his here (by me) - tenei

these here (by me ) - enei

that there (by you) - tena

those there (by you) - ena

that over there (by him/her) - tera

those over there - era

enei- by me, ena = by you , eera= over there

thing, object - mea

here (by speaker) - nei

there (by you, the listener) - na

over there (away from our reach) - ra

the (singular) - te

the (plural) - nga

a/some - he

those black tables (over there) - era tepu pango

this red pen ( here) - tenei pens whero

that good cell phone (over there) - tera waka pukoro pai

these blue books (here) - enei pukapuka kahurangi

these keys ( here) - enei ki

Taua = you and i

korua - you two

maua - an exclusive personal pronoun (excluding the listener fro what’s happening - eg; telling keeley that hats and I are going to mall )

raua - they or them two

tatou - us

koutou- you guys ( 3 or more)

matou - you and two others (excluding the listener from the action)

ratou - 3 or more

a and b (name 2) - ko a raua ko b

a and b and c - ko A ratou ko b ko c

myself, a and b - ko matou, ko a ko b

myself and a - ko matou ko a

we - matou

who is your father - ko wai to papa?

who is your mother? - ko wai to mama

julie is my mothers name - ko Julie taku mama

how many sisters do you have? - tokohia o tuahine?

I have two sisters - tokorua aku tuahine

I have three brothers - tokotoru aku tuakana

how are they? - kei te pehea ratou

they are tired - kei to hoha ratou

who is the mother of keeley - ko wai to mama o keeley

them - ratou

my (younger generation) - taku

my (older generation) - toku

zyzy is my boy - ko zyzy taku tama

there are two children in my family - tokowha nga tamariki o te whanau

a and b and c are my ancestors - ko a ratou ko b ko c oku tipuna

how many (people) - tokohia

how many (things/animals) - e hia

who - ko wai

matamua - oldest

potiki- youngest

tamaiti tuarua - 2nd child

tamaiti tuatoru - 3rd child

tuakana - older sibling of the same gender

tuākana- older siblings of the same gender

teina - younger sibling of same gender

tēina younger siblings of same gender

tungāne - brother of a female

tuahine - sister of a male

mātua - parents

matua- father

whaea- mother

tama - son

tamarind- daughter

computer- rorohikoo

men/man- Rangatauanui

the - nga

happy - harikoa

sick - mauiui

big/important - Nui

good- pai

small - iti/ninipi

table - tēpu

hat - pōtae

pen - pene

cell phone - waea pukoro

house - whare

chair - turu

book - pukapuka

keys - ki

hella ( to one) - Tena koe

hello (to two) - Tena korua

hello ( to three or more) - Tena koutou

informal greeting - kia ora

hello A ( when a is a maori name with 1 long vowel or two short vowels) - ki ora, e A

hello A ( when A is a pakeha name) - ki ora, A

welcoming on a marae - pōwhiri's

welcoming (informal) - mihi whakatau

no hea koe? - where/who are you from

no (place/ancestor) ahau

no hea ia? - where/who is he/she from?

no (place/ancestor) ia

no hea a (name/proper noun)? - Where is … from?

No (place/ancestor) ia

Tena koe, e hoa - hello friend

no Whangarei ahau - I am from who

friend - hoa

intimate friend - kare

girl/young women - hine

male - ta(ne)

girl - ko(tiro)

elderly women - kui(a)

elderly man - koro(oua)

mister - mataua

miss - whoa

friend - hike

friend - mara

highly skilled person - pukenga

teacher - kaiak

professor - Aorangi

boss- rangatira

pango - black

where- red

kahurangi/kikoranhgi - blue

kakariki - hreen

kowahi - yellow

panoni - brown

ahau - me

koe - you

ia - he/she

taua - ahau + koe (me and you)

korua - koe +koe ( you and you)

maua - ahau +ia ( me and her)

raua - ia + ia ( her and her)

tatou - ahau + koe + koe

koutou - koe +koe +koe

matou - ahau + ia + ia

ratou - ia + ia + ia + ia

sentence starters

e + number + te/ng/aku + object/s

e iwa aku pene - I have nine pens

e rua nga aporo - i have two apples

Kei te + haere + actor/s + ki hea?

keo te haere ratou ki hem? - where are they all going

kei te haere + actor/s + ki +location

kei te haere matou ki te moana - we are going to the ocean

kei te + haere + a +name + ki hea?

kei te haere a pita ki hea - where is pita going?

I haere a pita ki hea - where did pita go?

ka haere a pita ki hea - where will pita go?

I: past tense - where did you go?

Ka : future tense - where will you go?

kei te haere a pita ma ki hea? - where are pita and the others going

Ma; and others (plural)

kei hea + possessive/ te/nga/ a + actor/ p/pronoun /object

kei hea taku inu - where is my drink?

inanahi, I kai ahau o nga aporo - yesterday o ate the apples

I te ata nei - the morning past us

I te ata nei, i panui na tamariki I nga pukapuka - this morning the children read books

I tera wiki I haere a hoax ki te moana ki te hi ika - last week hoagie went to the ocean to fish

inanahi, I te tekau menti pari ii te tekau karaka, i haere ahau ki te whare wanaga ki te ako i te reo maori - yesterday at 10 past 10 I want to the unveirsity. for the purpose of learning the maori language

ki - destination

kei te - purpose

e + verb + ana = verb+ing

e kai ana = eating

e oma ana = running

e hi ika ana = fishing

kei raro te ngeru i te rakau e kai ana - the cat is under the tree eating

I roto nga pakupaku i te awa e kaukau ana - the toddlers were swimming in the river

kei heretaunga a pita e hui ana - pita is in Hastings for a meeting

tokoiaw nga kia e waiata ana - nine elderly ladies singing

kotahi te koroua e whai korero ana - one eldrly man is talking

location + number + action

kei te roto nga tangata tokorua e hikoi ana - there are two people AT THE LAKE walking

I otepoti nga tamakariki tokoiwa e ako ana - nine children in otepoti were studying

I runga I te rakau nga manu e wha e karanga ana - on top of the tree four birds were calling

kai waho I te where nga kuru e pahupahu Ana - the dogs were barking outside the house

rau - 100

mano - 1000

kotahi - before ray

kotahi - before something that’s one of

after word ma- we don’t use kotahi we use Tahi

kotahi mano kotahi rau e rima tekau ma ono - 1156

Kotahi rau ma ono - 106

kotahi rau ma ono mano - 106000

756 - e white rau e rica tekau ma ono

333 - toru rau e toru tekau ma toru

101- kotahi rau ma tahi

1003 - kotahi mano ma toru

998 - iwa rau e iwa tekau ma waru

1000- kotahi mano

794 - e whitu rau iwa tekau ma wha

409 - wha rau ma iwa

897 - waru rau e iwa tekau ma whitu

223 - rua rau e rua tekau ma toru

2024 - rua mano e rua tekau man wha

e hia o tau - how old are you

pepiha - who you re

mihimihi - set of acknowledgements