Level 1 Te Reo Māori

Sentence starting with 'He'

• Action sentence

• Descriptive sentence

• Naming sentence

• Nonsensical sentence

Sentence starting with 'Kei te..." translates to...

• have/had/has....

• will/shall...

• were/was.... - ing

• am/is/are..... -ing

Sentence starting with 'Kua' translates to...

• will / shall

• is/am/are... -ing

• were/was ... -ing

• has/have/had...

Translate - He tama poto ia.

• He is a big boy.

• He is a tall boy.

• He is a short boy.

• She is a short girl.

Translate - He kōtiro pukumahi a Kiri.

• Kiri is a hardworking girl.

• Kiri is a strong girl.

• Tema is hardworking boy.

• Kiri is a lazy girl.

Translate - Kei te haere rāua ki te moana

• We are walking to school.

• We are going to the shop.

• They (2) are watching Moana.

• They (2) are going to the sea.

Translate - Kei te kōrero māua ko Hema.

• Hema and I are talking.

• Him and Hema are talking.

• Hema is talking.

• We are talking to Hema.

Negate this - He tēpu roa tērā.

• Kāorē tērā he tēpu roa

• Kāore he tēpu roa tērā

• Ehara tērā i te tēpu roa

• Ehara tēpu roa i te tērā

Negate this - He wahine kaha a Mihi.

• Ehara a Mihi i te wahine kaha.

• Kāore a Mihi

• Ehara wahine kaha a Mihi.

• Kāore a Mihi i te wahine kaha.

Negate this - 'Kei te hīkoi ia ki te toa'

• Kāore ia i te toa ki te hīkoi

• Ehara koe i te toa

• Ehara ia i te hīkoi ki te toa

• Kāore ia i te hīkoi ki te toa