LESSON 7
 
 
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  1. This is UNIT 7 of learning Cook Island Maori; Listen to this conversation.
  2. Maria, e ia aau tene ?
  3. Kare e maata ana e John, e rua aku tene,e mari ra e tāra taku.
  4. E ia?
  5. Kare au i kite, e rua , e toru.
  6. Ka inangaro koe e tai tāra?
  7. Ae, me ka tika ia koe, kare ka inangaro au e rua tāra.
  8. Ei ra, e rua tāra naau.
  9. Listen again.
  10. Maria, e ia aau tene ?
  11. Kare e maata ana e John, e rua aku tene,e mari ra e tāra taku.
  12. E ia?
  13. Kare au i kite, e rua , e toru.
  14. Ka inangaro koe e tai tāra?
  15. Ae, me ka tika ia koe, kare ka inangaro au e rua tāra.
  16. Ei ra, e rua tāra naau.
  17. Try to translate these words into Cook Island Maori
  18. Do you remember how to say... Three?...
  19. Toru
  20. Three dollars…
  21. Toru tāra.
  22. Please…
  23. Me ka tika..
  24. Three dollars please…
  25. E toru tara , me ka tika?
  26. what's that?...
  27. eaa nei?
  28. Excuse me?...
  29. Akakoromaki mai?
  30. I want three dollars...…
  31. Ka inangaro au e toru tāra
  32. I want three dollars...…
  33. Ka inangaro au e toru tāra
  34. That's fine but…
  35. Mako ua , inara…
  36. I don't have three dollars…
  37. Kare aku toru tāra…
  38. How much do you have…
  39. Eia aau?
  40. I don't know
  41. Kare au i kite
  42. It's not here…
  43. Kare i konei.
  44. Where is it…
  45. Tiea ngai?
  46. In the hotel…
  47. Ti roto i te otera.
  48. Now suppose you just met someone.
  49. Do you remember how to say...Glad to meet you…
  50. Mataora i te aravei iakoe.
  51. Ask the man where he's from…
  52. Noea mai koe e Papa?
  53. I'm British…
  54. E tangata Paratane au.
  55. Are you from Aitutaki…
  56. No Aitutaki mai koe?
  57. No, I'm from Manihiki…
  58. Kare no Manihiki mai au.
  59. Sir, you speak Maori a little…
  60. E Papa kite rai koe te tuatua, manga ua ra.
  61. Yes I speak a little…
  62. Ae, manga ua taku ka ki te i te tuatua.
  63. And I understand a little…
  64. E meangiti ua taku ka marama.
  65. No ,sir…
  66. Kare e Papa.
  67. You understand very well…
  68. Marama meitaki rai koe
  69. Thank you ma'am…
  70. Meitaki e mama.
  71. Goodbye…
  72. Noo ake ra.
  73. Now try another conversation.
  74. Say… excuse me Miss…
  75. Akakoromaki mai e maine
  76. Do you know…
  77. Kua kite koe?
  78. Do you know where the hotel is?...
  79. Kua kite koe e tiea te Otera?
  80. It's not here…
  81. Kare I konei.
  82. It's over there…
  83. Tera i ko
  84. Do you know? …
  85. Kua kite koe?
  86. I know…
  87. Kua kite au.
  88. Listen and say the word...I…
  89. Au
  90. What's the word...I...in Maori…
  91. Au…au.
  92. Say...I have a dollar…
  93. E tāra taku.
  94. Say... I want a dollar…
  95. Ka inangaro au e tai tāra
  96. And me…
  97. E au atu....
  98. I have lots of cents…
  99. E maata taku tene.
  100. How many?...
  101. Eia?
  102. Three cents…
  103. E toru tene.
  104. And two dollars…
  105. E te rua tāra.
  106. I have four dollars…
  107. E ā tāra taku.
  108. Repeat... I have four dollars…
  109. E ā tāra taku.
  110. Say… Four dollars…
  111. Ā tāra.
  112. Ask...How many?...
  113. Eia?
  114. Lots…
  115. Maata.
  116. But how many?...
  117. Inara eia?
  118. Four dollars…
  119. Ā tāra.
  120. No five dollars...
  121. Kare, e rima tāra…Kare,e rima tāra.
  122. How do you say the number... five…
  123. rima…rima
  124. Say five cents…
  125. rima tene....
  126. I want five cents…
  127. Ka inangaro au e rima tene.
  128. I have five cents…
  129. E rima tene taku.
  130. No four…
  131. Kare,e Ā.
  132. What do you want...
  133. Eaa taau ka inangaro?...
  134. Repeat... What do you want...
  135. Eaa taau ka inangaro?...
  136. Ask the woman what she wants…
  137. E mama, eaa taau ka inangaro?
  138. Four cents…
  139. E ā tene.
  140. No five cents…
  141. Kare, e rima tene.
  142. What do you want?...
  143. Eaa taau ka inangaro?
  144. I want to eat…
  145. Ka inangaro au i te kaikai.
  146. I want to eat…
  147. Ka inangaro au i te kaikai.
  148. Ask… where?...
  149. Kiea?
  150. In the hotel…
  151. Tei roto i te otera
  152. I want to eat in the hotel…
  153. Ka inangaro au i te kaikai ki roto i te otera.
  154. What do you want?...
  155. Eaa taau ka inangaro?
  156. Try to say...What do you want to eat?...
  157. Eaa taau ka inangaro i te kai?
  158. I don't know…
  159. Kare au i kite.
  160. I know…
  161. Kua kite au.
  162. You want to eat …
  163. Ka inangaro koe i te kaikai…
  164. In the restaurant…
  165. I roto i te are kai.
  166. Yes , but…
  167. Ae, inara…
  168. How many cents do you have?...
  169. Eia aau tene?
  170. I have lots of cents…
  171. E maata taku tene.
  172. Four,….
  173. ā
  174. five…
  175. rima…
  176. It's a little….
  177. Meangiti ua.
  178. Very little…
  179. E mea meangiti ua.
  180. What do you want to eat?...
  181. Eaa taau ka inangaro i te kai?
  182. Nothing…
  183. Kare e apinga.
  184. Say... Nothing…
  185. kare e apinga.
  186. I don't want anything…
  187. Kare au e inangaro i tetai apinga.
  188. What do you want…
  189. Eaa taau ka inangaro?
  190. Me?…
  191. au?
  192. I want to eat…
  193. Ka inangaro au i te kaikai.
  194. What do you want to eat?...
  195. Eaa taau ka inangaro i te kai?
  196. Something…
  197. Tetai Apinga ua.
  198. Say… Something …
  199. Tetai Apinga ua
  200. I want something…
  201. Ka inangaro au i tetai apinga.
  202. I want to eat something…
  203. Ka inangaro au i te kai i tetai apinga.
  204. Ask her if she wants to eat something….
  205. E maine , ka inangaro koe i te kai i tetai apinga?
  206. No sir, nothing…
  207. Kare e papa, kare e apinga.
  208. I don't want anything…
  209. Kare au e inangaro i tetai apinga.
  210. I don't want to eat…
  211. Kare au e inangaro i te kaikai.
  212. I have five cents…
  213. E rima tene taku.
  214. I don't want to eat here…
  215. Kare au e inangaro i te kaikai i konei.
  216. Where do you want to eat?...
  217. Ka inangaro koe te kaikai kiea?
  218. Over there…
  219. Ti…. ko.
  220. And what do you want to eat?...
  221. Eaa taau ka inangaro i te kai?
  222. I don't know…
  223. Kare au i kite.
  224. Something?...
  225. Tetai apinga?
  226. Not much…
  227. Kare i maata.
  228. I don't want to eat…
  229. Kare au e inangaro i te kaikai.
  230. Nothing?...
  231. Kare e apinga?
  232. How much money do you have?....
  233. Eia aau moni?.
  234. Five dollars…
  235. Rima tāra.
  236. Very well…
  237. Meitaki maata.
  238. Let's go…
  239. Ka aere taua.
  240. Say...Let's go…
  241. Ka aere taua..
  242. Where?...
  243. Kiea?
  244. Let's go eat…
  245. Ka aere taua kaikai.
  246. Okay, let's go…
  247. Mako ,ka aere taua.
  248. Let's go eat…
  249. Ka aere taua kaikai.
  250. Now imagine yourself in the following situation: You are Mr Johnson, a New Zealander businessman. You arrive in the evening at the home of a Cook Island business associate, Mr Toru. You are met at the door by Mrs Toru...
  251. What is the first thing you would say to her?...Good evening Ma’am…
  252. Aiai manea e Mama.
  253. Good evening sir…
  254. Aiai manea e papa.
  255. Tell her who you are…
  256. Ko papa John au
  257. Ask her if she is Mrs Toru?...
  258. Ko Toru vaine ainei koe?
  259. She answers…Yes Sir…
  260. Ae e papa...
  261. Tell her that you don't understand Maori well...
  262. Kare au e marama meitaki ana i te reo maori.
  263. Yes sir you understand very well…
  264. Ae e papa, kua marama meitaki rai koe.
  265. Thank her…
  266. Meitaki e maine.
  267. I speak a little…
  268. E meangiti ua taku reo ka kite.
  269. How did she say...I don't speak english…
  270. Kare au e kite i te tuatua papaa.
  271. How did she ask if you wanted something to eat?...
  272. Apinga taau ka inangaro i te kai?
  273. Say ,... nothing thanks…
  274. kare e apinga, meitaki ra.
  275. She says...Yes,yes, what do you want?...
  276. Ae,ae, eaa taau ka inangaro?
  277. Do you want something?…
  278. Ka inangaro koe i te tai apinga?.
  279. Say...thank you very much but...
  280. Meitaki maata e mama inara…
  281. I don't want to eat anything…
  282. Kare au e inangaro i te kai i te tai apinga.
  283. ask her if Mr Toru is here
  284. Ti konei a Toru tane?
  285. At this moment the entrance of Mr Toru saves you from further efforts to converse. He introduces you formally to his wife.
  286. What do you say…
  287. Mataora i te aravei iakoe e Toru Vaine…
  288. And she says…
  289. Mataora rai i te aravei iakoe e papa.
  290. Now you and Mr Toru are leaving. How do you say….Let's go Mr Toru…
  291. Aere mai ka aere taua e Toru tane…
  292. Say...Goodnight to his wife…
  293. Po manea e mama.
  294. She says...
  295. Aere atu ra e papa.
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