Māehe 10-14

Question 1

Mā wai e (verb)?

Answer 1

Who will? Who is going to (do something)?

Question 2

Mā wai e taraiwa? Māku?

Answer 2

Who is going to drive? Me?

Question 3

Māku
Māu
Māna

Answer 3

I will
You will
He/She will

Question 4

Mā māua
Mā tāua
Mā kōrua
Mā rāua

Answer 4

He/She and I will
You and I will
You (two) will
They (two) will

Question 5

Mā mātou
Mā tātou
Mā koutou
Mā rātou

Answer 5

They (two people or more) and I will (We will)
You (two people or more) and I will (We will)
You (three or more people) will
They ( three or more people) will

Question 6

Mā Hare.

Answer 6

Hare will.

Question 7

Mā Rangi e whakakapi te hui. / Mā Rangi te hui e whakakapi.

Answer 7

Rangi will close the hui.

Question 8

Mā te kuia e karanga

Answer 8

The kuia will karanga.

Question 9

Mā taku pāpā koe e āwhina.

Answer 9

My dad will help you.

Question 10

Mā tana hoa rāua e kawe ki te mahi.

Answer 10

Her friend will take them to work.

Question 11

Rite pēwhea nei?

Answer 11

Alike in what way?

Question 12

Tama: He hōhā a Mina.
Hine: Hōhā pēwhea nei?
Tama: Kāore ia e ū ki tāna.

Answer 12

Tama: Mina can be a bit of a drag.
Hine: A drag in what way? / How so?
Tama: She doesnt do what she says shell do. / She doesnt stick to her word.

Question 13

Hine: He tino kino ngā whakangungutanga.
Tama: Kino pēhea nei?
Hine: He uaua rawa.

Answer 13

Hine: The training sucks.
Tama: Sucks in what way?
Hine: Its too hard.

Question 14

Tama: He pai te noho kore waka.
Hine: Pai pēwhea nei?
Tama: Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.

Answer 14

Tama: Its good not having a car.
Hine: Good in what way?
Tama: I walk more, and i go to the shops less.

Question 15

Pēnei au…

Answer 15

I thought (mistakenly)

Question 16

Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.

Answer 16

I thought they’d broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.

Question 17

Pēnei au he Pākehā ia, engari he Māori.

Answer 17

I thought she was a Pākehā, but it turns out she’s a Māori.

Question 18

Pēnei māua kei tāwāhi tonu koe!

Answer 18

We thought you guys were still overseas.

Question 19

Koia kei a koe.

Answer 19

Good on you/No flies on you (Shit dont stink)

Question 20

Koia kei a koe, e hine.

Answer 20

Good on you, girl.

Question 21

Koia kei a ia. Kāore he whakamā

Answer 21

Yeah, hes too good alright. Got no shame.

Question 22

Koia kei a rātou.

Answer 22

Good on them. / That’s awesome of them (to do that)

Question 23

Nō whai anō

Answer 23

Ah, so that’s why….!

Question 24

Nā whai anō kōrua i haere mai ai.

Answer 24

So that’s why you two came.

Question 25

Aaaaa, nā whai anō

Answer 25

Oh, so that’s why. / Now it makes sense.

Question 26

Māu te kōrero

Answer 26

You can talk! / Thats the pot calling the kettle black. / Thats rich coming from you.

Question 27

Māu te kōrero!

Answer 27

You can talk!

Question 28

Māna te kōrero.

Answer 28

He can talk.

Question 29

Ai, māku pea te kōrero

Answer 29

Crumbs, I guess thats a bit rich coming from me.

Question 30

Tō … hoki!

Answer 30

‘Get you’ It’s a bit hard to come up with a single English expression that equates with this – it really depends on the verb used and the context. But it’s drawing attention to what the other person has just said or done, and is kind of saying ‘Get you’.

Question 31

Tō reo patipati hoki!

Answer 31

Get you and your sweet-talking/buttering-up words!

Question 32

Tō titiro mai hoki!

Answer 32

Whats that look for / Whats with the evils? / What…? (Depending on context)

Question 33

Tō pūrotu hoki, e tama.

Answer 33

Youre looking mighty handsome there, son.

Question 34

Tō mōhio hoki!

Answer 34

Gosh you’re knowledgeable

Question 35

Tō tere kē hoki.

Answer 35

Gee, youre quick alright.

Question 36

Ki a wai te (verb) i te/nga (noun).

Answer 36

Whos going to (verb) the (noun)?

Question 37

Ki a wai te horoi i ngā rīhi? Ki a au te horoi i ngā rīhi.

Answer 37

Who is going to wash the dishes? I’ll wash the dishes.

Question 38

Ki a wai te tahitahi i te mahau? Ki a koe te tahitahi i te mahau.

Answer 38

Who is going to sweep the verandah? You sweep the verandah.

Question 39

Ki a wai te horoi i ngā heketua? Ki a Hēnare ngā heketua.

Answer 39

Who is going to clean the toilets? Hēnare can do the toilets.

Question 40

Ki a wai te tāuwhiuwhi?

Answer 40

Whos (doing/got) the shower?

Question 41

Ki a wai ngā rāphihi?

Answer 41

Whos (going to deal with) the rubbish?

Question 42

Hoatu / Hoatu koe / Hoatu kōrua / Hoatu koutou.

Answer 42

You go first. / You go.

Question 43

Hoatu koe. Kāore au i te kuhu atu. Kei te hoki kē au ki te kāinga ā kō ake nei.

Answer 43

You go (inside). Im not going in - im heading home shortly.

Question 44

Hoatu koutou ki te wharekai. Kāore au e roa.

Answer 44

You guys go on ahead into the dining room. I wont be long.

Question 45

Hoatu kōrua ki mua. Kei te pai au i konei.

Answer 45

You two go up front. Im fine here.

Question 46

E pēwhea ana…?

Answer 46

How is…?

Question 47

He pēwhea…?

Answer 47

How is…?

Question 48

Ka pēwhea..?

Answer 48

What about…? / What will be done with…? / What will happen to….?

Question 49

E pēwhea ana koe / ō matua / ō tamariki?

Answer 49

How are you ? / Your parents? / Your kids?

Question 50

He pēwhea te teitei o Aoraki’?

Answer 50

How high is Aoraki?

Question 51

He pēwhea te tawhiti atu o Te Wharekauri i te tuawhenua?

Answer 51

How far away are the chatham islands from the mainland?

Question 52

Ka pēwhea ngā kaimahi?

Answer 52

What about the / What will happen to the workers?

Question 53

kāore e roa kāore i roa

Answer 53

it wont be long before… / before long (in the future) it wont be long before… / before long (in the past)

Question 54

Kāore e roa ka tō te rā.

Answer 54

It wont be long before the sun sets. / Before long, the sun will set.

Question 55

Kāore e roa ka maoa ngā hēki.

Answer 55

It wont be long and the eggs will be cooked.

Question 56

Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.

Answer 56

It wasnt long before / Before long the house was warm.

Question 57

Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri. Ka hoki ia ki rō whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.

Answer 57

Before long his anger subsided and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.

Question 58

Nō whea mai…?

Answer 58

Where (is something) from? / where (did something) come from?

Question 59

Nō whea koe? Nō Te Aupōuri ahau.

Answer 59

Where do you come from? / hail from? I am from Te Aupōuri.

Question 60

Nō whea tēnā tēpu? Nō te toa hokorua.

Answer 60

Where did you get that table from? From the second-hand shop.

Question 61

Nō whea ō hū? Nō Rebel Sport.

Answer 61

Where did you get your shoes from? From Rebel Sport

Question 62

Nō hea ēnei kamokamo? Nā Wī i homai. Ki taku mōhio nā tana tuakana i whakatapu.

Answer 62

Where are these kamokamo from? Wī gave them to me. I think his tuakana grew them.

Question 63

Ehara koe i te (noun) … He (noun) …

Answer 63

You aren’t a … You are …

Question 64

He ākoranga rāua. Ehara rāua i te ākoranga.

Answer 64

They are students. They are not students.

Question 65

He kaiako a Hera. Ehara a Hera i te kaiako.

Answer 65

Hera is a teacher. Hera is not a teacher.

Question 66

He manu māori te ‘manu pango’ Ehara te manu pango i te manu māori.

Answer 66

The blackbird is a native bird. The blacknird is not a native bird.

Question 68

He kaiako a Hera. Ehara a Hera i te kaiako.

Answer 68

Hera’s a teacher. Hera isn’t a teacher.

Question 69

He manu māori te ‘manu pango’. Ehara te manu pango i te manu māori.

Answer 69

The blackbird is a native bird. The blackbird is not a native bird.

Question 70

He tangata mahi kai a Tū. Ehara a Tū i te tangata mahi kai.

Answer 70

Tū is a hunter-gatherer-grower of food. Tū isn’t a hunter-gatherer-grower of food.