paku - small
pakū - make sharp or sudden sound; resound
paku - dried; small
Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.Simple sentences: you should - me
I tū kau, kāore i paku nekeneke. Ānō nei kua whakakōhatutia.She just stood there and didn't move a whisker. It was as if she'd been turned to stone.It was as if - ānō nei
Kāore koe i te paku aroha ki a ia? Kore kau.Don't you feel just a little bit sorry for him? Nope!there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...
Kāore au e paku pai ki te inu waipiro.I have no desire to drink alcohol.Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
He paku iho a Rangotonga i a Aotearoa.Rarotonga is smaller than New Zealand.Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He paku te wā.Time is short.
Kei kō paku atu.Just beyond.
Ka haere au ki te paku āwhina i a rātou.I'll go and give them a bit of a hand.
He paku raruraru.A small problem.
Kāore ia i paku aro mai ki te kōrero a te kaiako.She didn't pay the slightest attention to what the teacher was saying.