LESSON 9
 
 
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  1. This is UNIT 9 of learning Cook Island Maori. Listen to this conversation.
  2. Avatea manea e Maria, ka inangaro koe i te kaikai
  3. Kare , kare au e inangaro i te kaikai, mari ra, ka inangaro au i te inu i tetai apinga.
  4. E tai pia?
  5. Ae, me ka tika iakoe.
  6. Eia moni i te pia?
  7. Kua kite koe?
  8. Ae kua kite au.
  9. E tai pia, e toru tara
  10. E rua pia, e ono tara.
  11. E ono tara?
  12. Kare aku ono tara.
  13. Eia aau tāra?
  14. E rima aku tāra.
  15. Meitaki ua e Joe, e tai tāra taku.
  16. Meitaki maata, aere mai ka aere taua ki ko i te Are kai
  17. Do you remember the number 5 in Maori?...
  18. Rima
  19. Four…
  20. Ā
  21. Say... Four or Five…
  22. Ā me kare e Rima
  23. How many four or 5…
  24. Eia ā me kare e rima.
  25. How many dollars?..
  26. Eia tāra?
  27. How many do you have…
  28. Eia āau?
  29. Six or seven?..
  30. Ono me kare e itu?…
  31. six or seven?…
  32. Ono me kare e itu.?
  33. Now suppose you meet your friend Joe, you want to say... Hello..
  34. .Kia orana…
  35. Hello…
  36. Kia orana.
  37. Hello Joe…
  38. Kia orana e Joe.
  39. Joe says ...Hello. Let's go eat …
  40. Kia orana, Ka aere taua kaikai…
  41. Let's go eat ..
  42. Ka aere taua kaikai.
  43. Ask Joe what he wants to eat?...
  44. Joe, eaa taau ka inangaro i te kai?
  45. Joe says..I don't know…
  46. Kare au i kite.
  47. Let's go to the restaurant…
  48. Aere taua ki ko i te are kaikai.
  49. We are going to drink beer…
  50. Aere taua ka inu pia…
  51. We are going to drink beer.…
  52. Aere taua ka inu pia.
  53. We are not going to drink beer…
  54. Kare taua e aere inu pia.
  55. Yes, a beer…
  56. Ae, e pia.
  57. That's fine but…
  58. Mako uara, inara…
  59. but…
  60. inara.
  61. How much does a beer cost?..
  62. .Eia te moni i te pia?…
  63. How much does a beer cost?..
  64. .Eia te moni i te pia?
  65. Five or six dollars…
  66. E rima me kare e ono tāra.
  67. But excuse me?...
  68. Inara, akakoromaki mai,
  69. But excuse me?...
  70. I Inara akakoromaki mai.
  71. Where is the bathroom?...
  72. Tiea te are meangiti.
  73. Do you know where it is?...
  74. Kare au i kite e tiea.
  75. It's over there…
  76. Te ra i ko.
  77. The bathroom is over there…
  78. Tera te are meangiti i ko.
  79. But I'm going…
  80. Inara, te aere nei au.
  81. Say... I'm going…
  82. Te aere nei au.
  83. To where?..
  84. .Kiea?...
  85. To where?...
  86. Kiea?
  87. Say …Let's go to eat …
  88. Ka aere taua kaikai.
  89. To where?...
  90. Kiea?
  91. To the restaurant…
  92. Ki ko ite are kaikai.
  93. I'm going to the restaurant…
  94. Te aere nei au ki ko ite are kaikai.
  95. I'm going to eat something…
  96. Te aere nei au ite kai i tetai apinga .
  97. Are you going?...
  98. Te aere nei koe?...
  99. Are you going?...
  100. Te aere nei koe?
  101. Ask...Are you going?..
  102. .Te aere nei koe?
  103. Are you going to eat?...
  104. Ka aere koe kaikai?
  105. Yes and I'm going to drink…
  106. Ae, e ka aere katoa au inuinu.
  107. I'm going to pay…
  108. Naku e tutaki.
  109. Say...I'm going to pay…
  110. Naku e tutaki.
  111. No you are not going to pay…
  112. Kare, kare koe e tutaki.
  113. I want to pay…
  114. Ka inangaro au i te tutaki.
  115. I'm going to pay…
  116. Naku e tutaki.
  117. Listen and repeat the word money…
  118. Moni.
  119. Say… Money…
  120. Moni.
  121. I have money…
  122. E moni taku.
  123. I want to pay…
  124. Ka inagaro au i te tutaki.
  125. Do you have money?..
  126. E moni taau?
  127. Yes, I'm going to pay…
  128. Ae, naku e tutaki.
  129. You are not going to pay…
  130. Kare koe e aere e tutaki.
  131. Yes, I'm going to pay…
  132. Ae, Naku e tutaki.
  133. I have money…
  134. E moni taku.
  135. Ask the man what he wants to eat…
  136. Papa eaa taau ka inangaro i te kai?
  137. Ask him where he wants to eat?..
  138. Tiea taau ngai ka inangaro i te kaikai?
  139. In the restaurant…
  140. ki roto i te are kai.
  141. Ask how much does it cost?..
  142. Eia te moni?
  143. Seven…
  144. Itu.
  145. Eight…
  146. Varu..
  147. eight….
  148. Varu.
  149. Say...Eight dollars…
  150. Varu tāra.
  151. It's a lot of money…
  152. E aka moni.
  153. Eight dollars…
  155. I have nine dollars..
  156. E iva tāra taku..
  157. nine…
  158. iva…
  159. nine…
  160. iva...
  161. I have nine dollars…
  162. E iva tāra taku…
  163. nine…
  164. iva.
  165. Eight…
  166. Varu.
  167. Nine…
  168. Iva
  169. Eight or nine…
  170. Varu me kare e iva.
  171. It's not much money…
  172. Kare i maata roa te moni.
  173. It's nothing…
  174. Kare i te apinga.
  175. Only a little…
  176. E mea meangiti ua…
  177. only…
  178. E mea ua…
  179. only a little…
  180. e mea meangiti ua.
  181. Say ...Only eight dollars…
  182. E varu tāra ua.
  183. Only nine dollars.…
  184. E iva tāra ua.
  185. It's not much money…
  186. Kare i maata roa te moni.
  187. Only a little…
  188. E mea meangiti ua.
  189. Yes it's only a little…
  190. Ae , e meangiti ua.
  191. You are going to pay?…
  192. Naau e aere e tutaki.?
  193. Yes and I want to pay…
  194. Ae , ka inangaro rai au i te tutaki.
  195. Now do you remember how to say...One beer…
  196. E tai pia.
  197. I want to drink a beer…
  198. Ka inangaro au i te inu i tetai pia.
  199. And you?...
  200. Ka akapeea koe?
  201. Yes, I want to drink something…
  202. Ae ka inangaro au i te inu i tetai apinga.
  203. Two beers…
  204. E rua pia.
  205. I'm going to drink two beers…
  206. E rua aku pia ka inu.
  207. But I have no time…
  208. Inara kare oku taime…
  209. time…
  210. .Taime…
  211. Say...I don't have time…
  212. Kare oku taime.
  213. You don't have time?...
  214. Kare ō’ou taime?
  215. Not much time…
  216. Kare e maata roa ana te taime.
  217. And not much money…
  218. E, kare katoa e maata ana te moni.
  219. How much money do you have?..
  220. .Eia aau moni.
  221. Only nine dollars…
  222. E iva tāra ua.
  223. It's nothing…
  224. Kare e apinga.
  225. I'm going to pay…
  226. Te aere nei au ka tutaki.
  227. Are you going to pay?..
  228. .Naau e tutaki?
  229. Yes, I have dollars…
  230. Ae , e tāra taku.
  231. Seven dollars…
  232. Itu tāra.
  233. Eight dollars…
  234. Varu tāra.
  235. Do you have money…
  236. E moni taau.
  237. But do you have time?...
  238. Inara e taime toou?
  239. How much time do you have?..
  240. .E aka taime toou?
  241. Two minutes...
  242. E rua meneti…
  243. minutes...
  244. meneti…
  245. minutes...
  246. meneti…
  247. Say...Three minutes…
  248. Toru meneti.
  249. Nine minutes…
  250. Iva meneti.
  251. Try to say... Only one minute…
  252. E tai ua meneti.
  253. Only one minute?...
  254. E tai ua rai meneti?
  255. No, I have eight minutes…
  256. Kare , e varu oku meneti.
  257. But I want to eat something…
  258. Inara ka inangaro au i te kai i tetai apinga.
  259. I'm going to eat over there…
  260. Ka aere au ki ko kaikai.
  261. And me?...
  262. E au?
  263. Yes you're going to eat…
  264. Ae, ka aere koe kaikai.
  265. In eight minutes?..
  266. .I roto i te varu meneti?
  267. And, do you know?…
  268. E, kua kite katoa koe?
  269. You are going to pay…
  270. Naau e tutaki.
  271. Yes, I know…
  272. Ae , kua kite au.
  273. Now you are at the restaurant. It's one o'clock in the afternoon, how's the waiter going to greet you?..
  274. Avatea manea kia koe…
  275. Your response?...
  276. E kia koe katoa.
  277. Do you want to eat or drink?..
  278. .Ka inangaro koe i te kaikai e te inu?...
  279. eat or drink…
  280. Kaikai me kare inu?
  281. Tell him you want to eat and drink…
  282. Ka inangaro au i te kaikai e te inu.
  283. But I don't know what…
  284. Inara kare au i kite eaa.
  285. I don't know what I want…
  286. Kare au e kite eaa taku ka inangaro.
  287. Do you want a tuna sandwich?...
  288. Ka inangaro varaoa tuna koe?
  289. How do you say...A tuna sandwich…
  290. E varaoa tuna.
  291. Do you want a tuna sandwich?...
  292. Ka inangaro varaoa tuna koe?
  293. How much does it cost?..
  294. .Eia te moni?
  295. How much does a tuna sandwich cost?..
  296. .Eia te moni i te varaoa tuna?
  297. Eight dollars Miss…
  298. E Varu tāra e maine.
  299. And I want a beer…
  300. E ka inangaro pia katoa au.
  301. It cost six dollars…
  302. E ono tāra i te moni.
  303. That's okay…
  304. Mako uara.
  305. But I haven't much time…
  306. Inara kare e maata ana toku taime.
  307. How much time do you have…
  308. Eia ō ou taime?
  309. Only five minutes…
  310. E rima rai meneti.
  311. I only have five minutes…
  312. E rima ua rai oku meneti…
  313. And i haven't much money…
  314. E, kare rai e maata ana taku moni.
  315. I only have nine dollars…
  316. E iva tāra ua rai taku….
  317. nine dollars…
  318. iva tāra.
  319. But do you have Australian dollars?…
  320. Inara e tāra Autireria ainei taau?
  321. Yes but not many…
  322. Ae, inara kare e maata ana..
  323. Not many Australian dollars…
  324. Kare e maata ana taku tāra Autireria.
  325. That's okay…
  326. Mako uara.
  327. You are going to pay…
  328. Naau e tutaki.
  329. One Australian dollar and seven local dollars…
  330. E tai tāra Autireria e ta tatou itu tāra.
  331. That's fine…
  332. Meitaki tena.
  333. But please sir?…
  334. Inara e papa me ka tika?
  335. Where's the bathroom?..
  336. Tiea ngai te are meangiti?
  337. The bathrooms over there..
  338. Tera i ko te are meangiti.
  339. Thanks a lot sir…
  340. Meitaki maata e papa.
  341. And the tuna sandwich?..
  342. E te varaoa tuna?
  343. Where's the tuna sandwich?..
  344. Tiea te varaoa tuna…
  345. Where is it?..
  346. Tiea?
  347. Here it is Miss…
  348. Teia e maine.
  349. I understand…
  350. Marama au.
  351. You are Australian…
  352. E tangata Autireria koe.
  353. And you have no time..
  354. E kare e maata ana toou taime.
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