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Basic Structures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ko _ ahau | my name is _ |
| ko wai ia | Who is he/she? |
| Nō hea koe | Where are you from? |
| ko _ ia | His/ her name is |
| Nō _ ahau | I am from _ |
| Nō hea ia | Where is he/she from? |
| Nō _ ia | He/She is from... |
| Ke te pēhea koe? | How are you? |
| kei te _ ahau | I am feeling |
| Kei te pēhea ia? | How is he/she? |
| kei te _ ia | he/ she is feeling/ doing _ |
| kei te pēhea kōrua | How are you two? |
| kei hea tōu kāinga | Where is your home? |
| Kei _ tōku kāinga | my house is is _ |
| kei hea tōna kāinga | Where is his/her home? |
| kei _ tōna kāinga | his/ her house is _ |
| ko wai tōu ingoa | What is your name? |
| ko _ tōku ingoa | My name is ... |
| ko wai tōna ingoa | What is his/her name? |
| ko _ tōna ingoa | ___ is his/her name |
| ko wai tōu whaea | Who is your mother? |
| ko _ tōku whaea | My mothers name is _ |
| ko _ tōku matua | My fathers name is _ |
| ko wai | who |
| ko wai te mātāmua | Who is the oldest? |
| Ko _ te mātāmua | _ is the oldest |
| ko wai te pōtiki | Who is the youngest? |
| ko _ te pōtiki | _ is the youngest |
| E hia ōu tau? | How old are you? |
| E _ ōku tau | I am _ years old |
| Tekau mā toru ōku tau | I am thirteen years old |
| E rua tekau mā whā ōku tau | I am 24 years old |
| Kāore he _ | There are no _ (object) |
| kotahi te _ | there is one _ (object) |
| Use E in front of which numbers? | numbers beginning with 2-9 |
| Which numbers don't have E | Any number beginning with 1 |
| he maha ngā | there are many/lots |
| E hia ngā _ | How many _(objects) are there? |
| (E) _ ngā _ | There are _(number) of _ (objects) |
| tokohia ngā _ | How many _ (person not object) are there |
| tōku_ ngā _ | There are _ (number) amount of _ (people) |
| kei hea | where |
| kei hea te _ | Where is the _ (object) |
| kei hea ngā _ | where are the _'s? |
| kei _ te _ i te _ | the _ is _ the _(the object is postioned with the location) |
| kei _ ngā _ i te _ | the _ is _ the _(the object'S are postioned with the location) |
| kei hea tō _ | Where is your...? |
| kei _ taku _ i te _ | my _ is _ on the/ in the _ |
| kei _ tō_ i te _ | your _ is _ on the/ in the _ |
| kei _ ō_ i te _ | your _'S are _ on the/ in the _ |
| kei hea te _ _? | where's the _ _ (where's the object, colour) |
| kei te aha koe? | What are you doing? |
| Kei te _ ahau | I am doing _ |
| kei te aha ia | what is he/ she doing? |
| kei te _ koe | you are _ (doing/ feeling) |
| Kei te aha a _ | What is _ (name) doing? |
| kei te _ a _ | Name is doing action (action first, then name) |
| kei te aha te _ | What is _ doing? (person such as the family names or type of person) |