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He aha tō hiahia?

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What would you like?

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He rite (mea) ki (mea)

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Is like

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He rite tonu (mea) ki (mea)

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Just like

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He mōhio/kaha/koretake (kaimahi) ki te

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Knowledgable/strong (good)/useless at

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Kua hora te kai

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The food has been served

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He aha mō runga?

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What would you like on it?

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Ka nui tēnei māku

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This is enough for me

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Āta (kupu hāngū) kei …

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Carefully … in case/or you might/so you don’t

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He aha te mahi a te (kaimahi)
He aha tā koutou mahi i te (wāhi/wā)
He aha tō mahi

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What are/did they do

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Tomo mai

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Enter

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Tēnā mahia mai he (mea) māku
Mahia he (mea)
Mahia mai he (mea) mā koutou

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Please could you make me (mea)
Make a (mea)
Make a (mea) for them

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Tēnā tīkina/haria mai he (mea)

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Please fetch/bring (mea) to me

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Tangohia ō hū

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Take off your shoes
Commands can just start with kupu hāngū

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Tēnā (kupu hāngū) te/ngā/he
Tēnā tangohia ngā kākahu i te rārangi

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Please (verb) the/some
Please take the clothes off the line

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Hei aha te/ngā (mea)

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Never mind the/any (mea)

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E kore e ua i te rangi nei

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It’s not going to rain today

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Ka pai taku (kupumahi) ?

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Is it ok if I … ? Can I … ?

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Ka pai anō taku (kupumahi) ?

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Would it be ok, would it be possible. Anō softens it, more polite or tentative.

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Taihoa e (kupumahi)
Taihoa (kupuingoa) e (kupumahi)
Taihoa e (kupumahi) kia (kupumahi) te

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Don’t do (verb) just yet
Don’t do (verb) until

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Āwhea (kupuingoa) (kupumahi) ai
Āwhea (kupumahi) ai (kupuingoa)

Ā te (ata o te Rāhoroi) (kupumahi) ai (kupuingoa)
Ā te (tekau karaka) (kupuingoa) (kupumahi) ai

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When will (noun) (verb)

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Nō te wā o …

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Belonging to/at the time of

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Nō muri …
Nō muri mai …

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After
Afterwards

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Nō muri tata mai …

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Shortly after

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Nō muri noa mai …

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A long time after

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Nō mua tata atu ...
Shortly before
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Nō mua noa atu ...
A long time before
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Ka mate (kupuingoa) i te aroha
(Noun) fell in love
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Ānō nei
As if/like
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I te mutunga o te ..., ka tū te ...
At the end of the ... ... was held (happened)
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I mua i te haere ki te ..., i ...
Before going to the ...
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I muri ..., ka ...
After ... this happened
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(Kupumahi) ai (kupuingoa) i/ki Hokihoki ai ia ki te wā kāinga
When ai is between verb and subject, it indicates something is done habitually She returned home regularly
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I a au e tamariki ana ...
When I was young ...
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Mā wai e (kupumahi) ... Mā Raiha e Mā te kōtiro e (kupumahi) / Mā te kōtiro (subject) e (kupumahi)
Who will do something Wā heke - e Can only switch subject and verb with a non pronoun
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Nā wai i (kupumahi) ...
Who did something Wā hipa - i
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Māku koe e āwhina
I will help you
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Rite pēwhea nei? Rite pai nei Hōhā pēwhea nei?
Alike how? Alike in a good way. Annoying how?
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Moumou tāima
Waste of time
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Mā raro
On foot/walking
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Mā hea?
By what means
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Mā runga waka rererangi
By plane
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Kei tūpono
Just in case
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Pēnei au ... Pēnei au kei tāwāhi tonu koe Pēnei māua ka māmā te oma
I thought (mistakenly) I thought you were still overseas We thought running was easy
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E ai ki ... E ai ki tā ... Ki tā ...
According to ...
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Ki taku mōhio
To my understanding/I understand that
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I rongo koe
Did you hear
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Nāna au i ...
They gave me ...
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Ki a wai te (kupumahi) i te (kupuingoa)? Ki a wai te (kupuingoa)? Ki a au ngā rīhi.
Who will something the something? Who will do/deal with something? I will do/deal with the dishes.
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Hoatu (koe, koutou) Hoatu koutou ki te whare. Kāore au e roa
Go on ahead You guys go into the house, I won't be long.
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Ka pēwhea ...
What will happen to/be done with
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He pēwhea ... He pēwhea te rahi o te nama? He pēwhea te teitei o ...?
Ask about the nature of something. How big is the bill? How tall is ...?
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Kāore e/i roa ka ... Kāore e roa ka tō te rā
Future, past. It won't be/wasn't long before, before long. It won't be long before the sun sets.
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Pari te ihu Ka pari te ihu ki te moenga
Overwhelmed, overpowered Fell asleep
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Nō whea mai
Where does something come from/originally come from
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Nā (kupuingoa) i homai.
(Kupuingoa) gave it to me.
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Ehara (kupuingoa) i te ... He hokomaha tēnei. Ehara tēnei i te hokomaha.
Negative to He (kupuingoa) ..
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Me i kore ... Me i kore ēnei karu
If it weren't for/thanks to ... If it weren't for these eyes ...
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He aha te hē o ...
What's wrong with ...
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... kei ... Kia tūpato, kei mamae koe
In case Be careful in case you hurt yourself
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He kore noa iho
Nothing
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Mā te ... ka ... Mā te ... e ... ai
Through one thing/action another will be achieved. E.g., Mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere - through/with feathers a bird can fly. Mā te mahi tahi e tū ai te kaupapa/Mā te mahi mahi te kaupapa e tū ai - through cooperation the kaupapa will be realised.
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Kua/I tata (kupu mahi)
Almost or just about reached a state. Kua tata mutu te hui - the hui is almost over. Use i to continue Kua tata hinga ia i te hoariri - He was almost deafened by his opponent.
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... me te (kupumahi) anō
In addition/at the same time E hīkoikoi ana a Koro me te whiowhio anō. Koro was walking whilst whistling.
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Kotahi atu ...
Straight for/directly to
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... kia poto ake ai ...
To shorten
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Ahakoa te aha
No matter what
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He ... nō/nā ...
Describes relationships. He uri au nō Ngāti Raukawa. He ākonga au nā Lucy. He mokopuna au nā Atareti.
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E hari ana au te kite i a koe.
I'm glad to see you.
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Kāore he wāhi pai ake i te kāinga
There's no place better than home.
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Ka (kupumahi) ai
More than one action is carried out in sequence. Like Katahi ka ... Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai. When the sun comes up then we will go. Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai. When all the jobs are done, then we will go.
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Noho mai i taku taha
Stay by my side
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Te ahua nei ...
It looks like Te ahua nei kua pakaru taku pene.
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I a (kupuingoa) e tamariki/taiohi/hapū ana ...
When (someone) was (something) ... I a au e hapū ana i hiakai au.
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I te ...
While ... I te horoi rīhi au
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Pēnei tonu ... Pēneitia tonutia ...
It carried on like this Can have Ka/Kua/I can precede it
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I mea mai (kupuingoa)
(They) said ... I mea mai ia ka heke te ua ā te ahiahi nei. He said it will rain this afternoon.
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... āhei ... te / ki te ...
Able to or permitted to. E āhei ana au te taraiwa. Kāore au e āhei te karanga.
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Ahakoa tonu tērā ...
In spite of that ...
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Kia ... (not command)
When, not until Kia mutu te kaukau, kua rere to kai - when you finish swimming, the food will be ready. Kia rite koe, ka haere tāua. Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai - wait until it stops raining then go.
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He mea ... nā/e
Done by someone. e can be after the verb or object, nā only after the verb. He mea peita e Kelly taku whare - my house was painted by Kelly. He mea whakapākehā ana kōrero e Kiha - Kiha translated her words. He mea whakaingoa nā te kuia - it was named by the kuia.
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Kei te āhua tonu ...
It depends on ...
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Kātahi anō ka (kupumahi)
(Something) has only just happened. Can flip the object and adjective, but not if the object is a pronoun. Kātahi anō ka mutu te hui = kātahi anō te hui ka mutu. Kātahi anō a Māmā ka waea mai - mum only just rung.
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Kia ... ai
So that / in order to. Why something was/will be done. I tahuna e au te ahi, kia mahana ai te whare.
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Kia kore ai e ...
So that something doesn't happen. Me moata te oho, kia kore ai tāua e mahue.
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Tāia ki tō moko
Sign it (apply your moko)
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Kua koruruki te rā
The day has suddenly become overcast (started fine then took turn for worse). Like many weather/sky related kupu, can be used to describe a person. In this case, a person having a bad day.
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Me he rangi paruhi.
Like a beautiful fine day (to describe a person or things in world (sunset)).
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Kei tūpono hiahiatia
In case you need it
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Kāti te ...
Stop ... Kāti kōrua - you two stop. Kāti te amumau - stop complaining. Kāti tā kōrua totohe - you two stop arguing.
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Ko koe ki mua, ko au ki muri
You first, I'll follow. Using "ko" emphasises the who rather than the action.
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Ko koe ki tēnā, ko au ki tēnei kīwai o te kete.
You take that and I'll take this handle of the kete - to express cooperation/collaboration.
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Me he ... Me ko ...
Simile. Me he manu tīoriori ia. Similar to he rite, but this is more poetic. Me ko for a person. Me ko Māui ia, he nanakia - he's like Māui, a trickster.
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Ehara i te mea
It's not as if It's not the case that

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