nghe song.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Kei waiata koe!
Don't sing!
Kei... - Don't...
Ka waiatatia tēnei, tērā waiata rānei e tātou?
Will we sing this song or that song?
Or... - ...rānei
He aha rātou i waiata ai i tērā waiata?
Why did they sing that song?
Ka waiata Tēnā wahine
That woman near you will sing g
Waiata ai au.
I always sing.
I waiata ai ai.
I always used to sing.
Ka waiata ai au.
I am always sing.
E waiata a Mere ki te rūma.
Mere will sing at the room.
He aha rātou e waiata ai?
Why will they sing?
Waiatatia ēnei kupu.
Sing these words.
Ka waiara ia.
She will sing.
Waiata ai te iwi o Waikato i ngā whiti e rua. (1991:114)
The people of Waikato usually sing both verses.
Taihoa tātou e waiata.
Let's not sing just yet,
Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings. (Kupu)
Waiata ā-ringa.
Sing with hands.
He ringa rehe a Moana ki te mahi māra, ki te purei rakuraku hiko, ka mutu, he rōreka ki te waiata.
Moana is a dab hand at gardening, playing electric guitar, and she loves to sing.
I waiata a Hata moo wai?
Who did Hata sing about?
I tū ake rātou ki te waiata
They stood up to sing (together, as a group).
Ka waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I will sing so that Mere will dance.
Ka waiata pea a Mere.
Perhaps Mere will sing.
Ka taea e Hine te waiata.
Hine can sing.
Māna e waiata.
He/she will be the one to sing.
Me waiata pēnei koe: Hari huritau ki a koe!
You should sing like this: happy birthday to you!
Mā Rangi rāua ko Mere e waiata.
Rangi and Mere will be the ones to sing.
Ehara māna e waiata.
He/she will not be the one to sing.
Ka waiata koe pērā i a Ed Sheeran.
You sing like Ed Sheeran.
Ka waiata te kōaea
The choir will sing (active); change of action from what has happened before.
Ehara mā Rangi rāua ko Mere e waiata.
Rangi and Mere will not be the ones to sing.
Āwhea koe waiata ai?
When will you sing?
He aha rātou i waiata pērā ai?
Why did they sing like that.
Me waiata ia.
She should sing.
Mā ngā tauira e waiata.
The students will sing.
Kaua e waiata!
(Don't sing!)
Ka taea e tō kuia te waiata?
Can your grandmother sing?
Ka pai te waiata a ngā kōtiro.
The girls sing nicely.
Āe, ka taea e tōku kuia te waiata.
Yes, my grandmother can sing.
Me haere tātou ki te rūma e waiata ai a Mere.
We had best go to the room will sing therein Mere.
I tū ake rātou ki te waiata.
They stood up to sing together as a group.
Ki te waiata koe, ka whakarongo ahau.
If you sing, I will listen.
Kei te aroha etahi tāngata ki ētehi tamariki
If Rangi will sing a song
Ka whakarongo ahau, ki te waiata koe.
I will listen if you sing.
Ko ngā tamariki waiata ai i ngā kōnohete.
It is the children who usually sing at the concerts.
Ka waiata a Rangi i tētahi waiata
But if Rangi will sing some songs
