tunu – to bake
Ka tunu au i te keke. (I bake the cake.)
Ka tunua te keke e au. (The cake is baked by me.)

whakaranu – to mix
Ka whakaranu mātou i ngā kai. (We mix the ingredients.)
Ka whakaranuatia ngā kai e mātou. (The ingredients are mixed by us.)

tāpiri – to add
Ka tāpiri koe i te miraka. (You add the milk.)
Ka tāpiritia te miraka e koe. (The milk is added by you.)

tātari – to sift
Ka tātari au i te puehu parāoa. (I sift the flour.)
Ka tātaria te puehu parāoa e au. (The flour is sifted by me.)

whakamahana – to heat
Ka whakamahana ia i te umu. (She/he heats the oven.)
Ka whakamahanatia te umu e ia. (The oven is heated by her/him.)

whakarewa – to melt
Ka whakarewa rātou i te pata. (They melt the butter.)
Ka whakarewaina te pata e rātou. (The butter is melted by them.)

whiu – to whisk
Ka whiu au i ngā hēki. (I whisk the eggs.)
Ka whiua ngā hēki e au. (The eggs are whisked by me.)

ranu – to combine
Ka ranu te kaiako i ngā whakauru. (The teacher combines the ingredients.)
Ka ranua ngā kai. (The ingredients are combined.)

tapahi – to cut
Ka tapahi au i te keke. (I cut the cake.)
Ka tapahia te keke e au. (The cake is cut by me.)

horoi – to wash
Ka horoi ia i ngā taputapu. (She/he washes the utensils.)
Ka horoia ngā taputapu e ia. (The utensils are washed by her/him.)

whāranu – to stir
Ka whāranu au i te ranunga. (I stir the mixture.)
Ka whāranua te ranunga e au. (The mixture is stirred by me.)

whāngai – to serve/feed
Ka whāngai te kaiako i te keke ki ngā ākonga. (The teacher serves the cake to the students.)
Ka whāngaia te keke ki ngā ākonga e te kaiako. (The cake is served to the students by the teacher.)

🟣 Nouns – Ngā ingoa (Ingredients & Tools)

• pata – butter

• huka – sugar

• hēki – egg

• kōkō – cocoa

• puehu parāoa – flour

• miraka – milk

• pēkana paura – baking powder

• keke – cake

• pihikete – biscuit

• tiakarete – chocolate

• kapu tī – cup of tea

• ranunga – mixture

• umu – oven

• kōhua – pot

• pāoka – fork

• koko – spoon

• peihana – bowl

• paepae tunu – baking tray

• pepa tunu – baking paper

🔵 Verbs – Ngā mahi (Actions)

• tunu – to bake

• whakaranu – to mix

• tāpiri – to add

• tātari – to sift

• whakamahana – to heat

• whakarewa – to melt

• whiu – to whisk

• ranu – to combine

• tapahi – to cut

• horoi – to wash

• whāranu – to stir

• whāngai – to serve/feed

🟢 State Sentences – Ngā āhua (Feelings & Conditions)

• He reka – delicious

• He ātaahua – beautiful

• He māmā – easy

• He uaua – difficult

• Kei te hiainu au – I’m thirsty

• He pai ki au – I like

• Tino pai rawa atu – extremely good

• He pai ki a au ngā kai tiakarete katoa – I like all chocolate foods

🟠 Descriptive Sentences – Ngā kupu whakaahua (Qualities)

• He keke tiakarete – a chocolate cake

• He inu wera – a hot drink

• He ranunga māmā – an easy mixture

• He kapu nui – a big cup

• He keke iti – a small cake

• He pihikete māmā – a simple biscuit

• He keke ātaahua – a beautiful cake

🟡 Location Sentences – Ngā wāhi (Where)

• Kei te umu – in the oven

• Kei te peihana – in the bowl

• Kei te tēpu – on the table

• Kei te kīhini – in the kitchen

• Kei konei – here

• Kei te paepae tunu – on the baking tray

🔴 Time Sentences – Ngā wā (When)

• I tēnei rā – today

• Āpōpō – tomorrow

• I tērā tau – last year

• Ia rā – every day

• Ia marama – every month

• Mō ngā meneti whā tekau mā rima – for 45 minutes

• Tuatahi – first

• Tuarua – second

• Tuatoru – third

• Tuawhā – fourth

💬 Kīwaha – Māori Expressions

• Ka mau te wehi! – Awesome!

• Auē! – Oh wow! / Oh no!

• Āmine! – Amen! / Totally!

• Tino pai rawa atu! – Super good!

• He tino reka! – So delicious!

🟣 Identity Sentence
Pipi: Ko Pipi tōku ingoa. My name is Pipi.

🟣 Identity + 🟢 State Sentence
Rangi: Ko Rangi tōku ingoa. He tino pai ki au te tunu kai. My name is Rangi. I really enjoy baking.

🔴 Time Sentence
Pipi: I tēnei rā, ka tunu tāua i tētahi keke tiakarete. Today, we’re going to bake a chocolate cake.

🟣 Identity Sentence
Rangi: He keke tiakarete tēnei. This is a chocolate cake.

🟠 Descriptive Sentence
Pipi: He tino reka tēnei ranunga! This mixture is super delicious!

🔵 Action Sentence
Rangi: Tāpirihia te huka me ngā hēki ki te peihana. Add the sugar and eggs to the bowl.

🟡 Location Sentence
Pipi: Kei te umu te keke ināianei. The cake is now in the oven.

🔴 Time Sentence
Rangi: Me tunu mō ngā meneti whā tekau mā rima. Bake for 45 minutes.

🟢 State Sentence
Pipi: Kei te hiainu au. I’m thirsty.

🟣 Identity + 🟠 Descriptive Sentence
Rangi: Anei he kapu tī māu – he inu wera tino pai! Here’s a cup of tea for you – a lovely hot drink!

🟢 State Sentence
Pipi: He tino pai rawa atu te keke me te tī! Cake and tea are the best!

💬 Kīwaha
Rangi: Ka mau te wehi! Awesome!

Auē, he tino reka te āhua o tēnā keke tīhi! Wow, that cheesecake looks delicious!

Āe rā, he rerekē te rīhi, engari he ātaahua hoki ngā hēki kei roto! Yeah, that dish is unusual, but the eggs in it look great too!

Me whakaaro au, ka tunu tātou i te aha ā tērā wā? I wonder what we’ll cook next time?