LESSON 6
 
 
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  1. This is Unit 6 of Learning Cook Island Maori. Listen to this conversation.
  2. Kia orana e Ben
  3. Aaa, Aiai manea e Maria
  4. Peea ua koe?
  5. Kare au e kite ana e Ben.
  6. Patianga ...e tene taau?
  7. Kare e Maria, kare aku tene.
  8. Mari ra e tara taau?, me kare.
  9. Akakoromaki mai e Maria, kare aku tene e kare katoa aku tara.
  10. Kare e, no Nu Tireni mai koe?
  11. Ae no Nu Tireni mai au, mari ra kare aku tene e kare katoa aku tara.
  12. Noo ake e Ben. -
  13. Listen to this conversation again.
  14. Kia orana e Ben
  15. Aaa, Aiai manea e Maria
  16. Peea ua koe?
  17. Kare au e kite ana e Ben.
  18. Patianga ...e tene taau?
  19. Kare e Maria, kare aku tene.
  20. Mari ra e tara taau?, me kare.
  21. Akakoromaki mai e Maria, kare aku tene e kare katoa aku tara.
  22. Kare e, no Nu Tireni mai koe?
  23. Ae no Nu Tireni mai au, mari ra kare aku tene e kare katoa aku tara.
  24. Noo ake e Ben. -
  25. Try to translate these words into Cook Island Maori
  26. Do you remember how to say...Please..
  27. Me ka tika.
  28. Say I have cents…
  29. E tene taku.
  30. Do you have a dollar?...
  31. E tara taau?.
  32. I don’t know…
  33. Kare au i kite.
  34. Say...Excuse me…
  35. Akakoromaki mai.
  36. The Rarotongan Hotel…
  37. Te Otera Rarotongan…
  38. Where is it?...
  39. Tiea ngai?
  40. It's not here...
  41. Kare i konei.
  42. It's over there…
  43. Te ra i ko.
  44. And the Restaurant?..
  45. E te Are Kai?.
  46. Say the Punu Restaurant…
  47. Te Are Kai Punu…
  48. Do you know where it is?...
  49. Kua kite koe e tiea?
  50. I don't know where it is…
  51. Kare au i kite e tiea.
  52. I'm not from here…
  53. Kare au e, no konei.
  54. Do you know…
  55. Kua kite koe.
  56. The restaurant, I don't know…
  57. Te Are Kai , kare au i kite.
  58. I don't understand Maori language…
  59. Kare au e marama ana i te reo Maori.
  60. Yes you understand…
  61. Ae kua marama koe.
  62. A little…
  63. Meangiti ua.
  64. Very well…
  65. meitaki ra.
  66. Very little…
  67. Meangiti ua.
  68. Listen and repeat..Not much…
  69. Kare e maata ana…
  70. Kare e maata ana.
  71. Say the word Much or a lot…
  72. Maata…
  73. Maata
  74. Try to say a lot of dollars…
  75. Maata te tara.
  76. Tell me you have a lot of dollars…
  77. E maata taku tara.
  78. Tell me you have a lot of cents...
  79. E maata taku tene.
  80. Listen and repeat...How much…
  81. Eia
  82. Ask… how much…
  83. Eia?
  84. How much do you have?...
  85. Eia aau?
  86. I don't have much...
  87. Kare e maata ana taku.
  88. How much…
  89. Eia?
  90. I have two cents…
  91. E rua aku tene.
  92. Say two…
  93. E rua…
  94. E rua.
  95. Two cents…
  96. Rua tene.
  97. Ask her if she has two dollars…
  98. E maine, e rua tara taau?
  99. No I have no dollars…
  100. Kare, kare aku tara.
  101. I have lots of cents…
  102. E maata taku tene.
  103. But I have no dollars…
  104. Mari ra, kare aku tara.
  105. Say… But…
  106. Mari ra…..
  107. But I have no dollars…..
  108. Inara, kare aku tara.
  109. I have dollars…
  110. E tara taku.
  111. Lots of dollars?....
  112. Maata te tara?...
  113. Maata te tara?
  114. Two dollars…
  115. E rua tara?
  116. But...It's not much…
  117. Kare e maata roa.
  118. And I have one cent…
  119. E tai aku tene.
  120. How much…
  121. Eia?
  122. Two cents?...
  123. E rua tene.
  124. No, one cent…
  125. Kare, e tai tene.
  126. It's not much…
  127. Kare e maata roa.
  128. It's very little…
  129. Meangiti ua.
  130. Please...I have one cent…
  131. Me ka tika iakoe, e tai tene naku.
  132. And I want two cents….
  133. E ka inangaro au e rua tene.
  134. Say… I want…
  135. ka inangaro au... ka inangaro au
  136. Say...I have…
  137. E mea taku,... E mea taku
  138. Say…you have…
  139. Taau…Taau
  140. Guess how to say...You Want…
  141. Inangaro koe…inangaro koe.
  142. Ask... Do you want dollars?…
  143. Ka inangaro tāra koe?
  144. How much…
  145. Eia?...Eia?.
  146. How much do you want?...
  147. Eia aau ka inanagaro?
  148. One dollar
  149. tai tara
  150. Two dollars…
  151. rua tara
  152. No , I don't want dollars…
  153. Kare,Kare au e inangaro i tetai tara.
  154. But...I want cents…
  155. Inara ka inangaro tene au.
  156. Please…
  157. Me ka tika.
  158. Do you speak English?...
  159. Ka kite koe i te tuatua papaa?
  160. No, I don't speak English..
  161. Kare, kare au e kite i te tuatua papaa.
  162. I don't know…
  163. Kare au i kite.
  164. I don't understand…
  165. Kare au i marama.
  166. I don't know and I don't understand…
  167. Kare au i kite, e kare au e marama.
  168. Please…
  169. Me ka tika.
  170. I want two cents…
  171. Ka inangaro au e rua tene..
  172. I want three cents…
  173. Ka inangaro au e toru tene.
  174. What's the number… Three… in Maori…
  175. Toru…Toru.
  176. Ask If she wants three dollars?...
  177. E maine, ka inangaro koe e toru tāra?.
  178. No Sir…
  179. Kare e papa.
  180. I don't want three dollars…
  181. Kare au e inangaro toru tāra.
  182. But I want cents…
  183. Inara ka inangaro tene au.
  184. How much do you want?...
  185. Eia aau ka inangaro?
  186. I don't want a lot…
  187. Kare e maata roa taku ka inangaro.
  188. I want three cents…
  189. Ka inangaro au e toru tene.
  190. Very well…
  191. Meitaki maata.
  192. But I don't have any cents here…
  193. Inara kare aku tene i konei.
  194. I have dollars here…
  195. E tāra ua taku i konei.
  196. I have three dollars…
  197. E toru tāra taku.
  198. I don't want dollars…
  199. Kare au e inangaro tāra.
  200. Do you understand?...
  201. Kua marama koe?.
  202. I understand…
  203. Kua marama au.
  204. That's okay…
  205. Mako ua.
  206. Thank you…
  207. Meitaki
  208. That's okay…
  209. Mako ua
  210. Goodbye…
  211. aere ra....
  212. Now suppose you are talking to Maria...Ask her where she is…
  213. Maria, tiea koe?
  214. She answers ...In the Hotel…
  215. Tei roto i te Otera.
  216. How do you say ...In the hotel…
  217. Roto i te Otera.
  218. In the hotel Sunrise…
  219. Roto i te otera Sunrise
  220. Maria asks...Where are you?...
  221. Tiea ngai koe?
  222. In the restaurant?...
  223. Ti roto i te are kai?
  224. Yes, in the Vaituna restaurant…
  225. Ae, ti roto au i te are kai Vaituna
  226. But I have no cents here…
  227. Inara kare aku tene i konei.
  228. That's okay…
  229. Mako ua.
  230. Do have any dollars?…
  231. E tara taau?
  232. Yes, but very little….
  233. Ae, inara e meangiti ua.
  234. In the hotel, I have lots of cents…
  235. I roto i te otera, e maata taku tene.
  236. How much...how much do you have…
  237. Eia aau?
  238. In the restaurant…
  239. Roto i te are kai…
  240. Not much…
  241. Kare e maata ana
  242. How much do you want…
  243. Eia aau ka inangaro?
  244. I want three cents…
  245. Ka inangaro au e toru tene.
  246. And how much do you have…
  247. Eia aau?
  248. I have two...but I want three…
  249. E rua aku, inara ka inangaro au e toru.
  250. No worries…
  251. Kare e manata…
  252. I have one cent…
  253. E tai rai aku tene.
  254. Thank you…
  255. Meitaki
  256. Thank you very much…
  257. Meitaki maata…
  258. thank you very much...
  259. meitaki maata…
  260. thank you very much….
  261. meitaki maata.
  262. Say...Thank you very much…
  263. Meitaki maata
  264. Ask...Do you know where the restaurant is...
  265. Kua kite koe e, tiea te are kai
  266. Do you know where the restaurant is…
  267. Kua kite koe e, tiea te are kai
  268. Yes I know where it is..
  269. Ae kua kite au e tiea
  270. Yes I know where it is..
  271. Ae kua kite au e tiea
  272. I understand…
  273. Kua marama au.
  274. Say... Ahh Thank you very much…
  275. Aaa..meitaki maata.
  276. That's okay…
  277. Mako ua.
  278. Goodbye…
  279. Noo ake ra
  280. Goodbye…
  281. Aere ra
  282. Now suppose you are looking for the Rarotongan Hotel...Say excuse me Miss…
  283. Akakoromaki mai e maine.
  284. Do you know...Do you know where the Hotel is?...
  285. Kua kite koe e tiea te otera?
  286. She asked… what’s that? ..…
  287. eaa nei? ..…eaa nei?
  288. The Rarotongan hotel Miss…
  289. Te Otera Rarotongan e maine?
  290. I want the Rarotongan Hotel…
  291. Ka inangaro au i te Otera Rarotongan…
  292. I don't understand…
  293. Kare au i marama…
  294. what's that?...
  295. eaa nei?
  296. I'm not from here…
  297. Kare au e no konei
  298. Ask her if she's a Cook Islander….
  299. E Kuki Airani koe?
  300. No sir...I'm from Tahiti…
  301. Kare e Pa, no Tahiti mai au.
  302. And you…
  303. Akapeea koe?..
  304. I'm Mr Smith from New Zealand…
  305. Ko Smith tane au, no Nu Tireni mai au.
  306. Glad to meet you sir…
  307. Mataora i te aravei iakoe e Pa.
  308. Glad to meet you Miss…
  309. Mataora i te aravei iakoe e maine.
  310. I don't know where the hotel is…
  311. Kare au i kite e, tiea te otera.
  312. But I know where the restaurant is…
  313. Inara kua kite au e, e tiea te are kai.
  314. The Vaituna restaurant …
  315. Ko te are kai Vaituna
  316. Thank you very much…
  317. Meitaki maata
  318. Very well sir…
  319. Mako ua e Pa.
  320. Goodbye…
  321. Aere ra
  322. Goodbye Miss…
  323. Noo ake ra e Maine.
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