On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

He moumou tāima aua korikori.
Those exercise classes are a waste of time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Moumou tāima pēhea nei?
A waste of time in what way?

He aha te tāima?
What is the time?

Ono karaka te tāima.
It is six o’clock.

Tekau meneti pāhi i te ono karaka te tāima.
The time is ten past six.

Koata pāhi i te ono karaka te tāima.
It is a quarter past six.

Hāwhe pāhi i te ono karaka te tāima.
It is half past six.

Rua tekau mā rima meneti ki te whitu karaka te tāima.
It is twenty-five to seven.

Koata ki te whitu karaka te tāima.
It is a quarter to seven.

Kei te whitu (o ngā) hāora o te ata te taima.
Exercise 13b

He waru karaka te taima.
The time is eight o’clock.

Ehara mā koutou te mōhio ki te tāima ki te wā rānei.
It’s not for you to know the time or season.

E mōhio ana koe ki te taima tika?
Do you know the right time?

He aha te taima?
What is the time?

Kei te waru karaka te taima (Kua waru karaka te taima.)
It is eight o’clock.

He koata pāhi i te ono karaka te taima.
The time is a quarter past six.

Whitu karaka te tāima tīmata o te purei kāri.
7pm is the time the card games will start.

Ki a ia, he moumou taima tēnei.
To him/her this is a waste of time.