LESSON 2
- This is unit 2 of learning to speak Cook Island Māori , listen to this conversation:
- E papa, e papa
- Ea’a e maine
- Ka kite koe te tuatua Māori ?
- Kare , kare au e kite i te tuatua Māori.
- Ka marama koe i te reo Māori ?
- Ae , ka marama au, kare ra e marama meitaki.
- Ka kite koe i te tuatua Papa'ā
- Ae, ka kite au i te tuatua Papa'ā
- Aha, no Nu Tireni mai koe?
- Ae e maine .
- Do you remember how to make conversation to a young Māori lady?
- Kia Orana e maine
- When a Māori speaker says the word be sure to check your pronunciation and repeat the word after him, do this on every response.
- Kia Orana...Kia Orana
- Say… I can speak…
- Ka kite au i te tuatua…
- I can speak English
- Ka kite au te tuatua Papa'ā.
- Ask…Do you speak English? …
- Ka kite koe i te tuatua Papa'ā?
- Answer…No sir…
- Kare e papa…
- I don’t speak English…
- Kare au e kite i te tuatua Papa'ā… Kare au e kite i te tuatua Papa'ā.
- I speak Māori…
- E tuatua Māori ua
- I don’t speak Māori…
- Kare au e kite i te tuatua Māori… Kare au e kite i te tuatua Māori
- How do you say…I understand…
- Ka marama au… ka marama au
- I understand Māori…
- Ka marama au i te reo Māori…Ka marama au i te reo Māori
- A little…
- Meangiti ua…Meangiti ua.
- Say… You understand…
- Ka marama koe…ka marama koe
- Ask…Do you understand? …
- Ka marama koe?...ka marama koe ?
- Do you understand Māori…
- Ka marama koe i te reo Māori ?...ka marama koe i te reo Māori?
- Say …Yes I understand Māori…
- Āe ka marama au i te reo Māori
- I don’t understand English…
- Kare au e marama i te reo Papa'ā… kare au e marama i te reo Papa'ā
- Ask the woman if she understands Māori…
- E maine, ka marama koe i te reo Māori…E maine, ka marama koe i te reo Māori
- No sir…
- Kare e papa, kare au e marama
- I don’t understand Māori…
- Kare au e marama i te reo Māori
- Ask the man if he’s from New Zealand…
- No Nu Tireni mai koe ?...no Nu Tireni mai koe
- What part of that means …You…
- Koe…koe
- Say…You are…
- No...No
- Say …You are from New Zealand…
- No Nu Tireni mai koe.
- Ask him if he is from New Zealand…
- E papa, no Nu Tireni mai koe?
- I’m from New Zealand…
- No Nu Tireni mai au…No Nu Tireni mai au.
- Ask the woman where is she from…
- E maine, no ea mai koe?... E maine, no ea mai koe?
- I’m from Mauke…
- No Mauke mai au… No Mauke mai au
- Here's how to say...Yes maam...
- Ae, e mama...Ae, e mama
- How do you say Ma'am in Māori…
- Mama...Mama
- How do you say Miss…
- Maine...Maine.
- How do you ask a man where he’s from…
- E Papa, no ea mai koe?... E papa, no ea mai koe?
- Answer..I’m from Mauke…
- No Mauke mai au…No Mauke mai au
- Here's how to say... Good morning , literally you are saying beautiful morning…
- Popongi manea.....Popongi manea…
- Good Morning....
- Popongi manea.
- Say...Good morning Ma'am…
- Popongi manea e Mama...Popongi manea e Mama
- How does she answer...Good morning sir…
- Popongi manea e Papa...Popongi manea e Papa.
- Ask her if she’s from Mauke…
- E maine, No Mauke mai koe?...E maine, no Mauke mai koe?
- She answers ...No Sir…
- Kare e papa.
- Now here's how to ask...How are you…
- Pe’ea ua koe?...pe’ea ua koe?
- Ask the lady how she is…
- Pe’ea ua koe e mama?...pe’ea ua koe e mama?
- Say good morning…
- Popongi manea...popongi manea.
- How are you…
- Pe’ea ua koe? ...pe’ea ua koe?
- Ask her if she's from Mauke…
- No Mauke mai koe?...no Mauke mai koe?
- No sir…
- Kare e papa...Kare e papa.
- Say...Good morning ma'am…
- Popongi manea e mama.
- How are you…
- Pe’ea ua koe?…
- Fine, thanks..
- Meitaki ua... Meitaki ua... meitaki ua.
- Listen and say the word...Thanks…
- meitaki...meitaki
- Say...Thank you…
- Meitaki maata...meitaki maata.
- Now here is the word...Fine or Well…
- Meitaki ua...meitaki ua.
- Say ...Fine thanks…
- Meitaki ua.
- Ask ...How are you ?..
- Pe’ea ua koe?...Pe’ea ua koe?
- Answer...I’m Well thank you…
- meitaki uaau… meitaki uaau
- Ask ...How are you…
- Pe’ea ua koe?
- Answer...Fine thanks...
- Meitaki ua… meitaki ua.
- A common answer will be ...Very well thank you…
- Meitaki maata,...meitaki maata
- Try to say...Very well…
- Meitaki maata.
- Say...Very well, thank you…
- Meitaki maata... Meitaki maata
- Say...Good morning...
- Popongi manea… popongi manea
- Ask ...How are you…
- Pe'ea ua koe?... Pe'ea ua koe?
- Answer...Fine thanks…
- Meitaki ua.
- Do you remember how to say...I understand…
- Ka marama au
- Try say...I understand very well…
- Ka marama meitaki au...ka marama meitaki au...ka marama meitaki au.
- Ask... Do you understand?...
- Ka marama koe?... Ka marama koe?
- Answer...Yes I understand very well…
- Ae, ka marama meitaki au… Ae, ka marama meitaki au.
- Goodbye Sir…
- Noo ake e Papa...Noo ake e Papa.
- Say... Goodbye...
- No’o ake...no’o ake.
- Say.. Goodbye Maam…
- Noo ake e mama...Noo ake e mama
- Suppose you are introduced to a married woman, how would you say...Good Morning to her…
- Popongi manea e Mama.
- Suppose she’s not married, what would you have said ?...
- Popongi manea e maine
- Ask her how she's feeling…
- Pe’ea ua koe ?...pe’ea ua koe ?
- Answer for her...Very well thank you..
- Meitaki maata... meitaki maata.
- Ask her if she's from New Zealand…
- No Nu Tireni mai koe e maine?
- How would you ask a man the same question…
- No Nu Tireni mai koe e papa?
- How would he answer…
- Ae, no Nu Tireni mai au.
- How would she answer...No I’m not from New Zealand..
- Kare, kare au no Nu Tireni mai.
- Ask her if she understands…
- E maine, Ka marama koe?
- Ask her if she understands English…
- E maine, Ka marama koe i te reo Papa’ā?
- She says...No sir I don’t understand…
- Kare e papa, kare au e marama...Kare e papa, kare au e marama.
- She says...I speak Māori…
- ka tuatua Māori uaau...ka tuatua Māori uaau.
- How does she ask...Do you speak Māori…
- Ka kite koe i te tuatua Māori...ka kite koe i te tuatua Māori?
- Say...Excuse me…
- Akakoromaki mai…
- I don’t speak Māori very well…
- Kare au e kite meitaki i te tuatua Māori.
- I understand English…
- Ka marama au i te reo Papa'ā....
- A little…
- E meangiti ua.
- Say...I understand a little…
- ka marama au , e meangiti ua...ka marama au , e meangiti ua.
- I speak a little..
- E meangiti ua taku tuatua Māori.
- She said...You are from New Zealand…
- No Nu Tireni mai koe...No Nu Tireni mai koe
- Yes ma'am…
- Ae e mama
- She said...You speak Māori…
- Ka kite koe i te tuatua Māori...Ka kite koe i te tuatua Māori.
- Very well…
- Meitaki maata.
- You speak Māori very well…
- Meitaki maata taau tuatua Māori...meitaki maata taau tuatua Māori.
- Say...Thank you…
- Meitaki. e mama…
- Say goodbye…
- Noo ake e Mama.