LESSON 11
- This is Unit 11 of learning Cook Island Maori. Listen to this conversation.
- Do you want a drink Mr Rua?…
- Ka inangaro koe te inu e Rua tane?
- Yes, Do you have beer please?...
- Ae , e pia taau?
- Yes, yes I have…
- Ae, ae e pia taku.
- You want one?...
- Ka inangaro koe tetai?
- Is it cold?...
- Kua anu?
- No, no, it's not cold…
- Kare, kare i anu.
- If it's not cold, I don't like it…
- Me kare i anu kare au e reka ana.
- Do you have anything cold?...
- E apinga anu atu ei taau?
- Water Sir,I have very coldwater…
- E vai e Pa, E vai anu tikai.
- Alright I'll drink cold water, Thank you Madam…
- Meitaki e Ma, e vai anu taku ka inu.
- Try to translate these words into Cook Island Maori
- Hello…
- Kia orana.
- And how do you say…Good afternoon…
- Avatea manea .
- Good evening…
- Aiai manea.
- Good morning…
- Popongi manea.
- Suppose you are at a restaurant, Say to the waitress…Excuse me Miss…
- Maine akakoromaki mai.
- Cold water please…
- Tetai vai anu, me ka tika iakoe.
- I want cold water…
- Ka inangaro au i tetai vai anu.
- Very cold?...
- Anu tikai.?
- Do you want very cold water?...
- Ka inangaro koe i tetai vai anu?
- Yes I like it very cold…
- Ae, e reka ana au mea anu tikai.
- And a beer?...
- E tetai pia?
- A cold beer?...
- E pia anu?
- No thanks..
- Kare ,meitaki ra.
- I like beer…
- E reka ana au i te pia.
- But I don’t like cold beer…
- Inara kare au e reka ana i te pia anu.
- I’m going to drink water…
- Te aere nei au ka inu vai.
- Only water?...
- E vai ua?
- Yes I’m only going to drink water…
- Ae, e vai ua taku ka inu.
- And are you going to eat ?..
- .Ka aere katoa koe kaikai?
- I don't know…
- Kare au i kite.
- I don't have much time…
- Kare e maata ana toku taime.
- How much time do you have?
- ...Eia oou taime?
- Only ten minutes…
- E tai-ngauru rai meneti.
- Eleven minutes…
- E tai-ngauru ma tai rai meneti.
- Not much..
- Kare e maata ana.
- I understand…
- Kua marama au.
- But you have time…
- Inara e taime rai toou.
- In only 8 or 9 minutes?...
- Mei te varu ki te iva meneti?
- You're going to eat something…
- Ka aere koe ka kai i tetai apinga.
- Alright but what…
- Mako uara , Ināra eaa?
- What am I going to eat…
- Eaa taku ka kai?
- Something cold…
- Tetai apinga anu.
- You are going to eat something cold…
- Ka aere koe ka kai i tetai apinga anu.
- A tuna sandwich…
- E varaoa Tuna.
- A cold tuna sandwich…
- E varaoa tuna, mea anu.
- And a cold beer…
- E te pia anu.
- You are going to drink a cold beer…
- Ka aere koe ka inu pia anu.
- But I don't like beer…
- Inara, kare au e reka ana i te pia.
- Ohh Yes, you are going to drink water…Aaa,
- Ae, ka aere koe ka inu vai anu.
- Yes and in one minute…
- Ae, i roto i te tai meneti.
- I'm going to pay, …
- Naku e tutaki.
- I have money…
- E moni taku.
- How much money do you have?...
- Eia aau moni?
- I have $10…
- E tai-ngauru tāra taku.
- $11…
- E tai-ngauru ma tai tāra.
- How much does a tuna sandwich cost…
- Eia te oko i te varaoa tuna?
- 6 or 7 dollars…
- E ono me kare, e itu tāra.
- Only 6 or 7?...
- E ono me kare, e itu?
- I'm going to pay 8 or 9…
- Ka aere au ka tutaki e varu me kare e iva.
- Thank you very much…
- Meitaki maata.
- You are welcome…
- Meitaki ra.
- Now suppose you're speaking to someone about her upcoming trip,
- Ask her…Where are you going?...
- Ka aere koe kiea?
- I'm going to Sydney…
- Te aere nei au ki Sydney.
- Do you like Sydney?...
- E reka koe ia Sydney?
- Yes I like it…
- Ae , e reka au.
- Why?...
- Notea’a ara?
- Why do you like it?...
- Notea’a ara koe i reka ai?
- Because I like it a lot…
- Note mea e reka oki au i reira.
- I'm going to buy something…
- Ka aere nei au ka oko apinga.
- To buy…
- Ka oko.
- Ask… What are you going to buy?...
- Eaa taau ka oko?
- I don't know …
- Kare au i kite.
- I don't know what I'm going to buy…
- Kare au i kite e, eaa taku ka aere ka oko.
- Things…
- Apinga.
- Many things.…
- Maata aere te apinga.
- I'm going to buy many things…
- E maata taku apinga ka oko.
- To buy…
- Ka oko.
- Try to say…I buy…
- Ka oko au.
- I buy things…
- Ka oko apinga au.
- Try to say … You buy…
- Ka oko koe.
- You buy many things…
- E maata taau apinga ka oko.
- Ask, do you speak English…
- Ka kite koe i te tuatua papaā.
- No, I speak maori…
- Kare , tuatua maori ua.
- What do you buy?..
- Eaa taau ka oko?
- I buy many things…
- E maata taku apinga i oko ei.
- Listen and speak the word… I can…
- Ka rauka iaku.
- Say… I can buy…
- Ka rauka iaku i te oko.
- I can buy many things…
- E maata te apinga ka rauka iaku i te oko..
- You can buy things…
- Ka rauka iakoe i te oko apinga aere.
- Ask…What can you buy?...
- Eaa taau ka rauka i te oko?
- I can buy things…
- Ka rauka iaku i te oko apinga.
- Do you like to buy things?...
- E reka ana koe i te oko apinga aere?
- Yes, I like it a lot…
- Ae , e reka ana au.
- Why…
- Notea’a ara?
- I like to pay…
- Ka reka au i te tutaki.
- If I can…
- Me ka rauka iaku.
- Say… If you like…
- Me ka inangaro koe.
- Listen and repeat the number 12…
- Tai-ngauru ma rua….
- 12…
- Tai-ngauru ma rua.
- There are 12 dollars here…
- E tai-ngauru ma rua tāra i konei.
- There are…
- E au mea.
- There are 12 dollars…
- E tai-ngauru ma rua tāra.
- How many dollars are there?...
- Eia tāra i kona?
- There are 12…
- E tai-ngauru ma rua.
- No Mam, There are 13…
- Kare e Ma, E tai-ngauru ma toru.
- 13…
- Tai-ngauru ma toru.
- 12…
- Tai-ngauru ma rua.
- 11…
- Tai-ngauru ma tai.
- 11,12,13…
- Tai-ngauru ma tai, tai-ngauru ma rua, tai-ngauru ma toru.
- Ask do you like Sydney?...
- E reka ana koe ia Sydney?
- Yes I like it…
- Ae, reka ana au.
- If I can buy things…
- Me ka rauka iaku i te oko apinga.
- What do you buy?..
- Eaa taau e oko ana?
- I buy good things…
- E apinga meitaki taku e oko ana..
- Very good things…
- Apinga meitaki tikai.
- How many things?...
- Eia apinga?
- How many things do you buy?..
- Eia aau apinga e oko ana?
- 12 or 13 things…
- E tai-ngauru ma rua me kare e tai-ngauru ma toru apinga.
- If I can pay…
- Me ka rauka iaku i te tutaki.
- Why can't you pay?..
- .Eaa te tumu e kare e rauka ia koe i te tutaki?
- If I don't have dollars…
- Me kare aku tāra.
- And do you have dollars?…
- E tāra taau?
- Not many…
- Kare e maata ana.
- Not many dollars…
- kare e maata ana taku tāra.
- I have only 12 dollars…
- E tai-ngauru ma rua rai aku tāra.
- Or 13…
- Me kare e tai-ngauru ma toru rai.
- How much does beer cost in Sydney?...
- Eia te oko i te pia i Sydney?
- Only 3 or 4 dollars…
- E toru me kare e ā tāra rai.
- You can pay…
- Ka rauka iakoe i te tutaki.
- You can buy 4 beers…
- Ka rauka ia koe i te oko e ā pia.
- Do you like beer?...
- E reka ana koe i te pia?
- There are good beers…
- E maata te pia reka.
- There are very good beers…
- E maata atu ei te au pia reka tikai..
- You can buy very good beers…
- Ka rauka rai iakoe i te oko, te au pia reka katoa.
- In Sydney…
- i Sydney.
- If you like…
- Me ka inangaro koe.
- If you have 12 dollars…
- Me ,e tai-ngauru ma rua tāra taau.
- I have 13 dollars…
- E tai-ngauru ma toru tāra taku.
- I can buy lots of beer…
- E maata taku pia ka rauka i te oko.
- If I want…
- Me inangaro au.
- How many dollars are there?...
- Eia tāra i te katoa anga?
- There are 12 or 13…
- E tai-ngauru ma rua me kare e tai-ngauru ma toru.
- Do you like Sydney?...
- E reka ana koe iā Sydney?
- I like it a lot…
- Reka tikai au.
- Because I can buy a lot of things…
- Note mea e maata taku apinga ka rauka i te oko.
- There are good things there…
- E maata te au apinga meitaki i reira.
- Very good beer..
- Reka te pia i reira.
- And the money is very good…
- Mako katoa te moni.
- Because I can buy..
- Note mea ka rauka iaku i te oko.
- Are there good things?...
- E apinga meitaki to reira?
- Ask… Do you like to buy?...
- Reka ra koe i te okooko i reira?
- Yes I like to buy…
- Ae, e reka ana au i te okooko.
- If I have dollars…
- Me, e moni taku.
- Ask ..Do you have money?..
- .E moni taau?
- Yes, a lot of money…
- Ae, e maata taku moni.
- But I don't have time …
- Inara, kare oku taime.
- Goodbye…
- Noo ake ra.