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See 1.2 for how to write your mihi
Ko wai tō iwi - who is your iwi? See tab "Nō hea ahau".
E hia ōu tau - how old are you?
E hia ōu tau - how old are you?
Tekau mā rima ōku tau - I am 15 years old
Tekau mā whā ōna tau - He/she is 14
E rima ōu tau - you are 5 years old
Nōnahea koe whānau ai? - When were you born?
Nōnahea koe whānau ai? - When were you born?
Nō te 5 o Pipiri ahau whānau ai. I was born on the 5th of June.
I whānau ai ahau i te 5 o Pipiri. I was born on the 5th of June.
Nō te tau e rua mano e toru i whānau mai ahau. I was born in 2003.
He aha ahau? What am I?
He aha ahau? What am I?
He wāhine ahau - I am female / a woman
He tāne ahau - I am male / a man
He tamaiti ahau - I am a child
He tamariki koutou - You are children
He taiohi koutou - You are young people
He kaumātua ia - He/she is an elder
He tamāhine koe - You are a daughter
He tama koe - You are a son
He whaea ahau - I am a mother / female teacher
He matua ia - He is a father / male teacher
He kaiako ia - He/she is a teacher
Kaitito - composer
He kaitito ia o ngā waiata - she/he composes waiata
He kaitaraiwa - driver
He kaitunu - cook
He kaitiaki - guardian
He kaiwhaikōrero - speaker on the mare
He kaikaranga - caller on the marae
He kaikōrero - speaker
Kaiwhakahaere - organiser
Kaimahi - worker
He aha āku? What do I have?
He aha āku? What do I have?
He tamariki āku - I have children
He taraka tōku - I have a truck
He putea āku - I have funds
He āporo tāku - I have an apple
He hoa tōku - I have a friend
He hoa tōna - He/she has friends
He motopaika tōku - I have a motorbike
He peke whero tāna - He/she has a red bag
He whare teitei tō rātou - They (3+) have tall house
He ngeru momona tā rāua - They (2) have a fat cat
He pēhea tōku āhua - what am I like?
He pēhea tōku āhua - what am I like?
He parauri ōku karu - My eyes are brown
He pango ōku makawe - My hair is black
He tāroatoa ahau - I am tall
He poto ahau - I am short
He tupuhi ahau - I am slim
He tangata pai ahau - I am a good person
He tangata mahaki ahau - I am a generous person
He pēhea tōnā āhua - what is he/she like?
He kikorangi ōna karu - He/she has blue eyes
He parauri ōna makawe - She/he has brown hair
He koromikomiko ōna makawe - His/her hair is curly
He tāngata autaia ia - She/he is a extraordinary person
He tāngata whenua rātou - they are people of the land
Ko wai kei roto i tō whānau? - Who is in your family?
Ko wai kei roto i tō whānau? - Who is in your family?
pōtiki - youngest of a family or generation
mātāmua - oldest in a family or generation
tuakana - elder sibling of same gender
teina - younger sibling of same gender
tuākana - younger siblings (same gender)
tēina - younger siblings (same gender)
tuahine - sister of a boy
tungāne - brother of a girl
whānau - family
tamariki - children
Ko ________ rāua ko _______ ōku mātua - My parents are ....... and ..........
Ko ________ tōku tuakana - My older brother (of a boy) or sister (of a girl) is ......
Ko __________ te pōtiki ______ is the youngest of the family
Ko ia tōku whaea - she is my mother
Ko ia tōna tuakana - he/she is his/her older sibling
He pēhea tōku āhua - what do I look like?
He pēhea tōku āhua - what do I look like?
He pango ōku makawe - my hair is black
He parauri ōku karu - my eyes are brown
He tāroaroa ahau - I am tall
He poto ahau - I am short
Kei te pēhea ahau - how am I feeling?
Kei te pēhea ahau - how am I feeling?
Kei te harikoa ahau - I am happy
Kei te pōuri ia - He/she is sad
E makariri ana koe? Are you cold?
E mahana ana ahau - I am warm
Kei te hōhā rāua - those two (they/them x 2) are annoyed
Kei te ngenge tātou - we are tired
Kei te ngenge māua - we (us x2) are tired
E riri ana rātou - they (3+) are angry
Kei hea tōku kāinga - Where I live
Kei hea tōku kāinga - Where I live
Kei hea tō kāinga? - Where is your house?
Kei hea koe e noho ana? - Where are you living?
Kei Manuherekia tōku kāinga - my home is in Alexandra
E noho ana ahau ki Te Waiharakeke - I am living in Blenheim
Kei te tiriti o ________ tōku kāinga - my home is on ______ street
Kei te tāone o Te Waiharakeke a tōku kāinga - My home is in the town of Blenheim
What do I or you like?
What do I or you like?
He pai te whutuporo ki a ahau - I like rugby
He pai ki a koe te ako reo Māori? - Do you like learning te reo Māori?
E pai ana te pahiketeporo ki ahau - I like basketball
He pai ngā aihikīrimi ki ahau - I like icecream
He pai ki a au te tākaro kēmu rorohiko - I like playing computer games
Ki a ahau he pai ngā rare - I like lollies
Ko tōku tino wāhi ko te takutai - the seaside is my favourite place
What does he/she/they like?
What does he/she/they like?
He pai ki a ia te kaukau - He/she likes swimming
He pai te kai huawhenua ki a rātou - They (3+) like eating vegetables
Ki a rāua he pai te kōrero - They (2) like talking
Ki tōku kaiako he pai te whakarongo - My teacher likes listening
What don't we like?
What don't we like?
Kāore au e pai ki te kai rare - I do not like eating lollies
Kāore ia e pai ki te mātakitaki whutuporo - She/he doesn't like watching rugby
Kāore rātou e pai ki ngā tōmuri - They (3) don't like people who are late
Kāore koe e rata ki te pūngāwerewere - You don't like spiders
Kāore te kiore e pai ki tērā tihi - The mouse does not like that cheese
Tohu wā - tenses for verbs (action words)
Tohu wā - tenses for verbs (action words)
Kei te aha koe? What are you doing?
Kei te aha koe? What are you doing?
Kei te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ahau - I am watching tv
Kei te mātakitaki kiriata ahau - I am watching a film
Kei te oma ia - He/she is running
Kei te katakata rāua - They (2) are laughing
Kei te menemene koe - You are smiling
E kōrero ana rātou - They (3+) are talking
E haere ana te tama - The boy is going
Kei te kaukau te tāne - The man is swimming
Kei te whakarongo ngā pākeke - The adults are listening
E oma atu ngā rāpeti - The rabbits are running away
Kei te tatari tātou - We (all) are waiting
E hīkoi ana māua - Us (2 not you) are walking
E peke ana te kaitākaro - The player is jumping
Kei te noho te ngeru - The cat is sitting
E moe ana te kurī - The dog is sleeping
I aha ahau? What did I do?
I aha ahau? What did I do?
I kaukau ahau - I swam
I moe ia - He/she slept
I te aha ahau? What was I doing?
I te aha ahau? What was I doing?
I te kaukau ahau - I was swimming
I te moe ahau - She/he was sleeping
Kua aha ahau? What have I done?
Kua aha ahau? What have I done?
Kua kaukau ahau - I have swum
Kua moe ia - She/he has slept
Ka aha ahau? What will I do?
Ka aha ahau? What will I do?
Ka kaukau ahau - I will swim
Ka moe ia - He/she will sleep
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