LESSON 12
- This is Unit 12 of learning Cook Island Maori. Listen to this conversation.
- Sara and James are drinking coffee…
- Te inu kaope nei a Sara raua ko James.
- Do you like coffee Sara?...
- E reka ana koe i te kaope e Sara?
- Yes James, it is very good…
- Ae e James, e meitaki tikai.
- And you will pay for the coffee James?...
- E naau e tutaki te kaope e James?
- No no, I can’t pay , you are paying …
- Kare, kare e rauka iaku i te tutaki, Naau e tutaki.
- Please, I’d like to pay…
- Mea ka tika iakoe, ka inangaro au i te tutaki.
- Alright, if you like to pay, you can pay…
- Mako ra, me ka inangaro koe i te tutaki, naau ria e tutaki.
- And thank you very much…
- Meitaki maata ra.
- You are welcome James…
- Meitaki ra e James.
- But tomorrow I will pay…
- Inara, apopo naku e tutaki.
- Try to translate these words into Cook Island Maori
- I like it…
- Ka inangaro au.
- I like to buy…
- Ka inangaro au i te oko.
- I buy many things…
- E maata taku apinga i oko.
- Yes you buy…
- Ae, naau e oko.
- You buy many things…
- E maata taau apinga ī oko ei.
- But I pay…
- Inara naku e tutaki.
- 11 dollars?…
- E tai-ngauru ma tai tāra.?
- 12…
- Tai-ngauru ma rua.
- 11, 12…
- Tai-ngauru ma tai, tai-ngauru ma rua.
- 13…
- Tai-ngauru ma toru.
- 11, 12, 13…
- Tai-ngauru ma tai, tai-ngauru ma rua, tai-ngauru ma toru.
- You buy, I pay…
- Oko koe, naku e tutaki.
- If you want to…
- Me inangaro koe.
- If you like to pay…
- Me ka inangaro koe i te tutaki.
- Thank you very much…
- Meitaki maata ra.
- You are welcome…
- Meitaki ra.
- But I can pay..,
- Inara, ka rauka rai iaku i te tutaki.
- I buy,I pay…
- Naku e oko, naku katoa rai e tutaki.
- Alright if you want…
- Mako ra, me ka inangaro koe.
- You can buy it and I’m going to eat…
- Naau ria e oko, ka aere au kaikai.
- You buy…
- Oko koe…
- And I eat…
- E, ka kaikai au.
- Is there time?...
- E taime tetai?
- I don't know if there's time…
- Kare au i kite me e taime tetai.
- I have 12 minutes…
- E tai-ngauru ma rua rai oku meneti.
- In 12 minutes?..
- i roto i te tai-ngauru ma rua meneti?
- There isn't time…
- Kare e rava ana te taime
- Can you eat in 12 minutes?...
- Ka rauka iakoe i te kaikai i roto ite tai-ngauru ma rua meneti?
- Yes, something…
- Ae , tetai apinga ua.
- Something cold…
- Apinga anu.
- A cold tuna sandwich…
- Varaoa Tuna anuanu.
- Cold ?...
- Anu?
- Is it good?...
- E reka ra?
- Yes it's very good…
- Ae, apinga tikai te reka.
- How much does it cost?...
- Eia te moni?
- 13 dollars…
- E tai-ngauru ma toru tāra.
- And I'm going to drink water…
- E ka aere nei au inu vai.
- Only water?...
- E vai ua?
- Why?...
- Notea’a ara?
- Is there no money?...
- Eaa kare e moni?
- No, because I like it…
- Kare, note mea, e reka oki au.
- I like to drink water…
- E reka ana au te inu vai.
- If it is cold…
- Me kua anu.
- Well if you like it,...
- Me e reka ana koe.
- That's fine…
- Mako ua.
- But goodbye…
- Inara ka kite.
- I'm going to buy something…
- Te aere nei au oko apinga.
- Goodbye I'm going to eat something…
- Ka kite, te aere nei au kaikai.
- Now suppose you and a friend are trying to arrange your schedule to go out to eat.
- How does he ask you…Are you hungry?...
- E mate pongi koe?
- What would you like to eat? …
- Eaa taau ka inanagro i te kai?
- Say… Many things…
- Maata te au apinga.
- At what time?...
- Eaa te ora?
- Ask,... At what time?...
- Eaa te ora?
- I can't eat…
- Kare e rauka iaku i te kaikai.
- If there's no time…
- Me kare e taime.
- At what time?..
- Eaa te ora?
- At 4 o'clock…
- I te ora ā.
- At 4 o'clock…
- I te ora ā.
- At 5 o'clock…
- I te ora rima.
- Let's go eat …
- Ka aere taua kaikai.
- Let's go to eat at 5 o'clock…
- Aere taua kaikai i te ora rima.
- At 5 o'clock?...
- I te ora rima?.
- There's no time…
- Kare e taime.
- Alright…
- Mako ua ara.
- At what time?…
- Eaa te ora?
- At 8 o'clock…
- I te ora varu.
- At 8.30…
- I te apa note ora varu.
- At 8.30…
- I te apa note ora varu.
- Or at 9.30…
- Me kare ,i te apa note ora iva.
- And at 7.30…
- E pera i te apa note ora itu.
- Can you eat at 7.30?..
- Ka rauka koe i te kaikai i te apa note ora itu?
- Today?...
- Teia ra?
- Ask… Today?..
- Teia ra?
- Yes, today at 7.30…
- Ae, a teia ra i te apa note ora itu.
- No, today , I can't…
- Kare, i teia ra, kare e rauka iaku.
- And tomorrow?...
- Akapeea apopo?
- Say… Tomorrow…
- Apopo.
- Yes at 3.30…
- Ae, i te apa note ora toru.
- No I can't…
- Kare, kare e rauka iaku.
- And I don't want to…
- E kare katoa au e inangaro.
- Tomorrow I don’t want to…
- Apopo, kare au e inangaro.
- Alright today?...
- Akapeea teia ra?
- Yes,But at what time?...
- Ae, Inara eaa te ora?
- At 11.30…
- I te apa note ora ngauru ma tai.
- No, I don't like it…
- Kare , kare au e reka ana.
- I'd like to eat at 10.30…
- Ka inangaro au i te kaikai i te apa note ora ngauru.
- Or at 11…
- Me kare i te ora ngauru ma tai.
- Alright , do you have much time today?...
- Akapeea ria, Eia oou ora i teia ra?
- 15 minutes…
- Tai-ngauru ma rima meneti
- Say… 15…
- Tai-ngauru ma rima.
- Ask 13?..
- E tai-ngauru ma toru?
- 15…
- Tai-ngauru ma rima.
- 14…
- Tai-ngauru ma ā
- 14 or 15 minutes?…
- E tai-ngauru ma ā me kare e tai-ngauru ma rima?
- We are not going to eat today…
- Kare taua e aere kaikai i teia ra.
- No, today no…
- Kare , a teia ra, kare.
- Say…Not today…
- Kare a teia ra.
- And tomorrow?…
- E apopo?
- Tomorrow ,I don't know…
- Apopo, kare au i kite.
- Tomorrow…
- Apopo.
- Today…
- A teia ra.
- Say… Not today…
- Kare a teia ra.
- Now say… Today in 2 hrs…
- A teia ra, mei te rua ora aere.
- You can eat…
- Ka rauka koe i te kaikai.
- I can eat…
- Ka rauka iaku i te kaikai.
- But I can't drink…
- Inara kare e rauka iaku te inu.
- Yes you are going to drink something…
- Ae ka aere koe ka inu i tetai apinga.
- Today ,I have money…
- I teia ra, e moni taku.
- I have 15 dollars…
- E tai-ngauru ma rima tāra taku.
- What are we going to drink?..
- .Eaa ta taua ka inu?
- A beer costs 14 dollars…
- E tai-ngauru ma ā tāra te pia.
- Alright…
- Mako.
- I'm going to drink a beer…
- Ka aere au ka inu pia.
- And you are going to drink cold water…
- E ,ka aere koe ka inu vai anu.
- And you are going to eat something…
- E ka aere katoa koe kai i tetai apinga.
- I have no time…
- Kare oku taime.
- If I don't have time , I don't want to eat…
- Me kare oku taime, kare au e inangaro te kaikai.
- At what time do you like to eat?...
- Eaa toou ora ka inangaro koe i te kaikai?
- Tomorrow at 5.30…
- Apopo i te apa note ora rima.
- There's time …
- E taime tetai.
- At 6.30…
- I te apa note ora ono.
- And at 10 o'clock?...
- e pera i te ora ngauru?
- Today?...
- A teia ra?
- I don't like it…
- Kare au e reka ana.
- What time do you like?...
- Eaa te ora ka inagaro koe?
- At 9.30…
- I te apa note ora iva.
- I can't …
- Kare e rauka iaku.
- Why?...
- Notea’a ara?
- Because I'm going to buy something…
- Note mea , ka aere oki au ka oko i tetai apinga.
- Alright, at 7.30…
- Mako ria, i te apa note ora itu.
- If you can…
- Me ka rauka iakoe.
- I have 15 minutes…
- E tai-ngauru ma rima oku meneti.
- I can eat in 14 minutes…
- Ka rauka iaku i te kaikai i roto i te tai-ngauru ma ā meneti.
- Try to say… Not me…
- Kare ko au.
- If I don't have time I don't want to eat…
- Me kare oku taime, kare au e inangaro i te kaikai.
- Alright I'm going to buy something…
- Mako ra , ka aere nei au ka oko i tetai apinga.
- What are you going to buy?…
- Eaa taau ka aere ka oko?
- What things do you like?..
- Eaa taau apinga reka?
- Today I don't know…
- I teia ra, kare au i kite?
- There's not much time…
- Kare e maata ana te taime.
- But tomorrow…
- Inara apopo
- Tomorrow there's time but there's no money…
- Apopo, e taime tetai inara kare e moni.
- Why not?...
- Notea’a ara?
- Because I have the money today…
- Note mea , e moni taku i teia ra.
- And today in 2 hrs…
- A teia ra , i roto i te rua ora.
- I buy lots of things…
- E maata taku apinga i oko ei.
- And tomorrow I don't have anything…
- E oti Apopo, kare aku apinga.