Wiki 12 Flashcards
(47 cards)
whakamarumaru.
shade
Ehara au i tō pononga!
I am not your servant.
Ko wai ērā tauhou?
Who are those people (strangers)?
Me he ika au - I’m like a fish.
I’m like a fish.
He rite au ki te ika
I’m like a fish
Me he toka ia i te papa whutupōro
He’s like a rock on the rugby field.
he nanakia
a trickster
Me ko Māui – he nanakia
He was/is like Māui – a trickster.
Me he kihikihi kei te waru.’
Like cicadas in the height of summer
I neke mai rāua ki konei, whakatū pakiki ai.
They moved here and set up a business.
Kaua e haere mai ki konei, amuamu ai.
Don’t come over here and complain
Waihi atu a Tama ki reira, whakaaroaro ai i te hē o tana mahi.
Leave him there to ponder what he’s done wrong.
Kei te haere mai ia ki konei, kōrero ai i tana mahi.
He’s coming over here to chat about his work.
tangimeme
cry / fret
Kei tūpono
Just in case
Haere ki te tirotiro i te tou o te waka, kei tūpono kei reira
Go and have a look in the boot of the car, in case it’s there.
Kei te tuhia tō nama waea, kei tūpono ka wareware ia a au.
I’m writing your phone number down, in case I forget it.
Haere ki te tirotiro ki tō moemanga, kei tūpono kei reira.
Go and have a look in your bedroom in case it’s there.
Whakamātauhia te kai kei tūpono ka mākihakiha.
Test the food in case it’s bland.
Āwhea tāua haere ai? – When will we go?
When will we go?
Ki whea tātou kaukau ai?
Where shall we swim?
Ki te ngutuawa
At the rivermouth
Ki whea tū ai te hui?
Where is the hui to be (being) held?
Ki whea tāua tū ai? Ki Tīrau?
Where will we stop? At Tīrau?