Kupu takitahi whakamāoritia
The teacher is still talking
kei te kōrero tonu te kaiako
talking, walking, jumping
kōrero, hīkoi, peke
kia tapatahi, kia kōtahi rā
tātou tātou e
tūtira mai ngā iwi
i am singing a song
kāore ahau i te waiata te waiata
arms on a wharenui
ngā maihi
Elmarie will eat again
ka kai anō a Elmarie
climbing, swimming, dancing, cursing
piki, kaukau, kanikani, kangakanga
.. .. tōku ohooho
māpihi maurea
whakakai marihi
i have completed my home work
kāore anō ahau kia oti āku mahi kāinga
legs of the wharenui
ngā amo
Maybe we (2) will go to the shop to buy milk
Ka haere māua ki te toa pea ki te hoko miraka
body, laughing, supermarket, skate board
tinana, katakata, toa hokomaha, papawīra
.. .. o te tini
te wenerau o te mano
te huinga o te marea
We (my friend and I) are walking to the bus stop to catch a bus
kāore māua (ko tōku hoa) i te hīkoi ki te tūnga pahi ki te tiki i tētahi pahi
ridge pole
tāhūhū
Hone has already eaten before class
Kua kai kē a Hone ki mua i te karaihe
helicopter, airplane, University, meeting place
waka topatopa, waka rererangi, whare wānanga, marae
ko .. toku ..
ko aroha te moana
ko whānau waka
ko au e tū atu nei
We (all including speaker) are singing the national anthym.
kāore tātou katoa i te waiata i te waiata o te motu
carving top of the wharenui
teketeko
I was going to work, i returned to my home instead
I te haere ahau ki te mahi, i hoki kē ahau ki tōku kāinga
community, television, train, still
hāpori, pouaka whakaata, tereina, tonu
E .. Atua
ko ngā ...
mātou rā
ata whakarongo nā
me aroha noa
Hemi and I have cooked a chocolate cake
kāore anō māua ko Hemi kia tunu i tētahi keke tiakarete
tūārongo