Māehe 31 - Āperira 4

Question 1

Kia ahatia! Hei aha!

Answer 1

Nevermind! / No worries! / All good!

Question 2

Kia ahatia.

Answer 2

Its all good

Question 3

Ka mutu, …

Answer 3

(And) moreover, … / And also, … / Plus …

Question 4

Me muku koe i ngā pātu, i te peihana … ka mutu me āta mukumuku anō i te heketua. Ka mutu, kei wareware, he ūkui anō mō te heketua.

Answer 4

You need to wipe the walls and the basin … plus you need to carefully wipe the toilet. And moreover, dont forget theres a seperate cloth for the loo.

Question 5

He reka ake te āporo i te keke, ka mutu he nui ngā painga mō te tinana.

Answer 5

Apple is sweeter than cake whats more it is better for the body.

Question 6

ka mutu he Kiwi hoki ia.

Answer 6

plus hes a kiwi.

Question 7

Pau

Answer 7

To be used up, consumed, all gone.

Question 8

Mau

Kua mau koe!

Answer 8

To be used caught, grasped.

Has been caught / you!

You’ve been caught.

Question 9

Oti

Ka oti i a koe te mahi nā i te rā nei.

Answer 9

To be completed

Will be completed / by you / that job / today?

Will you finish the job today?

Question 10

Mutu

Answer 10

To be finished or to be finished for the time being.

Question 11

Tutuki

Kua tutuki tō rātou wawata.

Kua tutuki i a tātou tā tātou whāinga.

Answer 11

To be realised, fulfilled, achieved.

Has been fulfilled / their dream.

Their dream has been fulfilled.

Has been achieved / by us / our goal.

We achieved our goal.

Question 12

Wareware

I wareware ngā rīwai.

I wareware i a Wiremu taku ingoa.

Answer 12

To be forgotten

Was forgtten / the spuds.

The spuds were forgotten.

Was forgotten / by Wiremu / my name.

Wiremu forgot my name.

Question 13

Maringi

Answer 13

To be split.

Question 14

Pakaru

Kua pakaru te rorohiko

Answer 14

To be broken, to be shattered.

Is broken / the computer.

The computer is broken.

Question 15

Ora

Kua ora taku puku.

Answer 15

To be well, to be alive, to be saved.

has become well / my tummy.

My tummy feels better.

Question 16

Mate

Answer 16

To be unwell, to be dead.

Question 17

Riro

Answer 17

To be obtained, acquired.

Question 18

Ngaro

Kua ngaro ōna hū.

Answer 18

To be lost, to be absent.

Have disappeared / his shoes.

His shoes have disappeared.

Question 19

I wareware te huritau o taku hoa rangatira i a au.

Answer 19

I forgot the birthday of my spouse.

Question 20

Kāore kau …

Answer 20

Not at all / wasnt any / was none at all

Question 21

I puta he hua ki te iwi Māori i ērā kaupapa. Kāore kau.

Answer 21

Did Māori benefit from those measures? Not at all.

Question 22

Kāore kau he rorohiko i ērā wā.

Answer 22

There were no computers whatsoever in those days.

Question 23

Kāore kau he tiakarete i te pouaka - kua pau kē.

Answer 23

There were/are absolutely no chocolates i the box - they had all been eaten.

Question 24

Korekau aku tōkena mā.

Answer 24

I’ve got absolutely no clean socks.

Question 25

I a … e tamariki ana, …

Answer 25

When … was young, …

Question 26

I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.

Answer 26

When we were young, there were only two television channels.

Question 27

I a au e taiohi ana, i tukua aku makawe kia tupu. I āhua roa tonu.

Answer 27

When I was a tenager, I let my hair grow. It got quite long.

Question 28

I a au e hapū ana, i manako au ki ētahi kai tino rerekē nei.

Answer 28

When i was pregnant, I had some weird cravings.

Question 29

Heoi anō, …

Answer 29

However, … still, … But … , On the other hand, …

Question 30

Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.

Answer 30

However, if it rains, ill probably leave it till next week.

Question 31

Heoi anō, he pai ake te reo Māori o te kaitono tuarua.

Answer 31

On the other hand, the second applicant had better Māori language skills.

Question 32

Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.

Answer 32

Still, a few is better than none.

Question 33

Heoi anō, ko koe kē te rangatira, ehara i a au.

Answer 33

However, you’re the boss, not me.

Question 34

Mea ake …

Answer 34

All of a sudden / suddenly / in no time at all / in a short time / nek minnit

Question 35

, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere

Answer 35

In no time at all it had spread to the forest.

Question 36

, mea ake kua kitea e te mātinitini.

Answer 36

And suddenly all and sundry had seen it.

Question 37

, mea ake ka hemo.

Answer 37

It wont be long at all before he dies.

Question 38

, mea ake kei raro e putu ana.

Answer 38

Nek minnit/all of a sudden im in a heap on the floor.

Question 39

Pēnei tonu

Answer 39

It carried / carries on like this / it kept / keeps on like this.

Question 40

I pēnei tonu te āhua ā pō noa.

Answer 40

It carried on like this into the night.

Question 41

Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.

Answer 41

The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.

Question 42

Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.

Answer 42

It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.

Question 43

Pēneitia tonutia ā pau noa ngā maikuku katoa, atu i tētehi mea kotahi.

Answer 43

This carried on until all of her fingernails were used up except one.