Questions/Answers/Sentences Flashcards
Q: Ko wai tō ingoa?
What is your name?
A: Ko Isabella taku ingoa
My name is Isabella
OR
A: Ko Isabella
Isabella.
Q: Ko wai tō ingoa whānau?
What is your family name?
A: Ko Turei taku ingoa whānau
Turei is my family name
Q: Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?
A: Nō Hawke’s Bay ahau.
I am from Hawke’s Bay
Q: Nō hea ia?
Where is he/she from?
A: Nō Ōtepoti ia.
She/he is from Dunedin
Q: Kei te pēhea koe? OR
e pēhea ana koe?
How are you?
A: Kei te __ ahau OR
E __ ana ahau.
I am __ .
Q: Kei te pēhea ia? OR
e pēhea ana ia?
How is she/he?
A: Kei to __ ia. OR
E __ ana ia.
He/she is __ .
Q: Kei hea tō kāinga?
Where is your home/current address?
A: Kei __ taku kāinga
My home is in ___.
te pene pango
the red pen
sentence structure is: particle + object + adjective
ngā pene pango
the red pens
Q: Ko wai tō māmā?
Who is your mother?
A: Ko __ taku māmā
____ is my mother
Kotahi te object
One object
Q: He aha tēnei/tēnā/tērā/ēnei/ēnā/ērā?
What is this?
A: He + noun + tēnei/tēnā/tērā/ēnei/ēnā/ērā
This/that/these/those/etc. is/are a ___
Q: E hia ngā + objects?
How many of the objects?
A: E + number + te/ngā + object(s)
There are __ objects
Eg. E rua ngā āporo
There are two apples
E hia ō + objects?
How many objects do you have?
A: E + number + aku + object(s)
I have __ objects
Eg. E iwa aku pene
I have eight pens
Tokohia ngā + object?
Asking how many people there are
A: Tokonumber ngā + object
There are __ object
Eg. Tokorua ngā tāngata
There are two people
Note: Toko is only used before numbers 2-9 and for any base numbers after 20 the Toko switches to the ‘E’ particle
Tokohia ō _ object
How many people do you have?
A: Tokonumber aku _ object
I have __ object
Eg. Tokotoru aku tuākana
I have three siblings (of the same gender)
Note: Toko is only used before numbers 2-9 and for any base numbers after 20 the Toko switches to the ‘E’ particle
Kore kau
There are none (used for the asking how many people there are/you have question)
Kei te + verb + actor/s + ki hea?
formula for asking where someone is going
eg. Kei to haere koe ki hea?
Where are you going?
A: Kei te + haere + actor/s + ki + location
eg. Kei te haere ahau ki Ōtautahi
I am going to Chirstchurch
Ket te + haere + a + name + ki hea?
formula to ask where a specific person is going
eg. Kei te haere a Pita ki hea?
Where is Pita going?
A: Kei to + haere + a + name + ki + location
eg. Kei te haere a Pita ki te moana
Pita is going to moana
Kei te + haere + a + proper noun + ko + name + ko + name + ki hea?
formula for listing names when asking where some people are going
eg. Kei te haere a Pita rātou ko Tame, ko Mere, ki hea?
Where are Pita, Tame and Mere going?
A: Kei te haere a Pita rātou ko Tame, ko Mere ki Ōtautahi
Kei te + verb (related to travel) + actor + ki te + aha?
formula for asking what someone is going for
eg. kei te area koe ki te aha?
What are you going for?
A: Kei te + verb (related to travel) + actor + ki te + action
eg. Kei te haere ahau ki te pūrei whutupōrō
I am going to play rugby
I + verb (related to travel) + actor + ki te + aha
formula for asking what someone went for
eg. I haere koe ki te aha?
What did you go for? (to do)
A: I + verb + actor + ki te + action
eg. I haere ahau ki te pūere whutupōrō
I went to play rugby
Kei hea + possessive/te/ngā/ia + actor/personal pronoun/object
formula for asking where something/someone is
eg. Kei hea taku inu
Where is my drink?
A: Kei + locative/te/ngā/posessive + i + location
eg. Kei roto i te pahi
Inside the bus
I hea + possessive/te/ngā/ia + actor/personal pronoun/object
formula for asking where someone or something was
eg. I hea taku inu
Where was my drink?
A: I + locative/te/ngā/posessive + i + location
eg. I te motokā
in the car
(no need for the other i before the object in this case because didn’t use a locative)
