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waea - wire; phone


waea pūkoro - cellphone

waea whakaahua - fax

waeahia - rung (pass of waea)

E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua kitea e koe? Ko te aha? Ko tāku waea pūkoro?
Have you seen it? What? My cell phone?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kitea e koe? Ko te aha? Ko tāku waea pūkoro?
Have you seen it? What? My cell phone?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Ia Rāapa ia Rāapa waea ai tāku tamāhine ki a au.
Every Wednesday my daughter always phones me.
Habitual action - ai

Ka pai anō tō hoko waea pūkoro hou māku, e Mā?
Could you buy me a new cellphone, Mum…?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Kei roto tō waea pūkoro i te kīhini.
You mobile phone is in the kicthen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kua tata hemo taku waea.
My phone's almost dead.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

E kōrero ana a Māmā ki te waea me te whātuitui kākahu anō.
Māmā is talking on the phone whilst folding the clothes.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kua kimihia tāna waea pūkoro i ngā wāhi katoa.
His cell phone has been searched for everywhere.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ākuanei tō waea i a au. Taihoa ka porowhiua e au.
Your phone is gonna get it in a minute. I'm gonna throw it away.
You’d better watch it! - Ākuanei!

Kei tērā tamaiti tō waea pūkoro.
That child has your cell phone.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Nāku tērā waea pūkoro.
Ehara i a au tērā waea pūkoro.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku tērā waea pūkoro.
That's my mobile phone.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Me waea mai mēnā e pīrangi ana koe kia tīkina atu.
Call me if you need a ride.
Conjunctions - if - mēnā

Kāore ā Hine waea.
Hine doesn’t have any phones.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He waea tā Hine.
Hine has a phone.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Hei konā tō waea.
Your phone will be there (by you).
Future locative - hei

Kāore tō waea hei konā.
Your phone will not be there (by you).
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Waea mai mēnā ka taea.
Give me a call if you can.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Kātahi anō tō hoa ka waea mai.
Your friend just called. (or: your friend finally called; or: your friend called for the first time)
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kia mutu taku hui, ka waea atu ia ki a koe.
When I finish my meeting, I will call you.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Me waea atu ki a ia kia mōhio ai he aha to aha.
You should call him to know what's happening.
In order to... - kia... ai...

Ka mahue tō waea mai.
You forgot to phone to me.
You forgot to... - Ka mahue tō...

Ka waea mai ia i te weherua pō.
She rung me at midnight.

tāku waea pūkoro
my cellphone

Ki te kore a Mere e tae mai āpōpō, ka waea atu ki a Henare.
If Mere doesn't arrive tomorrow I will ring Henare.

Kei taku hoa tō nama waea.
My friend has your phone number.

He waea hou tāu.
You have a new phone.

Kei hea taku waea?
Where's my phone?

Ko tēnei he mea nō roto i te waea.
This is something from the inside of your phone.

Kei a wai te waea?
Whose got the phone?

Kei hea taku waea pūkoro?
Where's my cell phone?

Nā wai te waea pūkoro nei?
Who does this phone belong to?

I waea a wai ki a koe?
Who rang you?

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