LESSON 1
 
 
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  1. This is unit one of learning to speak and read Cook Island language. Listen to this conversation:
  2. Ka marama koe i te tuatua papa'ā
  3. Kare e Papa, kare au e marama.
  4. Ka kite au i te tuatua Māori, e meangiti ua
  5. No Nu Tireni mai koe ?
  6. Ae, e maine
  7. In the next few minutes you will be able to understand this conversation and to take part in it yourself. Imagine an English speaking man sitting next to a Māori speaking woman . He wants to begin a conversation so he says,
  8. Kia orana
  9. Your objective in this course is to pronounce everything just like the speakers you will be conversing with. Now the man is going to say his first word part by part . You are to repeat each part aloud after he has said it
  10. Kia orana...
  11. did you repeat, try it again,
  12. Kia orana…. Kia… orana…
  13. continue repeating ;
  14. Kia… Orana… Kia Orana
  15. How do you say; Hello to a young lady in Maori;
  16. Kia Orana e maine...Kia Orana e maine…
  17. How do you address a young woman in Māori?
  18. E maine
  19. Again, say the word Miss.
  20. Maine
  21. Well now you have her attention , you want to ask her if she understands English, listen and repeat the word English.
  22. Papa'ā… papa'ā
  23. say English …
  24. papa'ā…
  25. Here’s how to ask; do you understand?
  26. Ka Marama koe?.... Ka marama koe?
  27. Just listen , pay attention to the rising intonation at the end when you ask a question.
  28. Ka Marama koe ?...
  29. listen and repeat part by part
  30. Ka… marama… koe
  31. Say… Do you understand?…
  32. Ka Marama koe?
  33. Now try to ask….Do you understand ?..
  34. Ka marama koe?
  35. How would you say… English…
  36. papa'ā….papa…ā… papa'ā…
  37. And now try to ask... Do you understand the English language?
  38. Ka marama koe i te reo papa'ā?.... ka marama koe i te reo papa'ā?
  39. Say… Excuse me , do you understand the English language…
  40. E maine, ka marama koe i te reo papa'ā?… E maine, ka marama koe i te reo papa'ā?…
  41. Listen and repeat her answer
  42. Kare e Papa… kare e papa… kare…. e… papa…
  43. How do you say… Sir… in te reo Māori ?
  44. E Papa
  45. Say … No Sir…
  46. kare e papa..
  47. How would you say - No Miss
  48. kare e maine… kare e maine
  49. Ask, do you understand?
  50. Ka marama koe?
  51. Say…No sir
  52. Kare e papa…
  53. Say I don’t understand…
  54. kare e papa, kare au e marama…
  55. Do you understand…
  56. Ka marama koe
  57. Listen and say these two words… You understand, I understand …
  58. Ka marama koe… ka marama au.
  59. You understand…
  60. Ka marama koe…
  61. I understand…
  62. Ka marama au
  63. Now ask, do you understand English?
  64. Ka marama koe i te reo papa'ā?
  65. Say… I understand…
  66. Ka marama au…
  67. Say… I understand English…
  68. Ka marama au i te reo papa'ā
  69. Now say…I don’t understand…
  70. Kare au e marama…
  71. I don’t understand English…
  72. Kare au e marama i te reo papaā…
  73. Say…Sir…
  74. E papa
  75. Well now he wants to say …I speak Māori , listen to the way that most Māori speaking people refer to the Māori language…
  76. Reo….reo…reo Māori
  77. Listen and repeat after the speaker…
  78. Reo… reo... Māori… Mā…o…ri…Māori
  79. Say
  80. Reo Māori …reo Māori
  81. Say – I don’t understand…
  82. kare au e marama
  83. Ask – Do you understand ?
  84. Ka marama koe ?
  85. Ask - Do you understand Maori…
  86. Ka marama koe i te reo Maori ? …Ka marama koe i te reo Maori?
  87. Answer, Yes I speak Maori
  88. Ae ka kite au i te reo Māori… Ae ka kite au i te reo Maori.
  89. How do you yes…
  90. ae…ae...ae
  91. Say …Yes I understand…
  92. Ae, ka marama au… ae, ka marama au…
  93. Listen and repeat – I can speak…
  94. ka kite au i te tuatua… ka… kite… au… i… te...tuatua… Ka kite au i te tuatua Māori
  95. Ka kite au i te tuatua Māori
  96. Say I can speak...
  97. Ka kite au i te tuatua
  98. Yes I can speak...
  99. Ae ka kite au i te tutua...
  100. Yes I can speak English…
  101. Ae ka kite au i te tuatua papa'ā.
  102. I can speak Māori...
  103. Ka kite au i te tuatua Māori …ka kite au i te tuatua Māori
  104. Try to say I don’t speak…
  105. Kare au e kite i te tuatua… kare au e kite i te tuatua.
  106. I don’t speak Maori…
  107. Kare au e kite i te tuatua Māori… Kare au e kite i te tuatua Māori
  108. I don’t speak English…
  109. Kare au e kite i te tuatua papaā… Kare au e kite i te tuatua papaā
  110. Do you understand?…
  111. Ka marama koe?... Ka marama koe?
  112. Say …Yes I understand…
  113. Ae ka marama au...Ae ka marama au
  114. I can speak …
  115. Ka kite au i te tuatua… Ka kite au i te tuatua
  116. I speak English…
  117. ka kite au i te tuatua papa'ā… ka kite au i te tuatua papa'ā.
  118. Do you remember how to say Māori?...
  119. Māori
  120. Say… I can speak Māori…
  121. Ka kite au i te tuatua Māori.
  122. I understand Maori…
  123. Ka marama au i te reo Māori… ka marama au i te reo Māori
  124. Ask…Do you understand ?...
  125. Ka marama koe ?
  126. Answer...Yes I understand…
  127. Ae ka marama au…
  128. Say…I can speak…
  129. Ka kite au i te tuatua.
  130. Here's how to say…You can speak ... listen and repeat…
  131. Ka kite koe i te tuatua… Ka… kite… koe… i… te… tuatua… ka kite koe i te tuatua.
  132. You can speak…
  133. Ka kite koe i te tuatua… Ka kite koe i te tuatua
  134. Ask – Do you speak English ? …
  135. Ka kite koe i te tuatua papa'ā ?...Ka kite koe i te tuatua papa'ā?
  136. Say …I don’t speak…
  137. Kare au e kite i te tuatua papa'ā
  138. I don’t speak English …
  139. Kare au e ki te i te tuatua papa'ā
  140. Say… I speak a little Maori…
  141. E meangiti ua taku reo Maori… Emeangiti ua taku reo Maori
  142. Say…A little…
  143. E meangiti ua… E.. mea..ngiti..ua… E meangiti ua
  144. Can You speak Maori?…
  145. Ka kite koe i te tuatua Maori ?...Ka kite koe i te tuatua Maori?
  146. Say… Yes, I speak Maori, a little…
  147. Ae, ka kite au i te tuatua Maori, e meangiti ua
  148. Say …Yes I speak Maori,
  149. Ae, ka kite au i te tuatua Maori,
  150. but just a little…
  151. E meangiti ua
  152. Say… Yes, I speak Maori, but just a little…
  153. Ae, ka kite au i te tuatua Maori, e meangiti ua
  154. Say…Can you understand?…
  155. Ka marama koe?…ka marama koe?
  156. Can You speak?…
  157. Ka kite koe i te tuatua?…Ka kite koe i te tuatua?
  158. Listen and repeat the two phrases again…Do you understand?…
  159. Ka marama koe?…
  160. Can you speak…
  161. Ka kite koe i te tuatua?
  162. Say… You speak…
  163. Ka tuatua koe
  164. Say… I can speak…
  165. Ka kite au i te tuatua…
  166. Say… I can speak…
  167. Ka kite au i te tuatua…
  168. Say… I understand…
  169. Ka marama au
  170. Say it together, I understand, I can speak
  171. Ka marama au , Ka kite au i te tuatua…. Ka marama au , Ka kite au i te tuatua.
  172. Say…I don’t speak…
  173. Kare au e tuatua…
  174. I don’t speak English…
  175. Kare au e tuatua papaā
  176. Now she wants to ask him if he’s from New Zealand
  177. Are you from New Zealand?...
  178. No Nu Tireni mai koe ?
  179. Say New Zealand …New…
  180. Nu…Nu…
  181. Zealand…
  182. Tireni…Tireni…
  183. New Zealand…
  184. Nu Tireni
  185. Are you from New Zealand ?...
  186. No Nu Tireni mai koe ?...No Nu Tireni mai koe ? …No Nu Tireni mai koe ?
  187. Excuse me Miss…
  188. E Maine.... E Maine
  189. Now repeat the question… Are you from New Zealand ?...
  190. No Nu Tireni mai koe ?...No Nu Tireni mai koe ?
  191. How does he answer …Yes Miss…
  192. Ae e maine…
  193. yes Miss…
  194. ae e maine.
  195. I understand…
  196. Ka marama au
  197. Ask …Do you understand ?...
  198. Ka marama koe ?
  199. Answer …A little…
  200. meangiti ua
  201. Say …I can speak…
  202. Ka kite au i te tuatua
  203. Say …I can speak Maori…
  204. Ka kite au i te tuatua Maori
  205. Ask…Can you speak? …
  206. Ka kite koe i te tuatua?
  207. Ask…Can you speak Maori…
  208. Ka kite koe i te tuatua Maori… Ka kite koe i te tuatua Maori
  209. Ask …Are you from New Zealand? …
  210. No Nu Tireni mai koe ?...No Nu Tireni mai koe?
  211. Answer…Yes Miss…
  212. Ae, e maine…
  213. Say… Excuse me Sir…
  214. E Pāpā…
  215. Now sit back and listen to a conversation in Maori, the same as the one you listened to at the beginning of the lesson.
  216. Kia orana…Ka marama koe i te tuatua papa'ā?
  217. Kare e Papa, kare au e marama .
  218. Ka kite au i te tuatua Māori, e meangiti ua
  219. No Nu Tireni mai koe ?
  220. Ae e maine
  221. Listen to it again:
  222. Kia orana…Ka marama koe I te tuatua papa'ā?
  223. Kare e Papa, kare au e marama .
  224. Ka kite au i te tuatua Māori, e meangiti ua
  225. No Nu Tireni mai koe ?
  226. Ae e maine
  227. Now imagine that you are the non-speaking Maori sitting next to a Maori speaking woman, you want to begin a conversation. How would you do it?
  228. Kia orana e maine.
  229. She doesn’t answer , so now ask her if she understands
  230. Ka marama koe?
  231. Ask her if she understands English…
  232. Ka marama koe i te tuatua papa'ā?
  233. She answers …No Sir…
  234. kare e Papa
  235. How does she say… I don’t understand…
  236. Kare au e marama…
  237. How does she say …I understand Maori…
  238. Ka marama au i te tuatua Māori
  239. Say I speak English… 1
  240. Ka kiti au i te tuatua papa'ā
  241. How does she ask if you are from New Zealand
  242. No Nu Tireni mai koe?.. No Nu Tireni mai koe?
  243. Say… Yes …
  244. Ae, e maine
  245. Tell her you speak Māori…
  246. Ka kite au i te tuatua Māori
  247. Say, I know a little Māori
  248. E meangiti ua taku reo Māori
  249. And that’s true, you now know and understand a little Maori. You need not have made every response correctly in order to move on to the next unit. But if you can master about 80% of this first unit, then you can move on to the second unit. Kia orana e kia manuia
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