more māori made easy book 1

i am still unconfident. I will keep going until i am confident

Translate: Henare stood up

i tū a Henare

Translate: The bird died

i mate te manu

Translate: the old man fell down

i hinga te koroua

Translate:i tipu te tama

the boy grew

What is this? (kei te, e…ana) use au and kai, explain in english

i am eating

what is this? i (use au and kai, explain in english)

i ate last night/he ate last night

what is this? kua- use au and kai, explain in english

i have eaten

NEGATE NEGATE NEGATE: I tipu te tama

kāore te tama i tipu

NEGATE, NEGATE,NEGATE

I ngana ia (she/he tried)

kāore ia i ngana

when you negate i you use kaore ia i haere what is the sentence meaning,

he/she did not go

kua- what is the example? use kua mutu au as the example, translate it

i have finished

Negate kua you use what- translate she has not yet gone

kāore anō ia kia haere