2.1 How are you / Kei te pēhea koe?

Question 1

Koe

Answer 1

You (1 person)

Question 2

Kōrua

Answer 2

You (2 people)

Question 3

Koutou

Answer 3

You (3 or more people)

Question 4

Kei te pēhea koe?

Answer 4

How are you (1 person)?

Question 5

kei te pēhea kōrua?

Answer 5

How are you (2 people)?

Question 6

Kei te pēhea koutou?

Answer 6

How are you (3+ people)?

Question 7

Kei te pēhea tō hoa?

Answer 7

How is your friend?

Question 8

Kei te pēhea tō whānau?

Answer 8

How is your family?

Question 9

Kei te pēhea koe? / How are you (1 person)?

I am tired

Answer 9

Kei te ngenge ahau

To answer ‘Kei te pēhea?’ questions, simply replace ‘pēhea’ with the emotion or feeling.

Question 10

Kei te pēhea koe? / How are you (1 person)?

I am hungry

Answer 10

Kei te hiakai ahau

To answer ‘Kei te pēhea?’ questions, simply replace ‘pēhea’ with the emotion or feeling.

Question 11

Kei te pēhea ia?

Answer 11

How is she?

Question 12

Kei te pēhea ia? / How is she?

She is scared

Answer 12

Kei te mataku ia

Question 13

Kei te pēhea ia? / How is she?

She is sad

Answer 13

Kei te pōuri ia

Question 14

E pēhea ana koe?

Answer 14

How are you (1 person)?

‘E pēhea ana…’ is another way to ask someone how they are.

Question 15

E pēhea ana koe? / How are you (1 person)?

I am good.

Answer 15

E *pai *ana ahau

Like the previous example, ‘pēhea’ is replaced by the emotion or feeling. Note the difference in sentence structure.

Question 16

Pēhea?

Answer 16

How?

Question 17

Pai

Answer 17

Good, Fine

Question 18

Ngenge

Answer 18

Tired

Question 19

Pōuri

Answer 19

Sad

Question 20

Kāore / Kāo

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Ia

Answer 21

He, She

Question 22

Ahau

Answer 22

I, Me

Question 23

Me au hoki!

Answer 23

Me too!

Question 24

Me koe hoki!

Answer 24

And you?, How about you?