FLASHCARDS – TE REO MĀORI

Intermediate Level – Random Vocabulary and Phrases

• come in
  kuhu mai
• darling
  e te tau
• totally useless
  koretake rawa atu
• main
  matua
• vegetable
  huawhenua
• pudding
  purini
• famous
  rongonui
• I'll cook the pudding.
  Maaku te purini e tunu.
• to be fetched
  tiikina
• Have they already been fetched?
  Kua tiikina keetia?
• to gather
  kohikohi
• wait until the evening
  waiho moo te ahiahi
• you two are on to it!
  too koorua koi hoki!
• was done (by)
  he mea + verb (e)
• we gathered the pipi
  he mea kohikohi ngaa pipi e maaua
• we gathered the pipi
  i kohikohia ngaa pipi e m_ua
• this morning
  i te ata nei
• "I should cook the cake now, right?"
  "Me tunu nga keke inaaianei, nee?"
• it's nearly dinner time
  tata tonu ki te waa kai
• always
  i nga waa katoa
• the lovely smell
  te kakara
• "to dry, dehydrate"
  whakamaroke
• just before
  i mua tata tonu atu
• "to attack, rush forward, assault"
  kookiri
• "to tell off, rebuke, murmur"
  kohete
• to open
  tuwhera
• "curtain, screen, veil, barricade"
  aarai
• "to wake up, startle, start up (computer)"
  whakaoho
• Why didn't you ...?
  Naa te aha koe i kore ai e ...
• Because I wanted to ...
  Naa taku hiahia ki te ...
• Why didn't Paul sing?
  Naa te aha a Paora i kore ai e waiata?
• Why didn't she buy food?
  Naa te aha ia i kore ai e hoko kai?
• Why will you build the house?
  Naa te aha koe e hanga ai te whare?
• To build a house for myself.
  Ki te hanga whare mooku.
• so that something wouldn't happen
  kia kaua ...
• so that my children won't go hungry
  kia kaua aaku tamariki e matekai
• so that the team won't lose
  kia kaua te tiima e hinga
• so that he won't get the ball
  kia kaua ia e mau i te poro
• She will turn off the lights.
  Maana ngaa raiti e whakaweto.
• It was left to me to do the dishes.
  I riro maaku ngaa riihi e horoi.