Key Questions And Statements Flashcards
1
Q
When? (Future)
A
Āhea?
2
Q
How many (are there)?
A
E hia?
3
Q
How long?
A
E hia te roa?
4
Q
How far?
A
E hia te tarawhiti?
5
Q
How is the …?
A
He pēhea te …?
5
Q
How was the …?
A
I pēhea te …?
6
Q
How much does it cost?
A
E hia te utu?
7
Q
How many (do you want)?
A
Kia hia?
8
Q
Where?
A
Kei hea?
or
Kei whea?
10
Q
Who?
A
Ko wai?
11
Q
When? (Past)
A
Nōnahea?
12
Q
How?
A
Pehea?
or
Pewhea?
13
Q
What?
A
He aha?
14
Q
What is this?
A
He aha tēnei?
15
Q
What are these?
A
He aha ēnei?
16
Q
What are those (by you)?
A
He aha ēnā?
17
Q
What is that (by you)?
A
He aha tēnā?
18
Q
What is that (over there)?
A
He aha tērā?
19
Q
What are those (over there)?
A
He aha ērā?
20
Q
What do you want?
A
He aha tō hiahia?
21
Q
What is the Māori word for?
A
He aha te kupu Māori mō …?
22
Q
What is the meaning of that word?
A
He aha te whakamārama mō tērā kupu?
23
Q
Do you have a …?
A
He …. tāu?
Or āu, tōu, ōu.
24
Q
Why?
A
He aha ai?
25
Why is it like this?
He aha i pēnei ai?
26
Why is it like that?
He aha i pēna ai?
27
This is
Koia nei ...
28
Let’s all sing together
Me waiata tahi tātou.
29
Me
Me used before webs makes a non bossy command.
Me hongi tāu
Me hui tāua
Me korero koe i te reo
30
Is there a ..... around here?
He .... kei konei?
31
I don’t want ...
Kāore au e hiahia ana ki .....
32
What’s the matter?
He aha te mate?
33
Can you help me please?
Āwhina mai koe?
34
I don’t have it
Kāore i a au
35
I like that
Kei te rata au ki tēna
36
Ok, that fine
Kei te pai tēnā
37
I am lost
Kei te ngaro au
38
I need some help please
Kei te pīrangi āwhina au
39
We are looking for ...
Kei te kimi māua/mātou...
40
Do you speak māori?
Ka taea e koe te reo te kōrero?
41
I am relaxed
Kei te tau au anā ianei
42
Thank you for the apple
Ngā mihi ki a koe I tērā āporo
43
My mistake, I’m sorry
Mō taku hē
44
(particle) by means of, on - followed by runga.
Our father went to his work by horseback.
mā
Haere ai tō mātau pāpā ki tana mahi mā runga hōiho
45
by what means? by what way? via
How are you going?/Which way are you going to go?
Mā hea?
Mā hea koe haere ai?
46
What should we do today
Kei te aha tāuai tēnei ra?
47
I do not have the energy
Kāore ōku kaha
48
I’m exhausted
Kua pau te hau
49
Let’s go back to our place
Me hoki ki tō tātou whare
50
My pillow and I go everywhere together
Ka haere tahi māua ko tōku aupuru ki ngā wāhi katoa.
51
What a beautiful day
Kia ātaahua hoki te rangi nei
52
I don’t know
aua hoki
53
I agree
Koia hoki
54
No way, not a chance
He aha hoki
