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aha - what
Te tokorima a Māui - “The five of Māui” – a reference to one’s fingers. If an apology is made for the lack of cutlery, one might say “Hei . He tokorima a Māui” It does not matter. Leave it to the five of Māui.
Ko ngā aha ngā reta ra?
What are those letters?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko te aha te wā?
What's the time?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i haere ai ki te taone?
Why did you go to town?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha a Aroha i kōrero pēnā ai?
Why did Aroha say it like that?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha ngā tamariki i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
Why did the kids return home?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere?
Why didn't you go?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha a Ari i kore ai e tū ki te whakatau i ngā manuhiri?
Why didn't Ari get up to greet the guests?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha ai?
Why?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Ko te aha tēnei?
What is this thing?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Ko te aha tō tino kiriata?
What is your favourite movie?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i tōmuri ai?
Why are you late?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i tae tōmuri ai i tēnei rā?
Why did you arrive late today?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha ia i kata ai?
Why did she laugh?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
Why are your clothes dirty?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha taku motokā i pakaru ai?
Why did my car break down?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha a Mere i hoki mai ai?
Why did Mere come back?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i haere ai?
Why did you go?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha rāua i mārena ai?
Why did those two get married?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha a Hera i haere ai ki Hawai'i?
Why did Hera go to Hawai'ī?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Ko te aha tēnei rā?
What day is it?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Ko te aha kei te tukituki ki te wini?
What is banging against the window?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i haere ai ki te pāpara kāutu?
Why did you go to the pub?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha rātou i kai ai i ērā āporo?
Why did they eat those apples?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Ko te aha te ingoa o te kamupene?
What is the name of the business?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe e pēnā ai?
Why are you like that?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha rātou i peka ai ki taua marae?
Why did they visit that marae?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
I kai koe i te aha i nāpo?
What did you eat last night?
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I aha koe?
What did you do?
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I aha koe i tēnei ata?
What did you do this morning?
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I aha koe inapō?
What did you do last night?
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I aha koe i te mutunga wiki?
What did you do in the weekend?
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka aha koe ki te tamaiti hīanga?
What will you do with the mischievous child?
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Me aha ai?
What should he do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha rātou?
What should they do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha a Liam rāua ko Kaia?
What should Liam and Kaia do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha tātou?
What should we do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha au?
What must I do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha ahau ki ngā toenga kai?
What should I do with the leftovers?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha a Kōuraraka ki te pāreti?
What should Goldilocks do with the porridge?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
I aha koe i te mutunga wiki.
What did you do in the weekend?
Sentences with i - i
He aha tāna e mahi ana?
What is it that s/he is working on?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha ngā mahi kua oti i a koe i ēnei wiki e rua?
What have you completed this fortnight?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha ngā mahi ka oti i a koe ā ngā wiki e rua?
What will you do next fortnight?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha tō mahi?
What is your job?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
Kāti, he aha tā kōrua mahi i tēnei rā, e moko?
So, what are you two doing today, my grandchild?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
E taku tau, he aha nei ngā mahi mā tāua kia haere atu ki tātahi?
My love, what tasks do we have to do so we can go to the beach to holiday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha tā koutou mahi inanahi nei?
What did you guys (3+) get up to yesterday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha tā kōrua mahi i Pōneke?
What did you two get up to in Wellington?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
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?
He aha tā koutou mahi i te kura i tēnei rā?
What did you guys get up to at school today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha tā koutou mahi i te marae i te Rāhoroi?
What were you guys doing at the marae on Saturday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha te mahi a Tainui i te rā nei?
What is Tainui doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha te mahi a ngā kuia i te marae?
What is the work of the elderly women at the marae?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha tō mahi ināianei?
What are you doing now?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha te mahi a te kurī inanahi nei?
What is the dog doing now?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
Inanahi nei he aha te mahi a te ngeru?
What was the cat doing yesterday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha te mahi a Pāpā i te Rātapu?
What does Dad do on Sunday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha te mahi a te pēpi i te rā nei?
What is the baby doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
He aha tā rātou mahi āpōpō?
What is their task tomorrow?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
Hei aha ngā kākahu kaukau.
Never mind the togs.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha tō hamarara.
Never mind (taking) your umbrella.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha ērā. Whakamahia ko ēnei.
Never mind those ones over there. Use these ones.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
Never mind the cuppa tea, give me a lemon drink.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha te kāngarere me te pāreti.
Never mind the cornflakes and the porridge.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha tō koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha te pata kē, tīkina te pata tūturu.
Never mind the margarine, get the real butter.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha tāna kōrero.
Never mind what he is saying.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha a Nikau, he hīanga tana mahi.
Never mind Nikau, he's up to mischief.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha tāu!
Never mind about what you say! Forget about it!
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha tēnā!
Never mind about that! Forget it!
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha mā Amaru.
Never mind about Amaru! Forget about him!
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha te huka. Hei aha te miraka.
Never mind the sugar. Never mind the milk.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Hei aha te pata.
Never mind the butter.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
He aha kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata?
What's on the right-hand side of the television?
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki?
What is a good book for the children to read?
For the purpose of - hei
He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki hei konei hei āpōpō?
What is a good book for the children to read here tomorrow?
For the purpose of - hei
He aha te tino kai hei kai mā ngā tamariki?
What is best food for the children to eat?
For the purpose of - hei
Hei aha te rīpene whakapiri? Hei whakamau atu i ngā pānui whakaahua ki te pakitara.
What's that adhesive tape for? For attaching the posters to the wall.
For the purpose of - hei
Hei aha tēnā tuaina? Hei here i aku pīni.
What's that twine for? For tying my beans up.
For the purpose of - hei
Hei aha ngā taonga hangarua rā? Hei hanga taonga toi.
What are those recycled goods for? For making artworks.
For the purpose of - hei
Hei aha te pene rā?
What is the purpose of that pen?
For the purpose of - hei
Hei aha te hui?
What is the purpose of the meeting.
For the purpose of - hei
He aha koe i hoki mai ai i te 11?
Why did you come back at 11?
Direction - ...ai
Kei te aha kōrua?
What are you two doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha rāua?
What are they doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe āpōpō?
What are you doing tomorrow?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha a Aroha?
What is Aroha doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha tērā tangata?
What is that person doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe ināianei?
What are you doing now?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe ākuanei?
What are you doing soon?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe i tēnei rā?
What are you doing today?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe ā tēnei pō?
What are you doing tonight?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe ā te Paraire?
What are you doing on Friday?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe ā tērā wiki?
What are you doing next week?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha ia?
What is she doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha a Jacob?
What is Jacob doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha a Kaia?
What is Kaia doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha a Pita?
What is Pita doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha tāua?
What are we doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha te kuia?
What is the old lady doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha te wūruhi?
What is the wolf doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha kōrua?
What are you two doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha ngā tamariki?
What are the children doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe?
What are you doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha te kaiako ki ngā tauira?
What's the teacher doing with the students?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha a Manu ki te keke tiakarete?
What is Manu doing with the chocolate cake?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha a Aria i nāianei?
What is Aria doing now?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe ā te pō o te Mane?
What are you doing on Monday night?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe ā te Rāhoroi?
What are you doing on Saturday?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha rātou?
What are they (3+) doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha te ngeru?
What is the cat doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he whakaaro māku.
I don't know what to think.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he pātai māku.
I don't know what to ask.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he waiata māku.
I don't know what to sing.
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 marae, he aha te mahi a ngā koroua?
At the marae, what is the work of the elders?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka aha koe i ngā hararei?
What do you do in the holidays?
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He aha ngā kai a te iwi o Inia?
What do Indian people eat?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
He aha ngā whainga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He aha ō rātou whakaaro e pā ana ki tēnā?
What do they think about that?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Koia kei a koe mō te āwhina i tō whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
He aha tāu hei kai paramanawa?
What have you got for morning tea?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He aha tāu?
What do you have?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He aha ō moemoeā?
What dreams did you have?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He aha taku kaupapa kōrero?
What is the theme of the conversation?
What? - He aha?
He aha tēnei?
What is this?
What? - He aha?
He aha tērā?
What is that (over there)?
What? - He aha?
He aha tēnei?
What is this?
What? - He aha?
He aha tēnā?
What is that?
What? - He aha?
He aha te kupu Māori mō time?
What's the Māori word for time?
What? - He aha?
He aha te kupu Māori mō hat?
What's the Māori word for hat.
What? - He aha?
He aha ērā?
What are those (over there)?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tikanga o te raiti whero?
What does the red light mean?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tikanga o te raiti kākāriki?
What does the green light mean?
What? - He aha?
He aha te utu o tēnei āporo?
What's the price of this apple?
What? - He aha?
He aha te rahi o tēnei pane koti?
What size is this skirt?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tae o tēnei?
What colour is this?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tae o tēnā?
What colour is that?
What? - He aha?
He aha tō pīrangi hei kai?
What do you want to eat?
What? - He aha?
He aha ēnā?
What are those (by you)?
What? - He aha?
He aha ērā?
What are those (over there)?
What? - He aha?
He aha tō hiahia?
What do you want?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tae o ōna karu?
What colour are her eyes?
What? - He aha?
He aha tāna?
What does s/he have?
What? - He aha?
He aha tā Rangi?
What does Rangi have?
What? - He aha?
He aha tāu e pīrangi ana?
What is it that you want?
What? - He aha?
He aha tā Koa e kōrero ana?
What is Koa talking about?
What? - He aha?
He aha tō tino kai?
What is your favourite food?
What? - He aha?
He aha ngā rongonga kōrero?
What are the things you've heard?
What? - He aha?
He aha ngā kōrero o te wā?
What is the talk of the day?
What? - He aha?
He aha tāu i tēnei ata?
What did you do this morning?
What? - He aha?
He aha tētehi pukapuka reo Māori kua pānui koe i tēnei wiki?
What Māori language book have you read this week?
What? - He aha?
He aha tāu tūnga i tēnei wa?
What is your role at the moment?
What? - He aha?
He aha te kaupapa o tēnei akoranga?
What's the subject of this lesson?
What? - He aha?
He aha tā Mia e pīrangi ana?
What does Mia want?
What? - He aha?
He aha kei roto i te pouaka?
What is inside the box?
What? - He aha?
He aha kei roto i te pēke?
What is inside the bag?
What? - He aha?
He aha tōu ā te wāhanga tuarua?
What do you have period two?
What? - He aha?
He aha te utu o tēnei kurī i roto i te matapihi o te toa?
What's the price of this dog in the shop window?
What? - He aha?
He aha te take mō tēnei?
What is the purpose of this?
What? - He aha?
He aha te hapa pai ki a koe?
What dinner is good to you?
What? - He aha?
He aha te whakahoki tika?
What's the correct response?
What? - He aha?
He aha te parakuihi pai ki a koe?
What breakfast do you like?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tāone pai ki a koe?
What town do you like?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tina pai ki a koe?
What lunch do you like?
What? - He aha?
He aha kei roto i ana ringaringa? He kiore?
What's that in his hands? A rat?
What? - He aha?
He aha te whakautu?
What's the answer.
What? - He aha?
He aha koe?
What are you?
What? - He aha?
He aha te wāhi pai ki a koe?
What place do you like?
What? - He aha?
He aha te mea pai ake?
What's better?
What? - He aha?
He aha kei waho i te matapihi?
What's outside the window?
What? - He aha?
He aha mō runga i ō hēki kaurori?
What would you like on your scrambled eggs?
What? - He aha?
He aha māu?
What would you like?
What? - He aha?
He aha mō runga i tō tōhi?
What do you want on your toast?
What? - He aha?
He aha mō runga, e tai?
What do you want on it friend?
What? - He aha?
He aha kei roto i te kāpata?
What's in the cupboard?
What? - He aha?
He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?
What? - He aha?
He aha te kai pai ki a koe?
What is your favorite food?
What? - He aha?
He aha ērā tikanga?
What are those customs?
What? - He aha?
He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?
What? - He aha?
He aha ngā mea papai ki a koe?
What do you like doing?
What? - He aha?
He aha ngā hākinakina pai ki a koe?
What sport do you like?
What? - He aha?
He aha kei runga i te tēpu?
What's on the table?
What? - He aha?
He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?
What? - He aha?
He aha tēnei rā?
What day is it?
What? - He aha?
He aha te kupu Māori mō lollies?
What is the Māori word for lollies?
What? - He aha?
He aha tā tātou?
What do we want?
What? - He aha?
He aha te wā?
What is the time?
What? - He aha?
He aha tō hiahia? He pāreti māu, he panakeke rānei e moko?
What do you want? Porridge or pancakes, grandchild?
What? - He aha?
He aha tēnei momo kai?
What type of food is this?
What? - He aha?
He aha te taima?
What is the time?
What? - He aha?
He aha te kai kāore e pai ki a koe?
What food do you dislike?
What? - He aha?
He aha tō mahi?
What is your job?
What? - He aha?
He aha te hē o tō tama?
What's wrong with your son?
What? - He aha?
He aha te kaimoana pai ki a koe?
What seafood do you like?
What? - He aha?
He aha te nama?
What's the number?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tae o tōu whare?
What is the colour of your house?
What? - He aha?
He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?
What? - He aha?
He aha ēnei?
What are these?
What? - He aha?
He aha te kupu Māori mō 'awesome'?
What's the Māori word for 'awesome'?
What? - He aha?
He aha tō pirangi hei kaikai?
What do you want to eat?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tikanga o tēnā?
What does that mean?
What? - He aha?
He aha tēnā haunga?
What's that smell?
What? - He aha?
He aha te hākinakina pai ki a koe?
What sport do you like?
What? - He aha?
He aha ngā mea ngahau ki a koe?
What things do you find entertaining?
What? - He aha?
Pū, e hoa, he aha tēnā?
Phew, mate, what is that?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He aha tērā?
What is that (over there)?
That (over there) - tērā
I aha koe i tērā wiki?
What did you do last week?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā
I aha koe i tērā marama?
What did you do last month?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā
I aha koe i tērā tau?
What did you do last year?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā
Hei aha tēnei?
What's this for?
What is this for? - hei aha?
Hei aha ngā toenga kai?
What the leftovers for?
What is this for? - hei aha?
Hei aha tēnei?
What's it for?
What is this for? - hei aha?
He aha i pēnei ai?
Why is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
He aha i pēnā ai?
Why is it like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
He aha i pērā ai?
Why is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha i pēnei ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha i pēnā ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha i pērā ai?
For what reason is it like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
He aha koe i titiro tītaha pēnā mai ai?
Why do you always look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
He aha ngā mea pai ki a koe?
What things do you 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...
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...
Ha aha koe i kore ai e haere?
Why didn't you go?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha a Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn't Tama play?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha a Amaru i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
Why didn't Amaru come to the hui?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha koe i kore ai e horoi i ngā rīhi?
Why didn't you wash the dishes?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn't you go to work?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha rātou i kōrero ai?
For what reason did they speak?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i kai ai i te āporo?
For what reason did you eat the apple?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ia i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
For what reason did he/she return home?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ngā tamariki i tākaro ai?
For what reason did the children play?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koutou i haere ai ki te tāone?
For what reason did you (plural) go to town?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te kaiako i whakatika ai i te mahi?
For what reason did the teacher correct the work?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i moe ai i te pō nei?
For what reason did you sleep tonight?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te tama i tangi ai?
For what reason did the boy cry?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i tōmuri ai?
For what reason are you late?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ia i kata ai?
For what reason did she laugh?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
For what reason are your clothes dirty?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn’t go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha rātou i kore ai e kōrero?
Why didn’t they speak?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā 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?
Nā te aha ia i kore ai e hoki ki te kāinga?
Why didn’t he/she return home?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ngā tamariki i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn’t the children play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koutou i kore ai e haere ki te tāone?
Why didn’t you (plural) go to town?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e moe i te pō nei?
Why didn’t you sleep tonight?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha te tama i kore ai e tangi?
Why didn’t the boy cry?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn't go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha i Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
What is the reason why Tama didn't play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
He aha koe e haere ai ki te hui?
Why will you go to the hui?
Why... now? - He aha... e... nei?
He aha koe e pēnā nei?
Why are you doing it like that?
Why... now? - He aha... e... nei?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere mai ki tōku whare?
Why didn't you come to my place?
Why didn't... - He aha... i kore... aib e
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...
He aha te heihei e kore ai e whakawhiti i te rori.
Why won't the chicken cross the road?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...
He aha koe e kore nei e moe?
Why aren't you sleeping?
Why aren't... - he aha... e kore nei e...
Ka aha koe āpōpō?
What are you doing tomorrow?
I aha koe i te ata o te Mane?
What did you do on Monday morning?
He aha ngā pitopito kōrero?
What is news?
Ka aha koe ā te pō nei?
What are you doing tonight?
Ka aha koe ā te mutunga wiki nei?
What are you doing this weekend?
I aha koe i te mutunga wiki? He pai tō āhua!
What did you do in the weekend? You look great!
Mā te aha i te mahi kai.
What's better than providing food.
Ka aha koe ā Te Aranga?
What will you do for Easter?
Kia ora e hoa, i aha koe mō Te Aranga?
Hi friend, what did you do for Easter?
Pātai atu ki ngā tāngata kei te aha rātou.
Ask the people what they are doing.
I aha ēnā tamariki?
What did those children do?
Nā te aha a Nikau i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
What is the reason why Nikau did not come to the meeting?
I aha te whānau?
What did the whānau do?
Kāore he aha ki a au.
It doesn't matter to me.
Hei aha māku!
What's it matter to me!
Nē? I aha koe?
Really? What did you do?
I aha a Tame?
What did Tame do?
Mā te aha i tēnā!
What's better than that!
Tika tāu e hoa. I aha koe i te mutunga wiki?
You are right! What did you do in the weekend?
E tama, i te aha koe?
Boy, what were you doing?
I aha koe inanahi?
What did you do yesterday?
He aha ō wawata?
What are your aspirations?
Kei te pātai ia ki a Hēmi, 'He aha tēnei?'
He is asking Hēmi, 'What is this?'.
Ha aha hoki!
No way!
Kia ora Te Manaaki, kei te aha koe e hoa?
Hi, Te Manaaki, what are you doing friend?
Mā te aha i tēnā.
More than adequate. That will do. It's OK.