum cooked a cake whilst cleaning the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka tunua te keke.
The cake will be cooked.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I whiria te tū harakeke e te kuia.
The flax belt was braided by the old woman.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua inumia ā tātou waireka e ngā pakeke.
Our soft drinks have been drunk by the adults.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka manaakitia te harakeke e au.
The flax will be looked after by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I kainga te keke e Mere.
The cake was eaten by Mere.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka taea e koe te tunu keke?
Can you bake cakes?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Āe, he keke pea hei whakanui i te taenga mai o Mia.
Yes, perhaps a cake to celebrate the arrival of Mia.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka tunu keke ia hei whakanui i tōku rā huritau.
She will bake a cake in order to celebrate my birthday.
For the purpose of - hei

I pakeke ake au i Te Waipounamu, engari ko Taranaki kē tōku ake kāinga.
I grew up in the South Island but Taranaki is my real home.
Conjunctions - but - engari

He mea hoko kē pea te keke nei. Tērā tonu pea. Ehara ia i te tangata tunu keke, ki taku mōhio.
I think this cake might have been bought. Probably. As far as I know he's not a cake-maker.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Kia pakeke au, ka hoko whare nui au, mōku.
When I grow up, I'll buy a big house for myself.
When - Kia

Kei te aha a Rangi ki te keke tiakarete?
What is Rangi doing with the chocolate cake?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore ngā pakeke i te kai i te kānga pirau.
The elderly are not eating the rotten corn.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Tīmata ana ki te raranga i tana kete harakeke.
She is starting to make a flax kit.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Ko ia te tamaiti kēkē a Amaru and Rina,
She is the niece of Amaru and Rina.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Moana tōna matuakēkē.
Moana is his aunty.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Aria tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Aria is my aunty, she is my father's sister.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He ātaahua te ingoa o tō whaea. E hia tana pakeke?
Your mum's name is beautiful. How old is she?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

I pakeke tō whaea i hea?
Where did your mum grow up?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o tō whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

E hia te pakeke o tō tuakana?
How old is your older brother?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko ia te tuakana o taku pāpā, arā taku matua kēkē.
He's my dad's older brother, that is my uncle.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

He aha tō hiahia? He pāreti māu, he panakeke rānei e moko?
What do you want? Porridge or pancakes, grandchild?
What? - He aha?

Ko tō whaea kēkē tēnā?
Is that your aunty?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kāore a Hana i te tunu i te keke mō te hui.
Hana was not baking the cake for the meeting.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Kei te kōtiro te tino pakeke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.
Future locatives - kei te

Tō pai hoki ki te tunu keke!
How good you are at baking cakes!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te reka hoki o te keke!
The cake was delicious!
How... - Te... hoki...

Ehara i a ia te keke i tunu.
He/She didn’t bake the cake.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i tō māua pāpā tēnei keke i tunu.
Our father didn't cook this cake.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Nōnahea koe i tunu ai i tēnei keke?
When did you cook the cake?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Kei te kai ngā pakeke i te kānga pirau.
The elderly are eating the rotten corn.

Pakeke rawa ati au, kua tu kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.

Tino reka ngā panakeke nei e whae.
These pancakes are really delicious.

I pakeke ake koe i hea?
Where did you grow up?

He ngohengohe te harakeke.
The flax is soft.

E toru tekau tau tōna pakeke.
She is thirty years old.

He koretake a Tīwana ki te tunu keke.
Tīwana is useless at baking cakes.

Whitu tekau mā waru tōna pakeke.
She is seventy-eight years old.

Tekau mā iwa taku pakeke.
My age is nineteen.

I pakeke koe i hea?
Where did you grow up?

E hia tana pakeke?
How old is he?

I pakeke tō hoa i hea?
Where did your friend grow up?

E rima tekau mā whā tōna pakeke.
She is fifty-four years old.

I pakeke tō pāpā i hea?
Where did your dad grow up?

I pakeke ō kaumātua i hea?
Where did your grandparents grow up?

E whā tau tōna pakeke ake i a Rāhera, tōna hoa rangatira.
He is four years older than Rāhera, his significant other.

He pakeke ia.
He's an adult.

E rua tekau mā iwa tōna pakeke.
He is twenty-nine years old.

Tekau mā toru tau te pakeke o Tīwana.
Tīwana is thirteen years old.

Tekau mā rua tau te pakeke o Riripeti.
Riripeti is twelve years old.

I pakeke ake tō tāne i hea?
Where did your hubby grow up?

Tekau mā waru te pakeke o tana tungāne.
Her brother is 18.

kawhe me te keke.
coffee and cake.

E ono tekau tau tōna pakeke, ka ū ia ki ngā tikanga Māori i a ia i te māra.
She is 60 years old. She is resolute in Māori customs in the garden.

E hia tō pakeke?
How old are you?

E whitu marama tōna pakeke.
Seven months is her age.

Kua rima tau tōna pakeke.
She has reached five years.

I hoatu a Mere i te keke mā tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.

Engari ko te painga, he mōhio ia ki te tiaki i te pakeke, i tōna kuia.
But on the good side, he's very good at looking after his elders.

E hia tōna pakeke?
How old is she?

E toru tau te pakeke o Hūhana.
Hūhana is three.

He keke māu?
Would you like cake?

He tino reka tēnei keke.
This cake is yum.

Ka pēwhea he panakeke?
Would you like a pancake?

He keke te kai pai ki tōku hoa.
Cake is what my friend likes.