General Phrases

Question 1

He ….. maku

He kawhe maku

Answer 1

A ….. for me.

A coffee for me

Question 2

Hei heri atu

Answer 2

Take away (as in food)

Question 3

Ki konei

Answer 3

Have here (as in dine in)

Question 4

Kei hea tō kainga?

Answer 4

Where is your home?

or where are you from?

Question 5

Ko te aha te rā?

Answer 5

What day is it?

Question 6

Ko te (day) te (tua#) o (month) o te tau (year).

Question 7

E hia ō tau?
E _______ noa iho ōku tau.
E ______ ōku tau.

Answer 7

How old are you?

I am ______ years old.

Question 8

Ko te aha tēnei rā?
Ko te (1st, 2nd, etc) o (month).

Answer 8

What’s today’s date?

It’s the (1st, 2nd, etc) of (the month).

Question 9

te pātai e (person)

Answer 9

asked (person’s name)

Question 10

Ko te aha te wā?

Answer 10

What time is it?

Question 11

Ināhea koe i whānau mai?

I whānau mai au i te (date) o (month) o te tau (year).

Answer 11

When we’re you born?

I whānau mai au i te rua tekau o Whiringa-ā-nuku (Oketopa) o te tau kotahi mano iwa rau ono tekau mā whā.

Question 12

Āhea tō rā whānau?

Answer 12

When is your birthday?

Question 13

Ko te aha te wāhangao te tau?
Ko te (season) te wāhanga o te tau.

Answer 13

What season is it now?

Question 14

Ko Mark tōku ingoa.
Ko te (day of week) te (date) o (month) tēnei rā i te tau (year).
Ko te (season) te tino wāhanga o te tau ki ahau.
E (number) ōku tau.

Answer 14

My name is Mark.
Today is …..
…. Is my favourite season.
I am …. Years old.