On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tū ake ana ia ki te marae.
He is standing up on the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I pakeke ake ia i Te Waipounamu.
He grew up in the South Island.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai.
The job has taken longer than I thought.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua pakaru te rama i runga ake i te tēpu.
The light above the table is broken.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me

I rārāina ngā tuna i runga ake i te mānuka poa.
The eels were smoked over smouldering mānuka.
Sentences with i - i

Kia tere ake tō oma.
Run faster.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Nāku a Hēmi i whakarere iho ake.
I abandoned Hēmi.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Hoatu koutou. Ko au ā taihoa ake.
You three go. I'll go a bit later.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Tū ake!
Stand up!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kitea rawatia ake rāua i runga i te maunga.
They were finally seen on the mountain.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki runga ake.
Upwards.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I runga ake i te kūaha.
Above the door.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga ake ngā kī i te whata mātao.
The keys are above the fridge.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ko Kaurikei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Kauri is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga ake i ngā pakiaka ko te kahiwi, kei runga ake i tērā ko ngā manga, ā, kei runga ake i ērā ko te kāpuhipuhi.
Up from the roots is the trunk, up from the trunk are the main branches, and above those comes the crown/fine branches and leaves.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ko te whetū i runga ake i te whare.
The star was above the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I ū te ngaro ki runga ake i te tēpu.
The fly landed above the table.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I pakeke ake au i Poneke, engari ko Tāmaki-makau-rau kē tōku ake kāinga.
I grew up in Wellington but Auckland is my real home.
Conjunctions - but - engari

He rawe te kaitono tuatahi. He pai tōna āhua. Heoi anō, he pai ake te reo Māori o te kaitono tuarua.
The first applicant was great. He had a really nice way about him. On the other hand, the second applicant had better Māori language skills.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

He ruarua noa ngā ika i mau i a au i tēnei ata. Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.
I only caught a few fish this morning. Still, a few is better than none.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Ka mura te ahi i te rarauhe, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere.
The fire blazed up in amongst the bracken. In no time at all it had spread to the forest.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ka utaina te whakaahua ki a Pukamata, mea ake kua kitea e te mātinitini.
The photo was posted on Facebook, and suddenly all and sundry had seen it.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

E ai ki ngā rongo kua taumaha a ia, mea ake ka hemo.
They say he's very ill, and it won't be long at all before he dies.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Kāore au i kite i te wai i te papa. Haere atu ana au, mea ake kei raro e putu ana.
I didn't see the water on the floor. I was walking along, all of a sudden I'm in a heap on the floor.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don't actively look after those children of Tāne, they'll become extinct in no time at all.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ka tata tatū te take, kātahi ka puta ake he māharahara anō. I pēnei tonu te āhua ā pō noa.
The matter would just about be resolved, then someone would raise another concern. It carried on like this into the night.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

I runga ake te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup was above the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga ake i te maunga ngā manu.
The birds were above the mountain.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka mau ana te ururoa ka kaha whawhai ia kia ora ake anō.
Whenever a shark was caught it put up a terrific fight to survive and personifies the epitome of striving.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite a Tū i te mamaha e puta ake ana i mua o te tereina.
Tū saw the steam rising from the front of the train.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki ake anō te kotiro rā ki te pā.
The girl returned once more to the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He ua ake te nekehanga.
The shift was difficult.
Categorizing sentences - he

He mea pai ake kia āta kōrero.
It would be better if it was spoken slowly.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Mate noa ake rātou katoa i te aroha ki taua kōtiro.
They were all overcome with love for that girl.

He aha te mea pai ake?
What's better?
What? - He aha?

He pai ake tēnei koti i tēnā koti.
This coat is better than that one.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko tēhea te mea pai ake?
Which is better?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Hei tā Michale Naera, heamana o Te Mana Hauora, he uaua ki ētahi tūroro Māori te mārama ki ngā rerenga kōrero hauora reo pākeha, ā, ka māmā ake me he Māori te reo.
Te Mana Hauora chair Michael Naera said Māori patients struggled with English medical terms and would find it easier if they were in Māori.
Conjunctions - and - ā

Kei te piki ake a Te Naera ki runga
Te Naera is climbing up on top.
Up - ake

Ka piki ake ia.
He climbed up.
Up - ake

Kia kaha ake tō reo!
Speak louder!
Up - ake

Kia hoihoi ake tō reo.
Speak louder.
Up - ake

Kia ngāwari ake tō reo!
Speak quieter!
Up - ake

I piki ake tō mātou ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed to the summit of Mount Taranaki.
Up - ake

I tētahi taha ake o taua pā tētahi ngāherehere.
On the far side of the fort there was a patch of bush.
Up - ake

Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoa, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.
Up - ake

Kei piki ake te utu.
The price has gone up.
Up - ake

Titiro ake ki te rangi.
Look up to the sky.
Up - ake

Piki ake mai.
Climb up to me.
Up - ake

He pai ake te wāhanga tuatahi o te pukapuka nei i te wāhanga tuarua.
The first chapter is better than the second chapter of this book.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Haere ake i aua ope nei he tamariki kau.
Only young people went in those groups.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kāore te kapu i runga ake i te tēpu.
The cup wasn’t above the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā manu i runga ake i te maunga.
The birds weren’t above the mountain.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

He pai ake tō tīma i tōku tīma.
Your team is better than my team.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

He makariri ake a Aotearoa i a Ahitereiria.
New Zealand is colder than Australia.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He tāroaroa ake a Koa i a Rangi.
Koa is taller than Rangi.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He reka ake te tiakorete i te kawhe.
Chocolate is more delicious than coffee.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He pai ake te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He nui ake tāu mea i tāku mea.
Your thing is bigger than my thing.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He teitei ake tērā rākau i tērā rākau.
That tree is taller than that tree.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He mahana ake tērā paraikete i tō paraiketre.
That blanket is warmer than your blanket.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He kaha ake tērā tama i tāna tama.
That boy is stronger than his boy.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He pai ake pea kia haere atu ki tētahi atu kura kaua ko tēnei.
Perhaps its better if she goes to a different school, not this one.
Another, a different - tētahi atu

Noho ake rā.
Goodbye.

E hī ake ana te atakura.
Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air.

Mō ake tonu atu.
Forever and ever. — 966

Haere ora ake!
Go well upwards!

Noho ora ake!
Stay well!

Te tini o te tangata i tae ake, tāne mai, wāhine māi.
A huge crowd turned up, men and women.

Anana, kua rere te rangi, aua noa ake i runga, ko Papatūānuku ki raro rawa.
And there! Rangi had been ripped upwards, miles above, and Papatūānuku lay separated below.

E toru ngā piko e toe ana, ka eke ake ai te iwi o Hauraki.
The Hauraki forces had three river bends to navigate before they would arrive.

Ka puta ake te taniwha i roto i tōna rua.
The taniwha came forth from inside his den.

He reka ake tāku rare i tāu.
My lolly is yummier than yours.

piki ake!
Climb up!

I te hāngaatanga o Te Karaiti ki a ia, ka titiro ake (Pōtatau 1991:164)
When Christ came up to where he (Zacchæus) was, He looked up

He iti noa ake te whakaahua i taaku i whakaaro ai
The portrait was smaller than I had imagined

He makariri ake tēnei takurua i tērā.
This winter is colder than the last.

He tere noa ake te motokaa i tana i koorero mai ai ki ahau
The car is much faster than he told me

I mea rā hoki a Mohi, ‘Mā te Ariki e whakaara ake he poropiti mō koutou.
The Lord will raise up a prophet for you.

≈ He nui ake tōku whare i te whare o Hata
My house is bigger than Hata’s

Mā tēnā, mā tēnā o koutou tāna ake tuhinga e tuku mai
Each of you must submit his/her own essay

I pakeke ake koe i hea?
Where did you grow up?

I piki ake tō mātou rōpū ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed up to the summit of Mt Taranaki.

Kia mātakitaki ake tātou.
Let's watch.

E kore e rite ki tana ake kai, tino kai, tino mākona.
It will not be like his own food (food obtained by himself) good eating, and satisfying.

Ka mea ake rātou o te whare, ‘E koe e iri iho nei, kōrero iho rā!
The people in the house said, ‘You hanging up there, speak down to us!

Ka mea ake taua iwi nei, ‘He iwi pai koutou ki te haka?
Are your people good at haka?

Ki tēnei taumata o te kaupapa, mauri mai i tō ake, i ō maunga, i ō awa, i ō whakapapa, pepeha.
To this level of the kaupapa, bring with you your own life force—from your mountains, your rivers, your genealogies, your pepeha.

Kāo, i tupu ake au i reira.
No, I grew up there.

I hoki ahau ki te kāinga i tipu ake ai ahau.
I returned to the home where I grew up.

ake ake (ake)
forever and ever,

He rite tonu te puta ake o te ihu o te taniwha rā i te wai.
The taniwha kept on sticking its nose out of the water.

Mauria mai i tō ake reo hoki.
Bring with you your own voice as well.

Mā tēnā, mā tēnā o koutou tāna ake tuhinga e tuku mai.
Each of you must submit their own essay.

He whakapiki i tō ake reo.
An uplifting / strengthening of your own voice.

Kia ako, kia tapurihia itahi atu o ngā pūkenga mātaurangahau i tō ake kete.
To learn, and to add other new knowledge skills to your own kete.

E kore anō e kanga anō i te oneone ā muri ake nei mō ngā mahi a te tangata (Genesis 8:21)
Never again will I curse the earth because of human beings.

He ātaahua ake ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.

He nui ake tērā kurī i tērā ngeru
That dog is bigger than that car.

He nui ake a Ahitereiria i a Aotearoa.
Australia is bigger than New Zealand.

He nui ake te moa i ngā manu katoa.
The moa was bigger than all other birds.

He ora ake a Mere i a Rangi.
Mere is more well than Rangi.

E kore rātou e ngaro ake ake, e kore anō hoki tētahi e kapo atu i a rātou i roto i tōku ringa
They will never be lost, and no one will ever steal them from my hand.

He iti ake te kiore i te ngeru.
The mouse is more small than the cat.

Hei āpōpō, ka ora ake koe.
You'll feel better tomorrow.

He kino ake a Trump i a Obama
Trump is more bad than Obama?

I tiro iho a Māui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Māui looked down at the men sitting down there.

He nui ake tēnei whare i tōku whare.
This is a comparative.

He ātaahua ake te tangata rā.
That person is prettier.

He pai ake tēnei i tērā.
This is better than that.

Ka titiro ake a Rona ki te marama.
Rona looked up at the moon.

Ka mea a Wairaka: Kia whakatāne ake ahau.
Wairaka said: Let me act the part of a man.

E whā tau tōna pakeke ake i a Rāhera, tōna hoa rangatira.
He is four years older than Rāhera, his significant other.

Ki te rongo ki tō ake, ō ake hiahia, ō ake wawata, whāinga matua pea.
To listen to your own heart, your own desires, your own aspirations — perhaps your main goal.

Kia maranga ake au, ka whakapuare ai au i te matapihi o tōku rūma moe.
When I get up, I always open my bedroom window.

Kua pau noa ake ngā mōunu i ngā wheke te kai.
The bait was being eaten by the octopuses.

Kia ora tātou, mihi ana ki a koutou katoa, ngā pātaka reo o tēnā, o tēnā kokona o te ao Māori nei. Ko Tūhoe Huata tōku ingoa. I tipu ake au i Ngā Rekereke, i ōku kaumātua o Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.
Greetings to us all, I acknowledge you all, the repositories of language in every corner of this Māori world. My name is Tūhoe Huata. I grew up at Ngā Rekereke, among my elders of Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.

E titiro ake ana au.
I was looking up.

E, tēnā rawa te piki ake nā ..
Then it came rushing up towards him ..

He reka ake te kānga piro ki a ia i te pūhā
He likes rotten corn better than pūhā,

I.te.mea anō e noho ana ia i reira, ka tupu ake tētahi raruraru.
Because he was staying there, trouble brewed.

Kei te piki ake ia i te rākau.
She is climbing up the tree.

He uaua ake te mahi i tāna i whakaaro ai
The job was harder than he had thought,

Ka whakatū ake i te pou haki āpōpō.
The flagpole will be erected tomorrow.

I pakeke ake tō tāne i hea?
Where did your hubby grow up?

He pātai āhua pakeke ake tēnā.
That is a rather difficult question.

I tū ake rātou ki te waiata
They stood up to sing (together, as a group).

Ko Pararaki te mutunga ake o te one e kīia nei he one roa.
Pararaki is the end of the beach called Long Beach.

Ā muri ake nei.
Afterwards, in the future.

Ka mea a Wairaka, ‘Kia whakatāne ake ahau.
Let me act the part of a man.

Kāti, kia puta ake nei au ki waho ki te tiki rau rākau.
Well, let me just pop out to get some tree leaves.

Kite ake nei au i roto i te pepa i te pō nei.
I’ve just seen it in tonight’s paper.

Ake ake ake.
Forever and ever.

Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Kia ahiahi ka puta ake ai?
When it is evening, then he emerges?

He tino ātaahua ngā whetū ki te titiro ake.
The stars were very beautiful to look up at.

Me ngā tauranga mangō i waho ake o Puponga.
And the shark fishing grounds off Puponga.

Toe ake ko ngā kai mā Ngā-iwi.
The food apportioned to Ngā-iwi remained.

Anei e whai ake nei ētahi atu o ngā kupu i kitea mai e te Taura Whiri.
Here follow some other words produced by the Māori Language Commission.

I tēnei wā, ko Tāwhaki i whaikupu ake ..
Now it was Tāwhaki who spoke ..

He pai ake te huawhenua i te miti.
Vegetables are better than meat.

Mōku ake...
In my opinion...

Kei reira tōna ake reo, ana ake tikanga.
That part has its own language and its own customs.

He pai ake te raihi i te riwai.
Rice is better than potatoes.

He pai ake a Kāpiti?
Is Kāpiti better?

He nui ake tōku whare i te whare o Hata.
My house is bigger than Hata’s’ ≈ ‘My house is bigger than Hata’s house.

He pai ake te koata pauna i te Makanui.
A quarter pounder is better than a Big Mac.

He pai ake a Whakatāne i a Te Tai Hauāuru.
Whakatāne is better than the Westland region.

Ka whakahu ake rātou, ka akiaki iho te waha.
They shouted up, and the voice protested from above.

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

He pai ake a Ūropi i a Rūhia.
Europe is better than Russia.

He nui ake tōku whare i tō Hoani.
My house is bigger than Hoani’s.

Nui noa ake tana whare i tōku.
His house is a lot bigger than mine.

I tere ake tāna omanga i tāu.
He ran faster than you.

Mā whea ake koe kake ake ai e Whiro?
Where did you climb up, Whiro?

Homai ki ahau te mea nui ake naa
Give me the bigger piece

Nā te mea i kaha ake rātau i a tātau.
Because they were stronger than us.

Kei te piki ake a Te Naera ki runga.
Te Naera is climbing up on top.

E oti ai tēnā mahi i te wā tika, me whakaaro ake he tikanga.
In order to finish that job in time, you should develop a plan.

Ka hiki ake ko te kohu.
The mist rises up.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare i tipu ake ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu ake au.
I'm going to the house I grew up.

Kei tehaere ahau ki te whare i tipu ake.
Now te whare is being treated as the thing that grew up. So it sounds like “I'm going to the house that grew up.

He tere ake a Mere i a Hāmi ki te omaoma.
Mary's faster than Sam at running.

Tooia ake te tatau kia tuwhera, kia puta mai ai te hauhau ki a au.
Slide back the door so that it is open, so that the breeze may blow on me.

Kei te haere mātou ki te marae i tipu ake ai a Hine.
We are going to the marae where Hine grew up.

Kei konei tētehi he nui ake i tāu, e moi.
There is one here bigger than yours, dear.

Taihoa ake Nan, kei te kimi au i te paukena o ngā paukena.
Wait a moment, Nan; I am looking for the pumpkin of all pumpkins.

Nan, he aha te take ka nui ake ētehi paukena i ētehi atu?
Nan, why do some pumpkins grow bigger than others?

Heoi anō, he mōmona ake ētehi wāhi o te māra i ētehi atu.
However, some parts of the garden are more fertile than others.

Mōhio rawa ake ahau kua hē a ia.
I just realised she was wrong.

E takoto whakamā ake ana i raro i ngā tauwharenga kōwhatu.
She was lying embarrassed under the overhanging rocks.

Kua tū ake te rangatira.
The chief has stood up.

Ka ora ake a Rangi i tōna mate.
Rangi recovered from his illness.

Mahue ake i a rāua tō rāua matua.
Then and there they left their father.

Noho ake rā
goodbye to some one who is staying

Oho rawa ake te kuia rā, kāore tōna maro.
By the time the woman got up, her skirt was gone.

Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.

Mutu rawa ake, kua pō.
By the time they were finished, it was night.

E, pai ake te haere ki te awa.
Yes, it's better to go to the river.

I piki ake mātou ki ngā hua rākau e iriiri iho ana.
We climbed up to the fruit (that were) hanging down.

I tiro iho a Maui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Maui looked down at the men sitting down there.

He aha rā i mau ake ai te ika ki tana mātau?
Why were they caught by his hook?

Whanga noa mai nei au ki a koe, tē hohoro ake.
I waited a long time for you there, but you didn’t come.

He pai ake te tī amiami i te tī kamuputu.
Herbal tea is better than gumboot tea.

Tēra pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei.
Perhaps there's someone who knows the rest of this story.

I runga ake te kaitohutohu i a kōrua.
The instructor was higher up than you two.

Kia kaua e roa ake i te rua rau kupu te roa.
Do not exceed the 200-word limit.

Pai ake te hinuhinu i te rimurimu!
Greasy is better than seaweed!

Ao ake anō te rā kua whakatika a Taranga, kua ngaro whakarere i te whare.
As soon as it was day Taranga had arisen and was quickly gone from the house.

Roa ake koe i ahau.
You are taller than me.

Nā ka haere, ka tākai i ōna patunga, ringihia ki te hinu, ki te waina, ka whakanoho i a ia ki tōna ake kararehe —
And so, he proceeded, and bandaged his wounds, flushed them with oil, and with wine, and sat him on his own beast —

Auare ake!
No way!

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga ake.
The car is going upwards to the top.

Ā kō kō ake nei.
Soon.

Kaua e titiro ake!
(Don't look up!)

He reka ake tāku aihikirimi i tāu.
My icecream is yummier than yours.

Tōia ake te tatau kia tuwhera, kia puta mai ai te hauhau ki a au.
Slide back the door so that it is open, so that the breeze may blow on me.

Ka puta ake te taniwha i roto i tōna rua
The taniwha came forth from in his den

He nui ake tōku whare i tōu.
My house is bigger than yours.

Kātahi ia ka hopu i tōna ringa matau ka whakaara ake i ā ia.
Then he caught hold of his right hand and raised him up.

He uaua ake te mahi i tāna i whakaaro ai.
The job was harder than he had thought.

He nui ake tana pōuri i tana riri.
His sadness was greater than his anger.

Kua matika ake a Amaru.
Amaru has stood up.

E tā Ari, he pai ake tēnei momo paihikara.
According to Ari, this type of bike is better.

Oho rawa ake ia i te ata, ka tirotiro haere, kua ngaro kē `na hoa.
When he finally woke up in the morning, [he] looked all around, but his friends had disappeared.

Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoka, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.

Ka mea ake te wahine rā.
The woman called up.

Ka mura te ahi i te rarauhe, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere.
The fire blazed up in amongst the bracken. In no time at all it had spread to the forest.

Taihoa ake, Peti, taihoa ake.
Wait a while, Peti, wait a while.

I kite ake anō ia i te tangata nāna i whiu iho te koikoi.
He also saw the person who threw the spear.

Ka pēnā te tangata e whakapuranga ana i te taonga māna ake.
Such will be the case with a person who accumulates possessions for himself alone.

Ka utaina te whakaahua ki a Pukamata, mea ake kua kitea e te mātinitini.
The photo was posted on Facebook, and suddenly all and sundry had seen it.

E ai ki ngā rongo kua taumaha a ia, mea ake ka hemo.
They say he’s very ill, and it won’t be long at all before he dies.

He hopunga kōrero reo Māori anō ka tāpirihia atu ki ngā mīhini hei ngā marama tata ake nei.
More audio in te reo Māori will be added to the system in the next few months.

Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don’t actively look after those children of Tāne, they’ll become extinct in no time at all/ in the blink of an eye

I piki ake a Hata i te maunga.
Hata climbed up the mountain.

"Katoa tō mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki mā te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."

Ka nui ake i ngā otaota katoa.
It becomes bigger than all other herbs

Me kore ake a Hoani Waititi hei āwhina i aua tāngata (Kāretu 1974:124)
These people were fortunate to have Hoani Waititi to help them

Ākuanei, ahiahi rawa ake, kua pau kē tō hau!
Later on, by evening, you'll be exhausted!

Me kore ake a Harish, ka tere mau haere i a au te akoranga nei (Pōtatau 1991:72)
Thanks to Harish (I was lucky to have Harish), I quickly mastered this course

He nui ake tōna whare i tōku.
Her house is bigger than mine.

Mei kore ake...
If it wasn't for you...

He iti ake tōku whare i tōna.
My house is smaller than hers.

Ko te rāngai hauora Māori e kimi āwhina atu ana i te rāngai pāpāho Māori me ngā mātanga reo Māori ki te whakakaha ake i te whakamahinga o te reo Māori i te ao hauora.
The Māori health sector, Māori media and Māori language experts want to increase the use of the Māori language in health.

He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei rā ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, mā te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.
Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.

Whakarāpopotongia tēnei kōrero ki au ake nā kupu
Summarise this text in your own words

He mahana ake tēnei rangi i te rangi i nanahi.
Today is warmer than the day yesterday.

I tū ake rātou ki te waiata.
They stood up to sing together as a group.

Engari hei tāna, "i roto i ngā tau ka huri ake ki muri, kaare anō kia āta whakaritea mai tētahi rautaki e ngātahi atu ai te pounga waihoe o te reo Māori ki roto i te ao hauora".
But he said over the past few years, there has been a lack of preparation and plan for te reo Maōri use in the health sector.

Kia maranga ake au, ka whakapuare ai au i te matapihi o tooku ruuma moe
When I get up, I always open my bedroom window

Ka piki ake a Tāwhaki ki te rangi.
Tāwhaki climbed up to the sky.

Ka ora ake a Tāwhaki i tōna mate.
Tāwhaki recovered from his illness.

Hei ake nei, hei kaumātua ēnei tamariki.
In a future time, these children will be elders.

Kia nui ake tō reo.
Speak louder.

E tūmanako ana a Brosnan, ka mātāmua ake te reo i ngā whakatakotoranga mahere anamata o ngā rāngai maha, mai i te ao pāpāho ki te hauora.
Brosnan hoped the language could take precedence in future planning within different sectors from broadcasting to health.

Maranga ake ana au, whakapuare kau ana au i te matapihi
When I get up, I open the window

I hū ake te puna i raro i te whenua.
The spring bubbled up from the ground.

Tērā pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei, e taea pea e ia te whakamārama ki te hunga e noho ware ana.
Perhaps there’s somebody who knows the rest of this story and who perhaps will be able to explain it to those of us who live in ignorance.

Koia rā e Rongo, whakairia ake ki runga.
Rongo, suspended high above.

Ka tū ake au ki te kōrero atu ki a koutou.
I stand up to speak to you.

Ka whakatika ake a Hinemoa i roto i te wai.
Hinemoa arose out of the water.

Kua haere ia ki runga ake.
He has gone higher up.

Pai ake tēnei!
This is better.

Nō mua ake i tērā.
Before that.

Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai
The job has taken longer than I thought

ao ake te rā
next day