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tea - white; clear

tītaora - tea towel

Tea (i), a. White, clear.

whakatea. 1. v.i. Show the whites of the eyes.

2. v.t. Mock, jeer at. Ka whakateatia nga morehu o Orakau e te nui o te pouaru.

tetēā, whakatetēā, v.i. Gnash the teeth. Tetea ana nga niho i te kawenga a te whakatakariri.—Ka whakatetea, ka whakatara te niho (M. 379). = tetē.

teatea, a. 1. White, light in colour. Rukuhia ki te moana uriuri, rukuhia ki te moana teatea (M. 209).

2. Pale, apprehensive, afraid. Teatea kau ana te tau o taku ate (S. 47).

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Tea (ii), ad. interrogative. Where? (R.) Tea aku kahaki?

Williams Dictionary

I te pīrangi koe ki te kaputī?
Did you want a tea?
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Me tiki ia i te tītāora.
He should get the tea towel.
Simple sentences: you should - me

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...

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.

Tēnā mahia mai he tī māku.
Please make a tea for me.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
Never mind the cuppa tea, give me a lemon drink.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

He tī pango māku!
I'll have a black tea!
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He tī puihiwhero māku.
I'll have a red bush tea.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

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, Aroha.
I will make a cup of tea, Aroha.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Kua mahia e Hera he kapu tī mā rātou.
Hera has made them a cup of tea.
Passive sentences - tikina...

He makariri tērā tī.
That tea is cold.
That (over there) - tērā

Me kaha, me waimeha rānei tō tī?
A strong or a weak tea?
Or... - ...rānei

He kapa tī māu?
Do you want a cup of tea?

He kaputī māu?
Would you like a cup of tea? (A cup of tea for you?).

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.

He aha tāu hei kai paramanawa?
What have you got for morning tea?

He kaputī ªku.
I have cups of tea.

Hōmai he tī me te huka.
Give me some tea with sugar.

E noho koe ki te inu i tō tī.
You sit and drink your tea.

Kei te hiahia koe ki te tī, ki te kawhe rānei?
Would you like a tea or coffee?

E noho koe me tō tī.
You sit with your tea.

Kei te rapu tā mātou ngeru i tāna kai.
Our cat is searching for his tea.

Tuatoru, i inu au i te kaputī
Third i drank a cup of tea.

He kapu tī māu?
A cup of tea for you?

Kāore he huka i te kīhini, nā reira ka inu au i te tī kāore he huka.
There is no sugar in the kitchen, so I’ll drink aithout sugar.

Tēnā mahia mai he tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea?

He kapu tī kākāriki koa.
Can I have a green tea please.

Kāore tā mātou ngeru i te tatari ki tāna kai.
Our cat is not waiting for his tea.

He pai ake te tī amiami i te tī kamuputu.
Herbal tea is better than gumboot tea.

Kei hea ngā tauera?
Where are the tea towels?

I maringi tāku kapu tī.
My cup of tea was spilt.

I maringi tāku kapu tī i a ia.
He spilt my cup of tea (my cup of tea was spilt by him).

Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
never mind the cup of tea, give me the lemon juice.

Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea.

Pai noa iho te tī.
The tea is just fine.

He tī noa iho e Pāora.
Just tea, Pāora.

Hei hoa mō tō kapu tī?
Something to go with your cup of tea?

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