LESSON 13
 
 
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  1. This is Unit 13 of learning Cook Island Maori. Listen to this conversation.
  2. Hello Hope, How are you?...
  3. Kia orana e Hope, peea koe?
  4. Hello Noah, I’m good…
  5. Kia orana e Noah, Meitaki ua au.
  6. And you?...
  7. Akapeea koe?
  8. Good…good…
  9. Meitaki….meitaki
  10. Would you like to eat?... You?...
  11. Ka inangaro koe i te kaikai,... ā koe?
  12. Can you eat 2 chickens?...
  13. Ka rauka iakoe i te kai e rua moa?
  14. Two chickens?... No, no I can’t…
  15. E rua moa?... Kare, kare e rauka iaku.
  16. What time would you like to eat?...
  17. Eaa te ora ka inangaro koe i te kaikai?
  18. When can you?..
  19. Āea e rauka ai iakoe?
  20. At 3.00 o’clock, can you?...
  21. A te ora toru…Ka rauka iakoe?
  22. Alright at 3, only 15 minutes but I can eat in 14 minutes…
  23. Ka mako i te ora toru, e tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ua rāi, inara ka rauka iaku i te kaikai mei te tai-ngauru ma ā meneti.
  24. Me no, If I don't have time, I won't eat…
  25. Āu, kare… Me kare e rava toku taime , kare au e kaikai.
  26. Alright, and tomorrow? Tomorrow at 2.30?...
  27. Mako ra,... akapeea apopo?... Apopo i te apa note ora rua?
  28. Yes, tomorrow is very good… Tomorrow I can,...
  29. Ae, ka meitaki apopo, Apopo ka rauka iaku
  30. Translate these in Cook Island Maori.
  31. Cold water…
  32. Vai anu.
  33. Ask the man if he likes it…
  34. E reka ana koe e papa?
  35. I don't like it much…
  36. Kare au e reka roa ana.
  37. But I'm going to drink it…
  38. Inara, ka aere au ka inu ua atu.
  39. How do you say …It…
  40. Atu
  41. Say… I'm going to drink it…
  42. Te aere nei au e ka inu atu.
  43. Say…I'm going to buy it…
  44. Ka aere au ka oko atu.
  45. Why?...
  46. Notea’a ara?
  47. Why do you buy water?..
  48. Eaa koe ka oko vai ei?
  49. Because there's no beer…
  50. Note mea, kare e pia.
  51. Yes there's beer…
  52. Ae e pia rai tetai.
  53. I'm going to buy it…
  54. Ka aere au ka oko atu.
  55. If I can…
  56. Me ka rauka iaku.
  57. Why can't you?...
  58. Notea’a ara i kore i kare e rauka iakoe?
  59. I have only 13 or 14 dollars…
  60. E tai-ngauru ma toru me kare e tai-ngauru ma ā uarai aku tāra..
  61. How much does a beer cost?...
  62. Eia te moni i te oko i te pia?
  63. It cost 8 dollars…
  64. E varu tara.
  65. I have 15 dollars…
  66. E tai-ngauru ma rima tāra taku.
  67. But I don't have 16 dollars…
  68. Inara, Kare aku tai-ngauru ma ono tāra.
  69. Do you recognise what 16 is? It's 10 and 6…
  70. E tai-ngauru e te ono.
  71. Repeat 10 and 6…
  72. Tai-ngauru e te ono.
  73. Say 16…
  74. Tai-ngauru ma ono.
  75. Say 17…
  76. Tai-ngauru ma itu.
  77. Say… I have 17 dollars.…
  78. E tai-ngauru ma itu tara taku.
  79. And 18 dollars…
  80. E tai-ngauru ma varu tāra.
  81. I can pay…
  82. Ka rauka iaku i te tutaki.
  83. If 1 beer cost 8 dollars…
  84. Me e varu tāra i te tutaki i te tai pia.
  85. 2 cost 16 dollars…
  86. E rua, e tai-ngauru ma ono tāra.
  87. They cost…
  88. Te tutaki …
  89. 2 beers cost a lot…
  90. E tutaki maata , e rua pia.
  91. 16 dollars…
  92. E tai-ngauru ma ono tāra.
  93. I'm buying one…
  94. Ka oko au e tai.
  95. And you are buying one…
  96. E ka oko koe e tai.
  97. No, I can buy both…
  98. Kare, naku e oko ia raua.
  99. How do you say…Both…
  100. Raua.
  101. Say… I can pay for Both…
  102. Ka rauka iaku i te tutaki no raua.
  103. They cost 16 dollars…
  104. E tai-ngauru ma ono tāra te tutaki.
  105. I have 17 dollars…
  106. E tai-ngauru ma itu tāra aku.
  107. And 18 Dollars…
  108. E, tai-ngauru ma varu tāra.
  109. I want to buy 2 beers…
  110. Ka inangaro au i te oko e rua pia.
  111. We are going to drink them…
  112. Ka aere taua ka inu i te reira.
  113. You drink…
  114. Inu koe.
  115. Say… You drink one…
  116. Inu koe e tai.
  117. And I drink one…
  118. E ka inu au e tai.
  119. At what time?...
  120. Eaa te ora?
  121. At 10 o'clock…
  122. Mei te ora Ngauru aere.
  123. Today?..
  124. A teia ra?
  125. Today or tomorrow?...
  126. A teia ra me kare apopo?
  127. I'm going to buy them today…
  128. Ka aere au ka oko a teia ra.
  129. At 10.30…
  130. I te apa note ora ngauru.
  131. At 11.30…
  132. I te apa note ora ngauru ma tai.
  133. At 11.15…
  134. Mei te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati i te ora ngauru ma tai
  135. Say… at ¼ past 11…
  136. Mei te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati i te ora ngauru ma tai.
  137. At 12.00 o’clock….
  138. I te tuaero.
  139. At a ¼ past 12…
  140. I te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati ite tuaero.
  141. No, now…
  142. Kare , teia taime
  143. now…
  144. ….teia taime
  145. now…
  146. …teia taime
  147. Ask … Now or at 12.00 o'clock?…
  148. Teia taime me kare i te tuaero.,
  149. At a ¼ past 10 please…
  150. Me ka tika iakoe, mei te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati i te ora ngauru.
  151. Say … Not now…
  152. Kare i teia taime.
  153. 16…
  154. Tai-ngauru ma ono.
  155. 17…
  156. Tai-ngauru ma itu.
  157. 18…
  158. Tai-ngauru ma varu.
  159. Try to say…19…
  160. Tai-ngauru ma iva.
  161. Now…
  162. Teia taime.
  163. Not now…
  164. Kare i teia taime.
  165. At 9.30…
  166. I te apa note ora iva.
  167. At 9.15…
  168. I te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati i te ora iva.
  169. I have 19 minutes…
  170. E tai-ngauru ma iva oku meneti.
  171. How many dollars do you have?.
  172. Eia āau tāra?
  173. How many?..
  174. Eia ?
  175. 18 or 19…
  176. Tai-ngauru ma varu me kare e tai-ngauru ma iva.
  177. And 13 or 14 Australian dollars…
  178. E, tai-ngauru ma toru me kare e tai ngauru ma ā tāra Autireria..
  179. Do you want to eat?...
  180. Ka inangaro koe i te kaikai?
  181. At what time? …
  182. Eaa te ora?
  183. At ¼ past 9…
  184. I te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati te ora iva.
  185. I'm going to eat…
  186. Ka aere nei au kaikai.
  187. And I'm going to drink…
  188. E ka aere rai au ka inu.
  189. I'm going to drink a beer…
  190. Ka aere au ka inu pia.
  191. I'm going to drink it…
  192. Ka aere au ka inu atu.
  193. But at 9.15…
  194. Inara, i te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati te ora iva?
  195. Alright at what time?...
  196. Mako ua, eaa te ora?
  197. At a ¼ to 8…
  198. I te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora varu ei.
  199. At a 1/4 to 8?...
  200. I te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora varu ei?
  201. At a ¼ to 7…
  202. I te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora itu ei.
  203. That's not ok…
  204. Kare tena e mako ana.
  205. I don't like it…
  206. Kare au e reka ana.
  207. At what time do you like…
  208. Eaa te ora ka reka koe?
  209. I want to eat now…
  210. Ka inangaro au i te kaikai i teia taime.
  211. Not me…
  212. Kare ko au.
  213. I want to eat at ¼ to 5…
  214. Ka inangaro au i te kaikai, mei te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora rima ei.
  215. At quarter past 5?...
  216. I te tai-ngauru mā rima meneti i pati i te ora rima.?
  217. No at quarter to 5…
  218. Kare, i te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora rima ei.
  219. In 18 minutes…
  220. I te tai-ngauru ma varu meneti.
  221. Yes, in 18 minutes…
  222. Ae, i te tai ngauru ma varu meneti.
  223. You have time
  224. E taime toou.
  225. And you have money…
  226. E , e moni taau.
  227. Yes I know…
  228. Ae, kua kite au.
  229. I pay…
  230. Naku e tutaki.
  231. If you’d like to…
  232. Me ka inangaro koe.
  233. If you like to pay…
  234. Me ka inangaro koe i te tutaki.
  235. You can pay for the beers…
  236. Naau e tutaki i te pia.
  237. You can pay for them…
  238. Naau e tutaki i te reira.
  239. Alright , let's go…
  240. Mako ra, ka aere taua.
  241. Let's go drink them…
  242. Ka aere taua ka inu i te reira.
  243. Yes and let's go eat…
  244. Ae, ka aere taua ka kaikai.
  245. Now please…
  246. I teia taime, Me ka tika iakoe.
  247. No, there's no time…
  248. Kare,kare e taime.
  249. Yes yes I have 19 minutes…
  250. Ae, Ae, e tai-ngauru ma iva oku meneti.
  251. And i'm going to buy something…
  252. E ka aere au ka oko i tetai apinga.
  253. Many things?...
  254. Maata te apinga?
  255. Try to say…Few things…
  256. Nga mea apinga ua.
  257. But good things…
  258. Inara, e au apinga meitaki.
  259. I'm going to buy them now…
  260. Ka aere au ka oko i teia au apinga i teia taime.
  261. And me? what am I going to buy?…
  262. Ka akapeea au? Eaa taku ka oko?
  263. You are buying the beers…
  264. Naau e oko i te pia.
  265. Few beers…
  266. Nga mea pia ua.
  267. Oh yes the cold beers…
  268. Oooo Ae, te pia anu.
  269. How much do the two cost?...
  270. Eia te tutaki e rua?
  271. Do they cost 17 dollars?...
  272. E tai-ngauru ma itu tāra ainei te tutaki?
  273. Are we going to drink them now?...
  274. Ka aere taua ka inu i teia taime?
  275. No at 4 o'clock…
  276. Kare i te ora ā.
  277. Or at 4.30…
  278. Me kare i te apa note ora ā.
  279. Or at quarter to 5…
  280. Me kare i te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora rima ei.
  281. Or at quarter past 5…
  282. Me kare, i te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati te ora rima.
  283. I want to drink something now…
  284. Ka inangaro au i te inu i tetai apinga i teia taime.
  285. Say…Not at 6.30…
  286. Kare i te āpa note ora ono.
  287. And eat…
  288. E te kaikai.
  289. I don't eat at 7 o’clock…
  290. Kare au e kaikai ana i te ora itu.
  291. At what time do you eat?…
  292. Eaa toou ora e kaikai ana?
  293. Tomorrow…
  294. Apopo.
  295. How's that?..
  296. .Akapeea ria?
  297. I don't understand…
  298. Kare au e marama ana.
  299. Yes you understand…
  300. Ae, kua marama koe.
  301. You don't eat much…
  302. Kare koe e kaikai maata ana.
  303. No, I don't eat much…
  304. Kare, kare au e kaikai maata ana.
  305. You don't eat well…
  306. Kare koe e kaikai meitaki ana
  307. Do you want to eat now Miss…
  308. E maine ka inangaro koe i te kaikai i teia taime?
  309. Thanks very much Sir but I don't want to…
  310. Meitaki maata e papa, inara kare au e inangaro.
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