LESSON 11
 
 
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  1. This is Unit 11 of learning Cook Island Maori. Listen to this conversation.
  2. Do you want a drink Mr Rua?…
  3. Ka inangaro koe te inu e Rua tane?
  4. Yes, Do you have beer please?...
  5. Ae , e pia taau?
  6. Yes, yes I have…
  7. Ae, ae e pia taku.
  8. You want one?...
  9. Ka inangaro koe tetai?
  10. Is it cold?...
  11. Kua anu?
  12. No, no, it's not cold…
  13. Kare, kare i anu.
  14. If it's not cold, I don't like it…
  15. Me kare i anu kare au e reka ana.
  16. Do you have anything cold?...
  17. E apinga anu atu ei taau?
  18. Water Sir,I have very coldwater…
  19. E vai e Pa, E vai anu tikai.
  20. Alright I'll drink cold water, Thank you Madam…
  21. Meitaki e Ma, e vai anu taku ka inu.
  22. Try to translate these words into Cook Island Maori
  23. Hello…
  24. Kia orana.
  25. And how do you say…Good afternoon…
  26. Avatea manea .
  27. Good evening…
  28. Aiai manea.
  29. Good morning…
  30. Popongi manea.
  31. Suppose you are at a restaurant, Say to the waitress…Excuse me Miss…
  32. Maine akakoromaki mai.
  33. Cold water please…
  34. Tetai vai anu, me ka tika iakoe.
  35. I want cold water…
  36. Ka inangaro au i tetai vai anu.
  37. Very cold?...
  38. Anu tikai.?
  39. Do you want very cold water?...
  40. Ka inangaro koe i tetai vai anu?
  41. Yes I like it very cold…
  42. Ae, e reka ana au mea anu tikai.
  43. And a beer?...
  44. E tetai pia?
  45. A cold beer?...
  46. E pia anu?
  47. No thanks..
  48. Kare ,meitaki ra.
  49. I like beer…
  50. E reka ana au i te pia.
  51. But I don’t like cold beer…
  52. Inara kare au e reka ana i te pia anu.
  53. I’m going to drink water…
  54. Te aere nei au ka inu vai.
  55. Only water?...
  56. E vai ua?
  57. Yes I’m only going to drink water…
  58. Ae, e vai ua taku ka inu.
  59. And are you going to eat ?..
  60. .Ka aere katoa koe kaikai?
  61. I don't know…
  62. Kare au i kite.
  63. I don't have much time…
  64. Kare e maata ana toku taime.
  65. How much time do you have?
  66. ...Eia oou taime?
  67. Only ten minutes…
  68. E tai-ngauru rai meneti.
  69. Eleven minutes…
  70. E tai-ngauru ma tai rai meneti.
  71. Not much..
  72. Kare e maata ana.
  73. I understand…
  74. Kua marama au.
  75. But you have time…
  76. Inara e taime rai toou.
  77. In only 8 or 9 minutes?...
  78. Mei te varu ki te iva meneti?
  79. You're going to eat something…
  80. Ka aere koe ka kai i tetai apinga.
  81. Alright but what…
  82. Mako uara , Ināra eaa?
  83. What am I going to eat…
  84. Eaa taku ka kai?
  85. Something cold…
  86. Tetai apinga anu.
  87. You are going to eat something cold…
  88. Ka aere koe ka kai i tetai apinga anu.
  89. A tuna sandwich…
  90. E varaoa Tuna.
  91. A cold tuna sandwich…
  92. E varaoa tuna, mea anu.
  93. And a cold beer…
  94. E te pia anu.
  95. You are going to drink a cold beer…
  96. Ka aere koe ka inu pia anu.
  97. But I don't like beer…
  98. Inara, kare au e reka ana i te pia.
  99. Ohh Yes, you are going to drink water…Aaa,
  100. Ae, ka aere koe ka inu vai anu.
  101. Yes and in one minute…
  102. Ae, i roto i te tai meneti.
  103. I'm going to pay, …
  104. Naku e tutaki.
  105. I have money…
  106. E moni taku.
  107. How much money do you have?...
  108. Eia aau moni?
  109. I have $10…
  110. E tai-ngauru tāra taku.
  111. $11…
  112. E tai-ngauru ma tai tāra.
  113. How much does a tuna sandwich cost…
  114. Eia te oko i te varaoa tuna?
  115. 6 or 7 dollars…
  116. E ono me kare, e itu tāra.
  117. Only 6 or 7?...
  118. E ono me kare, e itu?
  119. I'm going to pay 8 or 9…
  120. Ka aere au ka tutaki e varu me kare e iva.
  121. Thank you very much…
  122. Meitaki maata.
  123. You are welcome…
  124. Meitaki ra.
  125. Now suppose you're speaking to someone about her upcoming trip,
  126. Ask her…Where are you going?...
  127. Ka aere koe kiea?
  128. I'm going to Sydney…
  129. Te aere nei au ki Sydney.
  130. Do you like Sydney?...
  131. E reka koe ia Sydney?
  132. Yes I like it…
  133. Ae , e reka au.
  134. Why?...
  135. Notea’a ara?
  136. Why do you like it?...
  137. Notea’a ara koe i reka ai?
  138. Because I like it a lot…
  139. Note mea e reka oki au i reira.
  140. I'm going to buy something…
  141. Ka aere nei au ka oko apinga.
  142. To buy…
  143. Ka oko.
  144. Ask… What are you going to buy?...
  145. Eaa taau ka oko?
  146. I don't know …
  147. Kare au i kite.
  148. I don't know what I'm going to buy…
  149. Kare au i kite e, eaa taku ka aere ka oko.
  150. Things…
  151. Apinga.
  152. Many things.…
  153. Maata aere te apinga.
  154. I'm going to buy many things…
  155. E maata taku apinga ka oko.
  156. To buy…
  157. Ka oko.
  158. Try to say…I buy…
  159. Ka oko au.
  160. I buy things…
  161. Ka oko apinga au.
  162. Try to say … You buy…
  163. Ka oko koe.
  164. You buy many things…
  165. E maata taau apinga ka oko.
  166. Ask, do you speak English…
  167. Ka kite koe i te tuatua papaā.
  168. No, I speak maori…
  169. Kare , tuatua maori ua.
  170. What do you buy?..
  171. Eaa taau ka oko?
  172. I buy many things…
  173. E maata taku apinga i oko ei.
  174. Listen and speak the word… I can…
  175. Ka rauka iaku.
  176. Say… I can buy…
  177. Ka rauka iaku i te oko.
  178. I can buy many things…
  179. E maata te apinga ka rauka iaku i te oko..
  180. You can buy things…
  181. Ka rauka iakoe i te oko apinga aere.
  182. Ask…What can you buy?...
  183. Eaa taau ka rauka i te oko?
  184. I can buy things…
  185. Ka rauka iaku i te oko apinga.
  186. Do you like to buy things?...
  187. E reka ana koe i te oko apinga aere?
  188. Yes, I like it a lot…
  189. Ae , e reka ana au.
  190. Why…
  191. Notea’a ara?
  192. I like to pay…
  193. Ka reka au i te tutaki.
  194. If I can…
  195. Me ka rauka iaku.
  196. Say… If you like…
  197. Me ka inangaro koe.
  198. Listen and repeat the number 12…
  199. Tai-ngauru ma rua….
  200. 12…
  201. Tai-ngauru ma rua.
  202. There are 12 dollars here…
  203. E tai-ngauru ma rua tāra i konei.
  204. There are…
  205. E au mea.
  206. There are 12 dollars…
  207. E tai-ngauru ma rua tāra.
  208. How many dollars are there?...
  209. Eia tāra i kona?
  210. There are 12…
  211. E tai-ngauru ma rua.
  212. No Mam, There are 13…
  213. Kare e Ma, E tai-ngauru ma toru.
  214. 13…
  215. Tai-ngauru ma toru.
  216. 12…
  217. Tai-ngauru ma rua.
  218. 11…
  219. Tai-ngauru ma tai.
  220. 11,12,13…
  221. Tai-ngauru ma tai, tai-ngauru ma rua, tai-ngauru ma toru.
  222. Ask do you like Sydney?...
  223. E reka ana koe ia Sydney?
  224. Yes I like it…
  225. Ae, reka ana au.
  226. If I can buy things…
  227. Me ka rauka iaku i te oko apinga.
  228. What do you buy?..
  229. Eaa taau e oko ana?
  230. I buy good things…
  231. E apinga meitaki taku e oko ana..
  232. Very good things…
  233. Apinga meitaki tikai.
  234. How many things?...
  235. Eia apinga?
  236. How many things do you buy?..
  237. Eia aau apinga e oko ana?
  238. 12 or 13 things…
  239. E tai-ngauru ma rua me kare e tai-ngauru ma toru apinga.
  240. If I can pay…
  241. Me ka rauka iaku i te tutaki.
  242. Why can't you pay?..
  243. .Eaa te tumu e kare e rauka ia koe i te tutaki?
  244. If I don't have dollars…
  245. Me kare aku tāra.
  246. And do you have dollars?…
  247. E tāra taau?
  248. Not many…
  249. Kare e maata ana.
  250. Not many dollars…
  251. kare e maata ana taku tāra.
  252. I have only 12 dollars…
  253. E tai-ngauru ma rua rai aku tāra.
  254. Or 13…
  255. Me kare e tai-ngauru ma toru rai.
  256. How much does beer cost in Sydney?...
  257. Eia te oko i te pia i Sydney?
  258. Only 3 or 4 dollars…
  259. E toru me kare e ā tāra rai.
  260. You can pay…
  261. Ka rauka iakoe i te tutaki.
  262. You can buy 4 beers…
  263. Ka rauka ia koe i te oko e ā pia.
  264. Do you like beer?...
  265. E reka ana koe i te pia?
  266. There are good beers…
  267. E maata te pia reka.
  268. There are very good beers…
  269. E maata atu ei te au pia reka tikai..
  270. You can buy very good beers…
  271. Ka rauka rai iakoe i te oko, te au pia reka katoa.
  272. In Sydney…
  273. i Sydney.
  274. If you like…
  275. Me ka inangaro koe.
  276. If you have 12 dollars…
  277. Me ,e tai-ngauru ma rua tāra taau.
  278. I have 13 dollars…
  279. E tai-ngauru ma toru tāra taku.
  280. I can buy lots of beer…
  281. E maata taku pia ka rauka i te oko.
  282. If I want…
  283. Me inangaro au.
  284. How many dollars are there?...
  285. Eia tāra i te katoa anga?
  286. There are 12 or 13…
  287. E tai-ngauru ma rua me kare e tai-ngauru ma toru.
  288. Do you like Sydney?...
  289. E reka ana koe iā Sydney?
  290. I like it a lot…
  291. Reka tikai au.
  292. Because I can buy a lot of things…
  293. Note mea e maata taku apinga ka rauka i te oko.
  294. There are good things there…
  295. E maata te au apinga meitaki i reira.
  296. Very good beer..
  297. Reka te pia i reira.
  298. And the money is very good…
  299. Mako katoa te moni.
  300. Because I can buy..
  301. Note mea ka rauka iaku i te oko.
  302. Are there good things?...
  303. E apinga meitaki to reira?
  304. Ask… Do you like to buy?...
  305. Reka ra koe i te okooko i reira?
  306. Yes I like to buy…
  307. Ae, e reka ana au i te okooko.
  308. If I have dollars…
  309. Me, e moni taku.
  310. Ask ..Do you have money?..
  311. .E moni taau?
  312. Yes, a lot of money…
  313. Ae, e maata taku moni.
  314. But I don't have time …
  315. Inara, kare oku taime.
  316. Goodbye…
  317. Noo ake ra.
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