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i - object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word. Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week Direct object marker: Ka ia i te āporo. Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.

kai - eat (v); food (n)

Ko wai i kai i ngā āporo?
Who ate the apples?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He aha rātou i kai ai i ērā āporo?
Why did they eat those apples?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ehara māu te kai nei.
This food isn't for you.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara i a mātou te kai i tunu.
We did not cook the food.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te kai rāua.
They're eating.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te kai parakuihi te whānau.
The family is having breakfast.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te kai ahau i te āporo.
I am eating an apple.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te kai a Hōne i te āporo.
Hōne is eating the apple.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te kai rāua i ngā kūmara.
They are eating the kūmara.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

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

Kei te kai ahau.
I'm eating.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha hoko kai ai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E kai ana te kurī i te kai.
The dog is eating the food.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kai ana te pēpi i ngā rīwai.
The baby is eating the potatoes.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kai ana ngā tamariki i ngā āporo.
The children are eating the apples.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kai ana ngā tamariki i te hapa.
The children are eating dinner.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tērā tau i hūnuku tōku whānau ki ngā roto o Kai Iwi.
Last year, my family moved to the lakes of Kai Iwi.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kai au i taku parakuihi.
I ate breakfast.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kai au tahi me...
I ate with...
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kai ngā tamariki i te parāoa.
The children ate the bread.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kai koe i te aha i nāpo?
What did you eat last night?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki to awa ki to hīkoi, i toro auto ki tōku hoa, ā, i kai tahi hoki me tōku whānau.
I went to the river to go walking, I visited my friend and I are together with my family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I mahi au i te māra, ā, āe, i pānui pukapuka, ā, i tunu hoki au i te kai te whānau.
I worked in the garden, yeah, I read books and I cooked for the family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I whakatō i ētehi kai māori pērā i te kūmara me te kōkihi.
We planted native food like kūmara and native spinach.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I mahi kai mātou i mua i te hui.
We prepared food before the meeting.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te kai te kōtiro.
The girl was eating.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te kai te kōtero i te āporo.
The girl was eating the apple.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tunu a Mere i te kai te whānau ā te .
Mere will cook dinner for the family tonight.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kai tahi tātou i te hākari.
We will eat the feast together.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kai tahi tātou i te hākari.
We will eat the feast together.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua oti i taku pāpā te kai te tunu.
My father has finished cooking.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tika katoa kai me ngā mīti atu.
All the food, including the meat, should be ready now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kai koe i parakuihi?
Have you had your breakfast?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua pau katoa te kai i a koutou!
You have eaten up all the food!
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kai au.
I have eaten.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kai pāua koe?
Have you eaten pāua?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kai kamokamo koe?
Have you tried kamokamo?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kāore anō au kia kai, ernmgari kei te matekei au.
I have not yet eaten, but I am starving.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kai au i te pūhā.
I have eaten pūhā.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me kai ia.
She should eat.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kai waiū ngā pēpi ka tika.
It's right that babies have breast milk.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kai koe.
You should eat.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kai i te rūma kai, kaua e kai i rūma moe.
You should eat in the dining room not in your bedroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mutu kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kai hoki koe i ngā waewae kōura.
You should also eat the cray legs.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Sentences with i - i

Āe, kua kai au i te tītī.
Yes I have eaten mutton bird.
Sentences with i - i

I a ia e kai ana, ka kite ia i tōna hoa.
While he was eating, he saw his friend.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei te kāuta a Honi e tunu kai ana.
Honi is in the cook house cooking dinner.
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Kei roto rātou e mahi kai ana.
They are inside preparing food.
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Tunu kai ai ahai i a , i a .
I always cook food every night.
Habitual action - ai

Tēnā tīkina atu he kai kōrua.
Please, fetch some food for you two.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Ka pai tēnā, māku hoki ētahi kai e hoko te haerenga?
That's good, will I buy some food for the trip?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Taihoa tātou e īnoi kia horahia ngā kai katoa.
Hold off on karakia until all of the food is laid out.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

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

Taihoa koutou e kai me whāngai te manuhiri i te tuatahi.
Don't eat yet, feed the visitors first.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Āhea ngā kau kai ai?
When will the cows eat?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

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

Kāore au e rata ki te kai a te ngeru, he haunga.
I don't like cat food, it stinks.
To like - rata

mātou i kai ngā kai katoa.
It was us (excluding you) who ate all the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

wai kai i tunu inapō
Who was the one who cooked your food last night?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

wai te kai i tunu?
Who cooked for food?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

wai kai i whakarite i tēnei ?
Who was the one who prepared food today?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

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

Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
My friend was the one who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ehara i tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
It wasn't my friend who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

tana rōpā i whakanoi he kai māna.
His slave hung some food up for him.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Hera ngā kai i tunu.
It was Hera who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

mātou te kai i tunu.
We cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku ētahi kai i hoko, reira kua pai tātou.
I already bought some food, so we are alright.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

Māku ngā kai e hoko.
I will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Moana e hoko kai ki Peke te Pēke, koinā tōna tino.
Moana will buy food at Pak n Save, that's her favourite.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu te kai e hari atu ki a rātou.
You can take the food to them.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māna ngā kai e hoko.
She will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku ngā kai e hoko.
I will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māna ngā kai e hoko.
She will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Pita te kai e tunu.
Pita will cook the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mere ngā kai e kawe.
Mere will bring the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku e mahi ngā kai.
I'll get the kai ready.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu te whānau.
Leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

E apu kai ana ānō nei kāore e ara te āpōpō.
He was stuffing food into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kaua e kai i te tohorā!
Don't eat whale!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e kai pia ngaungau ki te kura.
Don't chew gum at school.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kua tata te kai te reri.
The food is nearly ready.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Kei te tunua te kai ki te ahi.
The food is being cooked by fire.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I utaina e au ngā kai ki roto i te torore.
The food was loaded into the trolley by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I hoko kai au.
I bought food.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kia hoki mai rātou i te tāone, ka kai ai tātou.
When they get back from town, then we'll eat.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

I taea e Ataahua te kai te tunu.
Ataahua was able to cook food.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe te kai te tunu?
Are you able to cook dinner?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea koe te kai i ngā āporo?
Are you able to eat the apples?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

He aha te tino kai hei kai ngā tamariki?
What is best food for the children to eat?
For the purpose of - hei

Hei kai te mīti , kāore hei mōunu.
That meat is for food, not for bait.
For the purpose of - hei

Haere atu ki te wharekai kai ai.
Go to the wharekai to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I haere au ki te toa hoko kai ai.
I am going to the ship in order to buy food.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I haere au ki ngā toa hoko kai ai.
I went to the shops to buy food.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
...and also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Kāore anō te kai kia reri.
The food is not ready yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō au ki kia kai i te kānga wai.
I haven't tried rotten corn yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāo, kāore anō au kia kai i te tītī.
No, I haven't yet eaten mutton bird.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō au kia kai i te pūhā.
I have not yet eaten pūhā.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

I a au e hapū ana, i manako au ki ētahi kai tino rerekē nei.
When I was pregnant, I had some weird cravings.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

Kāore e āhei te inu pia, te kai paipa rānei, i konei.
Drinking or smoking is not allowed here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

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 au i te kai i ngā ata.
I don't eat in the mornings.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Hōne i te kai i te āporo.
Hōne is not eating the apple.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te pīrangi ki tētehi kai pērā i tēnei ata.
I do not want any food like that this morning.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te kai i te miraka tepe.
I don't eat yoghurt.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore ia i te kai mīti.
He doesn't eat meat.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he kai māku.
I don't know what to eat.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te rāmere i kai ai au me Kauri.
On Friday I ate with Kauri.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te i kai hapa au, ā, i mahi au.
At night I had dinner and worked.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore ngā tamariki i kai i te parāoa.
The children did not eat the bread.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore ngā kai i pau i a mātou.
The food was not consumed by us.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka patua taua kai 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

Kāore a Mere e tunu i te kai te whānau ā te .
Mere will not cook dinner for the family tonight.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore te kurī e kai ana i te kai.
The dog is not eating the food.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

He kai Māori te kai pai ki a Pāora.
Māori food is what Pāora likes.

Otirā ko ngā kai a te manuwhiri , he mea kai whakangaio.
But the visitors just pretended to eat their food.
Conjunctions - however - otirā

He aha ngā kai a te iwi o Inia?
What do Indian people eat?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He kai ā kōrua?
Do you two have any food?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He kai ā kōrua.
You two have food.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He kai ngā tuna.
The eels have food.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He aha tāu hei kai paramanawa?
What have you got for morning tea?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha te kai pai ki a koe?
What is your favorite food?
What? - He aha?

He aha te kai kāore e pai ki a koe?
What food do you dislike?
What? - He aha?

I kai parakuihi koe i tēnei ata?
Did you eat breakfast this morning.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kāore ahau i te kai i te āporo.
I am not eating an apple.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Ka kai tātou ā te whitu karaka.
We'll eat at seven o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei waho ngā kai i te pāmu.
The food will be outside the farm.
Future locative - hei

He kai tino reka aua kai.
That food is sweet as.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua e waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu te whānau.
Don't leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore ngā kai hei waho i te pāmu.
The food will not be outside the farm.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara māku ngā kai e hoko.
I won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māu ngā kai e hoko.
You won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māna ngā kai e hoko.
She won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māku ngā kai e hoko.
I won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māu ngā kai e hoko.
You won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māna ngā kai e hoko.
She won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara Pita te kai e tunu.
Pita won’t cook the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara Mere ngā kai e kawe.
Mere won’t bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Mēnā ka haramai koe, ka tunu kai au tāua.
If you come over, I will cook food for us.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ko ngā mahi pai ki a ia, ko te mahi māra, me te ruku kai moana hoki.
She likes gardening and diving.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki a ia ngā kai moana.
He likes seafood.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He rimurimu te kai pai ki a koe?
Is seaweed the food that you like?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kāo, kāore te rimurimu i te kai pai ki a au.
No, seaweed is not the food that I like.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Tēnā, he aha te kai pai ki a koe?
Okay then, what food do you like?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.
He likes fish and chips.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kāore i taea e Ari te kai te tunu.
Ari is unable to cook food.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore koe e taea te kai i ngā āporo?
Are you unable to eat the apples?
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ehara i a mātou ngā kai katoa i kai.
We didn’t eat all the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a au te kai i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i ahau te kai i tunu.
It was not me who cooked the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a koe te kai i tunu.
You were not the one who cooked the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a ia te kai i tunu.
She was not the one who cooked the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a koe te kai i tunu inapō.
You didn't cook our food last night.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kua pau ngā kai i a mātou.
The food was consumed by us.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua hora ngā kai i a Tame.
The food has been spread out by Tame.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua pau te kai i te whanau.
The food has been consumed by the family.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua wera te kai i a ia.
The food was burnt him him.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I a rātou e waiata ana i rātou waiata ka whakarite kai ngā ringawera rātou.
While they were singing their song, the cooks prepared food for them.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Ka kai, ka tiko, kātahi ka rere.
He ate, shat and left.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Ka hoki mai ia, ka kai tātou.
When he gets back, we will eat.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

te aha koe i kai ai i te āporo?
For what reason did you eat the apple?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

te aha koe i kore ai e kai i te āporo?
Why didn’t you eat the apple?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Kei kai koe!
Don't eat!
Kei... - Don't...

Kei te kai, kei te inu rānei koe?
Are you eating or drinking?
Or... - ...rānei

Kei te kai rānei koe?
Are you going to eat or not?
Or... - ...rānei

Ka tae mai ana rātou, ka kai tātou.
When they arrive, we will eat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka kai tātou, ka tae mai ana rātou.
We will all eat when they arrive.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka pau ana āu hua whenua, ka kai koe i purini.
When all your vegetables have been eaten, you will be able to eat your pudding.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

He hiahia Hāmi ki te kai i te fish 'n chips.
Because Hāmi wants to eat fish and chips.
Because - he... nō

He aha tātou e kore ai e kai i puaa āpōpō?
Why won't we be eating pork tomorrow?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...

Ehara ngā kai moana i te pai ki a ia.
He does not like seafood.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ko wai kāore i kai i ngā āporo?
Who didn’t eat the apples?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

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

Kua kai parakuihi koe?
Have you had breakfast?

Ka kai tātou ā te poupoutanga o te .
We'll eat at midday.

Ehara māu te kai nei, ngā kaumātua .
This food is not for you, it is for the elders.

kai ahau.
I didn't eat/I am not eating.

Tino reka te kai a te ringawera!
The chef's meal was delicious!

Kua hoatu he kai ki te manuhiri.
Some food has been given to the visitor.

Kua kai pūhā koe?
Have you tried pūhā?

Kua kai au.
I have eaten.

Kei te kai ngā tamariki i ngā rare.
The children are eating the lollies.

Kua kai rēwana koe?
Have you eaten rēwana?

Niko te kai e tunu?
Will Niko cook the food?

Kia haere tāua ki Kai Reka, kei reira taku hoa, a Manu, e mahi ana.
Let's go to Kai Reka, my friend, Manu, works there.

Kua kai koe?
Have you eaten?

Kua kai hāngi koe?
Have you tried hāngi?

Kua kai tītī koe?
Have you ever tried mutton bird?

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana.
He is very knowledgeable when it comes to getting food from the sea.

Kua kai kōura koe?
Have you eaten crayfish?

Kei te tunua te kai i te ahi.
The food is being cooked on the fire.

Kua kai hikareti ia?
Have she ever smoked?

Kua kai ahau i te toroī? E kore rawa!
Have I eaten toroī! Never!

Ā, he kai parakuihi pea, he hēki, he pēkana, he tōtiti, he tōhi hoki.
Um, maybe breakfast food, eggs, bacon, sausages, toast.

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha hoko ai i te kai ōku mātua.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food for my parents.

Ka mate koe i te kai hikareti.
You will become dead/sick by smoking.

He kai reka.
Some delicious food.

Me kai i te tuatahi.
You must eat first.

Ehara i a māua te kai i tunu. rāua irāmutu i tunu.
It wasn't us two who cooked the food. It was their nephew.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana, arā ki te ruku mātaitai me te ika.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering seafood, that is diving for shellfish and fishing.

Kei te kai heihei tātou?
Are we having chicken?

Kāore ahau e pai ana ki te kai hikareti.
I do not like smoking cigarettes.

I kai hapa au.
I ate dinner.

Ka kai a Pita i te kōura.
Pita ate the crayfish.

Āwhea a Riripeti hoko kai ai?
When will Riripeti buy food?

He kai pai te kūmara.
Kumara is good food

Ki a au, he reka atu te kai moana i te kai mīti.
I reckon, seafood is better than meat.

Ko Kai Tahu te iwi.
Kai Tahu is the tribe.

Kāore e taea e au te kai te tunu.
I can't cook the food.

Hei kai tātou āpopo.
For us to eat tomorrow.

Kei te kai heihei tātou?
Are we (3+ inclusive) having chicken?

Kore tonu ia e kai hikareti i ngā .
He never smoked in the evenings.

Anā kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki whaea ā tōna .
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.

Āhea koe kai ai?
When will you eat?

Kei te kai a Koa i ngā kūmara.
Koa is eating the kūmera.

Kei te kai rāua i ngā kūmera.
They (2) are eating the kūmera.

He tōtara wāhi rua, he kai te ahi.
A tōtara split in two is food for the fire.

Kua kai kina koe?
Have you eaten kina?

He tītī tētahi kai tino reka ki te korokoro Māori.
Mutton-bird is a very pleasant food to the Māori palate.

Kua kai kōrua ?
Have you two eaten?

Ka whāia te wahie takurua, ka mahia te kai tau.
Firewood for the winter is gathered, food for the year is prepared.

Āe, māu tonu, kia titiro au ki te rārangi o ngā kai hei hoko.
Yep, you drive, and I'll study the shopping list.

Kua kai koe i te pāua?
Have you eaten pāua?

Kei te haere ia ki te marae ki te tunu i ngā kai te hui.
He is going to the marae to cook food for the meeting.

Kei te rere te rūrū ki te rākau ki te kai i ngā ngārara.
The rūrū is flying to the tree to eat the insects.

Kua kai koe i te tītī?
Have you eaten mutton bird?

Kia ora māmā te kai pai nei.
Thanks mum for this good food.

Kua kai rāua tamāhine i āna rīwai.
Their daughter has eaten her potatoes.

Kei te kai te kurī i te mīti kau. Kei te koa ia.
The dog is eating beef. He is happy.

Kua kai kānga wai ia.
He's tried fermented corn.

Kei te kai rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are eating here.

Te kai a ā rāua kurī.
Their dogs' food.

Kei te pīrangi kai te kōtiro nei.
The girl wants to eat.

He kai anō māu?
Do you want more?

Kāore e taea te taraiwa tika me te kai hamupaka anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time eating a hamburger.

Kei te kai te pēpi.
The baby is eating.

Kāore koe i kai i parakuihi?
Didn't you have your breakfast?

"Katoa mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."

I runga ngā momo kai katoa i te tēpu.
All kinds of food were on the table.

Kua kai kānga wai koe?
Have you tried 'rottten corn'?

He pēkana te kai pai ki a au.
Bacon is what I like.

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

E kore rawa a Tia e kai i te kūtai.
Tia will never eat mussels.

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