Kupu 1
He aha te kupu Pākehā mō 'au/ahau'?
Me/I.
He aha te kupu Māori mō 'school'?
Kura.
What does this sentence mean?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
What is your name?
What does this sentence mean?
Ko wai tō whaea/māmā?
Who is your mother?
I am from Christchurch.
Nō Ōtautahi au/ahau.
He aha te kupu Māori mō 'mountain'?
Maunga.
He aha te kupu Māori mō 'house'?
Whare.
What does this sentence mean?
Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?
What does this sentence mean?
Ko wai tō matua/pāpā/pā?
Who is your father?
Mount Cook is THE mountain.
Ko Aoraki TE maunga.
He aha te kupu Māori mō 'river'?
Awa.
He aha te kupu Māori mō 'younger sibling of the same gender'?
Teina.
What does this sentence mean?
Ko wai tō waka?
What is your waka/canoe?
What waka/canoe do you descend from?
What does this sentence mean?
Ko wai tō tuakana?
Who is your older brother (or sibling of the same gender)?
My older brother's name is Jeff. My older brother is Jeff.
Ko Jeff tōku tuakana.
He aha te kupu Māori mō 'tribe'?
Ngāti/Ngāi.
He aha te kupu Māori mō 'older sibling of the same gender'?
Tuakana.
What does this sentence mean?
Kei te pēhea koutou?
How are you (3+ people)? How are you feeling (3+ people)?
What does this sentence mean?
Ko wai tō teina?
Who is your younger brother (or sibling of the same gender)?
We (two people) are angry.
Kei te riri kōrua.
He aha te kupu Pākehā mō 'ingoa'?
Name.
He aha te kupu Māori mō 'sister' (of a male)?
Tuahine.
What does this sentence mean?
Kei te hiakai me te ngenge au.
I am feeling hungry and tired.
What does this sentence mean?
E noho ana koe ki hea?
Where do you live?
My hobby is singing.
He pai ki a au te waiata.