LESSON 6
- This is Unit 6 of Learning Cook Island Maori. Listen to this conversation.
- Kia orana e Ben
- Aaa, Aiai manea e Maria
- Peea ua koe?
- Kare au e kite ana e Ben.
- Patianga ...e tene taau?
- Kare e Maria, kare aku tene.
- Mari ra e tara taau?, me kare.
- Akakoromaki mai e Maria, kare aku tene e kare katoa aku tara.
- Kare e, no Nu Tireni mai koe?
- Ae no Nu Tireni mai au, mari ra kare aku tene e kare katoa aku tara.
- Noo ake e Ben. -
- Listen to this conversation again.
- Kia orana e Ben
- Aaa, Aiai manea e Maria
- Peea ua koe?
- Kare au e kite ana e Ben.
- Patianga ...e tene taau?
- Kare e Maria, kare aku tene.
- Mari ra e tara taau?, me kare.
- Akakoromaki mai e Maria, kare aku tene e kare katoa aku tara.
- Kare e, no Nu Tireni mai koe?
- Ae no Nu Tireni mai au, mari ra kare aku tene e kare katoa aku tara.
- Noo ake e Ben. -
- Try to translate these words into Cook Island Maori
- Do you remember how to say...Please..
- Me ka tika.
- Say I have cents…
- E tene taku.
- Do you have a dollar?...
- E tara taau?.
- I don’t know…
- Kare au i kite.
- Say...Excuse me…
- Akakoromaki mai.
- The Rarotongan Hotel…
- Te Otera Rarotongan…
- Where is it?...
- Tiea ngai?
- It's not here...
- Kare i konei.
- It's over there…
- Te ra i ko.
- And the Restaurant?..
- E te Are Kai?.
- Say the Punu Restaurant…
- Te Are Kai Punu…
- Do you know where it is?...
- Kua kite koe e tiea?
- I don't know where it is…
- Kare au i kite e tiea.
- I'm not from here…
- Kare au e, no konei.
- Do you know…
- Kua kite koe.
- The restaurant, I don't know…
- Te Are Kai , kare au i kite.
- I don't understand Maori language…
- Kare au e marama ana i te reo Maori.
- Yes you understand…
- Ae kua marama koe.
- A little…
- Meangiti ua.
- Very well…
- meitaki ra.
- Very little…
- Meangiti ua.
- Listen and repeat..Not much…
- Kare e maata ana…
- Kare e maata ana.
- Say the word Much or a lot…
- Maata…
- Maata
- Try to say a lot of dollars…
- Maata te tara.
- Tell me you have a lot of dollars…
- E maata taku tara.
- Tell me you have a lot of cents...
- E maata taku tene.
- Listen and repeat...How much…
- Eia
- Ask… how much…
- Eia?
- How much do you have?...
- Eia aau?
- I don't have much...
- Kare e maata ana taku.
- How much…
- Eia?
- I have two cents…
- E rua aku tene.
- Say two…
- E rua…
- E rua.
- Two cents…
- Rua tene.
- Ask her if she has two dollars…
- E maine, e rua tara taau?
- No I have no dollars…
- Kare, kare aku tara.
- I have lots of cents…
- E maata taku tene.
- But I have no dollars…
- Mari ra, kare aku tara.
- Say… But…
- Mari ra…..
- But I have no dollars…..
- Inara, kare aku tara.
- I have dollars…
- E tara taku.
- Lots of dollars?....
- Maata te tara?...
- Maata te tara?
- Two dollars…
- E rua tara?
- But...It's not much…
- Kare e maata roa.
- And I have one cent…
- E tai aku tene.
- How much…
- Eia?
- Two cents?...
- E rua tene.
- No, one cent…
- Kare, e tai tene.
- It's not much…
- Kare e maata roa.
- It's very little…
- Meangiti ua.
- Please...I have one cent…
- Me ka tika iakoe, e tai tene naku.
- And I want two cents….
- E ka inangaro au e rua tene.
- Say… I want…
- ka inangaro au... ka inangaro au
- Say...I have…
- E mea taku,... E mea taku
- Say…you have…
- Taau…Taau
- Guess how to say...You Want…
- Inangaro koe…inangaro koe.
- Ask... Do you want dollars?…
- Ka inangaro tāra koe?
- How much…
- Eia?...Eia?.
- How much do you want?...
- Eia aau ka inanagaro?
- One dollar
- tai tara
- Two dollars…
- rua tara
- No , I don't want dollars…
- Kare,Kare au e inangaro i tetai tara.
- But...I want cents…
- Inara ka inangaro tene au.
- Please…
- Me ka tika.
- Do you speak English?...
- Ka kite koe i te tuatua papaa?
- No, I don't speak English..
- Kare, kare au e kite i te tuatua papaa.
- I don't know…
- Kare au i kite.
- I don't understand…
- Kare au i marama.
- I don't know and I don't understand…
- Kare au i kite, e kare au e marama.
- Please…
- Me ka tika.
- I want two cents…
- Ka inangaro au e rua tene..
- I want three cents…
- Ka inangaro au e toru tene.
- What's the number… Three… in Maori…
- Toru…Toru.
- Ask If she wants three dollars?...
- E maine, ka inangaro koe e toru tāra?.
- No Sir…
- Kare e papa.
- I don't want three dollars…
- Kare au e inangaro toru tāra.
- But I want cents…
- Inara ka inangaro tene au.
- How much do you want?...
- Eia aau ka inangaro?
- I don't want a lot…
- Kare e maata roa taku ka inangaro.
- I want three cents…
- Ka inangaro au e toru tene.
- Very well…
- Meitaki maata.
- But I don't have any cents here…
- Inara kare aku tene i konei.
- I have dollars here…
- E tāra ua taku i konei.
- I have three dollars…
- E toru tāra taku.
- I don't want dollars…
- Kare au e inangaro tāra.
- Do you understand?...
- Kua marama koe?.
- I understand…
- Kua marama au.
- That's okay…
- Mako ua.
- Thank you…
- Meitaki
- That's okay…
- Mako ua
- Goodbye…
- aere ra....
- Now suppose you are talking to Maria...Ask her where she is…
- Maria, tiea koe?
- She answers ...In the Hotel…
- Tei roto i te Otera.
- How do you say ...In the hotel…
- Roto i te Otera.
- In the hotel Sunrise…
- Roto i te otera Sunrise
- Maria asks...Where are you?...
- Tiea ngai koe?
- In the restaurant?...
- Ti roto i te are kai?
- Yes, in the Vaituna restaurant…
- Ae, ti roto au i te are kai Vaituna
- But I have no cents here…
- Inara kare aku tene i konei.
- That's okay…
- Mako ua.
- Do have any dollars?…
- E tara taau?
- Yes, but very little….
- Ae, inara e meangiti ua.
- In the hotel, I have lots of cents…
- I roto i te otera, e maata taku tene.
- How much...how much do you have…
- Eia aau?
- In the restaurant…
- Roto i te are kai…
- Not much…
- Kare e maata ana
- How much do you want…
- Eia aau ka inangaro?
- I want three cents…
- Ka inangaro au e toru tene.
- And how much do you have…
- Eia aau?
- I have two...but I want three…
- E rua aku, inara ka inangaro au e toru.
- No worries…
- Kare e manata…
- I have one cent…
- E tai rai aku tene.
- Thank you…
- Meitaki
- Thank you very much…
- Meitaki maata…
- thank you very much...
- meitaki maata…
- thank you very much….
- meitaki maata.
- Say...Thank you very much…
- Meitaki maata
- Ask...Do you know where the restaurant is...
- Kua kite koe e, tiea te are kai
- Do you know where the restaurant is…
- Kua kite koe e, tiea te are kai
- Yes I know where it is..
- Ae kua kite au e tiea
- Yes I know where it is..
- Ae kua kite au e tiea
- I understand…
- Kua marama au.
- Say... Ahh Thank you very much…
- Aaa..meitaki maata.
- That's okay…
- Mako ua.
- Goodbye…
- Noo ake ra
- Goodbye…
- Aere ra
- Now suppose you are looking for the Rarotongan Hotel...Say excuse me Miss…
- Akakoromaki mai e maine.
- Do you know...Do you know where the Hotel is?...
- Kua kite koe e tiea te otera?
- She asked… what’s that? ..…
- eaa nei? ..…eaa nei?
- The Rarotongan hotel Miss…
- Te Otera Rarotongan e maine?
- I want the Rarotongan Hotel…
- Ka inangaro au i te Otera Rarotongan…
- I don't understand…
- Kare au i marama…
- what's that?...
- eaa nei?
- I'm not from here…
- Kare au e no konei
- Ask her if she's a Cook Islander….
- E Kuki Airani koe?
- No sir...I'm from Tahiti…
- Kare e Pa, no Tahiti mai au.
- And you…
- Akapeea koe?..
- I'm Mr Smith from New Zealand…
- Ko Smith tane au, no Nu Tireni mai au.
- Glad to meet you sir…
- Mataora i te aravei iakoe e Pa.
- Glad to meet you Miss…
- Mataora i te aravei iakoe e maine.
- I don't know where the hotel is…
- Kare au i kite e, tiea te otera.
- But I know where the restaurant is…
- Inara kua kite au e, e tiea te are kai.
- The Vaituna restaurant …
- Ko te are kai Vaituna
- Thank you very much…
- Meitaki maata
- Very well sir…
- Mako ua e Pa.
- Goodbye…
- Aere ra
- Goodbye Miss…
- Noo ake ra e Maine.