LESSON 10
 
 
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  1. This Unit 10 of learning Cook Island Maori. Listen to this conversation.
  2. Popongi manea e maine.
  3. Peea ua koe?
  4. Meitaki ua.
  5. Ka aere koe kiea e papa?
  6. Te aere nei au ki ko i te are kai.
  7. Akapea koe?
  8. Kare au I kite e ka aere au kiea.
  9. Ka inagaro koe i te kaikai?
  10. Ae, me ka tika iakoe.
  11. Meitaki, aere mai taua kaikai e te inu pia.
  12. Try to translate these words into Cook Island Maori
  13. How do you say ,...Where is the bathroom?...
  14. Tiea te are meangiti?
  15. How do you say... seven…
  16. Itu.
  17. And how do you say... eight..
  18. Varu…
  19. nine…
  20. Iva.
  21. How do you say...Hi or hello…
  22. Kia orana.
  23. You meet your friend Louisa on the street. Greet her…
  24. Kia orana e Louisa.
  25. Ask her where she's going?...
  26. Ka aere koe kiea?
  27. I'm going to drink something…
  28. Te aere nei au inu i tetai apinga..
  29. I want a beer…
  30. Ka inangaro pia au.
  31. How much does it cost?...
  32. Eia te moni?
  33. I don't know how much…
  34. Kare au i kite e, eia.
  35. I don't know how much money…
  36. Kare au i kite eia te moni.
  37. But I'm going to pay…
  38. Inara te aere nei au ka tutaki.
  39. You are not going to pay…
  40. Kare koe e aere e tutaki.
  41. Alright thanks..
  42. .Mako ua, meitaki…
  43. alright…
  44. mako ua.
  45. Say...alright…
  46. Mako ua.
  47. Thank you very much…
  48. Meitaki maata.
  49. It's nothing…
  50. Kare e apinga.
  51. It only cost six dollars…
  52. E ono ua rai tāra te oko.
  53. Six or seven dollars…
  54. E ono me kare e itu tāra.
  55. Alright …
  56. Mako ua.
  57. Do you have time?...
  58. E taime toou?
  59. Yes I have eight minutes…
  60. Ae, e varu rai oku meneti.
  61. Are you going to eat or drink?...
  62. Ka aere koe kaikai me kare inu?
  63. I'm going to eat something…
  64. Ka aere nei au kai i tetai apinga.
  65. And I'm going to drink something…
  66. E, ka aere katoa au ka inu i tetai apinga.
  67. And you?...
  68. Akapeea koe?
  69. What are you going to drink?...
  70. Eaa taau ka inu?
  71. Three beers…
  72. E toru pia.
  73. In only eight minutes?...
  74. I roto ua i te varu meneti?
  75. I like beer…
  76. E reka ana au te pia.…
  77. like…
  78. reka…
  79. like…
  80. reka.
  81. Say ...I like beer…
  82. E reka ana au i te pia.
  83. Say...I don't like beer..
  84. Kare au e reka ana i te pia
  85. Try to say...I like to eat…
  86. E reka ana au i te kaikai.
  87. Ask... What do you want to drink?...
  88. Eaa taau ka inangaro i te inu?
  89. Water..
  90. Vai…
  91. water…
  92. vai.
  93. Say…I want water…
  94. E vai taku ka inangaro…
  95. I like it…
  96. E mea reka naku.
  97. I don't like beer…
  98. Kare au e reka ana i te pia.
  99. I want water…
  100. Ka inangaro vai au.
  101. Cold water…
  102. Vai anu…
  103. Cold…
  104. Anu.
  105. How do you say...Cold…
  106. Anu.
  107. Try to say...A cold tuna sandwich…
  108. E varaoa tuna anuanu.
  109. Say ...A cold beer…
  110. E pia anu.
  111. I like it…
  112. E reka ana au.
  113. Cold water…
  114. Vai anu…
  115. I like it a lot…
  116. E mea reka maata naku.
  117. I don't like beer…
  118. Kare au e reka ana i te pia.
  119. Why?...
  120. Notea’a ara?...
  121. why?...
  122. Notea’a ara?
  123. Ask...Why…
  124. Notea’a ara?
  125. Because…
  126. Note mea…
  127. because…
  128. note mea…
  129. because…
  130. note mea.
  131. Ask...Why…
  132. Notea’a ara?
  133. Because I like it…
  134. Note mea e reka ana oki au.
  135. Because I don't like beer…
  136. Note mea kare au e reka ana i te pia.
  137. I like cold water…
  138. E reka ana au i te vai anu.
  139. Why…
  140. Notea’a ara?
  141. I don't know why?
  142. Kare au i kite ē, notea’a ara.
  143. How many minutes do you have?...
  144. Eia o’ou meneti?
  145. Nine...
  146. Iva…
  147. Ten...
  148. Tai-ngauru…
  149. ten…
  150. Tai-ngauru.
  151. I have ten minutes…
  152. E tai-ngauru rai oku meneti.
  153. I want water…
  154. Ka inangaro vai au.
  155. I like it a lot…
  156. E mea reka maata naku.
  157. I don't like beer…
  158. Kare au e reka ana i te pia.
  159. I want a cold tuna sandwich…
  160. Ka inangaro varaoa tuna anu au.
  161. I want ten dollars…
  162. Ka inangaro tai-ngauru tāra au.
  163. Why?...
  164. Notea’a ara?
  165. Because I don't have much money…
  166. Note mea kare e maata ana taku moni.
  167. And I don't have much time…
  168. E kare katoa e maata ana toku taime.
  169. Ten minutes…
  170. Tai-ngauru meneti.
  171. Eleven…
  172. Tai-ngauru ma tai…
  173. eleven…
  174. Tai-ngauru ma tai.
  175. Say...Eleven..
  176. Tai-ngauru ma tai….
  177. eleven…
  178. Tai-ngauru ma tai.
  179. Alright eleven dollars…
  180. Mako ua, e tai-ngauru ma tai tāra.
  181. Thank you…
  182. Meitaki ra.
  183. No worries…
  184. Kare e manata.
  185. Say...No worries sir…
  186. Kare e manata e Pa.
  187. How do you say...Eleven…
  188. Tai-ngauru ma tai.
  189. Ten…
  190. Tai-ngauru.
  191. Here you have eleven dollars…
  192. Ei, teia e tai-ngauru ma tai tāra naau.
  193. Thank you very much…
  194. Meitaki maata.
  195. No worries…
  196. Kare e manata.
  197. I want water…
  198. Ka inangaro vai au.
  199. Cold water?...
  200. Vai anu?
  201. Why?...
  202. Notea’a ara?
  203. Because I like it…
  204. Note mea, e reka ana oki au.
  205. Are you going to pay?..
  206. Ka aere koe ka tutaki?
  207. Why?...
  208. Notea’a ara?
  209. How much does it cost?..
  210. .Eia te moni?
  211. How much money do you have?...
  212. Eia aau moni?
  213. Eleven dollars…
  214. E tai-ngauru ma tai tāra.
  215. It does not cost anything…
  216. Kare e tutaki.
  217. Thank you…
  218. Meitaki ra.
  219. You are welcome….
  220. Mako ua.
  221. Ask...Where are you going?...
  222. Te aere nei koe kiea?
  223. Answer...I'm going to Australia…
  224. Te aere nei au ki Autireria.
  225. Why?...
  226. Noteā’a ara?
  227. Because I'm from Australia…
  228. No te mea , no Autireria mai au.
  229. Where are you from?...
  230. Noea mai koe?
  231. I'm from Tahiti…
  232. No Tahiti mai au.
  233. I'm Tahitian…
  234. E Tahiti au.
  235. Pleased to meet you…
  236. Reka te aravei iakoe.
  237. You speak Maori very well…
  238. Meitaki taau tuatua maori.
  239. Thank you…
  240. Meitaki ra.
  241. You are welcome…
  242. Mako ua..
  243. But I don't understand…
  244. Inara kare au e marama ana.
  245. You are going to Australia…
  246. Te aere nei koe ki Autireria.
  247. Do you have money?...
  248. E moni taau?
  249. Yes I have a little…
  250. Ae , e meangiti ua.
  251. Ten Dollars…
  252. E tai-ngauru tāra.
  253. I'm going to drink only water…
  254. Ka aere au ka inu vai ua.
  255. And I'm not going to eat…
  256. E kare katoa au e aere kaikai.
  257. Now suppose your name is Carl, you see your friend Louisa on the street. Call her and answer her when she speaks to you…
  258. Kia orana e Louisa...Kia orana…
  259. Kia orana e Carl...Peea ua koe?...
  260. Meitaki ua…
  261. She asked...Where are you going Carl?...
  262. Te aere nei koe kiea e Carl?
  263. Tell her you are going to eat something…
  264. Te aere nei au kai i tetai apinga.
  265. Ask her...If she wants to eat?...
  266. Ka inangaro koe i te kaikai?
  267. No, I don't want to?..
  268. Kare, kare au e inangaro.
  269. Why?...
  270. Notea’a ara?
  271. Because I have no time…
  272. Note mea kare oku taime.
  273. How Much time do you have?.
  274. Eia oou taime?
  275. Only eleven minutes…
  276. E tai-ngauru ma tai rai meneti.
  277. You have time…
  278. E taime toou.
  279. Let's go to the restaurant…
  280. Aere mai ka aere taua ki ko i te are kai.
  281. A few minutes later, having eaten something, you asked her again... How much time does she have?...
  282. Eia oou taime?
  283. Only 1 minute…
  284. E tai rai meneti.
  285. Alright, goodbye…
  286. Meitaki ra, ka kite…
  287. I'm going to the bathroom…
  288. Te aere nei au ki ko i te are meangiti.
  289. And me?...
  290. Akapeea au?
  291. And you?..
  292. Akapeea Koe?
  293. You are going to pay…
  294. Ka aere koe ka tutaki.
  295. What?..
  296. Eaa?
  297. How's that?.
  298. I akapeea ake?....
  299. How's that?..
  300. I akapeea ake?
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