LESSON 14
 
 
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  1. This is Unit 14 of learning Cook Island Maori. Listen to this conversation.
  2. I want to eat at 12.00 ?...
  3. Ka inangaro au i te kaikai i te tuaero.
  4. I don't, I want to eat at ¼ to 11.00…
  5. Kare, ka inangaro au i te kaikai i te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora ngauru ma tai ei.
  6. At ¼ past 11.00?...
  7. I te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati te ora ngauru ma tai?
  8. No, at ¼ to 11.00…
  9. Kare, i te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora ngauru ma tai ei.
  10. Ahh in 17 minutes then?...
  11. Aaaa, i roto i te tai-ngauru ma itu meneti i reira.
  12. Yes in 17 minutes…
  13. Ae , i te tai-ngauru ma itu meneti.
  14. Oh, so then…
  15. Ooooo kua mako i reira.
  16. Okay yes, have you got time for that?...
  17. Noteaa, ae, e taime ra toou note reira?
  18. Yes I have time…
  19. Ae, e taime toku.
  20. But i dont have money…
  21. Inara kare aku moni.
  22. My money is in the hotel…
  23. Tei roto taku moni i te Otera.
  24. Ahh, okay let's go eat something. I will pay for it…
  25. Aaa, noteaa ka aere taua ka kaikai. Naku e tutaki.
  26. Oh yeah, that's good, Thank you very much…
  27. Ooo aee, meitaki ra, Meitaki maata.
  28. No problem…
  29. Kare e manamanata.
  30. Tomorrow I will pay for it…
  31. Apopo naku e tutaki.
  32. Try to translate these words into Cook Island Maori
  33. Tomorrow…
  34. Apopo
  35. Today…
  36. A teia ra
  37. Say… Today I'll pay…
  38. A teia ra , naku e tutaki.
  39. I eat a lot…
  40. E tangata kaikai maata au.
  41. You don't eat much…
  42. Kare koe e kaikai maata ana.
  43. You eat a little…
  44. E meangitika ua taau kaikai.
  45. No, I eat and I drink a lot…
  46. Kare, e tangata kaikai maata e te inu maata au.
  47. What do you drink?.
  48. .Eaa taau e inu ana?
  49. Do you drink beer?....
  50. E inu ana koe i te pia?
  51. No, I drink water, cold water……
  52. Kare, E inu vai āna au, vai anu.
  53. At what time?…
  54. Eaa te ora?
  55. At what time do you eat…
  56. Eaa te ora e kaikai ana koe?
  57. Say… At 5.00 o’clock…
  58. I te ora rima.
  59. At 5.30…
  60. I te apa note ora rima.
  61. At ¼ past 5…
  62. I te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati i te ora rima.
  63. At ¼ to 5…
  64. I te tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora rima ei.
  65. Say the number 15…
  66. Tai-ngauru ma rima.
  67. Say the number 14…
  68. Tai-ngauru ma ā
  69. Number…13…
  70. Tai-ngauru ma toru.
  71. Number…19…
  72. Tai-ngauru ma iva.
  73. Say… 18 dollars…
  74. Tai-ngauru ma varu tāra.
  75. I have 16 dollars…
  76. E tai-ngauru ma ono tāra taku.
  77. I want something cold…
  78. Ka inangaro au i tetai apinga anu.
  79. A cold beer…
  80. E pia anu.
  81. Me too…
  82. E au atu.
  83. How do you say too or also…
  84. Rai.
  85. If you like…
  86. Me ka inangaro koe.
  87. How much does it cost?...
  88. Eia te tutaki?
  89. I don't know…
  90. Kare au i kite.
  91. But I can buy it…
  92. Inara ka rauka iaku i te oko.
  93. And two beers?...
  94. E rua pia.
  95. How much does 2 beers cost?...
  96. Eia te tutaki e rua pia?
  97. I can buy them…
  98. Ka rauka iaku i te oko i teia au apinga
  99. I can buy many things…
  100. E maata taku apinga ka rauka iaku i te oko.
  101. What things? …
  102. Eaa te apinga?
  103. What things can you buy?...
  104. Eaa te au apinga ka rauka iakoe i te oko?
  105. There are a few things…
  106. E nga mea apinga ua.
  107. There are a few good things…
  108. E nga mea apinga meitaki rai tetai.
  109. There are lots of good things…
  110. E maata tikai te au apinga meitaki.
  111. I have 17 dollars now…
  112. E tai-ngauru ma itu aku tāra i teia nei.
  113. I want a drink of beer …
  114. Ka inangaro au i te inu pia.
  115. And I'm going to buy it…
  116. E ka aere katoa au ka oko i te reira.
  117. If you like that's fine…
  118. Me inangaro koe te mako uara.
  119. I want one too…
  120. Ka inangaro rai au i tetai.
  121. Ask… Do you have time?..
  122. E taime toou?
  123. What time is it?...
  124. Eaa te ora?
  125. Ask… What time is it?...
  126. Eaa te ora?
  127. It's 3 o'clock…
  128. E ora toru.
  129. It's 3.30…
  130. E apa note ora toru.
  131. What time is it?...
  132. Eaa te ora?
  133. It's ¼ to 4…
  134. E tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora ā ei.
  135. If it's ¼ to 4 …, it's late…
  136. Me e tai-ngauru ma rima meneti rai ka ora ā ei,... e tureti roa.
  137. I don't have time now.
  138. I teia nei, Kare oku taime.
  139. But later…
  140. Inara akonei.
  141. At what time?...
  142. Eaa te ora…
  143. I don't know…
  144. Kare au i kite.
  145. Try to say… I don't want to talk now…
  146. Kare au e inangaro i te tuatua i teia taime.
  147. I can't talk…
  148. Kare e rauka iaku i te tuatua.
  149. It's late…
  150. e tureti.
  151. Goodbye…
  152. Ka kite.
  153. Now suppose that you are staying at a hotel in Raro, you're trying to decide when to have dinner.
  154. Ask the head waiter… Excuse me, what time is it?...
  155. Akakoromaki mai, eaa te ora?
  156. It's 8 o’clock Mam…
  157. E ora varu e Ma.
  158. It's early…
  159. Vave.
  160. It's very early…
  161. Vave rava.
  162. Are you going to eat?...
  163. Ka aere koe kaikai?
  164. Yes but later…
  165. Ae, inara akonei.
  166. At what time?...
  167. Eaa te ora?
  168. Try to say…In 1 hour…
  169. Tai ora aere.
  170. I'm going to eat at 9…
  171. Ka aere au ka kaikai i te ora iva.
  172. It's very early…
  173. Vave rava.
  174. No Mam , It's not early…
  175. Kare e Ma, kare e vave ana.
  176. It's late…
  177. E roa-anga po.
  178. What time is it?...
  179. Eaa te ora?
  180. It's 8.30., Mam…
  181. E apa note ora varu e Ma.
  182. No, it's ¼ to 9…
  183. Kare, e tai-ngauru ma rima meneti toe ka ora iva ei.
  184. Now it's ¼ to 9…
  185. I teia taime, e tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora iva ei.
  186. late or early?..
  187. E reiti me kare e vave?
  188. I'm going to eat in 15 minutes…
  189. Tai-ngauru ma rima meneti, Ka aere au ka kaikai.
  190. Or 20…
  191. Me kare, rua ngauru.
  192. 20 minutes…
  193. Rua ngauru meneti.
  194. I have 20 minutes…
  195. E rua ngauru oku meneti.
  196. It's early…
  197. Vave.
  198. Is it late?...
  199. E motunga?
  200. Not very late…
  201. Kare e roa ana.
  202. You have 20 minutes…
  203. E rua ngauru meneti toou.
  204. Or 30…
  205. Me kare e toru ngauru.
  206. 30…
  207. Toru ngauru
  208. Say the number …20…
  209. Rua ngauru.
  210. 21..
  211. Rua ngauru ma tai...
  212. 21…
  213. rua ngauru ma tai...
  214. Try to say….25…
  215. Rua ngauru ma rima.
  216. 22…
  217. Rua ngauru ma rua.
  218. Try 35…
  219. Toru ngauru ma rima.
  220. 32…
  221. Toru ngauru ma rua.
  222. What time is it?..
  223. Eaa te ora?
  224. Now?...
  225. I teia taime.
  226. It's a ¼ past 9…
  227. E tai-ngauru ma rima meneti i pati te ora iva.
  228. It's early…
  229. Vave
  230. 32 minutes…
  231. Toru ngauru ma rua meneti.
  232. 34 …
  233. Toru ngauru ma ā.
  234. 24 minutes…
  235. Rua ngauru ma ā meneti.
  236. 26…
  237. Rua ngauru ma ono.
  238. Is it late or early?..
  239. E reiti me kare vave
  240. It's ¼ to 10…
  241. E tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka ora ngauru ei.
  242. It's late now…
  243. E tureti i teia taime.
  244. 28…
  245. Rua ngauru ma varu.
  246. 39…
  247. Toru ngauru ma iva.
  248. It's very late…
  249. E tureti rava.
  250. Are you going to eat?...
  251. Ka aere koe kaikai?
  252. Yes later…
  253. Ae , akonei.
  254. In 25 minutes…
  255. Mei te rua ngauru ma rima meneti.
  256. In 1 hour…
  257. Mei te tai ora.
  258. Try to say… In an hour and a ½…
  259. Mei i te tai ete apa ora.
  260. 35 minutes…
  261. toru ngauru ma rima meneti.
  262. What time is it?..
  263. Eaa te ora?
  264. I don't know but it's very late…
  265. Kare au i kite inara e tureti roa.
  266. You don't have 30 minutes…
  267. Kare oou toru ngauru meneti.
  268. You only have 29 minutes…
  269. E rua ngauru ma iva ua rai oou meneti.
  270. Now suppose it's almost noon, you enter a store and you accidently bump into a woman.
  271. What do you say?...
  272. Akakoromaki mai e mama.
  273. You go up to the counter, how does the Sales woman greet you?
  274. Good morning Sir…
  275. Popongi manea e Pa.
  276. How does she ask you…What do you want to buy?...
  277. Eaa taau ka inangaro i te oko?
  278. Answer… I don't know …
  279. Kare au i kite…
  280. Something…
  281. Tetai apinga.
  282. Something from Mauke…
  283. Tetai apinga no Mauke mai.
  284. Try to say… Do you want to buy it today?...
  285. Ka inangaro koe i te oko i teia ra?
  286. Yes, Is there something good?...
  287. Ae, e apinga meitaki tetai?
  288. Hearing that you speak with an accent, the Salesperson asks if you are Australian?...
  289. No Autireria mai koe?
  290. Tell her you are…
  291. Ae e maine.
  292. Yes I am Australian…
  293. Ae, e tangata Autireria au.
  294. Wanting to help you out…She said that she understands English a little…
  295. E manga papaā ua taku ka marama.
  296. Tell her that you speak Cook Island Maori…
  297. Ka kite au i te tuatua Maori.
  298. I speak Cook Island Maori…
  299. E tuatua Kuki Airani Maori ana au.
  300. Not very well but I speak Cook Island Maori a little…
  301. Kare e mako roa ana inara e manga tuatua Kuki Airani Maori ua.
  302. I want to speak Maori…
  303. Ka inangaro au ite tuatua maori.
  304. Alright you can speak Maori…
  305. Mako ua ka rauka iakoe i te tuatua maori.
  306. But you know sir, I'm going to eat at 12 o’clock…
  307. Inara kua kite koe e papa, ka aere au ka kaikai i te tuaero.
  308. Ask her …What time is it?...
  309. Eaa te ora?
  310. It's 1/4 to 12…
  311. E tai-ngauru ma rima meneti ka tuaero ei.
  312. If there's time…
  313. Me e taime tetai.
  314. I'm going to buy many things…
  315. E maata taku apinga ka aere au ka oko.
  316. I want to buy them now…
  317. Ka inangaro au i te oko i teia taime.
  318. There's no time now…
  319. Kare e ora i teia taime.
  320. You can buy them…
  321. Ka rauka iakoe i te oko.
  322. Later…
  323. Akonei.
  324. Fine…
  325. Mako ua.
  326. I'm going to eat too…
  327. Ka aere katoa au ka kaikai.
  328. You are going to eat, and I'm going to eat…
  329. Ka aere koe ka kaikai e ka aere katoa rai au ka kaikai.
  330. If you want…
  331. Me ka inangaro koe.
  332. I understand Sir, let's go and eat…
  333. Kua marama au e Pa, aere mai ka aere taua kaikai.
  334. So off you go.
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