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hēki - egg

Heki, heheki, n. Dredge for mussels; a sort of rake and net combined. Taia he kowhiu, ara he heki. Called also heki-kapu. ‖ kapu.

Williams Dictionary

Tīkina kia whā ngā hēki.
Get four eggs
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kāore e roa ka maoa ngā hēki.
It wont be long and the eggs will be cooked.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kua tata ngā hēki te maoa.
The eggs are nearly cooked.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Ka nui te mīti, te hēki me te tuna.
There's plenty of meat, eggs and eels.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore tātou e haere ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā hēki.
We are not going to the supermarket to buy eggs.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He aha runga i ō hēki kaurori?
What would you like on your scrambled eggs?
What? - He aha?

Ka haere tātou ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā hēki.
We are going to the supermarket to buy the eggs.

Ā, he kai parakuihi pea, he hēki, he pēkana, he tōtiti, he tōhi hoki.
Um, maybe breakfast food, eggs, bacon, sausages, toast.

Ki a au nei, he pai ake te hēki i te panana.
In my opinion, eggs and better than bananas.

Pēkana me te hēki.
Bacon and eggs.

Āta wāhia te hēki, kei pakaru mai te tōhua.
Crack the egg open slowly/with care, or you might break the yolk.

He pēkana me te hēki māu?
Do you want bacon and eggs?

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