I'll use this blog as a resource and as a place to ask questions and to reflect on my own progress.
So here we go.
When I give a set of instructions, I can begin with
Tuatahi ... (First)... Tuarua (secondly)... Tuatoru (thirdly)
Whakakā - turn on
Haere mai ki konei (Name). Come here.
Haere kōrua / koutou ki korā. You two / You lot go over there.
Haere atu ki korā. Go away over there
Kei te aha koe / koutou? - What are you doing?
Kua rite? - Ready?
Kei te whakarongo koutou - you are listening.
Kei te waiata + a + Jerome - Jerome is singing.
Kei te tangi + a Mereana + rāua ko Paul - Mereana and Paul are crying.
Kei te kōrero kōrua ko Tuhawaiki - You and Tuhawaiki are talking.
Kei te haere a Raymond rāua ko Dolly - Raymond and Dolly are going.
Kei te waiata rātou - They (3 or more) are singing.
Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.
Kei te haere au + ki roto - I am going inside.
Kei te haere ngā tamariki + ki waho - The children are going outside.
Kei te haere koutou ki waho - They are going outside
Here are some kīanga to practise using with your whānau or hoa mahi.
He rawe = awesome, fantastic e.g. He rawe te tākaro e hoa! Awesome play mate!
Me ihu oneone = Work hard
Haere rā = Goodbye (to someone leaving)
E noho rā = Goodbye (to someone staying)
koe = you
ia = he/she
māua = she/he and me
rāua = those other two (excluding speaker and recipient)
kōrua= you two (or recipient and someone else - kōrua ko...)
mātou = they (two or more) and me(excludes recipient)
koutou = you three or more (excludes speaker)
rātou = they three or more (excludes speaker and recipient)
So here we go.
When I give a set of instructions, I can begin with
Tuatahi ... (First)... Tuarua (secondly)... Tuatoru (thirdly)
Instructions:
Tīkina - get/fetchTīkina ō/tō pukapuka / pene / pōtai / hākete (jacket)
Whakakā - turn on
Whakakā nga rama (turn on the lights)
Haere mai ki konei (Name). Come here.
Haere kōrua / koutou ki korā. You two / You lot go over there.
Haere atu ki korā. Go away over there
Questions:
Kei te aha koe / koutou? - What are you doing?
Kua rite? - Ready?
Statements (Present Continuous):
- to reinforce good behaviour
Kei te waiata + a + Jerome - Jerome is singing.
Kei te tangi + a Mereana + rāua ko Paul - Mereana and Paul are crying.
Kei te kōrero kōrua ko Tuhawaiki - You and Tuhawaiki are talking.
Kei te haere rāua + ki whea? - Towards where are those two going?
Kei te haere rāua + ki + te papa tākaro - They (those 2) are going to the playground.
Kei te haere rāua - Those 2 are going.
Kei te haere rāua + ki + te papa tākaro - They (those 2) are going to the playground.
Kei te haere rāua - Those 2 are going.
Kei te haere a Raymond rāua ko Dolly - Raymond and Dolly are going.
Kei te waiata rātou - They (3 or more) are singing.
Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.
Kei te haere au + ki roto - I am going inside.
Kei te haere ngā tamariki + ki waho - The children are going outside.
Kei te haere koutou ki waho - They are going outside
Kīanga (Phrases):
Here are some kīanga to practise using with your whānau or hoa mahi.
He rawe = awesome, fantastic e.g. He rawe te tākaro e hoa! Awesome play mate!
Me ihu oneone = Work hard
Haere rā = Goodbye (to someone leaving)
E noho rā = Goodbye (to someone staying)
Pronouns:
One person
au = mekoe = you
ia = he/she
Two people
tāua = you and memāua = she/he and me
rāua = those other two (excluding speaker and recipient)
kōrua= you two (or recipient and someone else - kōrua ko...)
Three or more people
tātou = you (two or more) and memātou = they (two or more) and me(excludes recipient)
koutou = you three or more (excludes speaker)
rātou = they three or more (excludes speaker and recipient)
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