Tātahi

Mō Tau 7: I tae mai te whānau ki te takutai. The family arrived at the beach. He rā pai. It was a nice day. Kāore he tangata i reira. No one was there. He waka kikorangi, he tawhito. The car was blue and old. Ka oma ngā tamariki ki te wai. The children ran to the water.

Mō Tau 10: I muri i te haerenga roa, ka tae te whānau ki te takutai mārie. After a long trip, the family arrived at the peaceful beach. I te puku o te rā, he ātaahua te āhua o te rangi, kāore he tangata i te wāhi rā. It was midday, the weather was beautiful, and no one was there. I heke rātou i te waka kikorangi, he tawhito, he tino pai ki a rātou. They got out of their blue car, which was old and well-loved. Ka rere ngā tamariki ki te wai me te koa nui i ō rātou kanohi. The children ran to the water with big smiles on their faces.

I te ata moata o te Rāhoroi, i maranga mātou i te wā moata. He rangi paki, he hau mātao, ā, he ātaahua te tirohanga i waho i te matapihi. Kua maroke te whenua, ā, ka pai mō te hīkoi. Ka mea tōku pāpā, “Haere tātou ki te tātahi ki te whakangā.” Nāna mātou i kawe ki reira i tō mātou motokā.

I te taenga atu ki te tātahi, ka rangona te tangi o te tai me te haruru o ngā ngaru e pā ana ki te oneone. He māmā te rere o te hau, he pārekareka hoki. Kua tae kē mai ētahi atu whānau. Kei te pari, e kai parāoa ana tētahi rōpū; kei te tātahi, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki i te wai.

E rua ngā kurī i te tātahi, e omaoma ana, e whāngaihia ana e ō rātou rangatira. Ka noho au me taku hoa i te taha o te wai. I tākaro rāua i ngā ngaru, i katakata, i oma, i hinga. Ka pāngia tētahi e te ngaru, ka hinga ia ki te oneone, engari kāore ia i tangi. I te rongo noa ia i te mamae iti.

Kāore mātou i kaukau, nā te mea he mātao rawa te wai. Engari, i pai tonu te noho ki reira – he whakangā, he mātakitaki, he pārekareka. I tētahi wā poto, i tākaro mātou i ngā kēmu pēnei i te whana poi, i te hanga whare oneone hoki.

I muri i tētahi hāora, kua pau ngā kai, kua māngere ō mātou waewae, ā, kua hoki mātou ki te motokā. I a mātou e hoki ana, ka tīmata te ua iti. Ka kī taku pāpā, “Paimārire! I oti i a tātou te mahi i mua i te ua.”

I te hokinga mai ki te kāinga, i kōrero mātou mō ngā mea i pai ki a tātou. I kī taku hoa: “He tino rā pai tēnei. Ka haere anō tātou ā tērā wiki, nē?” He wā tino koa mō te katoa.

I te ata hāpara o te Rāhoroi, i maranga mātou i te wā kātene. On Saturday morning, we got up early.

REREMAHI (Poro) + REREWĀ

"I te ata hāpara" – time phrase meaning dawn

"i maranga" – past tense verb to rise

"i te wā moata" – at an early hour

Kua maroke te whenua, ā, ka pai mō te hīkoi. The ground was dry, and it was good for a walk.

REREMAHI (Kua) + KĪHONO + REREĀHUA (Ka pai mō...)

Nāna mātou i kawe ki reira i tō mātou motokā. He took us there in our car.

REREKĀIMAHI – agent-focused

"Nāna" = by him

He māmā te rere o te hau, he pārekareka hoki. The wind was gentle, and it was pleasant.

REREĀHUA (descriptive + kīhono)

“He māmā te rere o te hau” = the wind was gentle

"hoki" = also

Kei te pari, e kai parāoa ana tētahi rōpū; kei te tātahi, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki i te wai. On the cliff, a group was eating bread; on the beach, children were playing in the water.

REREWĀHI + REREMAHI (E...ana)

Simultaneous present actions in different locations

Ka noho au me taku hoa i te taha o te wai. My friend and I sat by the water.

REREMAHI (Ka) + REREWĀHI

"Ka noho" = We sat

Ka pāngia tētahi e te ngaru, ka hinga ia ki te oneone, engari kāore ia i tangi. One was hit by a wave and fell to the sand, but he didn’t cry.

PASSIVE (Ka pāngia), REREMAHI + Whakakāhore

“Ka pāngia” = was hit (passive)

“engari” = contrast

Kāore mātou i kaukau, nā te mea he mātao rawa te wai. We didn’t swim, because the water was too cold.

Whakakāhore + He aha i...ai (Nā te mea...)

“rawa” intensifies: too cold

I te wā poto, i tākaro mātou i ngā kēmu pēnei i te whana poi, i te hanga whare oneone hoki. For a while, we played games like kicking a ball and building sandcastles.

REREWĀ + REREMAHI (Poro) + KĪHONO (pēnei i...)

"pēnei i" introduces examples

I a mātou e hoki ana, ka tīmata te ua iti. As we were returning, light rain began.

REREWĀ: I a...e...ana + REREMAHI (Ka)

Simultaneous actions

I te hokinga mai ki te kāinga, i kōrero mātou mō ngā mea i pai ki a tātou. On the way home, we talked about the things we liked.

REREWĀ + REREMAHI (Poro)

"i kōrero" + "i pai ki a tātou" – past reflection

He wā tino koa mō te katoa. It was a really happy time for everyone.

REREĀHUA (He...)

Summative statement

Ināianei means "now" and is a time expression found in vocabulary resources.

Kōrerotia is the passive form of the verb kōrero (to speak or tell), used here as an instruction: "tell".

Tō ake kōrero means "your own story". Tō is the possessive pronoun for "your", ake adds emphasis or ownership, and kōrero means "story" or "speech".

ake 8. (particle) original, indigenous, own, real, very own, personal, personally - to emphasise to whom something belongs or for whom something is intended. With possessive pronouns the word order is variable, e.g. tōku waka ake or tōku ake waka. Ki te haere ia ki ngā hui, me mau te tangata i tōna ake tauera. If he goes to gatherings a person should take his own towel.

Mō tētahi rā means "about a day". Mō is used to indicate "about" or "for", tētahi means "a", ētahi means "some" and rā means "day". 

I haere koe means "you went". I marks past tense, haere is the verb "to go", and koe is "you".

Ki te takutai means "to the beach". Ki indicates direction, te is the definite article "the", and takutai means "beach".

• ika – fish
  He ika kei roto i te moana. (There is a fish in the sea.)

• moana – ocean
  He nui ngā ika i te moana. (There are many fish in the ocean.)

• hī ika – to fish
  Ka haere mātou ki te hī ika. (We are going fishing.)

• pāua – abalone
  I kitea he pāua i te toka. (Pāua was seen on the rock.)

• tuna – eel
  I mau te tuna i te awa. (The eel was caught in the river.)

• mata – raw
  He ika mata tēnei. (This is raw fish.)

• kai – food
  He kai pai te ika. (Fish is good food.)

• ika moana – seafood
  He reka te ika moana i tunua. (The cooked seafood is delicious.)

• mātaitai – seafood reserve
  Kei te mātaitai te hunga hī ika. (The fishers are at the seafood reserve.)

• karengo – edible seaweed
  Ka kai mātou i te ika me te karengo. (We eat fish with seaweed.)

• māngō – shark
  I kite au i tētahi māngō iti. (I saw a small shark.)

• hī ika mā te rārangi – line fishing
  Ka hī ika mā te rārangi a taku matua. (My dad fishes with a line.)

• ika māori – native fish
  He ika māori ēnei nō Aotearoa. (These are native fish from Aotearoa.)

• ika pāmu – farmed fish
  He ika pāmu tēnei, kāore i te moana. (This is farmed fish, not from the ocean.)

I te ata hauhau, ka haere a Tama rāua ko Mere ki te hī ika ki te takutai. Ka pupuhi te hau, ka taikaha te moana. Ka maka rāua i ā rāua aho hī ki te wai. I muri i te wā poto, ka kumea e Tama tana aho, ā, he mea rerekē kei runga i te matau!

“He mango pēpi!” te karanga a Mere. Ka āta titiro rāua, ā, ka tukuna te mango ki te moana anō. “Me tiaki i ngā kararehe moana,” te kī a Tama.

I te ata o te Rāhoroi, ka whakarite a Tama rāua ko Mere i tā rāua kaupapa hī ika. Ahakoa te hau kaha me ngā ngaru nui, kāore i mutu i a rāua. Ka whiu rāua i ā rāua aho ki te moana, ka tatari.

Ka ohorere a Tama i te kumea o tana aho – he tino taimaha. I te putanga ake, ka kitea he mango pēpi. Ka āta matapaki rāua me pēhea te mahi. Ka whakatau rāua kia tukuna atu ki te moana, hei tiaki i te taiao.

hī ika - fishing

rā hauhau - windy day

takutai - beach

moana - sea

pupuhi te hau - the wind blows

ngaru - wave

matau - fishing hook

aho hī - fishing line

mango pēpi - baby shark

kararehe moana - sea creatures

tiaki - protect

tukuna - release

kaupapa - plan/purpose

whakarite - prepare

matapaki - discuss

taiao - environment

taimaha - heavy