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tai - tide; coast

Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Te Tai Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from Southland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.
Belonging to a place - nō

Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.
Belonging to a place - nō

Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.
Belonging to a place - nō

Kei tai te waka.
The boat is by the sea.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I tai te waka.
The boat was by the sea.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ōtautahi, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Christhurch, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei .
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ka rere mai ngā waka i tai ki uta.
The canoes came from the sea to the shore.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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...

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

E rua paringa o te tai i te .
There are two tides a day.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Hei tai te waka.
The boat will be by the sea.
Future locative - hei

Ehara tōku pāpā Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Haere mai, e ngā toa o te Tai Tokerau.
Welcome, champions of North Auckland.

E rima ngā iwi e noho mai nei i te Tai Tokerau.
There are five tribes who live in Northland.

Ko Tai tāku tama.
Tai is my son.

Ko Tai tōku matua whakaangi.
Tai is my stepfather.

Kei tai ngā ika.
The fish are seaward.

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