1.4 All about me

See 1.2 for how to write your mihi

Ko wai tō iwi - who is your iwi? See tab "Nō hea ahau".

Te Ika a Māui - North Island Iwi

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?

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 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 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 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

Ko wai kei roto i tō whānau? - Who is in your family?

whakapapa - genealogy

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

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Informal "taku" whānau terms

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

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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?

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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

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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

Kei hea tō kāinga - practice

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?

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?

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

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 kaukau ahau - I swam

I moe ia - He/she slept

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 kaukau ahau - I have swum

Kua moe ia - She/he has slept

Ka aha ahau? What will I do?

Ka kaukau ahau - I will swim

Ka moe ia - He/she will sleep