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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 kai ia i te āporo.
Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.
ka - will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word
o - of, belonging to | Has several uses
nā - Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
ēnei - these, near me (plural of tēnei)
tāngata - people (plural of tangata)
tama - son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)
tikanga - reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
aua - those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)
aku - my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)
auē - alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)
mātua - parents, fathers (plural form of matua)
rō - in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)
Pākehā - New Zealander of European descent
koro - term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)
taniwha - monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water
kapa - group, row of people, as in: kapa haka
wāhine - women, wives (plural form of wahine)
taumaha - difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)
kaitā - big, sturdy of build
upoko - head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter
tīpuna - grandparents (plural form of tipuna)
ngākau - heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings
ngāwari - kind, pleasant of personality; easy
hine - term of address for a girl: E hine!
whiwhi - to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get
whakamahia - used (pass of whakamahi)
kiwi - native bird of Aotearoa
whea - where? (variant of hea)
hika - a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')
kui - Term of address for an elderly woman (eg 'E kui'.)
āu - your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)
tētehi - a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)
kahurangi - dark blue; woman of high status or rank
makawe - hair of the head (human, used in plural: ngā makawe)
wātea - to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction
taumata - grade, level of achievement
āku - my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)
aro - to face, turn towards, take notice of, pay attention to
whakaritea - arranged (pass of whakarite)
hai - as, for (variant of hei)
miro - thread, a type of pine tree
tipua - a person of high status
tuakana - older sibling of the same sex
whāia - chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)
tūpuna - grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)
tupu - to grow, develop; a plant, shoot
(variant of tipu)
tungāne - brother, of a female
whakamaua - be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)
porohita - circle, round (variant of porowhita)
porowhita - circle, round (variant of porohita)
ētehi - some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)
kauaka - Negative word, do not (variant of kaua; eg:
Kauaka e tangi)
tuahine - sister, of a male
tāhau - your, ā category possession, singular (variant of tāu)
rangona - to be heard (passive form of rongo)
pēwhea - how? (variant of pēhea)
ēnā - those, near you (plural of tēnā)
tāhuhu - subject of a sentence
roanga - length of time
(roa + nominal suffix -nga)
tira - group or row of people
ahatia - what happened to (pass of aha)
māhau - for you
(variant of māu)
piupiu - flax skirt (worn as part of traditional costume, eg in kapa haka)
kaputī - cup of tea
wheua - bone (usually of an animal)
hautō - drawer; chest of drawers
pōkokohua - a term of contempt - dickhead, bastard
wānanga - study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning
ētahi - some, a few (plural of tētahi)
pepeha - proclamation of origin
tangata whenua - people of the land, home crowd
haehaea - to be cut up; to be torn (pass of haehae)
hurihia - be turned; be changed (pass of huri)
horoia - washed (pass of horoi)
tangihia - be mourned (pass of tangi)
auautia - barked, howled (pass of auau)
haerea - travelled (pass of haere)
hauhaketia - harvested (pass. of hauhake)
hāwhetia - to be halved (pass. of hāwhe)
hekea - to be descended (pass. of heke)
hīa - to be fished with a line (pass. of hi)
hokia - returned (pass. of hoki)
hongia - nose was pressed (pass. of hongi)
hopukia - caught (pass. of hopu)
hororia - cleaned (pass. of horoi)
horomia - swallowed (pass. of horomi)
hunuhunutia - singed (pass. of hunuhunu)
ākina - be smashed against (pass. of āki)
ākiritia - be thrown away (pass. of ākiri)
ākona - (pass) be learned; be taught (pass. of ako)
amohia - be carried (pass. of amo)
arero - tongue; point of taiaha
ate - liver; seat of affections
e - by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation
e hoa mā - friends (when speaking to a group of people)
haeata - beam of light; dawn; laser beam
hiku - end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile
hiwi - line of descent; ridge of a hill
hokowhitu - band of warriors
hōpua - pond, puddle; pool of liquid
huhu - a larva; type of beetle
ira atua - of supernatural beings
kāhui ariki - those of the highest rank
kārewa - buoy; float; surface of water
kauika - school of fish; pod of whales
kikokiko - of flesh and blood
kōngutu - mouth of river
koru - coiled; shape of fern shoot
kūao - young of animals
maihi - bargeboards of meeting house
maimai aroha - token of affection
Māori - indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand
marae ātea - open space in front of meeting house
matenga - time or circumstance of death
Mema Pāremata - MP, Member of Parliament
mōkī - tie in a bundle; raft made of flax stalks; package
mōua - back of neck
nā konā - because of that
nā konei - because of this
niao - edge; rim; top plank of canoe
noko - stern of canoe
nōnahea? - when? (used of the past)
nōnawhea? - when? (used of the past)
nganga - stone of fruit; hail; shell; husk
ohu - group of volunteers; workers
onamata - of ancient times
paeroa - range of hills; wind which blows along the shore
paiaka - root of tree
pānuitia - read; advertised (pass of pānui)
pao - break; sing; a type of song; strike, pound
parāoa roa - weapon made of rib of whale
pikitanga - ascent of hill
pou tātū - main post of house
poutokomanawa - middle post of house
pūaha - mouth of river
pukutākaro - full of fun; playful
pupuritia - be held, be retained, kept possession of, gripped (pass of pupuri)
ranga - group of people; raise
rapaia - be sought (pass of rapa)
raparapa - the ends of the bargeboards of meeting house; to guess
rapua - be looked for, to be searched for, sought (pass of ropu)
rito - middle shoot of a plant
tā moko - art of tattooing
tahua - pile of food; sum of money
taina - junior; younger brother or cousin of a male; younger sister or cousin of a female
tāina - (plural of taina) younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female
takapū - belly; calf of leg
tāke moni whiwhi - take beginning, cause, origin, reason; subject of discussion
tāniko - ornamental border of cloak or mat
tauihu - bow of canoe
tauparapara - chant at beginning of speech
taurapa - stern-post of a canoe
tēina - younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female
tekoteko - carved figure on top of whare
tō tātou - our, all of our, belonging to everyone
tūria - be established (pass. of tū)
tuāhine - female cousins or sisters of a male
tuākana - older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female
tuarongo - back wall of house
tukia - be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)
tumuaki - crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher
tupua - demon; foreigner; object of terror; steal
tūroa - of long standing
tuta - back of the neck
tūtūā - person of low birth
unahi - scale of fish
ūnga - place of arrival
utua - be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)
waero - hair of dog's tail; tail
wahapū - entrance to harbour; eloquent; mouth of river
whakatau utu - estimate of cost, quote
whakawhitiwhitinga kōrero - exchange of ideas
whanaketanga - youth (the time of being young)
whānau pani - close family of someone who has died
whare wānanga - traditional school of higher learning; university
whatumanawa - seat of feelings, heart (as a figure of speech)
whiore - tail of an animal
kangaia - cursed (pass. of kanga)
kanikanitia - danced (pass. of kanikani)
kataina - laughed (pass. of kata)
kauhoetia - swum (pass. of kaohoe)
kautetia - counted (pass. of kaute)
kikia - kicked (pass. of kiki)
kohetetia - scolded (pass. of kohete)
kuraina - taught (pass. of kura)
mātakitia - inspected (pass. of mātaki)
rerea - flown (pass. of rere)
rongona - heard (pass. of rongo)
ruakitia - vomited (pass. of ruaki)
rumakiana - planted (pass. of rumaki)
tahuna - lit (pass. of tahu - to light)
takahia - trampled (pass. of takahi)
tākarotia - played (pass. of tākaro)
taraiwatia - driven (pass. of taraiwa)
tereinatia - to be trained (pass. of tereina)
tiaina - to be steered (pass. of tia)
ūkuia - wiped (pass. of ūkui)
umeretia - shouted (pass. of umere)
wahaina - carried on the back (pass. of waha)
waiatatia - sung (pass. of waiata)
whakahaua - commanded (pass. of whakahau)
whakahuatia - to be pronounced (pass. of whakahua)
whakakaotia - gathered (pass. of whakakao)
whakaotia - completed (pass. of whakaoti)
whakapaingia - prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)
whakapaipaingia - decorated (pass. of whakapaipai)
whakapākehātia - translated into English (pass. of whakapākehā)
whakapiatatia - polished (pass. of whakapiata)
whakareretia - prepared (pass. of whakarere)
whakarongona - listened to (pass. of whakarongo)
whanaia - kicked (pass. of whana)
whatia - broken (pass. of whati)
kaho - railings of a fence
hīkoitia - walked (pass of hīkoi)
karakiatia - prayed (pass of karakia)
āwhinatia - helped (pass of āwhina)
katohia - plucked (pass of kato)
kaukauria - bathed (pass of kaukau)
omakia - run (pass of oma)
purumatia - swept (pass of puruma)
tīmatatia - begun (pass of tīmata)
whakaarotia - [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)
atawhaitia - to be shown kindness (pass. of atawhai)
mimia - pissed (pass. of mimi)
herua - combed (pass of heru)
mukua - rubbed (pass of muku)
waeahia - rung (pass of waea)
tautohea - debated, argued (pass of tautohe)
hunga - group, people, company of people
whakaaturia - shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)
tirohia - to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)
kaitātaki - leader of a haka
katoatia - all [passive of katoa]
whakahēngia - to disagree, contradict, find fault with, condemn, object to, criticise; to cause to go astray, lead astray (pass of whakahē)
whakamatea - killed (pass. of mate)
whakapaitia - tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!
katia - shut (pass of kati); shut!
takatāpui - a member of the LGBTQ community, queer, gar
tāia - to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)
rarangatia - woven (pass of rangaranga)
rauawa - sides of a canoe
huaina - named (pass of hua)
hunaa - hidden (pass of huna)
numia - passed by (pass of numi)
rawatia - very (pas of rawa)
rārāina - smoked (pass of rÄrÄ)
karapotia - surrounded (pass of karapoti)
opaina - thrown, passed (pass of opa)
whakaarohia - thought (pass of whakaaro)
tonutia - still (pass of tonu)
mana whenua - people of the place
haeretia - went (pass of haere)
whakaakona - be instructed (pass of whakaako)
mā tēnā - each of you
Paerau - meeting place of the dead
puritia - held (pass. of puri)
reureu - lock of hair on the side of the head
Takirau - moon on the seventeenth (eighteenth or nineteenth) night of the lunar month
poutuarongo - back wall post of a meeting house
tūwhitia - turned over, rolled over (pass of tūwhiti)
akona - learned (pass. of ako)
whakaroatia - to be lengthened (pass. of whakaroa)
whakarerekētia - changed (pass. of whakarerekē)
hīhī - ray of sun
Ranginui - Atua of the sky
waihotia - leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)
whakakāngia - burned (pass. of whakakā)
kohikohia - collect! collected (pass. of kohikohi)
whakapaipaitia - decorate! decorated (pass. of whakapaipai)
tahitahia - sweep! swept (pass. of tahitahi)
whakawhitia - cross over! crossed, changed (pass. of whakawhiti)
riringihia - pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)
tāpirihia - add! added (pass. of tāpiri)
hauhakena - harvest! harvested (pass. of hauhake)
hutia - pick! break off !; picked, plucked, broken off (pass. of huti)
whakaranumia - mixed together (pass. of whakaranu)
ringihia - pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)
hihiratia - go over carefully! check! (pass. of hihira)
hiwitia - pull back, jerk! (pass. of hiwi)
huihia - covered; cover! (pass. of huihi)
huripokia - to be turned over; turn over! (pass. of huripoki)
hūkuitia - scrubbed; scrub! (pass. of hūkui)
karamatamata - head of a tree, pinnacle
karapitihia - fastened together side by side; fasten together! (pass. of karapiti)
kauroria - stirred up, whisked; whisk! (pass. of kauroria)
komotia - inserted; insert! (pass. of komo)
korare - leaves of edible vegetables
kuhuna - entered; enter! go in! (pass. of kuhu)
kōpeketia - tucked in; tuck in! (pass. of kōpeke)
maimoatia - cherished, taken care of; cherish! take care of! (pass. of maimoa)
mauri ora - sneeze of life
moea - married (pass. of moe)
motuhaketia - separated; separate! (pass. of motuhake)
namunamuā - flavoured; flavour! (pass. of namunamuā)
opeopea - cared for; care for! (pass. of opeope)
opeopengia - cared for; care for! (pass. of opeope)
pania - to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)
paokatia - stabbed; stab! (pass. of paoka)
paraihetia - brushed; brush! (pass. of paraihe)
pokepokea - mixed, kneaded; mix! knead! (pass. of pokepoke)
putaina - appeared (pass. of puta)
pōkaia - pierced; make a hole in! (pass of pōka)
hiahiatia - wanted, desired; want! (pass. of hiahia)
ranua - mixed together (pass. of ranu)
rākeitia - embellish (pass. of rākei)
Tamatea - moon on the eighth night of the lunar month
Tamatea-aio - moon on the seventh night of the lunar month
taona - cooked; cook! (pass. of tao)
tautāwhi - to come to the assistance of, support
tiana - driven in; stick in! drive in [pegs]! (pass of tia)
tiria - planted; plant [root crops]! (pass. of tiri)
tiritiria - cultivated, tilled; till [the soil]! (pass. of tiritiri)
tohaina - spread out; spread! scatter! (pass. of toha); shared (pass); share!
tohutohua - instructed; instruct! (pass. of tohutohu)
tuwhaina - spat out; spit out! (pass. of tuwha)
tākina - taken to one side; take to one side! (pass. of tāki)
tānga - circumstance, place of beating; edition, hard copy
tāpatua - covered; cover! (pass. of tāpatu)
Pōuri atu! - Get lost! Get out of my way!
Engaru tonu! - Of course! You bet ya!
Mārama kēkē! - Piece of cake, easy as!
Me te wai kōrari - Delicious! (literally, as sweet as juice of the flax flower)
Te tokorima a Māui - “The five āui” – a reference to one’s fingers. If an apology is made for the lack ut, one might say “Hei aha rā. Hai te tokorima a Māui” It does not matter. Leave it to the five
Kei a koe mō te rūkahu! - You’re so full t!
E rua, e rua! - Two of a kind, just the same
Te kutukutu-ahi hoki! - What a load of rubbish!
Hei aha māku! - It's none of my business. It doesn't matter to me.
He aha te aha. - Nothing changes, nothing changed, to no avail, it was a waste of time.
E mea ana koe! - Of course - you should know that!
Āpāia. - Of course. Indeed.
Mā tērā ka aha? - What good will come of that?
Pakara ana ngā ngutu! - Delicious! (The smacking of the lips.)
arohatia - loved (pass of aroha), love!
aukatingia - to be stopped (pass. of aukati)
hangaa - built (pass. of hanga)
He aha to aha! - To no avail! A waste of time!
Tō hamuti! - Get stuffed! Load of shit!
māuruuru - to lessen the effects of sadness
Te mahi a te... - There is an abundance of...
pūmotomoto - the fontanelle of an infant
Moumou te aro atu! - Waste of time!
Haramai tētahi āhua. - Fantastic, awesome, out of this world.
Ko Kahu te koroua o Terewai.
Kahu is the elder of Terewai.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko John te tungāne o Fran.
John is the brother (of a girl) of Fran.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Kayte te pōtiki o Beverley.
Kayte is the youngest child of Beverley.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Ruahine te ingoa o tērā maunga.
Ruahine is the name of that mountain.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Aidan te mātāmua o Kayte.
Aidan is the oldest child of Kayte.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Liam te mokopuna a Beverley rāua ko Denis.
Liam is the grandchild of Beverley and Denis.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Kauri te tamāhine a Taika.
Kauri is the daughter of Taika.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Amaru te tāne a Mia.
Amaru is the husband of Mia.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Aroha te wahine a Koa.
Aroha is the wife of Koa.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko ia te kaiako o Ataahua.
She is the teacher of Ataahua.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko ia te rangatira o tēnei tari.
She's the boss of this department.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko te kūmara tāku tūmomo huawhenua pai rawa.
Kumara is my favourite type of vegetable.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko wai te ingoa o tō matua?
What's the name of your dad?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te ingoa o tō hoa?
What's the name of your friend?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te ingoa o tō whaea?
What's the name of your mum?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te tuakana o Manu?
Who is the older sibling (same gender) of Manu?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te ingoa o tō pāpā?
What is the name of your mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine?
What's the name of that woman?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga?
What is the name of that mountain?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei awa?
What is the name of this river?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te koroua nui tōna aroha ki tōna whānau?
Who is the old man who has a lot of love for his whānau?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te ingoa o tō whānau?
What's the name of your family?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko te aha te ingoa o te kamupene?
What is the name of the business?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Ehara a Mia i te tangata mahi kai.
Mia isn't a hunter-gatherer-grower of food.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku tīpuna.
I am thinking of my ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te haere tāua ki taua hui.
The two of us are going to that hui.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E tū ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E puta ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E kaingākau ana ia ki tana mokopuna ki a Tīwana.
She is very fond of her grandchild, Tīwana.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E haere ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E rapu ana ia i tētahi rangimarietanga.
He's looking for peace of mind.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E mataku ana ia ki a au?
Is she afraid of me?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E inu ana ia i te kapu wai.
She is drinking a cup of water.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.
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 te mutunga o te pōwhiri, ka tū te hākari.
At the end of the welcome, a feast was held.
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 manaaki te tangata whenua i ngā manuhiri.
The people of the land/marae will care for the visitors.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka tīmata taku tama i te kura ā te wāhanga tuarua o te tau.
My son will start school in the second part of the year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka wehe atu te hunga rā ākuanei.
That group of people (over there) will leave soon.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua eke atu ia ki ngā taumata o te waru tekau mā whitu tau.
She has reached the age of eighty seven years.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua riro ia i te ringa o Aituā.
He has been taken by the hands of Misfortune.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua hōhā au ki tēnei tū āhuatanga.
I'm sick (bored) of this carry on.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua kī kē te hōro i te tamariki.
The hall was full of children.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me inu wai tātou i ngā wā katoa.
We should drink water all of the time.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakakāhore e koe ēnei tū whakaaro.
You should resist these kinds of thoughts.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
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
He maha ngā moni kua pau i a ia i te toa.
She has spent lots of money at the shop.
Sentences with i - i
Kei mua i te whare e tipu ana.
Growing in front of the house.
Kia mahara ki te hē o Rona!
Let us remember the sin of Rona!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Kia haurua kapu kongakonga tiakareti.
(Let there be) half of cup of chocolate chips
Let there be... - kia...
Kia kotahi kapu maramara kōkōnati.
You need one cup of shredded coconut.
Let there be... - kia...
Puritia ngā taha o te waka kei taka koe!
Hold on to the sides of the waka lest you fall!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Katia te wini, kei mate tātou i te makariri.
Shut the window, or we'll die of cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
E kō, kia āta haere me te kapu tī, kei maringi.
Be careful, go slowly with the cup of tea, lest it spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai
Tū ai ngā whakamātautau i te mutunga o te tau.
The exams always take place at the end of the year.
Habitual action - ai
Pēnei au ka māmā te oma i te toru kiromita - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought running three kilometres would be a piece of cake - that was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au ka māmā te whakamātautau - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought the exam would be a piece of cake - I was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te oma ki tātahi.
I thought running to the beach would be a piece of cake.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
He rite tonu ia ki te hihi o te rā.
He is just like a ray of sun.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
Kia hia ngā pēke pēnei?
How many bags of flour do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
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?
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku?
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī mā māua?
Can you please make us (2) a cup of tea?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
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
Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō te wā o ngā tūpuna ēnei ritenga.
These customs come from the time of the ancestors.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō muri noa mai ka whānau mai ngā tamariki a Nikau rāua ko Moana.
The children of Nikau and Moana were born much later.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō te wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kairangahau i uiui ia tamariki, o ngā whānau katoa.
The researcher interviewed each group of children from all the families.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te moko o Ponga i pai ai.
It is because of Ponga's facial tattoo that he was attractive.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāu au i kitea mai ai ki konei.
It is because of you that I am seen here.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mō tātou.
For all of us.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mā te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māku te waiata tautoko e waiata.
I will sing the song of support.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We (3+ exclusive) will take care of you.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu e mahi kaputī māna?
Can you make a cup of tea for her?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māku tō kapu tī, Nikau.
I will make a cup of tea, Nikau.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
E kaha ana tāna tohutohu i a mātou ānō nei ko ia te kuīni o te kīhini.
She was telling us all what to do like she was the queen of the kitchen.
It was as if - ānō nei
Hoatu koe ki mua o te rārangi.
You go to the front of the queue.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Whakaahua mai!
Take a photo of me!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Hōmai tēnā hū ōku.
Pass me that shoe of mine.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Hōmai ēnā hū ōku.
Pass mne those shoes of mine.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei waenganui tana matua i ngā manuhiri.
Her/his father is in the middle of the visitors.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
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 kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei waenganui te tāone i te ngahere.
The town is in the middle of the bush.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kaua e tukuna to taiapa.
Don't let go of the fence.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e rahi te kīnaki.
Don't give me lots of sauce.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
I tata taka au i te rākau.
I just about fell out of the tree.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
I whakairotia a mua o te whare.
The front of the house was carved.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I whakatikahia te waka hei painga mō te haere.
The car was fixed for the benefit of the trip.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I ngā rā o mua, kāore tēnei mahi e mahia ana e ngā Māori o Te Kaha.
Formerly, this activity was not performed by the Māori people of Te Kaha.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E takahia ana te whenua e ngā waewae o ngā manuhiri.
The ground is trodden on by the feet of the visitors.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka numia ki te pakitara maui o waho o te whare.
And led him past the outside of the left wall of the house.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua mahia e Aroha he kapu tī mā rātou.
Aroha has made them a cup of tea.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka karapotia te pā o Mātakiora.
The pā of Mōtakiora was surrounded.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E ai ki ngā kōrero, e ono kē ngā matimati i tētahi o ngā ringaringa.
According to what is said, he had six fingers on one of his hands.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki tā Pita, i nui te inanga i ēnei kōawa i mua.
According to Pita, there used to be heaps of whitebait in these streams.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Ki tā te kuia rā, he mea hanga taua whare ki te mauku.
According to that kuia, that house was built out of mauku (a type of fern).
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kei waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children are in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children were in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Ka taea e ngā tamariki ngā rīhi te horoi?
Are the children capable of washing the dishes?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana whārangi pukumata.
The truth of what she put on her facebook page was never questioned.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
E tāria atu nei a tuahangata.
The man of the moment is being waited for.
Be waited for - tāria
Āe, he keke pea hei whakanui i te taenga mai o Honi.
Yes, perhaps a cake to celebrate the arrival of Honi.
For the purpose of - hei
Hei puhi.
For the purpose of writing.
For the purpose of - hei
Hei aha te hui?
What is the purpose of the meeting.
For the purpose of - hei
Kainga i waho, ke whakaritea he tohunga hei whāngai mō Tū-whakairi-ora.
They ate out of doors, and a tohunga was appointed to feed Tū-whakairi-ora.
For the purpose of - hei
E hoki ki tōu maunga kia pūrea ai koe e ngā hau a Tāwhirimātea.
Return to your mountain so that you may be refreshed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Kia wātea, kia māmā, te ngākau, te tinana, te wairua i te ara takatā.
To clear, to free the heart, the body and the spirit of humanity.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Nā te makariri rāua i hoki ai.
They returned because of the cold.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pēpuere.
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Ā te whā o Ōketopa a Rangi mā haere mai ai.
Rangi and the others are coming on the 4th of October.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Nā te makariri rāua i hoki mai ai.
They came back because of the cold.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … 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 au i kite i te wai i te papa. Haere atu ana au, mea ake kei raro e putu ana.
I didn't see the water on the floor. I was walking along, all of a sudden I'm in a heap on the floor.
All of a sudden - Mea ake
Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don't actively look after those children of Tāne, they'll become extinct in no time at all.
All of a sudden - Mea ake
Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
Homai ana e Mahuika he ahi, whakawetohia ana e Māui. Pēneitia tonutia ā pau noa ngā maikuku katoa, atu i tētehi mea kotahi.
Mahuika gave him fire, Māui doused it. This carried on until all of her fingernails were used up except one.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
Ka āhei te whakatū waka ki reira i waho o ngā hāora hokohoko.
You're allowed to park there outside of shopping hours.
Allowed to do something - āhei
He āhua matatau tonu ia ki te reo Māori, ahakoa nō tāwāhi kē a ia.
She's a pretty fluent speaker of Māori even though she's from overseas.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa
He tangata pai tonu ia ki a au, ahakoa āna mahi hē i ētahi wā.
I think he's an okay guy, in spite of the fact that he stuffs up sometimes.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa
Ākuanei koutou i a au! Taki puta!
You kids had better cut that out right now. Outside – the lot ou!
You’d better watch it! - Ākuanei!
Kia tae atu tātou ki te Whanganui a Tara, ke hīkoi ki te taha o te moana.
When we get to Wellington, we will work on the side of the ocean.
Adjectives and a-type statives -
Kāore au e haere i te hekenga o te ua.
I won't go because of the falling rain.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
I mua i te kuaha ngā tamariki.
The children were in front of the door.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I te taha mauī o te tēpu te ngeru.
The cat was to the left of the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I te taha katau o te waka te kurī.
The dog was to the right of the car.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - 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
I te wā o te āraitanga e haere ana mātou ki te one.
At the time of the eclipse, we were going to the beach.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te nuinga o te wā.
Most of the time.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he konohete.
At the end of the hui, a concert was held.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te mutunga o te wānanga ka ngana a Rangi ki te whakawehe i ōna mātua.
At the conclusion of the wānanga Rangi attempted to separate his parents.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Kāore au i maumahara ki te haora o te pahi tuatahi.
I can't remember the time of the first bus.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Ka riro i te hai hāte a Paki.
It was taken by Paki's ace of hearts.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka nui te mīti, te hēki me te tuna.
There's plenty of meat, eggs and eels.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau ana te ururoa ka kaha whawhai ia kia ora ake anō.
Whenever a shark was caught it put up a terrific fight to survive and personifies the epitome of striving.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tū mai tētahi o aua wāhine rā.
One of those women stood up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mīharo rātou, me te tino whakamihi.
They were all full of admiration, and very grateful.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka kite atu ngā tāne o tēnei i ngā wāhine o tērā.
The men of this [tribe] saw the women of that [tribe].
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka kiriweti ia ki ngā mahi whakapātaritari a tōna tungāne.
She gets annoyed with the teasing antics of her brother.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka puta taua tini rā ki waho o te pā.
That group went out of the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka hoki mai nā roto i te nehenehe.
They returned by way of the patch of bush.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau ki te kākahu o waho.
And took hold of her outer garment.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou mō te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka haere te ope o Ngāti-Kahukoka i mua o ēnei.
The Ngāti-Kahukoka group went in front of them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka kite a Tū i te mamaha e puta ake ana i mua o te tereina.
Tū saw the steam rising from the front of the train.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka hoki te kōrero ki a Hotu i ruku rā i te punga o tō rāua waka.
The story returns to Hotu who had dived for the anchor of their canoe.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka kitea kua puta i tētahi taha o te pā, kua haere whakatētahi taha o te pā.
They were seen emerging from one side of the pā, going towards the other side.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka karakia ia i ngā karakia mō ngā taniwha moana.
He chanted the incantations for the taniwha of the sea.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.
The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka puta katoa ki waho ngā tāngata o te pā ki te tahu kai.
All the people of the pā came outside to cook food.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tū ngā tamāhine i te mataihi katau o te marae.
The daughters stood at the front right of the marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
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
Ka kite mai a Rangi-uru-hinga, he taniwha tēnei kei Moana-ariki e noho ana, i te kino o te mahi a Kupe ki a Hotu.
Rangi-uru-hinga, who was a taniwha living in Moana-ariki, saw the wickedness of Kupu's treatment of Hotu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He wahine tino mōhio a Rongomai ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
Rongomai is a woman very knowledgeable in designing the layout of the land.
Categorizing sentences - he
Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.
He is thinking of going to the sea.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Ka nui taku aroha ki tōku whānau.
I have a lot of love for my family.
Tōna tikanga, me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa āpōpō, engari, taku aroha ki a koutou, e pai ana kia hōmai ā tērā wiki.
Strictly speaking, you should hand in your essays tomorrow, but out of the kindness of my heart, I'll let you do it next week.
Nā reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira
E toru ngā momo tūmahi i te reo, otirā e pā ana ki te reremahi.
There are three types of verbs in the language, related to verbal sentences.
Conjunctions - however - otirā
Ko ia te tamaiti kēkē a Niko and Aria,
She is the niece of Niko and Aria.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Manaakittia ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna.
Respect the work of the ancestors.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ka kite mātou i tāna kāhui kuihi.
We saw his flock of geese.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kua whati te waewae o te tūru.
The leg of the chair is broken.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kua hinga te totara o te wao nui o Tāne.
The totara of Tāne's great forest has fallen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Ani te whaea o Hēmi.
Ani is the mother of Hēmi.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Te Tai Tonga te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Southland.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kei hea ngā uri o Te Rangihiroa? Kāore ōna uri.
Where are the descendants of Te Rangihiroa? He had none.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko to iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.
The Māori people are the tāngata whenua of Aotearoa.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He aha ngā whainga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He kaumātua a Tame rāua ko Manu no tērā marae.
Tame and Manu are elders of that marae.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Ingarangi pea te kīnga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihuku i tērā ray tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He tāokete ia no tāku wāhine.
He is a brother-in-law of my wife.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Ataahua te hoa wahine o Tawa.
Ataahua is the wife of Tawa.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko te whakaititianga te tohu o te mana nui.
Humility is the sign of greatness.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ka mihi ahau ki tōku kara, arā te kara hui o te Kuini.
I greet my flag, the great flag of the Queen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko tōku whaea te tuara whānui o tō mātou whānau.
My mother is the (broad back) anchor of our family.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
He pai ki taku māmā tēnei momo hū.
My mum likes this type of shoe.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua tū mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ko Joseph te tuakana o Isaac.
Joseph is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Isaac.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Ko Margaret te tuakana o Fran.
Margaret is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Fran.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Ko Elizabeth te tuakana o Fran.
Elizabeth is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Fran.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Ko Aidan te tuakana o Liam.
Aidan is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Liam.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Ko Aidan te tuakana o Kaia.
Aidan is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Kaia.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Ko Pāora te tuakana o Ari.
Pāora is the older brother of Ari.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Tokoono mātou, ko ōku mātua, me ōku tuākana.
There are six of us, my parents and my older sisters.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Ko Taika te teina o Amaru.
Taika is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Amaru.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Ko Kaia te teina o Aidan.
Kaia is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Aidan.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Ko Isaac te teina o Jo.
Isaac is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Jo.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Ko Val te pōtiki o Vic.
Val is the youngest child of Vic.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki
Ko Isaac te pōtiki o Phill.
Isaac is the youngest child of Phill.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki
Ko Luna te pōtiki o Jo.
Luna is the youngest child of Jo.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki
Kāore ōku tungāne, he wāhine katoa mātou ngā tamariki.
I don't have any brothers, all of the children are female.
I have no... - Kāore aku...
He aha taku kaupapa kōrero?
What is the theme of the conversation?
What? - He aha?
He aha te utu o tēnei āporo?
What's the price of this apple?
What? - He aha?
He aha ngā kōrero o te wā?
What is the talk of the day?
What? - He aha?
He aha te kaupapa o tēnei akoranga?
What's the subject of this lesson?
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 ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?
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 momo kai?
What type of food is this?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tae o tōu whare?
What is the colour of your house?
What? - He aha?
Ko te kihi o tōna waka tēnā.
That's the key of his car.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Ko te taupoki tēnā o te umu.
That is the lid of the camp oven.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Ko Rina te kaikaranga o tērā hapū?
Is Rina the caller of that hapū?
That (over there) - tērā
Tokomaha ngā tāngata o tērā iwi.
There are a lot of people in that tribe.
That (over there) - tērā
Kāore au e pai ki te tae o tērā motoka.
I don't like the colour of that car.
That (over there) - tērā
Ko tēhea kaupeka o te tau tēnei?
Which season of the year is this?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Ko tēhea rā o te marama tēnei?
Which day of the month is this?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Ko tēhea rā o te wiki tēnei?
Which day of the week is this?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Kei mua a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are in front of the bus.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Isaac te tama a Phill rāua ko Angie.
Isaac is the son of Phill and Angie.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Chris te tama a Richard rāua ko Gin.
Chris is the son of Richard and Gin.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Kauri te tamāhine a Koa rāua ko Mia.
Kauri is the daughter of Koa and Mia.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Val te tamāhine a Una rāua ko Vic.
Val is the daughter of Una and Vic.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Tame te mokopuna a Nikau rāua ko Aroha.
Tame is the grandchild of Nikau and Aroha.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Rangi rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Niko.
Rangi and Moana are the parents of Niko.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Hēmi rāua ko Aria ngā mokopuna o Tame rāua ko Ani.
Hēmi and Aria are the grandchildren of Tame and Ani.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Manu rāua ko Ataahua ngā hoa o Tawa rāua ko Rina.
Manu and Ataahua are the friends of Tawa and Rina.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Brooklyn te mokopuna a Lynne rāua ko Barry.
Brooklyn is the grandchild of Lynne and Barry.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
I muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa the children were born.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Arā, ko au te tama a Hone rāua ko Rāhera.
That is, I am the child of Hone and Rāhera.
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
Kia ora mai tātou katoa.
Greetings to all of us.
Towards - mai
Tokohia kē mai nei ngā tāngata e tae mai ana mō te kai!
What a lot of people are arriving for the food!
Towards - mai
Mauria mai ngā toka ki tēnei taha o te whare.
Bring the stones to this side of the house.
Towards - mai
Ka rīngi mai ia a te awatea.
She'll ring in the middle of the day.
Towards - mai
Te taunga rawatanga atu o Paki i te waka, ka tīmata ia ki te kaukau.
As soon as Paki jumped out of the boat, he began swimming.
Away - atu
Whakapangia atu ki muri rawa o te pouaka.
Stick it to the far side of the box.
Away - atu
I whai atu a ia i te ahi kāpara.
He followed [her] by means of the burning torch.
Away - atu
I piki ake tō mātou ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed to the summit of Mount Taranaki.
Up - ake
I tētahi taha ake o taua pā tētahi ngāherehere.
On the far side of the fort there was a patch of bush.
Up - ake
Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoa, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.
Up - ake
Whātuia iho a runga o te kākahu kotahi e mau rā i a ia.
The top of the garment she wore was folded down.
Down - iho
Te rangonga o te iwi o te pā i te haruru, ka oma iho ki te mātakitaki haka.
When the people of the pā heard the noise, they ran down to hear the haka.
Down - iho
Ka hia koutou?
How many of you were there?
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...
Ā, tekau mātou, tokowaru ngā tamariki.
Ah, there are ten of us, eight kids.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...
Ko te rā tuatahi o te hararei āpōpō.
It's the first day of the holiday tomorrow.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
He pai ake te wāhanga tuatahi o te pukapuka nei i te wāhanga tuarua.
The first chapter is better than the second chapter of this book.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
Tuatahi me mihi ki te hunga mate. Tuarua me mihi ki te hunga ora.
Firstly you should acknowledge the dead (group of dead people). Secondly you should acknowledge the living (group of living people)
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
He kaha ngā wāhine o tō tātou iwi.
The woman of our tribe are stong.
The article - te, ngā, he
Hei mua te kurī i te kuaha.
The dog will be in front of the door.
Future locative - hei
Hei taha mauī te waka i te whare.
The car will be to the left of the house.
Future locative - hei
Hei mua te waka i te whare.
The car will be in front of the house.
Future locative - hei
Hei waenganui ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children will be in the middle of the playground.
Future locative - hei
He moumou tāima aua korikori.
Those exercise classes are a waste of time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ngā kanohi o taua kōtiro rā.
The eyes of that girl there.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
E kore taua puna e mimiti i te raki of te raumati.
That spring would never dry up in the drought of summer.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana nā rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te kaiwhakahaere o taua hui?
Do you know who the organiser of the hui is?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Kāore ngā tamariki i mua i te kuaha.
The children weren’t in front he door.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te ngeru i te taha mauī o te tēpu.
The cat wasn’t to the left he table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te kurī i te taha katau o te waka.
The dog wasn’t to the right he car.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog was not in front of the car.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā tamariki i waenganui i te rori.
The children were not in the middle of the road.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te waka hei mua i te whare.
The car will not be in front of the house.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā tamariki hei waenganui i te papa tākaro.
The children will not be in the middle of the playground.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Ngā ika o te moana.
The fish of the ocean.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te ika a Māui.
The fish of Māui.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Ngā maho o te marae.
The work of the marae.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui
The head of the fish of Māui (a name for the Wellington region).
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Ko te taiapa e karapoti ana i te wahanga o taku whenua.
The fence is around the edge of my section.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o
Ki te ngaro te reo, ka ngaro tāua pērā i te moa.
If the language is lost, we are lost like that of the large extinct moa bird.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
He pai te tāwara o te pata heihei ki a au.
I like the flavour of butter chicken.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
E mate ana ia i te aroha.
She is dying of love.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
I mate ia i te awa.
He died because of the river.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua oti i a ia te mahi a ngā tamariki katoa.
She has completed all of the children's chores.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua pau katoa i a koe te pārāoa.
The bread is all gone because of you.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua paruparu i ngā tamariki te whare.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua paruparu te whare i ngā tamariki.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua maringa i te poti te miraka.
Because of the cat, the milk was spilt.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua maringa te miraka i te poti.
Because of the cat, the milk was spilt.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
I hinga katoa i a ia ngā toa o tērā whenua.
All the champions of that country were defeated by him.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Homai koa tētahi o ngā āporo.
Please give me one of the apples.
Some - tētahi, ētahi
Hoatu ētahi o ngā āporo ki a Tawa.
Give some of the apples to Tawa.
Some - tētahi, ētahi
Homai koa ētaho o ngā maramara rīwai.
Please give me some of the potato chips.
Some - tētahi, ētahi
He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He iti iho te utu mō ngā whare i Rotorua i a Tāmaki.
The prices of houses are cheaper in Rotorua than Auckland.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
Kātahi ka whakaohoia e te tangata nei tōna mōkai ki roto ki tētahi puna.
Then this man placed his pet in a spring of water.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Nā te kaupapa au i haere ai.
Because of the purpose, I went.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te ua au i tōmuri ai.
Because of the rain, I am late.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā taku pukumahi i paru ai.
Because of my hard work, they are dirty.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Whakapāngia mai te pānui ki tēnei taha o te matapihi.
Stick the notice on this side of the window.
Te mahi a te tāngata.
There were heaps of people.
There were lots of... - te maha a te...
Te mahi a te waka.
There were heaps of cars.
There were lots of... - te maha a te...
Kāore te kurī hei mua i te kuaha.
The dog will not be in front of the door.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...
Kāore te waka hei taha mauī i te whare.
The car will not be to the left of the house.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...
Ko te Paraire, te tuaiwa o Aperira.
Friday, the ninth of April.
He kapa tī māu?
Do you want a cup of tea?
Kāore te wahine → e tino pōuri → i a Te Maru.
The woman is not very sad because of Te Maru.
mōu (mō + -u)
of you
He kaputī māu?
Would you like a cup of tea? (A cup of tea for you?).
Hei whakawhiti whakaaro te kaupapa o te hui.
Exhanging idea was the purpose of the meeting.
Hei aha tāna kōerero
Don't take any notice of his talk.
Ko wai tāu e pai ai o ngā rangatira nei?
Which one of these chiefs do you like?
E hia rānei ērā kāinga tawhito?
How many of those old settlements would there be?
Ehara rānei a Paerau i te tuakana ōna?
Is not Paerau an elder brother of his?
Ko te toru o ō hokinga mai i te tuarongo, kei waho ahau o te tatau, māku e whakatuwhera te kuaha ka rere tika mai koe ki waho, ka tūtaki atu ai tāua i te kuaha.
The third time you go to the back of the house, I will be at the door, I will open the door, and you will jump right outside and then we will shut it.
Ko Ōtaki te ingoa o taku kura.
The name of my school is Ōtaki.
Ngā mahi ā ngā tūpuna.
The deeds of the ancestors.
He tio, he huka, he hau hū.
A touch of frost, a promise of a glorious day.
Ki tōku whakaaro, e rima tekau aua kāinga.
In my estimation, there are fifty of those settlements.
Mai i te mutunga o tana mahi, tae noa mai ki tana matenga, i Pōneke ia e noho ana
He lived in Wellington from the time of his retirement until his death
Tīhei mauri ora!
The breath of life!
Noho atu ana tētahi, noho mai ana tētahi, i tētahi taha, o tā rāua ahi.
They sat opposite one another on either side of their fire.
Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui
All the students of the university attended the meeting
Ahakoa haere koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
No matter where you go, you must acknowledge the people of the place.
Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.
I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.
Nōna e taitama ana he aha ngā momo waiata ki runga i ngā marae?
What kind of sobgs were sung on the marae when she was young?
Pāpā: Kei whea te pōtiki?
Where is the youngest of you?
Ka tau ia ki te tuarongo moe ai
She betook herself to the inner end of the house to sleep
Kua hōhā ahau ki ngā paruparu e puta ana ki te moana.
I hate the pollution of the sea.
Kātahi ka haere ngā tāngata o Waikato ki ia iwi, ki ia iwi o tātou, o te Māori.
Then the Waikato people went to each tribe of us Māori people.
Kua tuhituhi a Rangi i tētahi pukapuka.
Nah, Nah Rangi's written lots of books.
Mā tēnei mahi au e kīia ai koe he tohunga.
By (through) this work of yours you will be called an expert.
He āhua kākāriki tēnā parāoa.
That bread is kind of green.
Ka whakatūpou ia, ko tōna upoko ki raro, ko ana waewae ki runga ki te pana i tōna pāpā i a Rangi.
He bent down and placed his head on the ground, and threw his legs up to the sky onto the body of his father, Rangi, so he could push.
Ahakoa kei waenganui i te ngahere, kāore ngā tāngata o reira e mokemoke ana.
Although it is in the middle of the bush, the people there are not lonely.
Ko mua i te whare te wāhi e tū ai te kaikōrero.
The place where the speaker stands is in front of the house.
Hei tēra Mane rāua tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pepuere
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February
Ko ana waewae ka kuhu ki waenga i ngā matata o te rangi kia tika ai te pupuru me te takoto o te tinana kia kaha ai te pana.
His fingers gripped deep into the rocks and the vines of the land, to hold his body steady for the powerful thrust to come.
Ahakoa aruaru te tāne i a ia, kīhai a ia i pai atu ki ērā.
Although men wooed her, she didn’t like any hem.
Takitahi noa mātou i te hui.
There were just a few of us at the meeting.
Ka mīharo rātou ki te ātaahua o te wahine patupaiarehe.
They were astonished at the beauty of the fairy woman.
Mō tātou katou te reo Māori.
The Māori language is for all of us.
E pātai ana kia tohu mai tētahi tangata, tētahi mea rānei e whakaritea ana ki te tangata.
Asking a question about the identity of a person, or of something which is likened to a person.
E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tāne Mahuta.
Ā rātou tahā hinu.
Their gourds of oil.
Koia pea tērā te kaha me te tiketike o ngā rākau whakamarumaru o te ngahere i ēnei rā.
That it perhaps why the tall trees have such strength, and such height in the forests of today.
I toomuri maatou i te puni·nga ai o te huarahi i ngaa horonga
the road from the(pl) slip ‘We were late because he blocking he road by slips
Me kia tere te kōwhaki i te kānga i mua o te ua, ka haere au.
If it is necessary to hurry the picking of the corn before the rain I will go.
Ko ia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou.
He is the ancestor of Ngāti Porou.
Kua whati te wae wae o te tūru.
The leg of the chair is broken.
Kotahi rita hinu.
A litre of oil.
I muri ka haere mai a Tāwhiri-mātea, te hau me te ua, ki te horoi i ngā parahanga katoa o te piri tahitanga, me kī, ngā puehu me ngā maramara kiri, kia mā te āhua o te rangi.
Afterwards Tāwhiri-mātea, the wind and the rain, stepped in to clean away all of the rubbish left in the confined space, everything created in the dark clinging together, the dust, the strips of skin, so the sky would be clean.
Naa te ua maatou i hoki ai ki te kaainga home
We returned home because of the rain
Me kāhore kia tere te kōwhaki i te kānga, ka haere au ki te tangihanga.
If it is not necessary to hurry the picking of the corn I will go to the tangi.
Nā tātou ēnei kai.
These foods are ours (all of us).
Koia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou!
That’s the ancestor gāti Porou!
Kei hea te kakau o te toki?
Where’s the handle he axe?
Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.
Ngā kēne kirīmi.
The cans of cream.
Rērere tonu ai a Tāwhiri-mātea, arā, ngā hau o te rangi, hoki atu, hoki atu, ki te tahatū o te rangi ki te tahatahi i ngā piro o te kōpū o Rangi.
...Tāwhiri-mātea still sweeps the skies, from one horizon to another, back and forth to clean away the impurities left behind from the embrace of the stomach of Rangi.
Kāore e mārama tētahi wāhanga o te iwi ki te reo o tētahi atu wāhanga, ahakoa he iwi kotahi.
One section of the people cannot understand the language of another section, although they are one people.
Ko ēnei ngā mahi o te hui.
These things are the work (the things that happen at) of hui.
Tēnā ko ngā tama a Iharaira, i haere rātou rā te wāhi maroke i waenganui o te moana (Exodus 14:29)
The children of Israel went by way of the dry area through the middle of the sea
He hōhā a Niko.
Niko can be a bit of a drag.
Kua hinga te tōtara o te wao nui a Tāne.
The tōtara of Tāne’s great forest has fallen.
He kino iho tēnei marama i te marama o Hūrae.
This month is worse than the month of July.
He Pākehā te nuinga o ngā tauira i reira.
Most of the students there are Pākehā.
He momo ika.
A species of fish.
He pā noho i te pukepuke ētahi.
Some pā were built on the tops of hills.
He āhua rimu.
A kind of rimu.
Ahakoa te nui o te utu o te whare, ka hokona e tōku tuahine.
Despite the great cost of the house, my sister will buy it.
I rā uta mai rātou
They came by way of the shore
Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihiku i tērā rau tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.
Haurua kapu o te tiakareti.
Half a cup of chocolate.
Ka riro pea a Puhihuia i te tangata kē anō o rātou.
Perhaps Puhuihuia would be taken by another one of them.
Tōia te ingoa o te tangata ki te pouaka e hāngai ana ki te pātai.
Drag the name of the person to the box who fits the description.
He whero te tuanui o taua whare.
The roof of that house is red.
Ahakoa roa te huarahi, mā te kaha, mā te aroha, mā te manaaki o tēnā o tēnā ki ngā taonga o te iwi Māori, ka taea.
Although the road is long, it can be accomplished through effort, love, and each person’s care for the treasures he Māori people.
Homai tētahi o āu tiakarete, e Koro!
Give me one of your chocolates, Granddad!
Kawea ana ia ki roto ki te whare o te tohunga.
He was carried into the house of the priest.
E tahuri te pā i tētahi tikanga mātau.
The pā will fall because of a cunning plan.
Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea
Ko ētahi o rātou, ko ngā rōpā me ngā wāhine i kata.
Some of them, the slaves and the women, laughed.
Ehara te tuanui o taua whare i te whero.
The roof of that house is not red.
Ko ia tētahi o tō tātou rōpū.
She is one of our group.
Nā, kawea ana e rātou a Kae, ka whakatakotoritia ki te pou tokomanawa o te whare o Tinirau.
Then they carried Kae and laid him at the main supporting post of Tinirau’s house.
Kua ki kē te hōro i te tamariki (Pōtatau 1991:84)
The hall was full of children
Ki tā te Awara, ko Hei te pāpā o Waitaha.
According to Te Arawa, Hei was the father of Waitaha.
Moumou tāima pēhea nei?
A waste of time in what way?
He tamaiti a Hēmi
In the category of child is Hēmi.
Ko te āhua kau o te waha i hanga, nō reira i mate ai.
Only the appearance of a mouth was formed, and so it died.
Ko te Raumati taku tino wā o te tau.
Raumati is my favourite time of the year.
Mā ō toroa ka pai ai te whiu o tō pane.
The toss of your head will look good because of your albatross feathers.
I noho ia i runga i te maunga i te poo, naa reira i hemo ai i te makariri
He spent the night on the mountain, and so he died of cold/exposure
He tereina tēnei
In the category of train is this near me
Nā, tērā anō tētahi pā nui onamata, ko Maunga-whau.
Now, there was a certain great fortress in days of old named Maunga-whau.
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.
Ka haere ki te whare o te matua o Hēmi.
[He] went to the house of Hēmi's parent.
Ko ia te matua o ngā tamariki e mātakitaki mai ana.
He is the father of the children who are watching.
Mā tātou ēnei kai.
These foods will be ours (all of us).
Ko hea te ingoa o te maunga rā?
What is the name of that mountain?
Kua tangi te piana. Kua kanikani ētahi o ngā tāngata.
The piano has started playing. Some of the people have started dancing.
Ka haere tahi ati anō i a rātou ētahi o te tangata whenua.
Some of the local people accompanied them.
Ko te tāne i moe ai a Tōrere o te tangata.whenua,ko Manaaki-ao te ingoa.
Manaaki-ao was the name of the local man that Tōrere married.
I te taha o te awa te ana o taua ngārara.
The cave of that monster was beside the river.
Ko Puhihuia i noho i te whakarei o te waka.
Puhihuia sat in the stern of the canoe.
Ohorere tātou i tō rātou hokinga mai i te kaha o te kōpeke.
We were surprised at their return on account of the cold.
He momo mangō te ururoa.
An ururoa is a type of shark.
Nā tātou te whare i pakaru ai.
All of us (including you) were the reason the house got broken.
Ke hoki ia ki Hawaiki, ka mauria e ia ētahi pounamu.
When he returned to Hawaiki, he took some pieces of greenstone with him.
He kuia au nō Kauri.
I am a kuia of Kauri's.
He manawa tītī.
The heart of a muttonbird. Someone has endurance.
Ko te tohunga o Te Arawa waka, ko Ngātoroirangi =
As for the priest of (the) Te Arawa canoe, it was Ngātoroirangi
Koia nei te wairua o te kōrero kia tino whakapau kaha koe i ngā wā katoa.
This is the essence of this proverb to expend all of your ability all the time.
He mokopuna au nā Hera.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Hera.
Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tāne.
Someone of great importance has passed away.
He māia ia.
He is brave (as part of his character
Ko te nuinga o ngā ākonga, he Māori =
As for the majority of the students, they are Māori
Mā tēnā, mā tēnā o koutou tāna ake tuhinga e tuku mai
Each of you must submit his/her own essay
He teina au nō Pāora.
I'm a younger brother of Pāora's.
Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tō tātou ??? ... ki a kiamārama??. Nāna mana ki tākia tātou i tēnei wā i tēnei hāora. Nā reira honore kurore ki tānei ki ngā tapu.
“And greetings to you all.
?? who have brought us together at this time, at this hour.
Therefore, honour and glory to this sacred moment urs.
Homai ētahi o ēnā keke kia whā.
Please give me four of those cakes.
He hoa au nō Aria.
I'm a friend of Aria.
He tuakana ia.
He is an older brother of a boy
Nō reira anō i ngaro ai tētahi wāhi o te whenua.
Therefore some part of the land disappeared.
Kei mua te kotiro i ana mātua.
The girl is in front of her parents.
Anei he rau pepa māu.
Here's a piece of paper for you.
Ka tū tētahi o ngā kaumātua rā.
One of those elders stood up.
He ākonga au nā Rangi.
I am one of Rangi's students.
He wahine marae.
A woman with the knowledge of a marae who is active in her community.
He teina ia
He is a younger brother of a boy
Kei mua māua i ngā motokā.
We are in front of the cars.
Kia ora Amaru, he pēhea ō whakaaro ki te whakamātautau?
Hey Amaru, what did you think of the exam?
Ngā rauawa o ngā waka.
The sides of the canoe.
I runga anō i te kaupapa o te hui.
In accordance with the theme of the meeting.
He uri au nō Ngāti Raukawa.
I'm a descendant of Ngāti Raukawa.
He kaputī ahau
I am a cup of tea
He kaputī ªku.
I have cups of tea.
o te wao
uncultivated and the domain of Tāne
Ko Mārama te tuahine o Tamahae.
Mārama is the sister of Tamahae.
Ehara i te aha
It’s nothing, It’s b>importance
Ki ngā marae o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Ngāti Porou ka whakaaetia te wahine, nō te mea he rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne (Pōtatau 1991:77)
On Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou marae, women are allowed (to stand to speak), because the mana of women is the same as that of men
Kei mua au i aku hoa.
I am in front of my friends.
Ko Tamahae te tungāne o Mārama.
Tamahae is the brother of Mārama.
Ko ētahi o ā rātou waiata nā rātou tonu i tito (Kāretu 1974:108)
Some of their songs they composed themselves
He nui ngā hukātara kei runga i te parani.
There's lots of hail on the verandah.
Te tino putanga o Ponga ki mua o te kapa.
When Ponga appeared at the front of the ranks.
Ka tukuna mātau kia haere ki te taone o Ākarana, ki tētahi atu wāhi rānei.
We were allowed to go to the city of Auckland, or to some other place.
I piki ake tō mātou rōpū ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed up to the summit of Mt Taranaki.
He tāokete ia nō tāku wahine.
He is a brother-in-law of my wife.
He nui ngā raruraru kei runga i a ia.
He has a lot of problems.
Nāu anō i kawe mai i a koe?
Did you bring yourself here (did you come of your own accord)?
Kua tae mai ētahi o ngā manuhiri, kāore anō ētahi.
Some of the guests have arrived, some not yet.
He aha koe i haere mai i te rourou iti a Haere, te noho atu ai koe, i te tokanga nui a Noho?
Why did you come here for the short supplies of the traveller, instead of remaining at home with the plentiful provisions of the stay-at-home?
Heoi anō kāore ngā tungāne o Puhiwahine i pai ki te whaiāipotanga o te wahine nei ki tana whanaunga, nā reira ka tikina mai e rātau tō rātau tuahine, ka whakahokia ki roto o Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
Well Puhiwahine’s brothers did not approve his woman's affair with her relative, so they fetched their sister, and returned her to Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
Me pānui e te minita tetahi o ngā inoi.
One of the prayers must (will be) read out by the minister.
He pai te pukapuka a Rangi.
The book of Rangi is good.
He nui ngā kapua i te rangi.
There are lots of clouds in the sky.
Te kuku o te manawa.
The pincers of the heart (the object of affection).
Ko te marama o Oketopa tēnei.
This is the month of October.
Kei te ako au i te reo Māori, hei kōrero ai i te marae.
This is more grammatically formal. It links the purpose l of speaking on the marae explicitly to the learning.
I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru i mua i te wharenui e tū ana.
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house.
Homai ētahi o ēnā keke kia whā
Please give me four of those cakes (literally, let it be four).
Ko Hēmi te ingoa o te tangata rā
The name of that man is Hēmi
Me mahi tonu, ā pau noa te kaha
You must keep working until you run out of energy
Ki tua o te maunga.
On the other side of the mountain.
Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.
Ko te Wenerei tēnei, te rua o Hānuere.
This is Wednesday, the second of January.
Ka mea iho taua maia rā, ‘Te kino hoki o taua koutou haka e rongo iho nei au!
What a terrible haka of yours I can hear!
Mai i te tau 1985 tae noa ki te tīmatanga o tēnei tau, i Whangārei rātou e noho ana
They were living in Whangārei from 1985 until the beginning of this year
Tuatoru ki tētahi o tēnei kuini, o Ngā Waiwhenua, i te pō o Tātau-te-Wherowhero, te tuawaru.
Third, to one of this queen’s people, gā Waiwhenua, on the night ātau-te-Wherowhero, the eighth.
Ko te ata o te Tāite tēnei, te toru o Tīhema.
This is the morning of Thursday the third of December.
Tɛ kai ª te kurī
The food of the dog
He whero ngā pua o te pōhutukawa
The flowers of the pōhutukawa are red.
Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.
I tīmata te kōrero i te waru o ngā rā o Pēpuere.
The story began on the eighth day of February.
Ka pānui ahau I te pukapuka ª Rangi.
I will read the book of Rangi.
I reira, ka kitea e ia tētahi pounamu i Arahura.
There, he saw a piece of greenstone at Arahura.
Ko Pani te hoa wahine o Hata.
Pani is the wife of Hata.
Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and grass
Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei nā he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tō tātou kaupapa o te pōkaitahi reo.
Now I turn to you, to you the esteemed ones. This is a welcoming greeting. Welcome, come forward, step up into our shared kaupapa of unity in language.
Ko te mahi a tēnei tangata he tuku rangi ..
The work of this man was to let down the heavens..
Koi mate noa au koe i a au i konei tonu, tē riro ai nā te hoariri
(I should be careful) so you don’t get killed by me here, instead y the enemy
Me te wai korari.
Like the honey of the flax flower (as sweet as honey).
Ki tēnei taumata o te kaupapa, mauri mai i tō ake, i ō maunga, i ō awa, i ō whakapapa, pepeha.
To this level of the kaupapa, bring with you your own life force—from your mountains, your rivers, your genealogies, your pepeha.
Ka hoki ia ki Hawaiki, ka mauria e ia ētahi pounamu.
When he returned to Hawaiki, he took some pieces of greenstone with him.
I ēnei rā mā te mīhini e mahi te nuinga o ngā mahi.
These days, machines do most of the work.
Ko Aorangi te tino maunga o Ngāi Tahu.
Aorangi is the foremost mountain of Ngāi Tahu.
Tere tana oma ki runga i tētahi toka.
He ran quickly to the top of a rock.
Ko hea te ingoa o tēnei rohe?
What is the name of this area?
Ko tēhea o ērā kōtiro te tuahine o Hēnare?
Which of those girls is Hēnare’s sister?
kia kotahi kapu maramara kōkōnati
you need one cup of shredded coconut
Ā te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ko te whakaitiitanga te tohu o te mana nui.
Humility is the sign of greatness.
Ko wai te whare e tū mai rā?
What’s the name he house over there?
Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki tēnā, ki tēnā o koutou.
Therefore, greet one another, each and every one of you.
Kia mahara ki te hē o Rona
Remember/Let us remember the sin of Rona
E rapu ana ia i tētahi rangimārietanga.
He is looking for peace of mind.
He rite tonu te puta ake o te ihu o te taniwha rā i te wai.
The taniwha kept on sticking its nose out of the water.
Ka mihi ahau ki tōku kara, arā te kara nui o te Kuīni.
I greet my flag, the great flag of the Queen.
Mā tēnā, mā tēnā o koutou tāna ake tuhinga e tuku mai.
Each of you must submit their own essay.
He rite tonu te toro o ngā ringa o taua iwi katoa
CLS like cont the extend of the(pl) hand of that people all Each hand was put forward in perfect time with all the rest
Ko Ari te tama a Kauri.
Ari is the son of Kauri.
Tane Mahuta.
The god of the forest.
Ka tino pōuri te wahine i a Koa.
The woman is very sad because of Koa.
Kia whai i ētahi o ngā wāhanga.
To follow some of the parts / sections.
He tino nui tā kōrua tēpu
Your table, belonging to the to of you, is big
Haumia-tiketike.
The god of cultivated food.
Kua mate taku rākau panana i te makariri.
My banana tree died because of the cold.
He whakapiki i tō ake reo.
An uplifting / strengthening of your own voice.
I whati tētahi o aku rākau hau pōro!
One of my golf clubs snapped!
Koirā tētahi o ōna āhuatanga pai.
That's one of his good characteristics.
Rongomātāne.
The god of kūmera and peace.
I tangi māua i te mataku.
We cried because of fear.
E kore anō e kanga anō i te oneone ā muri ake nei mō ngā mahi a te tangata (Genesis 8:21)
Never again will I curse the earth because of human beings.
Tangaroa.
The god of the sea.
Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera te ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe was Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.
Ia rā, ka peka atu a Tony ki te kāuta o ngā kaumātua.
Every day Tony visited the kitchen of the elders.
Kia rahi te kínaki.
(Use/Give me) lots of sauce.
Tahi Rua Toru Whā Rima Ono Whitu Waru Iwa Tekau
So that's fine for counting on your fingers, but when we want to say how many *things* there are we need to add an e in front of the numbers between 2 and 9.
Kaua e rahi te kínaki. OR Kia kaua e rahi te kínaki.
Don't use/give me lots of sauce.
E hia, e hia ngā punua kararehe e mau ana i te tuna nei, ana heke iho ki te inu.
Great numbers of young animals are seized by that eel when they go down to drink.
Haumi e, Hui e! Tāiki e!
Join together, unite, the group is ready to progress for the purpose of coming together.
He wai tō māua
The two of us have water
Kua kite mātou i āu kupu i roto i tēnei reta āu.
We have seen your words in this letter of yours.
Ko Mahuta te kingi i a Te Puea i uru kaha ai ki ngā mahi o te Kīngitanga (Kāretu 1974:97)
Mahuta was king when Te Puea devoted herself to the activities of the Kīngitanga
ki te ao mārama.
in the world of light and understanding.
E pa/E koro.
Sir (respectful form of address to older or senior man).
I mokemoke ia i te ngaro o tō māua hoa.
He's lonely as a result of the absence of our (2 inclusive) friend.
Haere mai, e ngā toa o te Tai Tokerau.
Welcome, champions of North Auckland.
Te pai o tēnā whakaaro.
The goodness of the thought.
30.42 Kei te aha koe? 87
30.43 Pronunciation of kei 87
Waiata ai te iwi o Waikato i ngā whiti e rua. (1991:114)
The people of Waikato usually sing both verses.
Kua ngaro te ngeru i te kōtiro.
The cat has become missing because of the girl.
Nā reira, kua taea i tō tātou taha o te ōkawa, ā, kua tae mai ki tō tātou mahi o te āhua nei. Nā reira, tēnā koutou e hoa mā.
Therefore, it has been accomplished by our side of the formal proceedings, and it has now arrived at our work of this nature. Therefore, greetings to you all, friends.
Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes/ Who’s a fan hese new procedures?
Nā te Pākehā kua noa noa iho ..
Because of the Pākehā it has become desecrated ..
He tino rongonui ngā ngāwhā o Rotorua.
The hot springs of Rotorua are very famous.
Ko Kuikui te kahurangi o te whānau.
Kuikui is the treasure of the family.
Kia rongo tātou i ngā kōrero katoa
[Wait] until we hear all of the relevant information.
Ko Matatā te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Matatā.
Tekau ngā tūru.
There are ten chairs. No e in front of tekau.
He whakamōhio tēnei i a koutou ki ngā whakaritenga.
This is to inform you of the arrangements.
Ahakoa te nui o te utu o te whare, ka hokoia e tōku tuahine.
Despite the great cost of the house, my sister will buy it.
I te whakatata te taua ki te pā rā te awaawa.
The war party was approaching the pā by way of the valley.
He mea whakamīharo te pikinga a Tā Edmund Hillary i Everest.
Sir Edmund Hillary’s climbing verest was a noteworthy achievement.
Kotahi rau karamu o te pata.
100 grams of butter.
Ko Rāhera te reo o te whare.
Rāhera is the voice of the house.
He nui rawa tēnei whare.
This house of too big.
Nā te whakamārama a Hōne i tana take, ka mōhio te iwi.
It was through Hōne’s explanation is concern, that the people knew (about it).
Ka tomo rātou mā te kuwaha iti.
They entered by way of the small gateway.
Manaakitia ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna.
Respect the work of the ancestors.
He toa ngā kuia o Waikato ki te kanikani.
The old ladies of Waikato are great dancers.
He uaua te ako i te reo Hapanihi
The learning of Japanese is hard
Pēhea ai tā te ngeru tangi? Miao ai!
What kind of sound do cats make? They meow!
Ka mea a Wairaka: Kia whakatāne ake ahau.
Wairaka said: Let me act the part of a man.
Nā te ua tae tōmuri ai ahau i ngā rā katoa.
It is because of the rain that I am late every day.
Ko Tamatea-pōkai-whenua tētahi o ngā tīpuna o Ngāi Tahu.
One of the ancestors of Ngāi Tahu is Tamatea-pōkai-whenua.
He uaua ki te noho ki runga i tētahi i te tuatahi nā te puku o runga i te tuarā (Pōtatau 1991:58)
It is difficult to sit on one at first because of the hump on its back
Ko Ihapera te māmā o Raiatea.
Ihapera is the mother of Raiatea.
Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.
Kāhore rawa ia i mōhio he whanaunga au nōu.
He never knew that I was a relative of yours.
Ko Harnah te tuahine o Jacob.
Harnah is the sister (of a boy) of Jacob.
Ā, ko wai tēnei nāna hei arahi i a koutou i tēnei wāhanga mō te tau?
So, who is this who will lead you in this part of the year?
Māu ngā tapa o te iāri e kukuti.
You can weed-eat the edges of the yard.
Ko te iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.
The Māori people are the tangata whenua of Aotearoa.
Ko Mia te tuahine o Taika.
Mia is the sister (of a boy) of Taika.
he nui ngā rākau *o* te ngahere
The trees of the forest are big
He tokomaha ngā tāngata haere mai ai ki ngā ngāwhā o Rotorua. (1985:90)
Many people often come here to the hot springs of Rotorua.
Ka kite mātou i tāna kāhui kūihi.
We saw his flock of geese.
Kia tere te kārohirohi i mua i tō huarahi.
May the shimmer of light guide you on your way.
Atu i te āhua o ngā kupu, kāore he tino rerekētanga o ēnei pū tohu wā e rua nei.
In terms of the meaning of the words, there is no significant difference between these two expressions.
He uri nō Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, Te Rarawa ki tōku pāpā taha; ko tōku māmā taha nō Tūhoe, nō Te Whānau-ā-Apanui hoki.
I am a descendant of Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, and Te Rarawa on my father’s side; and on my mother’s side, I am from Tūhoe and also Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.
He aha ngā whāinga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?
Ko Aroha rāua ko Moana ngā tamāhine a Aria.
Aroha and Moana are daughters of Aria.
Ko Riripeti te kuku o tōna manawa.
Riripeti is the darling of his heart.
Tama ngākau mārie — arohaina mai.
Son with a heart of peace — have compassion on us.
He kaumātua a Hōri rāua ko Ani no tērā marae.
Hōri and Ani are elders of that marae.
Ko Elizabeth te tuahine o John.
Fran is the sister (of a boy) of Elizabeth.
Ka nui ngaa toenga miiti
There’s plenty eft-over meat
Haere mai ai ngā tāngata ki ngā ngāwhā o Rotorua.
The people often come here to the hot springs of Rotorua.
Ko Ngāi Te Rangi tētahi o ngā tino iwi o Tauranga.
Ngāiterangi is one of the main tribes of Tauranga.
Ko John te tungāne o Elizabeth.
John is the brother (of a girl) of Elizabeth.
Kia tau ngā manaakitanga a te mea ngaro
Let the strength and life force of our ancestors
Ka huihui ngā Parihi me ētahi o ngā karaipi.
The Pharisees assembled together with some of the scribes.
Ko Jacob te tungāne o Harnah.
Jacob is the brother (of a girl) of Harnah.
Ki runga ki tēnā, ki tēnā o tātou.
Be with each and every one of us.
Ākuanei ka tūtaki i a ia. Heoi anō, ahau tēnā, Aaron Henare. Ko taku tētahi ingoa poto, ko Matua Azza. Mehemea e hiahia ana koe ki te tuku te ingoa poto, Matua Azza, e pai ana ki ahau.
We’ll meet him shortly. Anyway, that is me, Aaron Henare. One y short names is Matua Azza. If you would like to use my short name, that is fine with me.
He aha koe i haere mai i te rourou iti a Haere, tē noho atu ai koe i te tokanga nui a Noho?
Why did you come with the small basket of Traveller, instead of remaining with the large basket of Stay-at-home.
Nā te hau ngā peka o ngā rākau i ngāueue
The wind shook the branches of the trees
Ko Ingarangi pea te kāinga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.
Ko Andrew te tungāne o Kayte.
Andrew is the brother (of a girl) of Kayte.
He nui ngā rauemi kei te ipurangi.
Thers are lots of resources on the internet.
Ko ngā iwi o te uru, o te raki anō hoki, ka kaha mahi i te "e... ana".
The tribes of the west, and also the north, use "e... ana".
I kōrero au ki tō kōrua kaiako.
I spoke to your teacher — the teacher ou two.
Ka puta mai te Ao Mārama.
The world of light came forth.
Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki.
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and the grass.
Ko ngā iwi katoa o te ao kua huihui mai i tēnei rā.
All the peoples of the world have gathered here today.
Nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai
It was because of the rain that the children got wet
Ko Brian te tungāne o Val.
Brian is the brother (of a girl) of Val.
He kapu kāwhe tāku e pīrangi ana.
I want a cup of coffee.
Ko ngā iwi o te rāwhiti, o te tonga hoki, ha mahi kē i te "kei te...".
The tribes of the east and the south, on the other hand, use "kei te...".
He wahine tino mōhio ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
She is a woman who is very knowledgeable about designing the layout of the land.
He rongonui te kōrero mo te patunga o Kae e Tinirau.
The story of Kae’s being killed by Tinirau is famous.
Ehara nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai
It was not because of the rain that the children got wet (but because of something else)
Tokomaha ngā tauira kei tēnei kura!
What a lot of students at this school!
Ko tēnei te kōrero o te matenga o Kae.
This is the story of the death of Kae.
Ko Fran te teina o Margaret.
Fran is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Margaret.
Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.
Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.
Ko Fran te teina o Elizabeth.
Fran is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Elizabeth.
I ēnei rā, mā te mīhini e mahi te nuinga o ngā mahi.
These days, machines do most of the work.
Ko Tūmanako te toki hākinakina o tōna whānau.
Tūmanako is the sports champion of his family
I te ata o taua rā
On the morning of that day.
Kua haere ati tōku tēina ki te whare o ōku tuākana.
My younger brother has gone to the house of my older brothers.
He aha te ingoa o tērā ika
What is the name of that fish?
Kia ora tātou, mihi ana ki a koutou katoa, ngā pātaka reo o tēnā, o tēnā kokona o te ao Māori nei. Ko Tūhoe Huata tōku ingoa. I tipu ake au i Ngā Rekereke, i ōku kaumātua o Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.
Greetings to us all, I acknowledge you all, the repositories of language in every corner of this Māori world. My name is Tūhoe Huata. I grew up at Ngā Rekereke, among my elders of Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.
Ko te whenua anake te āmaia ana E aku mahara ki ngā pūtea,
All the earth around is bringing hither To my memory thoughts of those precious heaps,
He mea tika rānei te hōatu takohanga e mātou ki a Hiha, kāhore rānei?
Is the giving of taxes by us to Caesar a correct thing, or not (kāhore)?
Ko te tamaiti kēkē a Rangi rāua ko Hēra.
She is the niece of Rangi and Hēra.
He kahawai te ingoa o tērā ika
Kahawai is the name of that fish
Kua whati te tara o te marama.
The horn of the moon is broken (said of a chief’s death).
Āe, māu tonu, kia titiro au ki te rārangi o ngā kai hei hoko.
Yes, you drive, so that I can look at the list of food to buy.
Kei te tākaro tātou?
Are we (all of us, three or more) playing?
kakariki, i roto i taku waahi mahi·nga
On Tuesday, in my office, I wrote to my sister with my new pen, on a piece of green paper
E haere mai nei tētehi o aku pēpi.
Here comes one of my babies.
Kei te tākaro mātou?
Are we (all of us, three or more, but not you) playing?
Kāre tētahi i te mōhio engari e ai ki ngā kōrero i horo taua wāhi i tētahi wā.
At that end of the beach on a small hill. Ngarire-o-te-moana the elder was the first to be
Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine
What is the name of that woman, literally Who is the name of that woman?
tuahine
a sister of a male
I te awatea
Middle of the day, broad daylight
Ka pā ngā ngutu o ngā manu ki ngā whatu o te ngeru.
The beaks of the birds strike the cat’s eyes.
Kei mua i/o te whare
Is in front of the house
tungāne
a brother of a female
He tangata māhaki, he tangata marae hoki.
He is a humble person, and a person of the marae.
I haere au ki te hokomaha hei tangata hoko kai.
I went to the supermarket as the person buying food, or in the role or function of a food buyer.
Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga tapu
What is the name of that sacred mountain?
Kua kī tana ihu i te huruhuru.
His nose is full of feathers.
Ko Andrew te mātāmua o Beverley.
Andrew is the oldest child of Beverley.
Ko ā tātou tamariki o nāianei ko ngā rangatira o te wā kei te haere mai.
Our children today are the leaders of the future.
Kei runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is on top of the table.
Nā.te.mea ka tawhiti noa atu, ka kī ētahi, ‘Ē, ka hoki tātau!
Because of the great distance, some said, ‘Eh, we should go back!
Kua whati te kakau o tāku kō.
The handle of my spade has snapped.
He whakahīhī ia ki tōna mōhio ki te reo Māori
She is proud of her knowledge of Māori
Tiaho mai rā roto i te pō
Shining through (literally ‘by way n
Naa te makariri raaua i hoki mai ai
They came back because of the cold
Kei kō, kei tua i te whare.
Over there, on the other side of the house.
E āhua mōhio ana.
Sort of know, but not very sure.
Ko te tokomaha o ngā tāngata me te mea e rima mano.
The number of people was about five thousand.
Ko Joseph te mātāmua o Phill.
Joseph is the oldest child of Phill.
He pai nō tāku noho i patu mai ai ia.
Someone wants to attack because of my excellent situation.
Ko Angie te mātāmua o Richard.
Angie is the oldest child of Richard.
E hia kē mai nei ngā putiputi ātaahua i tēnei kōanga.
What a lot of beautiful flowers this spring.
I riri a Hata i a Rewi
Hata was angry because of Rewi
He haere tātou ki te hoko kai.
Let’s (all s) go and buy some food.
I tēnei tau, ko Sarah te tuatahi o tōna akomanga uku i Aotearoa katoa.
This year, Sarah was first in her ceramics class in all of new Zealand.
Kua puta mai rātou i roto i te whare.
They have come out of the house.
Nā te ua te tāne i mākū ai.
Because of the rain, the man got wet.
Ā te toru o Ākuhata au hoki atu ai.
I’ll be back on the third ugust.
Haere mai koutou!
Come here all of you! (three or more people)
Nā te ako i ngā ākonga i haere ai te kaiako ki te kura.
It was because of teaching the students that the teacher went to school.
Tuatoru, i inu au i te kaputī
Third i drank a cup of tea.
Mā runga o te maunga.
By way of the mountaintop.
Ko wai tēnei tangata i tukua atu, he mea rīpeka nā te ringa o ngā tāngata kino?
Who was this man who was handed over, crucified by the hand(s) of evil men?
Nā te waka ahau i tūreiti ai.
It was because of the car that I was late.
Kāore te iwi i rata ki ētahi o ngā kupu hou a Te Taura Whiri.
People did not like some of the new words coined by the Māori Language Commission.
Ko tāna mahi he tiaki i ngā hōiho ō ngā āpiha.
His job is taking care of the officers’ horses.
Haere ki te roro o te whare.
Go to the front of the house.
Nui te aroha!
Lots of love!
Nā te waka *ngā tamariki* i tūreiti ai.
*The children* were late because of the car.
Kia kotahi kapu o te huka.
(Let there be) one cup of sugar..
Ka whakatika mai te manuhiri ki mua o te wharenui, ka tū, ka tangi (Kāretu 1974:10)
The visitors proceed to the front of the meeting house, stand and weep
Mā ngā mea nunui e rahu te tapu o te pā nei.
The important ones can touch the sacred things of this pā.
Ko Pararaki te mutunga ake o te one e kīia nei he one roa.
Pararaki is the end of the beach called Long Beach.
Nā ngā tamariki *te māmā* i riri ai.
*The mother* was angry because of the children.
Ka pakeke rawa atu au, ka tū kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.
Ka kitea e rātou tēnei kurī he tino paru te āhua.
They found this dog of very dirty appearance (this dirty-looking dog).
Ko te manaakitanga tētehi tikanga nui o te Māori.
Hospitality is a major tradition of Māori people.
Ka mea a Wairaka, ‘Kia whakatāne ake ahau.
Let me act the part of a man.
Tāwhaki Nui a Hema 126 33 0.57 8.31 Te Whānau Moana 73 32 0.54 9.22 Te Whenua Kauruki 65 68 0.26 3.18
The Tribes of Muriwhenua 40 76 0.21 3.58
He kupu kei ngā pakitara o te kīhini?
Are those words on the walls of your kitchen?
Kia toru ngā kapu paraoa.
Three cups of flour
Ko ngā kupu a te akomanga.
The words of the class.
Kia haurua te kapu wai.
Half a cup of water
Kīhai i mau i ahau tētahi hē o tēnei tangata.
I cannot seize upon any fault of this man.
Meri whaea o Hēmi
Meri (the) mother of Hēmi
Ka tino pōuri → te wahine → i a Te Maru.
The woman is very sad because of Te Maru.
Nā te pukapuka ahau i katakata ai.
I laughed because of the book.
Kia ono ngā kapu wai i runga i te tēpu.
There should be six cups of water on the table.
Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga.
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within Waikato has been the King Movement.
I ako taku tama i te ture kia mahia ai tēnei momo mahi.
My son learnt the law so that he could do this kind of work.
Ā tokorua ā rātou i whakarite ai, ko Hohepa rāua ko Matiaha.
And two of them were therefore proposed (put forward for selection), Hohepa and Matiaha.
He pukapuka nā rātou
some books of theirs
Kua mate → taku rākau panana → i te makariri.
My banana tree died of the cold.
He ātaahua tana whakahua i ngā kupu Māori
Her pronunciation of Māori words is beautiful, she pronounces Māori words beautifully
I rā uta mai rātou.
They came by way of the shore.
I haere ia ki te motokaa me tana toko
He walked to the car with the aid of a stick
Nā te keke tātou i mauiui ai.
We were sick because of the cake.
tuāhine
sister of a male
Ko tēnei he mea nō roto i te waea.
This is something from the inside of your phone.
Ki te motokaa me tana toko ka haere ia
Each of these of course has special discourse preconditions. (Hohepa, 1967 contains
Nā te rorohiko ia i mahi ai.
It was because of the computer that he worked.
Kia ea rā te mate ngarengare, ka puta ai ki mua whakapī ai.
When defeat of the troublesome one is avenged, then one can dance in jubilation.
E mate ana → ia → i te aroha.
She is dying of love.
tuākana
elder sibling of the same gender
Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau i haere atu ai.
It was because of the crying of the baby that I left.
Nā te kōrero rātou i riri ai.
They were angry because of the talking.
E hoa e, titiro! Kei mua i a koe!
Jees mate, look! It's right in front of you!
Nāku koe e ako nei.
It is because of me that you are learning.
Kāore anō taku rākau kia mate i te makariri.
My tree has not died of cold.
E ipo!
Expression of endearment to a lover or sweetheart.
Kei te kēkē matu he tāmure anake ngā ika o reira.
In her right armpit, snapper only are the fish of that place.
Nā Rangi a Hēmi e haere atu nei.
It is because of Rangi that Hēmi is leaving.
He rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne.
The mana of women is the same as that of men.
Kāore te wahine e tino pōuri i a Te Maru.
The woman is not very sad because of Te Maru.
tēina
younger sibling of the same gender
E te tau!
Expression of endearment to a lover or sweetheart.
Kei waenganui o ngā kūhā he hāpuku anake ngā ika o reira.
Between her thighs, hāpuku alone are the fish of that place.
Nā tāku mahi au e pukumahi nei.
I am busy because of my work.
Kia kotahi te tīpune tote.
Let there be one teaspoon of salt
E te rangatira!
Express of respect to chief or highly respected person.
Nā te hararei koutou e haere atu nei ki Taupō.
You are all going to Taupō because of the holiday.
Kia rua ngā kapu miraka.
There should be two cups of milk
He whare aha teenei?
This is a what sort of house?
Nā te hoko kai ahau e haere nei ki te hokomaha.
I am going to the supermarket because of the food buying.
Kia toru ngā kapu parāoa.
Three cups of flour
Kāore a Hōne mō te haere
Hōne has no intention of going, Hōne is definitely not going to go
Hā!
What!? (exclamation of surprise).
Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui.
All the students of the university attended the meeting.
He aha te kara o teeraa whare?
What is the colour of that house?
I ngā rā o mua, i noho te pāpaka me te kōura ki te ngahere.
In days of yore, the crab and the crayfish lived in the forest.
Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau e haere atu nei.
I am leaving because of the crying of the baby.
Kīhai a ia i hoki mai, ko ana hoa ia i hoki atu i te kupu o te tangata i karanga atu rā.
She did not return; her friends, however, returned at the word of the man who called out.
Ā muri i te kura ka haere ētahi tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school, some students will go to the whare wānanga (place of higher learning).
Ngā āhuatanga katoa o tēnei take.
All the aspects of this issue.
Mā te ua ngā tamariki e mākū ai.
It is because of the rain that children will be wet.
He kapu tī māu?
A cup of tea for you?
Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei tamaiti?
What is the name of this child?
Ko tētehi mea nui o te ao Māori, ko te whakawhanaungatanga.
One important aspect of Māoridom is relationships.
Ko Rita te ingoa o tēnā tamaiti.
Rita is the name of that child.
He pēhea a Ōtautahi ki a koe?
What do you think of Christhurch?
Ki ngā marae o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Ngāti Porou ka whakaaetia te wahine, nō te mea he rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne.
On Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou marae, women are allowed to stand to speak, because the mana of women is the same as that of men.
Ka haere au ki te paku āwhina i a rātou
I’ll go and give them a bit hand
Kua pau i a ia ana huawhenua?
Has she eaten all of her veges?
Kei runga, te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is on top of the table.
Nō te wehenga rua o te pō rā anō mātou tokotoru i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
In the middle of that night we three returned home.
teina nō / o
A younger sibling of the same sex; younger siblings still normally take o.
Kua ngaro taku pene, hōmai tētahi pene o ōu nā pene.
I’ve lost my pen, give me one ours.
Ko te kīhi o tōna waka tēnā.
That’s the key is car.
Mā tō Māoritanga koe e kīa ai he tangata
It is because of your Māoritanga that you will be called a person
Kei mua a Tu-whakairi-ora i ngā mātua rā.
Tu-whakairi-ora is at the front of those battalions.
Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana.
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea.
Hei aha ngā moni i hōatu ai ki a Mākereta?
Of what use (for what purpose) was the money that was given to Mākereta? (Why was the money given to Mākereta?)
Kei te mataku i te kurii nui ngaa tamariki nei
These children are afraid of the big dog
Nā te waipuke o te awa mātou i kore ai e tae mai.
It was because of the flooding of the river that we did not arrive.
I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.
Ko te kōrero a ngā mātua tïpuna.
The stories of the forebears.
Nā te ua mātou i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We returned home because of the rain.
He tuahine a Horowai nō Hoani.
Horowai is a sister of John’s.
I mate ia i te iwi o Rangi-houhiri, i a rātou i whakaeke ai i Maketū.
He was killed by the people of Rangi-houhiri when they attacked Maketū.
Ko ngā kupu iti o te reo e hono hono nei i te kōrero e kīa ana he punga
The small words of the language which connect utterances are called particles
E tika ana te kōrero i ō tātou tūpuna...
As the proverb of our ancestors says...
He tuakana koe nōku.
You are a senior relative of mine.
Hōhā au i ōku tuāhine.
I’ve had enough y sisters. (speaker is male)
Ko te kaupapa o te hui, ko te whakakotahi i te whānau.
The theme of our meeting is family unity.
Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.
Ka whakaeke ngā tāngata ki mua o Mahinārangi.
The people gathered in front of Mahinārangi.
Kei waenganui tonu te pūru i te pātiki.
The bull is right in the middle of the paddock.
He hoa nōku.
A friend of mine.
Mā te hoko kai ahau e haere atu ai ki te hokomaha.
It is because of the buying of food that I will go to the supermarket.
He uri rātou nō Tahuāpōtiki.
They are descendants of Tahuāpōtiki.
He hoahoa ahau nō Puhihuia.
I am an attendant of Puhihuia.
Mā ēnei tikanga hoki ka ngāwari ai ngā ara, ngā huarahi, mō ā.tātou tamariki e whai ana, e rapu ana rānei i te mātauranga o te Pākehā.
In this manner you will ease the way for our children as they seek the knowledge of the Pākehā.
He aha te painga o te pērā?
What’s the good oing that?
He mōhio a Pita ki te whakapapa o te iwi.
Pita is knowledgeable of the ancestry of the people.
Tēnā piki rūkahu tēnā!
That's a big load of rubbish!
kei waenganui pō
in the middle of the night
Me tuku mai ngā tono i mua mai i te 1 Ākuhata
Applications must be sent in before the first of August
Kua kai ngā tamariki katoa i ngā rare anake.
All of the children have only eaten the lollies.
Kāore he hua o te noho mai.
There is no benefit of staying here.
Nāku koe i harikoa *ai*.
It is because of me that you are happy.
I tūtaki ahau ki tētahi hoa o rāua.
I met a friend of theirs.
E taea ai tēnei pātai te whakautu, me mātua mārama ki ngā āhuatanga katoa o te take.
In order to answer this question, one must first understand all aspects of the matter.
I paruparu he kākahu hou o te māhita.
Some of the teacher’s new clothes got dirty.
Mā te kōrero a ngā tāngata mātatau i te reo Māori, ka mau i ngā tamariki
It is through the knowledgeable people’s speaking he Māori language, that it will be grasped by the children
Kāore he hua o te ngutungutu.
There is no benefit of gossip.
Ko tēnei te tekoteko mō runga i te tuanui o te whare rūnanga.
This is the carved figure intended for the roof of the meeting house.
Ko te waha o te marae tēnei.
This is the entrance of the marae.
Ko Heni te kaikaranga o tērā hapū?
Is Heni the caller of that hapū?
Kāore he hua o te tākaro kēmu ipurangi.
There is no benefit of playing online games..
Haere mai tāua kia kite koe i ngā puna wai e rua.
Let us two go so that you may see the two springs of water.
Ko te waha tēnei o te marae.
This is the entrance of the marae.
ēnei
these, near me; plural of tēnei
Ā muri i te kura ka haere ngā tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school the students will go to university (the house of learning).
Kāore he hua o te moeroa.
No good comes of sleeping late.
Tēnā mahia mai he tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea?
Kātia te wini, kei mate tātou i te makariri.
Shut the window, or we will die of cold.
Haere ki muri o te whare rūnanga.
Go to the back of the meeting house.
Nan, he kaihana te paukena nō te kamokamo?
Nan, is the pumpkin a cousin of the kamokamo?
Kua puta mai rātou, i roto i te whare.
They have come forth out of the house.
He kuia au nō Rāniera.
I am a kuia of Rāniera’s.
Raruraru ana a Tūmatahina, me pēhea tana iwi e puta ai ki tuawhenua.
Tūmatahina was faced with the problem of how his people could escape to the mainland.
Tekau mā ono aua waka taua
The number of those war canoes (previously mentioned) was sixteen
ki naa o whaka kei moo me hei noo e
However, some of these have functions other than being clearly prepositional. In
Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori.
The Māori language is the life force of Māori mana.
He mokopuna au nā Atareti.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Atareti.
Ko ngā iwi katoa e pai ana ki te haka.
All of the iwi are good at doing haka.
Kei whea kē tō tunganē?
Where is your brother instead of being here?
He teina au nō Kiwa.
I’m a teina/younger brother iwa’s. I’m one Ks teina/younger brothers.
Te tino omanga koa o te wahine nei, kua tata ki te taha o te toka rangitoto e tū ana i te ara.
This woman ran on happily, and reached the side of the scoria rock standing by the path.
I tīmata te ao i te moenga o Papa i a Tangaroa.
The world began with the union of Papa, the earth mother, with the sea, Tangaroa.
He hoa au nō Te Ngae
I’m a friend e Ngae’s. / I’m Te Ngae’s friend.
Ka haere au ki te paku āwhina i a rātou.
I'll go and give them a bit of a hand.
Anō te rangi o te kōauau a Tūtānekai me he rūma.
The tune of Tūtānekai’s flute was like an earthquake.
He ākonga au nā Pare.
I am a student of Pare’s. I am one are’s students.
Kei waho i te kēti te ope o te Kuīni, arā o Te Atairangikaahu rātou ko ōna hoa rangatira.
The party of Queen Te Atairangikaahu and her chiefly supporters is outside the gate.
Kei mua rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing in front of the house.
He hunaonga ia nā Kare.
She’s a daughter-in-law are’s. / She’s Kare’s daughter-in-law.
He nui rawa atu tōna mōhio ki taua take
His knowledge of that matter is very great, he knows a great deal about that matter
Ko Amaru te pāpā o Ani.
Amaru is the father of Ani.
He waka tērā
That, over there is a car. In the category of car is that.
He tamaiti atawhai ia nā Rangi.
He is an adopted child of Rangi. He's Rangi's adopted child.
He mōkai tō kurī
In the category of pet is your dog
E tika ana te kōrero i ō tātou tūpuna
As the proverb of our ancestors says.
Kei mua i a koe!
In front of you!
He kararehe tō kurī
In the category of animal is your dog.
Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori
The language is the essence of what is Māori.
Inā ka takoto ngā mānia o Waikato, i waenganui tonu, me te mea nei i āta whakatūria ōna pukepuke hei parepare.
Thus the plains of Waikato lie right in between, as though the hills had been deliberately placed as fortifications.
Taihoa ake Nan, kei te kimi au i te paukena o ngā paukena.
Wait a moment, Nan; I am looking for the pumpkin of all pumpkins.
Tama ngākau mārie – arohaina mai.
Son with a heart of peace – have compassion on us.
Koia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou.
That's the ancestor of Ngāti Porou.
Tā te rangatira kai he kōrero.
Talk is the food of chiefs.
Mehemea tonu ko te waha o te koroua nei.
It is just as if it is the voice of our old man.
Kia kitea, mauria mai ki te taha o te māra tū ai.
When you find it, bring it over to stand at the side of the garden.
Ko Koa te tungāne o Ataahua.
Koa is the brother of Ataahua.
Kāore a Hōne mō te haere.
Hōne has no intention of going.
Ākuanei a Kino tō ai me he rā.
Soon evil disappears like the setting of the sun.
Kei whea te whare Paremata o Aotearoa?
Where is the Parliament of New Zealand?
Heoi anō, he mōmona ake ētehi wāhi o te māra i ētehi atu.
However, some parts of the garden are more fertile than others.
Nā te makariri rātou i hoki ai.
They returned because of the cold.
Kei te haere ngā akonga ki te inu, tē mahi kē (ai) i ā rātou mahi
The students are going drinking, instead of doing their work
Ke hongi te ihu ki te hauāuru; kua rongo i te haunga o tōna ariki.
He sniffed the winds of the west, and recognised the scent of his master.
Ko Ari te hoa o Taika.
Ari is the friend of Taika.
Kei Pōneke te whare Paremata o Aotearoa.
The parliament of New Zealand is in Wellington.
He pāpā a Brian
Bruan is a father. There are lots of father And rangi is one of them.
Nā te mahana ka rere anō ōna toto.
Because of the heat, his blood began to flow again.
Kua māuiui māua.
The two of us (but no you) are sick.
E noho koutou!
Sit down, all of you!
Mā muri ka tika a mua.
The front will be right because of the back.
Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga
We stayed home because of the rain, It was because of the rain that we stayed home
Ā hea puta mai ai te rangatiratanga o te Atua?
When will the kingdom of the Lord appear?
Ka mutu ngā tohutohu iho a Tama-te-kapua ki te teina, ko te hekenga atu ki raro, ka haere ki te roro o te whare, noho tatari mai ai ki te teina.
After Tama-te-kapua had finished his instructions to his brother, he descended and went to the porch of the house, crouching in wait for his brother.
Mana·tuu Waahine
Ministry of Women’s Affairs
Ko te whare o Mere i hīkoi ai a Rangi.
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Kia rua kapu o te huka.
Let there be two cups of sugar.
He naihi tēnei
In the category of knife this is
Ki tāwāhi o te awa.
To the other side of the river.
Ko Jim te tama a Neha rāua ko Irene.
Jim is the son of Neha and Irene.
Me mahara koe ki ngā tonotono a ō tūpuna.
You must remember the instructions of your ancestors.
E hia kē mai nei ngā kōura!
What a lot of crayfish!
Nā, ka rewa te ope a Ngāti-Awa.
Then the party of Ngāti-Awa set forth.
ae, ai, ao, au, ea, ei, eo, eu, ia, ie, io, iu, oa, oe, oi, ou, ua, ue, ui
Most of these vowel-pairs are spoken as two syllables, each vowel being pronounced as a single syllable, thus: i-a, i-e, u-i and so on.
E pau haere ana te hau o ngā kaimahi.
The workers are starting to run out of puff.
Ko Joseph te mātāmua o āku tamariki.
Joseph is the eldest of my children.
E hia kē mai nei...
What a lot of...
ae, ai, ao, au, ei, eu, oi, ou, ue, ui
Thus, the word haere, for instance, consists of only two syllables: hae-re.
Ki te tihi o te maunga i piki ai ngā toa.
It was to the top of the mountain that the warriors climbed.
Kaaore kee te pere o Mikaere e tangi
The bell of St. Michael’s is not to sound!
Ka piki a Tāne ki te rangi o runga rawa.
Tāne climbed to the highest of the heavens.
Nā te ua rātou i hoki mai ai
Because of the rain they came back
Tokohia kē mai nei...
What a lot of people...
Ko te nama kei te taha raro o te mīhini.
The number is on the underside of the machine.
Kua eke te tinana katoa ki runga i te tahā rā pēhi ai.
The whole body climbed on top of that calabash and pressed down.
Mā Taupō (au tae mai ai)
I (got here) by way of Taupō
Kua nui rawa te tangata ki Hawaiki, ā, kua waiho hei take whakatupu pakanga ki reira
Hawaiki had become overpopulated and this had become a cause of strife there
Ko ngā kaumātua ngā tāonga o te ao Māori.
The elderly people are the treasures of the Māori world.
Ko ngā paru kei raro i ō hū kia tino rahi.
Let the bottoms of your hoses get really muddy.
Ki te tihi o te maunga e piki ai ngā toa.
It will be to the top of the mountain that the warriors will climb.
E hia kē mai ngā waka i tae atu ki Waitangi i taua wā
What a lot of canoes arrived at Waitangi at that time!
Ko tēnei tāku pukapuka
Which one of these books is mine? Not that one! Ah, ko tēnei tāku pukapuka
Taihoa ka whakamāramatia ngā ture o te kemu nei
Soon the rules of the game will be explained.
Ko te tino tangata o taua marae, ko Hapi.
The leading person of that marae is Hapi.
Me mutu tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu i te toru karaka
Their writing of their answers must stop at three o’clock (i.e., they must stop writing their answers at three o’clock)
Ko te karanga te mahi a ngā kuia.
The call of welcome is the job of the elderly women.
He uri a ia nō Tā Apirana Ngata.
He is a descendant of Apirana Ngata.
Āe, koia te rangatira o te kamupene, he tokomaha ana kaimahi.
Yup, he is the boss of the company. He has a lot of workers.
Ko te ngaro i ngaoki haere i te taha raro i te oko.
The fly crawled along the underside of the bowl.
He roa ngā haora mahi o te tūmau.
The working hours of the chef are long.
Ka tohu atu ia ki te reke o tana taiaha.
He pointed with the butt of his taiaha.
Nō te taenga atu o te tūpāpaku ki te marae, ka timata te tangitangi a te iwi
When the body of the deceased arrived at the marae, the people began to mourn
Kāhore tēnei kete i rarangatia ki te raupō.
This basket was not woven out of bulrushes.
Kei te mōhio koe ko wai ngā ingoa o ā rāua tamahine?
Do you know what (are) the names of their daughters?
Heoti anō ka ea te mate o Tū-whakararo.
As a result the death of Tū-whakararo was avenged.
Nō whea e ora ngā tāngata o te takutai i tēnā taiāniwhaniwha.
How could the coastal dwellers possibly survive that tsunami? OR There was no chance of the coastal dwellers surviving that tsunami.
Ko ngā tāngata o Pōneke, ka whakatūtū i ō rātou whare ki ngā tahataha o ngā puke.
in Wellington, people build houses on the sides of hills.
Ka nui te aroha.
Lots of love.
Tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu.
Their writing of their answers.
I mea a Hoone Heke ko teetahi hee nui o te Maaori
Hone Heke thinks that a major fault of the Maori
Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana CV.
The truth of what he put in his CV was never questioned.
Kei hea aua pukapuka āna
Where are those books of his?
He tēpu kāwhi kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.
Ko ngaa mema tonu o te Paremete te tupuna o taua mahi nei.
But the very members of Parliament are the originators of the fault.
I tino whakamihi ngā tāngata, te mea ai hoki ko tō mātau tau tuatahi tēnei.
The people were very appreciative, especially seeing as this was our first year of our band’s existence.
He tino pai tērā whare ō rāua
That house of theirs is very nice
Ko Tāmaiti te pāpā o Matiu.
Tāmati is the father of Matiu.
Ko te nama kei te taha raro o te mihini.
The number is on the underside of the machine.
Ko te kaupapa waka ki te moana hoe ai, ko te kāhui atua ki te rangi rere ai.
The work of the canoes is to sail the seas while that of the gods is to fly through the skies.
Whangaia ēnei kuri āku
Feed these dogs of mine
Ka tū mai Aorangi, te tipuna maunga o Waitaha.
There stands Aorangi (Mt Cook), the ancestral mountain of the Waitaha people.
Kei te taha mauī o te rorohiko te pepa.
The paper is on the left-hand side of the computer.
I tino rawe rawa atu te rōpū waiata!
The band was out of this world!
Ko te tere kahawai rā ki waho i te moana haere ai, ko te tangata rā ki uta oma haere atu ai, me to oma, me te karakia.
The shoal of kahawai was swimming along out at sea, and the man was running along the shore and as he ran he recited karakia.
ēnei hū ōna
these shoes of hers
Ko Kaitāia kei tēnei taha o Te Kao.
Kaitāia is on this side of Te Kao.
Ko au te mokopuna a Pāora.
I am the grandchild of Pāora.
Similarly ‘taua tamaiti a rāua’ =
that child of theirs
Tērā tētahi pukepuke rarauhe, he nehenehe i tētahi pito i tua tata mai o te pā.
There was a fern hill with a patch of bush at one end on the near side of the fort.
E pīrangi ana a Ataahua kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Ataahua wants the killing of whales to stop.
Ko koe te tamāhine a Manu.
You are the daughter of Manu.
Ko Chantelle te taokete o Margaret.
Chantelle is the sister-in-law of Margaret.
I mua ia i te toa.
He was in front of the shop.
Ko ia te wahine a Nikau?
Is she the wife of Nikau?
Kātahi ka karanga mai te whānau a Tāne.
Then the family of Tāne called out.
Ma runga o te maunga.
By way of the mountain top.
He mate kino i pā ohorere ki ōna roro, nō hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.
Kei mua koe i ahau.
You are in front of me.
I taku haerenga ki Tīpene kura ai, nā Sister Edith o te Mīhana Māori Perehipitiriana i Nūhaka i kawe au i reira ..
When I went to school at Tīpene, it was Sister Edith of the Presbyterian Māori Ministry at
Ko Paul te taokete o John.
Paul is the brother in law of John.
Tēra pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei.
Perhaps there's someone who knows the rest of this story.
I inoi a Hone kia whakaora·ngia ia i tana maauiui
John prayed that he might be cured of his illness
Ma hea mai too koutou na ara?
By way of what route did you come?
Kei mua koe i a au.
You are in front of me.
Ko Rangi te hungarei o Hineawe.
Rangi is the father-in-law of Hineawe.
I haere mai maatau ma te maania o Kaingaroa, ma te ara ki Waiotapu.
We came by way of Kaingaroa Plains, by the road to Waiotapu.
Haere tonu atu i te huanui e mārō atu ana nā.
Go straight along the path that stretches out in front of you.
Haria atu ngā parapara ka waiho ai ki te taha o te rori!
Carry out the rubbish and leave it at the side of the road!
Kātahi ka haere ngā tāngata o Waikato ki ia iwi, ki ia iwi o tātau, o te Māori
Then the Waikato people went to each tribe of us Māori people
Ko Lynne te hungarei o Hineawe.
Lynne is the mother-in-law of Hineawe.
Me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa i mua mai i te 1 o Oketopa
The essays should be passed in by the first of October,
Tēnā rūkahu tēnā!
That's a load of rubbish!
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti kei roto i te kāpata.
There is a lot of leftover meat in the cupboard.
E whakaaro ana maaua ki te haere ki Tonga
We are thinking of going to Tonga
Na hea mai koutou?
By way of what place did you come?
E kaha ana tāna tohutohu i a mātou ānō nei ko ia te kuīni o te kīhini.
She was telling us all what to do like she was the queen of the kitchen.
.. koirā i takea mai ai te kōrero nei nā, ‘te kete rukuruku a Whakaotirangi
the small food basket of Whakaotirangi
Rere atu i reira!
Get out of there!
Koutou ko Mia ko Nikau.
All of you and Mia and Nikau.
Ka kōrero a Pita ki ngā mema o te komiti.
Peter spoke to the members of the committee.
he awa wai ora
a river of life-giving water
Puritia i te taha māui o Te Mangō-roa, haere ai.
Hold to the left of the Milky Way, and travel on.
He aha te kara o ōna tōkena?
What is the colour of his socks?
Ka waiata te kōaea
The choir will sing (active); change of action from what has happened before.
Ka nui te aroha
Lots of love
Kei raro a Ōamaru i Murihiku.
Ōamaru is north of Murihiku.
Ko ngā mōrehu kaumātua kei.te mōhio ki te āronga o tēnei tira rā.
The old men knew the purpose of his journey.
He whakateke nō ētahi o āna tamariki, oma ana ki rō ngahere haere noa atu ai.
move freely away ai It was a trick some of his children played on him, running off into the forest, far away.
He kōwhai te kara o ōna tōkena.
The colour of his socks is yellow.
Ka waiatatia ngā (waiata) mōteatea
The traditional chants will be sung (passive); change of action from what has happened before.
Tōna pai nei.
Sort of OK.
Tapahia ngā peka me ngā rau o te rākau.
Chop off the branches and the foliage of the tree.
He tawhiti rawa ngā marae o te wā kāinga nei hei hokinga mai mō rātau (Kāretu 1974:153)
The marae of the home area are too far away to be a place they can return to
Ko te whakaaro i oti nei i a rāua me haere rāua ki te pā o Uenuku rāua ko Toi ka muru mai i ngā hua o te poroporo o Uenuku (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:41)
The plan they devised was that they should go to Uenuku and Toi’s pā and steal the fruit enuku’s poroporo
Tōna ora nei.
Sort of well.
Nā te pakarutanga o te pahi i tūreiti ai au.
I am late because of the breakdown of the bus.
E kōrerotia ana ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna
The deeds of ancestors are/were being talked about (passive); continuing action set in past, present or future time.
Tōna wera nei.
Sort of hot.
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti.
There's plenty of left-over meat.
Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.
I te mutunga o te akoranga, ka tū te arotakenga.
At the end of the lesson an evaluation was done.
Tēnā, tirohia te āhua o tēnei whare!
Now then, look at the appearance of this house!
Mā te pakarutanga o te pahi e tūreiti ai au.
I will be late because of the breakdown of the bus.
Nō mātou te kāinga nei
this home is (one of ) our own
Ko te tamāhine o te tino tangata i Maungawhau, he kōtiro pai, he wahine ātaahua.
A daughter of the high chief of Maungawhau was a good girl and a beautiful woman.
Kei te haere ngā tama ki te toa kākahu i te tāone matua o Kirikiriroa.
The sons are going to the clothing shop in the important town of Hamilton
Ko Rewi te hoa o Mere.
Rewi is the friend of Mary.
Ko te ūnga mai o Tainui, o te waka i ū tuatahi mai.
The landing of Tainui, the first canoe to land.
He aha te utu o tōu motukā hōu?
What was the cost (price) of your new car?
I mua a Mere mā i te whare e tatari ana.
Mere and the others were waiting in front of the house.
Tino mataku ia i te taniwha.
He is very frightened of the taniwha.
Ka kitea a Māui ki te ngaro, ki ngā mamu e karamui ana i runga i a ia.
Māui was found because of the flies and birds which swarmed over him.
Nā te matekai, ka hoko ai au i te kai.
Because of hunger, I bought food.
Kei runga te manu i te tuanui o te whare.
The bird is on the roof of the house.
Ā te Mane, ka tīmata te hanga o tōku whare.
On Monday, the building of my house will begin.
He whare mātoro i tētahi pito, ki te pito ki te marangai o taua marae.
There was an entertainment house in one corner, the corner to the east of that marae.
Pōuri atu!
Excuse me! Get out of my way!
I noho au ki te kāinga nā te mea he ua.
I stayed home because of the rain.
I runga te manu i te tuanui o te whare.
The bird was on the roof of the house.
Nā taku pukuriri i kōrero pēnā ai.
It was because of my anger that I spoke like that.
E kore te whare kōrero, e puta he kupu mā tētahi tangata i muri i te kupu a te tino ariki.
It was not allowable according to the rules of debate for any person to say anything after the high chief had spoken.
He tēpu kāwhe kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.
Nō te tau kotahi mano, e iwa rau mā whitu, tēnei haerenga ōku.
This journey of mine was in the year nineteen hundred and seven.
Nā te ua i noho *ai* au ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that I stayed home.
He aha te kara o ana makawe?
What is the colour of his hair?
Kāore te manu i runga i te tuanui o te whare.
The bird is not, or was not, on the roof of the house.
He aha te utu o (mō) tōu motukā hōu?
What was the cost (price) of (for) your new car?
Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te matapihi, i te whatitoka o tō rātou whare.
One night Māui stuffed up the window and the door of their house.
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu i ngā wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
Kāore te manu i runga i te tuanui o te whare
The bird was/is not on the roof of the house
Nō te horonga o Mokoia ka riro ngā wheua o Tūhourangi i a Ngāpuhi.
The bones of Tūhourangi were taken away by Ngāpuhi at the time when Mokoia was captured.
= Kua whana tāku kurī e ia.
(Note that whana is the passive form of whana.)
I opaina mai te pōro e ia anganui tonu ki tētahi taha o te whīra tākaro.
He threw the ball to the opposite end of the playing field.
Te mahi a te kai.
Lots of food.
Nā hea mai koutou?
By way of what place did you come?
He kokonga whare ka kitea, he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea.
You can see the corners of a house, but you cannot see into the recesses of the heart.
Nō te haerenga ka paakia te ringaringa o Hākawau ki te paepae o te whare.
When he left Hākawau slapped his hand against the threshold of the house.
Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that we stayed home.
Nā te ua mātou i kore ai e purei tēnehi.
It was because of the rain that we didn’t play tennis.
= He hiahia nō rātou kia kite i tō rātou whaea.
What is the use of...?
I mua i te taenga mai o te Pākehā, i hanga te Māori i te whare raupō.
Before the arrival of the Pākehā, the Māori built raupō whare (houses of raupō).
I maringi tāku kapu tī.
My cup of tea was spilt.
E pirangi ana a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
Kī tonu te atamira o te hōro i ngā koha.
The hall stage is very full of gifts.
Kei te pai tino ahau.
Actually there are a pile of other particles in the preposed periphery that we already know:
Ko te kurī te hoa o te tangata.
(The dog (is) the friend of the man.)
I tino kitea te ngaro haere o te reo
It was clearly seen that the language was getting lost, The “getting lost he language
Kei te āwhina i a ia ngā tamariki katoa o te tāone o Rakiura.
All the children of the town of Stewart Island are helping her.
Kei te oma ahau i mua i te whare.
I am running in front of the house.
I noho māua
The two of us, but not you sat.
I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru nei i mua i te wharenui e tū ana.
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house.
Ko te tangata kua riro ki.te whakaatu ki ōna hoa i te ātaahua o tōna wahine.
That man had gone to tell his friends about the beauty of his wife.
Ko te Rāapa te toru o Mei.
Wednesday the 3rd of May.
ki te mana whakahaere
I deplore the reduction to the breadline of the people caused by this government right
Kei te oma ahau i te taha o te whare.
I am running by the side of the house.
Well, mātua horoia o ringaringa.
First of all you should wash your hands.
Tērā kei roto i te whareherehere nei ētahi tāngata tokorua he kaimahi nā Parao.
There were in the prison two people who were servants of the Pharaoh’s.
I maringi tāku kapu tī i a ia.
He spilt my cup of tea (my cup of tea was spilt by him).
Nā tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These are the children of my Pākehā friend.
Nā Pani tēnei kete
This kete belongs to Pani (direct statement of ownership, see SF13)
Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa Pākehā.
These are not the children of my Pākehā friend.
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
E ki ana rāpea au nei anō au, inā hoki i whānau anō au i te taha o te ākau
So I say I am your child, seeing as I was born at the side of the sea
Kei hea ngā mātua o ēnei tamariki?
Where are the parents of these children?
Ka karanga a Kupe, ‘Makaia ngā tahaa nā ki te upoko o te wheke!
Throw these calabashes onto the head of the octopus!
Ka ngaro e rua ngā tāea o tētahi o ō mātau taraka.
Two tyres from one of our trucks went missing.
Kia tekau mā rima mita te roa o te taura.
Let the length of the rope be 15 metres.
Tēnei taha o te whare.
This side of the house.
Ka hoki te koorero ki a Hotu i ruku raa i te punga o too raaua waka
The story returns to Hotu, who had dived for the anchor of their canoe
E rua pauna pata.
Two pounds of butter.
Me pēhea tā tātou whakatika i te whakahuatanga o ngā kupu Māori?
How are we to correct the pronunciation of Māori words?
Ka haere takirua ngā kararehe.
The animals went in twos (two-by-two/in groups of two).
Erā peka o te rākau.
Those branches of the tree.,.
Kei konei! Ka rawe koe hei karu mōku.
Here it is! You're an excellent set of eyes for me.
I ngā wā e huihui ana ngā hapū o Rotorua ki Mokoia ka kitea a Hinemoa i waenganui o tōna iwi.
While the tribes of Rotorua were assembling at Mokoia, Hinemoa was seen in the midst of her people.
E ono pāketi wai.
Six buckets of water.
Ko Tāwhirimātea te atua o te hau me ngā āwhā.
TÄwhirimÄtea is the god b> wind and storms.
Taumaha ana te rōnihi i te nui o te tītī.
The launch was heavy because of the mutton-bird.
Ko te amuamu te tino rongoā a te Pākehā hei patu i ngā ture e kinongia e rātou.
Grumbling is the best remedy of Europeans for putting down laws which are disliked by them.
E ai ki ngā kōrero, e ono kē ngā matimati i tētahi o ngā ringaringa.
According to what is said, he had six fingers on one of his hands.
Kei te kōrero tāua.
You are i, the two of us, are talking.
Inā ka takoto ngā mānia o Waikato, i waenganui tonu, me te mea nei i āta whakatūria ōna pukepuke hei parepare
Thus the plains of Waikato lie right in between, (so that it looks) as though the hills had been deliberately placed as fortifications
Ko te 30 o Poutū-te-rangi taku huritau.
My birthday is the 30th of March.
I kōrero tāua.
The two of us talked.
E ai ki tā Pita, i nui te inanga i ēnei kōawa i mua.
According to Pita, there used to be heaps of whitebait in these streams.
E kauhoe ana tērā kōtiro ki tāwāhi o te roto.
That girl is swimming to (the) other side of the lake.
Makā ana ia ki waho o te māra waina, whakamatea iho.
He was thrown out of the vineyard, (and was) just killed.
Ko te marama o Mahuru.
The month of September.
Ki tā te kuia rā, he mea hanga taua whare ki te mauku.
According to that kuia, that house was built out of mauku (a type of fern).
Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu.
Listen to the cry of the bird.
Kei runga te pouaka makariri a Hēmi
Hēmi is on top of the fridge
Ka karakiatia e ia kia kore a Tainui e uru mai ki roto i te moana o Whaingaroa.
at the sea of Whaingaroa He prayed so that Tainui might not enter the Raglan Harbour Heads.
Ki tāwāhi o te awa
Across the river, To the other side of the river
Ko te kōrero o tēnei tangata, o Whakatauihu, i rongo ai mātou.
It was the story of this man, Whakatauihu, that we heard.
Kei mua te naihi i te pukapuka
The knife is in front of the book
I āwhinatia e Hone ngā ākonga o te kārete
The students of (from, at) the college were helped by Hone
(I heke mai ētahi o ngā waka i taua moutere
Some of the canoes came from that island
Kei waenganui tonu te pūru i te pātiki
The bull is in the middle of the paddock
He whero ngā pua o te pohutukawa.
The flowers of the pohutukawa are red.
Ko tēnei te kōrero o tēnei tangata o Whakatauihu, i rongo ai mātou.
This was the story of this man Whakatauihu, that we heard.
E āhei i a koe te kōrero pukapuka.
You are capable of reading.
Ki te pau (neu.) tō moni, me waea mai
If you run out of money, give me a ring
He aha ēnā momo inu?
What are those types of drinks (by you)?
Ko te rua o Hakihea.
The second of December.
Hai te rua o te ahiahi, kua haere kia kite i te whare karakia Mōmona. Ka mutu, kua hoki mai ki te kite i te whare karakia o Te Hīnota Māori Perehipitīriana (Pōtatau 1991:80)
At two o’clock, we’ll go to see the Mormon church. After that, we’ll return to see the church tāori Presbyterian Synod
Ke tohu atu ia ki te reke o tana taiaha.
He pointed with the butt of his taiaha.
Ko te 31 o Hōngongoi te rā kati ai ngā tono mai.
The 31st of July is the deadline for requests.
Kei tātahi rāua e kaukau ana.
The two of them are swimming at the beach.
Kātahi ia ka hopu i tōna ringa matau ka whakaara ake i ā ia.
Then he caught hold of his right hand and raised him up.
Kei mua i te maunga te manu nui.
The big bird is in front of the mountain.
E mau ai te whenua, me āpiti te here a te ture.
If the land is to be retained, something must supplement the protection of the law.
I waenganui ngā whare i (ō) ngā rākau.
The houses were in the middle of the trees.
Kātahi ka haere a Tū rātou ko āna tama ki te tatau o te whare.
Then Tū and his sons went to the door of the house.
E mea ana ētahi he mahi kino te whawhe ira kararehe, hua rānei, ko ētahi e mea ana he pai.
Some say that genetic engineering of animals and food plants is a bad thing, others that it is good.
Nā, tēra anō tētahi pā nui onamata, ko Maunga-whau.
Now, there was a certain great fortress in days of old named Maunga-whau.
Ko tēnei te tuarua o ā mātou pānui ki a koutou.
This is the second of our newsletters to you.
Ko te heihei te tūmomo mīti e kainga ana e ratou.
The type of meat that is being eaten by them is chicken
E toru miriona tāra te hui o te pūtea.
3 million dollars is the size of the fund.
Ka mutu tērā, ka kī anō te waha o te tuatoru.
When that was finished, the voice of the third also spoke.
I ētahi wā ka whakatakotoria he patu pounamu, paraoa rānei ki runga i te tūpāpaku.
Sometimes, a greenstone or whalebone club is laid on the body of the deceased.
Kei hea te Whare Wānanga o Waikato?
Where is the University of Waikato?
Ki a ia, he moumou taima tēnei.
To him/her this is a waste of time.
Nā te kore take o Tamahae i riri ai a Hata.
Because of Tamahae's laziness, Hata was angry.
Nā, i ētahi rā ka tupu te whawhai a taua pā ki ngā tāngata o Awhitu.
Now, at a certain time, warfare broke out between that fortress and the people of Awhitu.
I hoki mai rāua mā te mākū.
They returned on account of the damp.
Ka pirau noa iho tētahi taha o te wahine rā, ka tupu rīrī e te tio tio.
One side of the woman became rotten and overgrown with barnacles.
Kia pai tonu, kia mā, kia koa ai ngā ngākau o ngā kaituku.
He should be careful and clean so as to gladden the hearts of the owners.
(Ko Rangi te ingoa o te tangata
The name of the man was Rangi
Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within the Waikato has been the King Movement.
He aha te ingoa o te waahi e waru maero te tawhiti atu i Te Araroa?
mile the distance away from Te Araroa ‘What is the name he place whose distance from Te Araroa is eight miles?
No Paikea a Warihi.
(Warihi is a descendant of Paikea.)
(I mahia ngā mahi o neherā i taua wāhi
The activities of olden times were carried out in that place
Kei te piki ngā tamariki i te hiwi ki te kehokeho o te hiwi.
The children are climbing the ridge to the summit of the ridge.
Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
never mind the cup of tea, give me the lemon juice.
I te kōrero māua
The two of us not you were talking
Ehara no Paikea a Warihi.
(Warihi is not a descendant of Paikea.)
Ko Ponga tētahi tangata rangatira o rātou.
Ponga was one of their chiefs.
Ko ngā poupou o te whare he kōhurihuri kahikatea.
The side posts supporting the rafters were composed of the solid trunks of white pine.
I kōrero māua
The two of us not you spoke
Kia mahaki rā anō te Kauae-o-Poua, ka riro ai te whenua.
When the jawbone of Poua becomes loose, then the land may be taken.
Ka haereere ia ki ngā whare katoa o te kāinga.
He strolled about to all the houses of the settlement.
Ko Terry te ingoa o te pokokōhua nā
Terry is the name of that egghead over there
He pai te kounga o tēnei panekoti.
The quality of this skirt is good.
Ko Raka-tāura te tohunga whakahaere i te mahi.
Raka-tāura was the overseer of the work.
Mea mahi ngā poi ki te kōrari.
Poi are made of flax.
Tētahi hoa ōku.
A certain friend of mine.
Ko wai te ingoa o te koroua rā?
What's the name of that elderly gentleman over there?
He tino pai tēnei pukapuka āna.
This book of his is very good.
E tā Aroha, he pai ake tēnei momo paihikara.
According to Aroha, this type of bike is better.
Tōku nei whare.
This house of mine.
E mea ana ētahi he mahi kino te whakahāwea ira kararehe, hua rānei, ko ētahi e mea ana he pai.
Some say that genetic engineering of animals and food plants is a bad thing, others that it is good.
I waiatatia kētia ngā waiata o ngā rā o mua.
The songs of days gone by were sung differently.
He tino pai ēnei pukapuka āna.
These books of his are very good.
Kei mua rātou i te kura.
They are in front of the school.
Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoka, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.
E akona ana ngā tamariki kia kaua e kau rawa atu ki te wāhi tapu, kia kaua rānei e inu i ngā pua o ngā hutukawa e tū ana i te runga i te rua o ngā taniwha, kei horomia, kei rumakina rānei ki te wai.
The children were taught not to swim in the sacred place, nor to drink (the nectar) of the flowers of the pōhutukawa trees standing above the monster’s pit, lest they be swallowed up, or drowned in the water.
Ko te timatatanga o te raumati te wā haere ki te hopu tītī.
The start of summer is the time to go mutton-birding.
Mā ngā iwi katoa e kai, kia mate ai ngā iwi katoa, kei ngā iwi o Tuere te mana, te atua.
at the(pl) bones of Tuere the power the supernatural They would all eat the fish, and all of them would die, slain by the supernatural power of the bones of Tuere.
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
I toona tae·nga mai, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When he arrived, I made a cup of tea
Ka tino pōuri te wahine i a Te Maru.
The woman is very sad because of Te Maru.
Ka mīharo rātou, me te tino whakamihi (Pōtatau 1991:16)
They were full of admiration, and very grateful
He tika te kī a tō tātou ariki, nā te kōtiro nei i pai mai ki a Ponga, kāti me āwhina e tātou.
The words of our leader are just; because this girl loves Ponga, we should support her.
i ngā taonga kia kore ai e tere ngaro.
This is the value of these activities, the competitions, holding on to the treasures so that they will not be quickly lost.
Tae (kau) mai ana ia, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
As soon as he arrived, I made a cup of tea
Whakapūpū-tia mai ō mānuka kia kore ai e whati.
Cluster the branches of the mānuka so that they will not break.
Tokoiwa rātou i tū ki te kōrero.
Nine of them stood to talk.
Mai i te wā o ngā tīpuna.
From the time of the ancestors.
Noo toona tae·nga mai, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When (and because) he arrived, I made a cup of tea
He kai a Rangi tēnei.
This is Rangi's food. (LIterally: the food of Rangi.
Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don’t actively look after those children āne, they’ll become extinct in no time at all/ in the blink b>eye
Haere koe i te ara a Taihoa, kia tae ai koe ki Aua-atu.
Go by the road of By-and-by, arrive at nowhere.
(I heke iho rātou mā te ara
They descended by way of the path
Anō te rangi o te kōauau a Tūtānekai me he rūma (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:65)
The tune of Tūtānekai’s flute was like an earthquake
Tekau mā tahi rātou e haere ana.
Eleven of them are going.
Ka tae mai raa hoki ia, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When he arrived, I made a cup of tea
Ka ara te karakia a Taikehu mō ngā hoe kia tere rawa ai te haere a te waka.
of the canoe Taikehu began his spell so that the canoe’s progress would be swift.
He aha / Ko te aha tēnei wā o te tau
What is this season of the year?
I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru (nei) i mua i te wharenui e tū ana
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house
I runga ngā momo kai katoa i te tēpu.
All kinds of food were on the table.
He kapu tī pea māu?
Maybe you want a cup of tea>
Tērā pea e haoa e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ki te kupenga, te tere kahawai rā.
Perhaps that school of kahawai will be caught by Te Whānau-a-Apanui with a net.
Ko koe anō hoki tētahi i reira.
You also were one of those present.
He rorohiko tā māua.
The two of us (not you) have a computer.
E waiatatia tonutia ana tēnā waiata i ngā momo hui katoa.
That song is still sung at all kinds of meetings.
I rongo anō pea te kōtiro rā i te reo o tana matua.
Perhaps the girl really heard the voice of her father.
Tīkina atu kia rua ngā kapu o te parāoa puehu.
Get two cups of flour.
Ko te reo Māori he ara ki te hauora me te oranga
Making te reo Māori a means of health and wellbeing
Tō tātou nei whare
This house of ours
Ka mea atu ia ki taku whāea, he aha i kore ai au e haere ki te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou mō te toru tau, ka puta rā, ka haere ki te Wānanga-ā-Rangi, Nōki Kāreti mō ngā tau e toru (Pōtatau 1991:47)
She asked my mother why I didn’t go to the University tago for three years, and when I finished there, go to the Theological Faculty, Knox College, for three years
He whakaako tana mahi i ngā tamariki o te kura o Te Kaha ki te tao kai.
Her job was to teach cooking to the children of the Te Kaha school.
Ko te rāngai hauora Māori e kimi āwhina atu ana i te rāngai pāpāho Māori me ngā mātanga reo Māori ki te whakakaha ake i te whakamahinga o te reo Māori i te ao hauora.
The Māori health sector, Māori media and Māori language experts want to increase the use of the Māori language in health.
Nui atu te hiahia o Takarangi ki a Raumahora i te hiahia ki te riri.
Takarangi’s love for Raumahora is greater than his love ar.
Anei he pene hei tuhituhi i te reta.
Here is a pen for the purpose of writing the letter.
He tamaiti pea au nā te tangata kē.
Perhaps I am a child of some other person.
Kia rua ngā kapu o te huka.
Let there be two cups of sugar.
Ka tīmata te kuia nei ki.te tatau i āna kūmara tekau, kia mōhio ai ia kei reira tonu tana pūkai kūmara.
After a while she began counting her ten kūmara; this was a way of checking that the pile of kūmara was still there.
Ākuanei kite ai te tika o tāku kōrero.
Presently will be seen (thereat) the correctness of my talk.
Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere
It was because of the rain that we didn’t go
I hongi ngā manuhiri me ngā tāngata whenua.
The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.
I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he arotakenga.
At the end of the hui, an evaluation was done.
Kia kotahi kapu o te miraka.
Let there be one cup of milk.
Haere e whai i te waewae o Uenuku, kia ora ai te tangata.
Go search for the footprints of Uenuku so that humankind may be nurtured.
Kua neke atu i te whā miriona ngā tāngata kei Aotearoa e noho ana
The population of New Zealand has exceeded 4,000,000
Mau-ria au, kia mate atu i te kāinga, kia whakarongo ai au ki te haruru o ngā tai o Tapuarata.
of the(pl) sea of Tapuarata Take me so that I may die at home while listening to the surf at Tapuarata.
Hei tērā tau, hei nēhi ia.
This has two uses of hei.
Kei waho rātou i a Rotorua e mahi ana.
They will be on the outskirts of Rotorua working.
He rite tonu tana waea mai i waenganui pō!
He keeps ringing me up in the middle of the night! — 934
Nā te mahi rātou i hoki ai ki Pōneke.
They returned to Wellington because of the work.
Kua mākū katoa tō kope.
Your nappy is full of pee.
Engari hei tāna, "i roto i ngā tau ka huri ake ki muri, kaare anō kia āta whakaritea mai tētahi rautaki e ngātahi atu ai te pounga waihoe o te reo Māori ki roto i te ao hauora".
But he said over the past few years, there has been a lack of preparation and plan for te reo Maōri use in the health sector.
o tā rātou taurekareka
of their slave
Ahakoa te ua, ka mahi tonu.
Regardless of the rain, work continued. — 3592
Kei mua te pōro i a koe.
The ball is in front of you.
I puta katoa mai tēnā i a koe?
Did all that come out of you?
Hei hoa mō tō kapu tī?
Something to go with your cup of tea?
Tērā pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei, e taea pea e ia te whakamārama ki te hunga e noho ware ana.
Perhaps there’s somebody who knows the rest his story and who perhaps will be able to explain it to those s who live in ignorance.
He koretake tēnei momo pēke.
This type of bag is useless.
Hei aha te pene rā?
What is the purpose of that pen?
Ko ētahi o ā rātou waiata nā rātou tonu i tito.
Some of their songs they composed themselves. — 934
Ka tipu haere te pēpi nei ā, ka hikitia e ōna mātua, ka waiatatia, ka mirimiria, ka romiromia, ka poipoia, ka whāngaia ki te waiū o ngā atua kia tipu ai hei tangata.
This baby grew and grew and his parents cuddled him, sang to him, stroked him, massaged him and cradled him to and fro. He was fed the milk of the gods so that he would grow up to be a fine man.
Ko tēnei tētahi o ngā mea pai rawa.
This is one of the best ones.
Kei mua te koroua i te wharenui.
The elderly man is in front of the carved meeting house.
Ka mahi te iwi i te kai, ka kawe maa Poroumaataa i te hinu, i te ika, me eeraa atu kai katoa
When the tribe procured food, they brought for Poroumata game, fish, and all other kinds of food
Ka whakatika ake a Hinemoa i roto i te wai.
Hinemoa arose out of the water.
Hei aha tēnei hui?
What is the purpose of this meeting? (Like, why on earth are we here?)
Kātahi ia ka piko iho wete ai i te here o ōna hū.
Then he stooped down and untied the laces of his shoes.
He pai ētahi o āna waiata.
Some of his songs are good.
He rorohiko ā māua.
The two of us (not you) have computers.
Hei aha tō mahi?
What is the point of your work? (There is no point!)
I waiatatia e tana wairua i runga i te whare i tōna mauranga ai i te tamaiti.
It was sung by his supernatural being on the roof of the house when it took a child.
too·ku whaea
Whenever I go to Gisborne, I (always) take a bunch of flowers for my mother
Hei aha te kaupapa?
What is the purpose of the kaupapa?
Tekau mā waru rātou.
There are eighteen of them.
Puritia i te taha maui o Te Mangō-roa, haere ai.
Hold to the left of the Milky Way, and travel on.
Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.
Kāore anō taku rākau → kia mate → i te makariri.
My tree has not died of cold.
