awhinatia ai’ giving ‘be assisted thereby
Āe rā, kia haere tāua ki hea?
Yes! Where shall we go?
Tahu-na he kai kia ora ai te haere.
Cook some food so that we will have strength for the journey.
Homai ētahi o ēnā keke kia whā
Please give me four of those cakes (literally, let it be four).
Kia haere tāua ki Kai Reka, kei reira taku hoa, a Tawa, e mahi ana.
Let's go to Kai Reka, my friend, Tawa, works there.
Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.
Haere mai kia pānui ai koutou i te tohutohu.
Come here so that you can read the instructions.
Me tatari koe kia tae mai tōu whaea
You had best wait until your mother arrives.
Kia aroha ki ōu hoa whawhai!
Be loving to your enemies!
Tukua ngā tamariki nohinohi kia haere mai ki ahau =
Permit that the little children should come to me; or allow the little children to come to me.
Kia tapu tōu ingoa.
Let your name be holy.
Kei te hiahia ahau kia hoki mai tōku tuakana =
I wish that my elder brother would come back.
kia mā te wāhi e mahi ai kōrua
your work area should be/needs to be clean
Kia kite ahau i tētahi pene.
Let me see a coin.
Tātou ka mahi i te tawa kia rua rau putu te roa.
Let us make a tower 200 feet high.
kia kotahi kapu maramara kōkōnati
you need one cup of shredded coconut
Me tatari kia rangona mai te karanga.
We should wait until a call is heard.
Kia aroha ki a māua.
Cherish us.
Kia ora rā koe.
Cheers to you.
Kia mahara ki te hē o Rona
Remember/Let us remember the sin of Rona
Kia meatia tēnei mahi pai.
Let this good work be carried out (done).
Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i ngā waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei (Pōtatau 1991:15)
A place was left open between the stone walls
Kia ora rā kōrua.
Cheers to you two.
Kei te pīrangi a Mere kia haere a Hōne ki te marae.
Mere wants Hōne to go to the marae.
Kia tūpato kei hinga koe!
Be careful lest you fall!
Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana (Pōtatau 1991:52)
Then they left me standing while they had a rest
Kia whakatāne au i ahau
I will/must make myself into a man
Kia ora rā koutou.
Cheers to you three or more people.
Kia whai i ētahi o ngā wāhanga.
To follow some of the parts / sections.
Ka kumea te taura kia haruru mai te pōtarotaro.
The cord is pulled to start the lawnmower.
Kia kaha.
Be strong.
Tukua mātou kia hoki ki ō mātou kāinga.
Permit (allow) us to return to our homes.
Ka whakamahia rātou kia tuhi i ō rātou whakaaro
They will be asked/caused/made to write their thoughts (about it)
kia ora
Be well
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.
Kia ora ia.
May he be well.
Ka hiahia ia kia noho ōna hoa.
He wished that his friends would stay.
kia tika
Be correct
Kia tipu, kia puāwai, ko koe rā te mea nui, ā, mā te kaiako ngā wawata o te kaiako mō āna tauira.
Grow and flourish—you are the most important thing—and through the teacher are the teacher’s aspirations for their students.
Kia ora ia, ka haere atu ahau.
When/once he is well, I will go.
Kia whakatāne au i ahau.
Let me make myself into a man.
Ka tono a Māui kia haere atu rātou.
Māui ordered that they should go.
Kia rite anō ki te rangi (Matthew 6:10)
To be the same as it is in heaven.
Kia pai
be good
Kia tere.
Be quick.
Kia ora!
Kia ora!
Kaua e ngäwari tö reo. OR Kia kaua e ngäwari tö reo.
Don't speak gently.
Kia oti te mahi, ka hoki au ki te kāinga.
When the work is finished, I'll go home.
Kei te hiahia au kia noho rātou.
I wish them to stay.
Kia wahangū!
Be quiet!
Kia rahi te kínaki.
(Use/Give me) lots of sauce.
Kia tae mai ia, ka kai tātou.
When/once he arrives, we'll eat.
Utaina ngā mea katoa kia reri ai te taraka ki te haere āpōpō.
Load all the things so that (in order that) the truck will be ready to go tomorrow.
Kia tere te kai.
Eat quickly.
Kaua e rahi te kínaki. OR Kia kaua e rahi te kínaki.
Don't use/give me lots of sauce.
Kia ua, ka oma ai a Mere ki waho ki te tiki i ngā kākahu.
Whenever it rains, Mere runs outside to get the clothes.
Kia mahara ki ēnei tikanga ana haere ki te moana ki te mahi kai, hī ika rānei.
Remember these customs when you go to the sea to find food, or to fish.
Kia haere au ki Ōtaki, ka toro atu ai au ki taku hoa.
Whenever I go to Ōtaki, I visit my friend.
E hoa, kia mahara koe ki ahau ina haere atu koe ki Ingarangi.
Friend, remember me when you go to England.
Kāore anō ngā tamariki tāne kia paraihe i ō rātou makawe.
The boys have not brushed their hair yet.
Kia hia?
How many (do you want)?
Kei te hiahia au kia haere koe!
I want you to go!
Kia tūpato tāua, ana hoki mai ā te ahiahi.
Let us be careful when we come back in the evening.
Kia ua, ka oma a Mere ki waho ki te tiki i ngā kākahu.
Whenever it rains, Mere runs outside to get the clothes.
Āe, kia ora. Mā te wā!
Yeah, thanks. See you later.
Kia tino horo tōku ara a te ata.
I have to get up early in the morning.
Kia hāmama tētahi ki a Mere, ka tangi ia.
Whenever someone yells at Mere, she cries.
Kei te hiahia au kia koe i ō huawhenua!
I want you to eat your vegetables.
Kia kaha ki te reo Māori.
Support the Māori language.
Kia tae mai ngā mokopuna, ka tunu keke a Kui.
Whenever the grandchildren arrive, Kui bakes a cake.
Kia piki te ora ki a kōrua.
May you two be in perfect health.
Kei te haere atu au ki te hokomaha kia hoko kai ai ia.
I am going to the supermarket in order that she can buy food.
Kia māuiui ia, ka noho ia ki te kāinga.
Whenever he is sick, he stays at home.
Ka whakamahia rātou kia tuhi i ō rātou whakaaro.
They will be asked or made to write their thoughts.
Ina tahuri mai ia, kīngia atu kia tatari.
If he calls in, tell him to wait.
Kia piki te ora ki a koutou.
May you three or more be in perfect health.
Homai te pukapuka kia pānui ai au.
Pass me the book so that I can read.
Kia makariri te rangi, ka tahu mātou i te ahi.
Whenever the weather is cold, we light the fire.
Kia manawanui tamariki mā.
Be patient children.
Kia rongo tātou i ngā kōrero katoa
[Wait] until we hear all of the relevant information.
Kia kaha ki te kōrero, kia rongo ai mātau.
*You* should speak loudly so *we* can hear you.
Kia tūpato, kei whara koe
be careful lest you get hurt.
Kia kite ia i tana kurī, ka kata ia.
Whenever she sees her dog, she smiles.
Ka karangahia atu e mātau te Ārapi rā, kia haere mai me kore e taea e ia te whakaatu mai (Pōtatau 1991:177)
We called out to that Arab to come over in case he could show us
Me kōrero koe ki a ia kia mōhio ai ia.
*You* should talk to him so that *he* knows.
Kia mutu rā anō te ua, ka haere tāua.
Only when the rain stops will we go. / We won't go until the rain stops.
Kia pai tō rā!
Have a good day!
Kia āta horoi i te motokā, kia pāita ai.
*You* wash the car properly so that it, *the car* is shiny.
Kia tae mai a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
When Rangi arrives, the meeting will start.
He iti kai mā tangata kotahi e kai, kia rangona ai te reka
If there is only a little food, let only one eat it in order that its sweetness may be appreciated
Kia nui tō kōrero.
Speak louder.
Kei te taraiwa ahau ki te konohete ki te kanikani.
But if i am driving my friend to the concert so that she can dance i would use kia... ai.
Kia tae mai rā anō a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
Not until Rangi arrives will the meeting start.
Kia ora e hoa!
Hello friend/mate!
Kia poto tō kōrero.
Speak for a short time.
Haria *ngā kākahu* ki waho kia whitia ai e *te rā*.
Take the clothes outside so that they can be shone on by the sun.
Kia oti rā anō ngā mahi, ka hoki ngā kaimahi ki te kāinga.
The workers won't go home until the work is finished.
Haere ai a Pōhutukawa ki te awa kia kite i tōna hoa ..
Pōhutukawa would go down to the river to see her mate ..
Kia ora e kare!
Hello dear friend!
Tuhia ki te papa, kia kitea ai e te hunga katoa.
Write it on the board, so that it is seen by everybody.
Kia pakeke rā anō ngā tamariki, ka mārama rātou.
Only when the children are older will they understand.
Ka mea a Wairaka: Kia whakatāne ake ahau.
Wairaka said: Let me act the part of a man.
Kia ora e whae!
Hello aunty!
I haere wawe au ki te marae kia whakaritea ai te hāngī.
I went early to the marae so that the hāngī could be prepared.
Kia whiwhi rā anō au i te moni, ka hoko au i te motokā.
I won't buy the car until I get the money.
Kia ora e kui!
Hello elderly woman!
Kia mau kia ita.
Take hold and preserve it.
I kōrero kaha ia kia rangona ai tōna reo.
He spoke loudly so that his voice could be heard.
Kia kite rā anō au i a ia, ka whakapono au.
I won't believe it until I see him/her.
Kāore anō ia kia haere
He/She has not gone yet
Kia ora e koro!
Hello elderly man!
Kia kore ai e ngaro.
Ensure it is never lost.
Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha kia hokona ai te kai.
Again, this uses as a passive.
Kia hoki mai rā anō a Mere, ka kai tātou.
We won't eat until Mere comes back.
Kia ora e hine!
Hello girl!
Kia tere te kārohirohi i mua i tō huarahi.
May the shimmer of light guide you on your way.
Kia pupuri.
Hold fast.
I kai au i te kai kia whakakīa ai tōku puku.
I ate the food so that my tummy will be filled.
Kia ora e tama!
Hello boy!
Kia whakamaua.
Secure it.
I kai au i te kai kia kī ai tōku puku.
I ate the food so that my tummy will be full. This uses kī, to be full, which is a stative.
Kāore anō a Hōne kia haere.
Hōne has not yet gone.
Kia ora e hoa mā!
Hello friends/mates!
Kia tina! TINA! Hui e! TĀIKI E!
Draw together! Affirm!
I kai au i te kai kia pau ai.
I ate the food so that it would be consumed. Maybe I ate the leftovers so they wouldn't get thrown out and be wasted.
Kia ora e kare mā!
Hello dear friends!
Kia turituri tō reo.
Hush.
Kia tau ngā manaakitanga a te mea ngaro
Let the strength and life force of our ancestors
I kōrero tonu au ki tōku hoa wahine kia mahue ia i te pahi.
I kept on talking to my girlfriend so that she would be left behind by the bus.
Kia oti te mahi, ka hoki tātou.
When the work is done, we will go home.
Kia ora e whae mā!
Hello aunties!
Ka whakatika au i ō mahi kāinga kia pai ai.
I will correct your homework so that it is good.
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho tākaro ai.
When the rain stops, the children will go outside to play.
Kia ora e kui mā!
Hello elderly women!
Kia tika te mahi.
Be good.
kia mahea te hua mākihikihi,
freeing our path from obstruction,
I hoatu te tākuta i ētahi rongoā ki te kōtiro māuiui kia ora ai ia.
The doctor gave the sick girl medicine so that she will be well. This is is intended outcome marked by kia ai with a stative: ora.
Kia mutu ngā whaikōrero, ka haere mai te manuhiri ki te harirū.
When the speeches are over, the guests approach to meet the hosts.
Kia ora e koro mā!
Hello elderly men!
Ka haere au ki te konohete kia harikoa ai au.
I will go to the concert so that i will be happy.
Kia taka te tau, kia pirau, ka kawe ai i ngā iwi ki taua toma.
When a year had passed, and when it had decomposed, the people would carry it to the resting place for bones.
Kāore anō ia kia oma?
Has he/she not run yet?
Kia ora e hine mā!
Hello girls!
Kia tūturu, ka whakamaua kia tīna! Tīna!
Permanently fixed, established and understood!
Ki tēnei kaupapa, āe, i tō mātou nei kokenga atu, kia tutaki tātou i a tātou, kia whai tētahi rere āhua pai ki tō tātou nei kaupapa.
To this topic, yes, in our progression onward, so that we meet with one another, so that we might pursue a certain good flowing form for our topic here.
Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui!
Be strong, brave and steadfast.
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.
Kāore anō te tama kia piki i te rākau?
Has the boy not climbed the tree yet?
Kia ora e tama mā!
Hello boys!
Kia tūpato.
Be careful.
Kia toru ngā ika!
Let there be three fish.
Kia hauhaketia ngā tīwai, ka wehea ai ngā purapura.
When the potatoes are harvested, the seeds are set aside.
Kāore anō a Mereana kia waiata?
Hasn’t Mereana sung yet?
Kia tau kia tātou katoa.
May peace, love, and safety.
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
When the rain stops, the children will go outside.
Kāore anō te pōwhiri kia mutu?
Has the welcome not concluded?
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.
Ka mea atu ia kia kai rātou.
He told them to eat
Kāore anō ia kia whara?
Has he/she not hurt himself/herself yet?
Karangatia rātou kia haere mai.
Call (summon) them to come.
Kia oti te whakairi i ngā kākahu, ka haere tāua.
Once the clothes are hung up, we will go.
Haere mai kia kite au i a koe.
Come here so I can see you.
E pai ana koe kia haere au hei hoa mōu?
Are you willing for me to go as (a) companion for you?
Kia mutu tō rūahu.
Stop lying.
Āe, māu tonu, kia titiro au ki te rārangi o ngā kai hei hoko.
Yes, you drive, so that I can look at the list of food to buy.
Ka tono te kuia kia inumia te waina e te tūroro.
The old lady directed that the wine should be drunk by the invalid.
Kei te hiahia ahau kia hoki mai tōku tuakana.
I wish that my elder brother would come back.
I whakaae ahau kia āwhina tāua i a ia.
I agreed that we should help him.
Kia toa!
Be determined!
Ka nui o rātou reo e tono ana kia patua ia.
Their voices were great (loud) demanding that he (should) be killed.
Kia manawanui!
Be steadfast!
Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?
Kua takoto te tikanga kia tukuna atu tetahi tangata herehere ki a rātou i te hākari.
The custom had been established that one prisoner should be released to them at the feast.
Kia hakune!
Be deliberate!
Ko tōku tūmanako tēnei, kia hoki ora koe ki tō whaea.
This is my hope, that you should return safely to your mother.
Kia mataara!
Be alert!
Waiho kia ahiahi, ka haere ai tāua.
Leave it till dark, then we two shall go.
E hine, kia ora.
Hi there girl.
Kia tere!
Be quick!
Kia hāmama tō waha.
Shout it! (Let your mouth shout!).
Kia tau!
Be settled, settle down!
Kia pararē te waha!
Call out!
I waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I sang so that Mere would dance.
Kia ita e hoa mā.
Be committed friends.
Kei te waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I am singing so that Mere willdance.
Kia kauwhau·tia atu iana, e ahau, ki a koe
Let me now recite [this] to you
Ka waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I will sing so that Mere will dance.
Kia rua ngā kaiako i te akomanga
there should be two teachers in the class
Hokona he kai kia kai ai rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that they may all eat.
Kia toa kia ora ai koutou!
Be brave, that you may live!
Kia kotahi kapu o te huka.
(Let there be) one cup of sugar..
Hokona he kai kia kainga ai e rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that it will be eaten by them all.
Kia ngāwari tō reo.
Speak softly.
Hokona he kai kia pau ai i a rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that it will all be consumed by them.
Kia āta whakarongo.
Listen carefully.
Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa
Kia tū koe ki te kōrero, me mihi ki te whare, ki te marae, ki te hunga mate, ki te tangata whenua
When you stand to speak, you should acknowledge the house, the marae, the deceased and the hosts
I tono ahau kia mutu te tutū
I ordered that the rowdy behaviour should stop.
Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.
Kia ora e Mere. He ātaahua tō whare.
Thanks, Mere. Your house is beautiful.
Kāore anō koe kia rite
you're not ready yet.
Kia tūpato te haere!
Go carefully!
Kāti, kia puta ake nei au ki waho ki te tiki rau rākau.
Well, let me just pop out to get some tree leaves.
Kāore anō a Hōne kia haere
Hōne has not yet gone (but still might)
Kia toru ngā kapu paraoa.
Three cups of flour
Kāore anō kia haere
haven't gone yet.
Karangatia ia kia hoki mai ai ia ki te kāinga.
Call him so that he will come back home.
Kia kōmuhu koe.
Whisper.
Kia haurua te kapu wai.
Half a cup of water
Kāore anō kia mutu
not yet finished.
Haere mai koe ki konei kia kore ai koe e mākū.
Come over here so that you don't get wet.
Kia pai te tunu i ngā kai!
Prepare the food well!
Kia ora mō te kōrerorero.
Thanks for the chat.
Kia rua ngā hēki
There should be two eggs
Me hoki mai koe ināianei, kia kore ai tō māmā e pukuriri.
You had better come back now so your mum doesn't get angry.
Kāore anō ngā mihimihi kia tīmata.
The speeches have not begun yet.
Kia tika te noho, e te tau.
Sit properly, my darling.
Kia ono ngā kapu wai i runga i te tēpu.
There should be six cups of water on the table.
Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!
I ako taku tama i te ture kia mahia ai tēnei momo mahi.
My son learnt the law so that he could do this kind of work.
Kia ora e kui.
Hi elder.
Kia whitu ngā pātai i te whakamātautau.
There should be seven questions in the test.
Kāhore anō kia mate te wahine.
The woman has not died yet.
Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Kia ahiahi ka puta ake ai?
When it is evening, then he emerges?
Kia ora e hoa. Pai te tutaki i a koe.
Hi mate. Nice to meet you.
Kia noho puku koe.
Sit quietly.
Kia iwa ngā rorohiko i te tari.
There should be nine computers in the office.
Ka haere ahau kia kite i a ia.
I shall go to see him.
Kia ea rā te mate ngarengare, ka puta ai ki mua whakapī ai.
When defeat of the troublesome one is avenged, then one can dance in jubilation.
Kia oti te pūrongo i a koe, ka whāki ai ki te kaiwhakawā.
When you have finished the report then you can show it to the judge.
Kāore anō kia kitea e ia tana tamāhine.
He has not yet found his daughter.
Kia ora e hoa, i aha koe mō Te Aranga?
Hi friend, what did you do for Easter?
Kia tekau ngā tamariki i te kura āpōpō.
There should be ten children at school tomorrow.
Kāore te wini kia pakaru.
The window has not been broken.
Ka puta mai ana, kia tere te oma.
As soon as he appears, run as fast as you can.
Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro e ngā kaikimi.
The girl has not yet been found by the searchers.
Kia kaha, kia māia.
Be strong, be brave.
Kia kaha te mahi!
Work hard!
Kia oti te tā o ēnei, kātahi te tino kōtiro nei kei muri ai
After they are done, the chiefly girl is tattooed.
Kia rua rau ngā tūru.
Let there be two hundred chairs
Kāore anō taku rākau kia mate i te makariri.
My tree has not died of cold.
Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.
Kia noho te ao i runga i te rangimārie.
Let the world abide in peace
Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūranga kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put the lamp up on a stand so that its light may be seen by the people coming in.
Kia āta kai, kei rāoa koe.
Eat slowly or you’ll choke.
Ā, he tika! Kia ora kia ora!
Huh, you're right! Good on ya!
Kia āta kōrero tātou kei rongo mai aku hoa.
Let us talk quietly so that my companions do not hear.
Kia kotahi te tīpune tote.
Let there be one teaspoon of salt
Kia rua ngā kapu miraka.
There should be two cups of milk
Kāore anō te pōwhiri kia mutu.
The formal welcome hasn’t concluded.
Tikina te hapa mā tātou kia kai ai, kia inu ai.
Fetch supper for us so that we may eat and drink.
Kia tūpato
Be careful
Kia toru ngā kapu parāoa.
Three cups of flour
Me mahi tonu tātau kia rite ai ēnei mea katoa.
We had better keep working so that all these things will be ready.
Kia āta haere!
Go slowly!
Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.
Kua roa i ē hiahia ana kia kite i a ia.
He had long wished to see him.
Mauria mai ērā rīwai kia kai ai tātou katoa.
Bring those potatoes so that we may all eat.
Haere mai ki konei kia āwhinatia ai tēnei koroua.
Come here so that this old man can be helped.
Kia meatia tāu e pai ai, ki runga ki te whenua.
Let be done that which you approve, upon earth.
Kia inoi tātou.
Let us pray.
Tū mai kia kite atu au.
Stand up so I can see you.
Ka whakangāwaritia e rātou tā rātou haere kia tae atu ai te wahine nei ki a rātou.
They slowed their pace so that this woman could catch up with them.
Mā tō Māoritanga koe e kīa ai he tangata
It is because of your Māoritanga that you will be called a person
Kia ora rawa atu.
Thanks heaps.
Kia koa tō rā whānau.
Have a good birthday.
Kia a au...
In my opinion...
Hoake tāua kia kite koe i taku matenga.
Let us both go on so that you can see my death.
Nāna i tuku a Kahotea kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata.
She gave Kahotea to Ponga so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man.
I tō rātou taenga ki te wāhi e kīa nei ko Korokota (Matthew 27:33)
When they arrived at the place called Golgotha
Aua hoki mātou e kawea kia whakamāia
Lead us not into temptation
Kia pai Te Aranga.
Have a good Easter.
Kia tika te noho e tama.
Sit properly, son.
I takoto a ia kia moe.
He lay down so that he could sleep.
Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai.
When the sun comes up, then (we) will go.
Ko ngā kupu iti o te reo e hono hono nei i te kōrero e kīa ana he punga
The small words of the language which connect utterances are called particles
I mea atu te māhita ki ngā tamariki kia kaua e waiho ō rātou hū ki te papa tākaro
The teacher told the children not to leave their shoes on the playing field
Nāna i here te rā, kia āta haere ai.
He tied the sun so that it would travel slowly.
Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don’t leave it until the gas is all used up, then complain.
Kāhore anō ia kia karanga.
He has not yet called.
Kātahi ka karakia paku a Kupe kia rapa te punga o tō rāua waka ki raro kia kaua e taea.
Then Kupe silently cast a spell so that their canoe’s anchor would be caught underwater, so that it could not be pulled up.
Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
Kua haere mai rātou kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have come in order to be taught Māori.
Kia pai te Kirihimete.
Have a good Christmas.
Kia pai tātou ki a tātou!
Let us be good to each other!
Taihoa, kātahi anō tātou kia mahi i Mana Whenua, Mana Ao Tūroa, Mana Tangata, Mana Reo
Ehara te aromatawai i te whainga nui. Engari kē, mā te aromatawai koutou e kōrero ai. The assessment isn't the destination. The assessment is the reason to speak.
Kia meatia he karakia mā tātou.
Let's say a karakia for us.
Kia kaha te whakaaro!
Think hard!
Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have gone to the university to be taught Māori.
Kia pai tō hararei.
Have a good holiday.
Ka waiho au i te raiti kia kā.
I'll leave the light on.
Homai te pukapuka kia pānui *ai* au.
Pass me the book so that I can read.
I haere rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Wiwi.
They went to the university to be taught French.
Kia tū toa!
Let's be strong!
Kia pai ō moemoeā.
Sweet dreams.
Kia mutu taua mahi
once you have completed that mahi,
Koinei i Ngā Pōtiki kia ai aua whenua
This is why those lands become Ngā Pōtiki’s
Kia tū pakari!
Let's be robust!
Haere mai tāua kia kite koe i ngā puna wai e rua.
Let us two go so that you may see the two springs of water.
Kia tū rangatira!
Let's be chiefly!
Me tuku mātou kia kai i ā mātou paipa, kia kite mai ai koutou kei hea mātou.
We had better be allowed to smoke so that you may see where we are.
Kia tū tangata!
Let's be human!
e haere ana kia tango·hia ana niho
He walked as slowly as a child going to have his teeth pulled out
E kore koe e pai kia haere au ki tōu kāinga?
Wouldn’t you like me to come to your place?
E whio ki ngaa tamariki kia haere mai
Whistle out to the children to come!
Kia kama tā kōrua haere ki te moe, kia kama ai tā kōrua maranga i te awatea.
Go to sleep quickly so that you may get up quickly in the morning.
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.
He iti kai mā tangata kotahi e kai, kia rangona ai te reka.
If there is only a little food, let just one person eat it so that its sweetness may be appreciated.
Me aha rā kia kata ai a Kae?
What must be done to make Kae laugh?
Homai he panana, kia whā
Please give me four bananas
Kia ora e hoa, ko wai koe?
Hi friend, who are you?
Kia tau, kia tau!
Just chill out!
Ka mea a Tāne kia haere ki te tiro atu ki ōna tuākana e noho ana i runga o ngā rangi.
Tāne decided that he would go to see his older brothers who were living above the heavens.
Kia mutu taua mahi ka whakamākūhia ki te wai
Once that's completed then dampen with water.
Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro iti.
The little girl has not yet been found.
Ka mea atu a Te Houtaewa, ‘Ko taku hiahia kia tutaki tinana ahau ki a Te Whakahauriri.
It is my wish that I meet face to face with Te Whakahauriri.
Whio·nga atu too kurii kia hoki mai
Whistle out to your dog to return!
I te tekau mā rua karaka ka karangatia mai mātou kia whakatika, kia haere.
At twelve o’clock we were called (and told) to get up and go.
Kia kaha tāua!
Let's be strong!
Kia kitea, mauria mai ki te taha o te māra tū ai.
When you find it, bring it over to stand at the side of the garden.
Kia kaua a Hōne e haere.
Hōne should not go.
Kia ora.
Hi.
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia kite ahau i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to see the book.
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mōhio ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to know the truth.
Ka huna te wahine i ngā reta kia kore ai ngā tamariki e mōhio ki te pono.
The woman hid the letters so that the children would not know the truth. — Foster.
Kia ngāwari!
Be gentle!
Kia toa koe e hoa.
Be strong friend.
Te tikanga, me kōrero kia tika.
Supposedly, one should talk correctly.
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mārama ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to understand the truth.
Kia pōturi!
Be slow!
Kia tūpato, he koi tēnā oka.
Be careful, that knife's sharp.
Kia tūpato, me tiaki tētahi i tētahi.
Be careful and look after each other.
Kei te haere ahau ki te mara kia rongo ahau ki ētahi putiputi.
I am going to the garden in order to smell some flowers.
Kia kotahi tīpune.
Let there be one teaspoon.
Kia aata haere!
Go slowly!
Kia rua kapu o te huka.
Let there be two cups of sugar.
Kia ora, tamariki mā!
Hello, children!
Kia kaha, kia ū.
Be strong, be devoted.
Kia tere, tamariki mā.
Hurry up, children.
Me aha ahau kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu?
What must I do to obtain eternal life? (How shall I obtain eternal life?)
Kia ora kōrua.
Hi you two.
Kia ono tekau pea ngā tūru.
Let there be about sixty chairs.
Kia hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, ka moe ai.
When the children go home then they will sleep.
Kāore anō ia kia oma
He hasn’t run yet
Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai.
Then they pulled Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried away by the tide.
Kāore anō ahau kia kai.
I have not eaten yet.
Kia ora koutou.
Hi all!
Kāore anō te tama kia piki i te rākau
The boy has yet to climb the tree
Kāore anō a Mereana kia waiata
Mereana has not yet sung
Ko ngā paru kei raro i ō hū kia tino rahi.
Let the bottoms of your hoses get really muddy.
Kia kaha e hoa mā!
Stay strong, friends!
Ā, tēnā moana, i mua, kia tāti te mango i te whānau ko konā ranga ai
In former times, in that river, when sharks would start to give birth they would gather there
Kāore anō ia kia whara
He/She hasn’t hurt himself/herself yet
Kaua tātou e noho tonu i ngā marae o ō.tātou kāinga, inoi ai kia hōmai te ture pai.
Let us not continue to dwell on our land, praying for good laws.
Kaitoa koe kia mate!
Serves you right that you were beaten.
Taihoa ka mōhio, kia oti te tatau
Soon we will know when the calculation is completed.
Kia kaha koe.
You be strong.
Kia ora, kia ora! He kamupene hāpai i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Thank you, thank you! It is a company that elevates the language and its customs.
Kei te whāwhai atu rāua ki waho kia tīkina ngā kākahu horoi.
They are rushing outside to fetch the washing.
Kia māia kōrua.
You two be brave.
Tāua ka noho i konei tatari ai kia tae mai.
Let's sit down here and wait until she arrives.
Kia niwha koutou.
You three (or more) be resolute.
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we'll go.
Ka whakaarotia, kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
It was decided not to kill him with a club.
I whakatuwhera ahau i te kūaha kia puta ai te ngeru.
I opened the door so that the cat could get out.
Kia ora tātou.
Let us be well (Hi to us).
Āe, kia rua māku.
Yes, two for me thanks.
Kia ora e koe!
May you be well!
E piirangi ana maatou kia haere raatou
We want them to go
E pīrangi ana a Hera kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Hera wants the killing of whales to stop.
Ka piirangi ia kia moohio ki te kootiro raa
He wanted to know that girl
Ka mea atu ia kia raatou kaua e hoki ki te kaainga
He told them that they should not return home
E whakaae ana mai rātou kia haere tāua.
They agreed that we should visit them.
I inoi a Hone kia whakaora·ngia ia i tana maauiui
John prayed that he might be cured of his illness
Ko te tuumanako, kia tae mai koutou ki taa taatou hui
It is [our] wish that you should come to our meeting
Kia toru ngā herengi.
Make it three shillings.
Kia tika a muri, kia tika a mua.
If things out the back are going well, things out the front will go well.
Kaatahi raatou ka whakarite ki te tautoko i te take a Te Arawa kia tua·ina ngaa raakau paina
case gen Te Arawa subj fell·pass. the(pl) tree pine ‘Then they arranged to support the Te Arawa case that the pine trees should be cut down
Kia maumahara koutou!
(You) remember!
Me noho ki konei kia hoki rawa mai au.
Stay here until I get back.
Mahia kia pēnei.
Do it like this.
I taraiwa a Rangi ki te hokomaha kia hoko kai ai ia.
Rangi drove to the supermarket to buy food.
I pānui a Mere i te pukapuka kia ako ai ia i te reo Māori.
Mere read the book to learn Māori.
Kia ora e te hoa!
Hi my esteemed friend!
Kia mutu taua mahi, ka whakamākūhia ki te wai.
When that work is finished, water the garden.
Kia ora Matua.
Hello uncle.
Karanga·tia atu a ia kia noho ki raro
Call to him to sit down
Kia kaua koe e whakahoahoa ki a Kūkara hei whakamāori i ō rerenga.
Do not use Google Translate.
Kia kaua e roa ake i te rua rau kupu te roa.
Do not exceed the 200-word limit.
Hōmai he kapu, kia toru.
Please give me three cups.
Kia tere kei tūreiti tāua
Hurry up so we’re not late, hurry up or we’ll be late
Ka whakakī au i te kōhua ki te wai kātahi ka whakatūria ki te ahi, kia wera, kia koropupū.
I will fill the pot with water and then put it on the fire so that it heats up and boils.
Mauria maiērā rīwai kia kai ai tātou katoa
Bring those potatoes in order that we may all eat
Haere tonu kia mutu rawa te mahi.
Keep going till the work is completed.
Kei te hiahia ahau kia kai koe
I want you to eat (I wish that you should eat)
Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Be strong, be brave...
Hōmai ngā pene rākau, kia rua.
Give me the pencils, let there be two
E kō, haere ki te wharepaku. Kia tere!
Girl, go to the toilet. Hurry up!
Hokona he kai kia kai ai rātou katoa
buy some food so as they may all eat (in order that they might all eat thereby)
Kia tūpato kei hinga.
Be careful lest you fall.
Hōmai he āporo kia rua.
Please give me two apples.
Kia mate ururoa, kei mate tarakihi.
Die like a shark, not like a tarakihi.
Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare peti moni ki Whakatipua
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown
Hōmai he panana, kia whā.
Please give me four bananas.
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu i ngā wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
E Hera, Tangiwai, kia ora kōrua. Kei te pēhea kōrua?
Hi Hera and Tangiwai. How are you two?
Kia āta haere kei hinga koe.
Go carefully, lest you fall.
E tika ana kia tū ia ki te kōrero
It is right that s/he should stand to speak
Tukua atu te Kawana kia hoki ki tōna kāinga!
Let the Governor go back to his own place!
E kīa ana he tino mōhio ia ki tēnei mahi, ki te tārai waka
It is said that he is very knowledgeable about carving out canoes
Kia pai tō rā.
Have a good day.
Kia pai tō wiki.
Have a good week.
Kia rua hoki he hokohoko?
Should an exchange take place twice?
Kia pai tā koutou noho
I hope you have a good stay
Kia pai tō hui.
Have a good meeting.
Kia mōhio (koe)
You should know …
= He hiahia nō rātou kia kite i tō rātou whaea.
What is the use of...?
Kia oti te mahi ka hoki tātou
When the work is done, we will go home
Me tatari kia rangona mai te karanga
(We) should wait until a call is heard
Kia pai tō hararei!
Have a good holiday.
I mea atu te rangatira kia hurahia te umu
The chief said that the oven should be opened
E pirangi ana a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
Kia ora e hoa.
Hi mate.
I whakahau ia kia kawe atu ngā tamariki i ngā parapara
He instructed the children to take away the rubbish
Kia nui mai te utu o tērā poraka!
How expensive that dress is!
E tatari ana mātou kia tae mai ō mātou hoa.
We are waiting until our friends arrive.
Kua whakatauria kia kaua e whakaaetia te tono
It has been decided that the application should not be accepted
Kia tūpato kei taka!
Be careful or you’ll fall!
Ka hoki a Kupe ki te iwi, ka mea atu, ‘Mahia taku waka kia pai!
Kupe returned to the tribe and said, ‘Prepare my canoe!
Kia tere kei tūreiti tāua.
Hurry up so we’re not late.
Kia kaha ki te mātakitaki whakaaturanga reo Māori, whakarongo anō hoki ki te reo irirangi.
Watch programmes in te reo on television and listen to te reo on the radio.
Ka kī atu a Kupe ki tana wahine, ‘Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
Kia mākona?
(Are you) satisfied?
Kāhore anō māua kia kai.
We have not eaten yet.
Kia tūpato kei hinga ka whara.
Be careful, lest you fall and get hurt.
Kia tekau mā rima mita te roa o te taura.
Let the length of the rope be 15 metres.
Kia pakaru?
(Is it) broken?
Kāore anō a Mere kia hiakai.
Mere is not hungry yet.
Kia kaha tonu te mahi, ā tutuki noa te wawata.
Keep working hard until you achieve what you desire.
Kia pēhea te hōhonu o te rua nei?
How deep should this hole be?
Ka tupu te whakaaro i a Ngā Tokorua kia whakatupu i a i tana iwi kia nui hei rapu utu, ā, kia hoki anō ai rātou ki tō rātou whenua tupu
Ngā Tokorua had determined to build up his tribe in order to take revenge and to return to their homeland
Ka haere mai a Tū-hourangi kia kite i a Kapu.
Tū-hourangi came to see Kapu.
Kia māia.
Be brave.
Kei te hiahia au kia haere ia ki te whare wānanga
I would like him to go to university
Kia ora; pēhea?
Hi, how's it?
Kia manawanui.
Be patient.
Hōmai kia rima ngā pene.
Give me five pens.
Kua tae mai ō taokete ki.te tiki mai i a tāua kia haere atu.
Sir, your brothers-in-law have arrived to fetch us so that we will go.
Kia rua ngā huka.
Two sugars please. (Let it be two sugars.)
Me pai ō kōrua kākahu. Kia kamakama!
Your clothes need to look tidy. Quick!
Tapahi-a ki te toki kia hinga ki te wai.
Cut him down with an axe so that he falls into the sea.
Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori
They have gone to the university in order/so as to be taught Māori
Ka tohe ia ki a Pou kia kaua e haere mai.
He urged Pou not to come.
Ka karakiatia e ia kia kore a Tainui e uru mai ki roto i te moana o Whaingaroa.
at the sea of Whaingaroa He prayed so that Tainui might not enter the Raglan Harbour Heads.
Kia āta kai.
Eat nicely.
Ka haramai rātau kia kite.
They came to see her.
Ka tonoa e Māhu āna tamariki kia haere ki te tiki wai mōna (Kāretu 1974:38)
Māhu sent his children to go to fetch water for him
Kāore anō ia kia tae mai.
He hasn’t arrived yet.
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.
Hoko-na he pōtae hou kia ātaahua ai koe.
Buy a new hat so that you will look beautiful.
E hokona ana e au kia whā.
I am buying four.
Kāhore anō te tangata rā kia haere atu.
That man has not gone away.
Ka puta mai a Ngarue kia tūtaki ki a Te Porou.
Ngarue arrived to meet up with Te Porou.
Kia kite ai rātou i te marae ātaahua nei.
So they could see the beautiful marae.
E tūmanako ana mātou kia whakaāe mai te Kawanatanga ki tā mātou pitihana.
We are hoping the Government will agree to our petition.
Kia kotahi te whakaritenga.
Let the decision be united.
Hai te rua o te ahiahi, kua haere kia kite i te whare karakia Mōmona. Ka mutu, kua hoki mai ki te kite i te whare karakia o Te Hīnota Māori Perehipitīriana (Pōtatau 1991:80)
At two o’clock, we’ll go to see the Mormon church. After that, we’ll return to see the church of the Māori Presbyterian Synod
Kia ora māmā mō te kai pai nei.
Thanks mum for this good food.
Kāhore anō kia karangatia ngā tamariki.
The children have not been called (yet).
Horekau mātou e hiahia kia tū he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don’t want a casino/gambling outfit to be built here.
Mauria mai kia ono ngā huamanu.
Bring me six eggs.
E inoi ana ahau kia hōmai ai tētahi paraikete.
I pray that I will be given a blanket.
E tūmanako ana au kia hoki mai taku tau ākuanei.
I am hoping my darling will return home soon.
Ko taku hiahia kia mauria mai e koe he kūao tori.
I wish you would bring me a kitten.
Kia hia...?
How many...? (are needed).
Kia takirua mai ngā kararehe.
Let the animals come in by twos.
Hine: Āe, kia rua māku.
Yes, two for me thanks.
Kia nui rawa atu tāku aihikirimi!
Make my icecream huge!
Ka karanga a Rāpata ki a au kia tū.
Rapata called to me to stand.
Ka takatakahia e ia te one kia kinokino, kia maharatia ai nā te taua i tiki mai, i tāhae ngā ika.
She trampled the sand so that it was all disturbed, and people would think a war-party had stolen the fish.
Kia ora, kua mārama ināianei.
Thanks, I get it now.
He aha i waiho ai te manuhiri kia karanga ana?
Why is the visitor left calling (for water)?
Kia āta haere
Carefully go
Karanga-tia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.
Taihoa e haere kia mutu taku ringi roimata!
Don’t go until I have finished weeping!
Kia pai tonu, kia mā, kia koa ai ngā ngākau o ngā kaituku.
He should be careful and clean so as to gladden the hearts of the owners.
E hia ngā pene? Kia hia ngā huka? Tokohia ngā tangata?
How many pens? How many sugars would you like? How many people?
Kia mutu tātou i te wā tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?
Kia kaha te kai.
Eat up.
Taihoa rā e mahi, kia maoa mai he kai.
Let the work wait until some food has been cooked.
Kia mārama ai tana kite mai i ahau e mau ai au i te koti whero.
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat.
Kāhore rātou kia kai
They have not eaten
Taihoa kia tae mai ōku tuākana.
Wait until my older brothers come along.
Me haere tāua kia kite ai tāua i tō.tāua whāea!
Let us go so that we can see our mother!
Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī tōku whare.
Call all the visitors to fill my house.
Taihoa kia tae mai taku tuākana.
Wait until my older brother comes along.
Kia mahaki rā anō te Kauae-o-Poua, ka riro ai te whenua.
When the jawbone of Poua becomes loose, then the land may be taken.
Me tuku mātau i ā mātau tamariki ki te kura kia pai ai tō rātau hoki mai ki te tāhae, ki te whānako?
Should we send our children to school so that they can return better at cheating and
Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō.
Go to bed early tonight.
Kia ora koutou i runga i ngā āhuatanga i hui mai ai tātou ki konei i tēnei rā.
Good wishes to you all concerning the matters for which we are assembled here today.
Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei.
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.
Ko tā te tāne mahi he haere ki te pakanga kia ora ai tōna iwi.
The man’s job was to go to war so that his people would be safe.
E kore ia e haere atu kia utua katoatia rā anō ā koutou nama.
He won’t go away until all your debts are paid.
Kia tau te whakaaturanga, whakautua te pātai
When the animation stops, answer the question
He pukapuka ā.mātou hei tuhi i ngā kōrero, kia kore ai ia e mau i a mātou.
We had books to write the stories in so that they would not be forgotten.
Kia ora, kei te pai ahau.
Thanks, I'm good.
Kia tino horo atu koe i tēnā.
You must run faster than that.
Taihoa. Me tatari kia tū mārika te waka.
Hold on. You need to wait until the car has come to a complete stop.
E akona ana ngā tamariki kia kaua e kau rawa atu ki te wāhi tapu, kia kaua rānei e inu i ngā pua o ngā hutukawa e tū ana i te runga i te rua o ngā taniwha, kei horomia, kei rumakina rānei ki te wai.
The children were taught not to swim in the sacred place, nor to drink (the nectar) of the flowers of the pōhutukawa trees standing above the monster’s pit, lest they be swallowed up, or drowned in the water.
He mea karakia haere a Tara-whata i a ia kia kaha ai a ia te kau.
Tara-whata chanted a karakia as he went, to give him power to swim.
Kia huria koe ki tēnei taha?
Do you want this side too?
Mā ngā iwi katoa e kai, kia mate ai ngā iwi katoa, kei ngā iwi o Tuere te mana, te atua.
at the(pl) bones of Tuere the power the supernatural They would all eat the fish, and all of them would die, slain by the supernatural power of the bones of Tuere.
Kāore anō aua nanakia kia whiua.
Those rascals have not yet been punished.
Mā koutou e wero ngā kanohi kia kore ai e kite.
Your task is to spear his eyes so that he cannot see.
Kāore tēnei e tukua kia haere e ia.
She won’t let this one go.
Kia meatia tau e pai ai
Thy will be done,
Kā tae mai ki a ia te hiahia kia kite i ōna tuākana.
The desire to see his older brothers came to him.
i ngā taonga kia kore ai e tere ngaro.
This is the value of these activities, the competitions, holding on to the treasures so that they will not be quickly lost.
Kia ora Te Manaaki, kei te aha koe e hoa?
Hi, Te Manaaki, what are you doing friend?
Kā tāria nei a Rona e āna tamariki kia hoki mai ki te kāinga.
Rona’s children waited for her to come back home.
Whakapūpū-tia mai ō mānuka kia kore ai e whati.
Cluster the branches of the mānuka so that they will not break.
Haere koe i te ara a Taihoa, kia tae ai koe ki Aua-atu.
Go by the road of By-and-by, arrive at nowhere.
Kia ora Koa, tokohia kei tō whānau?
Hey Koa, how many in your family?
Kua mahue tana tāne i a ia kia ora ai ngā tamariki.
She has left her husband so that the children would be safe.
Tukua mātou kia haere atu
Permit that we may depart (Please allow us to go).
"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."
Mokori anō kia rere a mihi.
It is right to acknowledge you (for this kai).
Ka ara te karakia a Taikehu mō ngā hoe kia tere rawa ai te haere a te waka.
of the canoe Taikehu began his spell so that the canoe’s progress would be swift.
E whai i muri i a Rehua, kia kai ai koe i te kai.
Follow after Rehua so that you may eat.
Kia kaha te kōrero!
Speak with authority!
Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.
Kia toru ngā panana.
Let there be three bananas.
Me tiki e koe i ngā rau o ngā rākau katoa, i ngā kiri, kia mōhio ai koe ki te āhua o te tōtara.
Fetch leaves from all the trees, and bark, so that you will know what the totara looks like.
Kia tere te hoki mai!
Return immediately!
Tīkina atu kia rua ngā kapu o te parāoa puehu.
Get two cups of flour.
E pā, me tīmata te whakamōmona i ngā poaka ināianei, kia whai kai ai mō te hākari.
for the feast Friend, fattening the pigs should begin now, so that there will be enough food for the feast.
I mea mai ia kia haere mātou ki mea wāhi, ki te kōrero ki mea tangata
He told us to go to such-and-such a place and talk to such-and-such a person
Kia tere te oma!
Run fast!
Kia rua ngā kapu.
Let there be two cups.
Ka pūrua te moko kia pango ai.
The moko was done a second time to blacken it.
Kia tūpato te kawe!
Carry it carefully!
Kia tae mai koe, ka kai (ai) taatou
When you get here, well have a meal
Kia rua ngā kapu o te huka.
Let there be two cups of sugar.
Ka tīmata te kuia nei ki.te tatau i āna kūmara tekau, kia mōhio ai ia kei reira tonu tana pūkai kūmara.
After a while she began counting her ten kūmara; this was a way of checking that the pile of kūmara was still there.
Kia tika tā koutou whakapai moenga!
You must make your beds properly!
Kia taka pea koe i runga i te hōiho!
I hope you fall off the horse!
Kia kotahi kapu o te miraka.
Let there be one cup of milk.
Haere e whai i te waewae o Uenuku, kia ora ai te tangata.
Go search for the footprints of Uenuku so that humankind may be nurtured.
I tango pea i te ingoa Ngāti Hotu kia ora ai rātou ..
They perhaps took the name Ngāti Hotu so that they would be spared ..
Kia tika tā kōrua tuhi!
You (two) must write correctly!
I haere mai te rata inanahi, kia kore ai te tūroro e mokemoke.
The doctor came yesterday so the invalid would not be lonely.
Mau-ria au, kia mate atu i te kāinga, kia whakarongo ai au ki te haruru o ngā tai o Tapuarata.
of the(pl) sea of Tapuarata Take me so that I may die at home while listening to the surf at Tapuarata.
Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei (Genesis 27:21)
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.
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
Kia kino te tahā, kia tū noa ai i te marae.
Let the calabash be plain so that it can safely stand out on the marae.
Kia hauhake·tia ngaa riiwai, ka wehe·a ai ngaa purapura
When potatoes are harvested, the seeds are set aside
Kia kaha tonu te mahi, ā tutuki noa te wawata
Keep working hard, until you achieve what you desire
Kia nui ake tō reo.
Speak louder.
Haere e oma kia puta ai koe.
Go, run, in order that you may escape.
Ka tipu haere te pēpi nei ā, ka hikitia e ōna mātua, ka waiatatia, ka mirimiria, ka romiromia, ka poipoia, ka whāngaia ki te waiū o ngā atua kia tipu ai hei tangata.
This baby grew and grew and his parents cuddled him, sang to him, stroked him, massaged him and cradled him to and fro. He was fed the milk of the gods so that he would grow up to be a fine man.
Kāore anō tēnei kia tū.
This one has not [yet] stood.
Kia tina! TINA!
Draw together! Affirm!
kia riro ai hoki
that may also be taken accordingly
Kāore te wini → kia pakaru.
The window has not been broken.
Kia tere te whakaoti i ā koutou tuhinga roa!
Finish your essays quickly!
Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori.
Let the language be correct, let it flow, let it be inherently Māori.
Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.
Kāore anō taku rākau → kia mate → i te makariri.
My tree has not died of cold.
