On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Mere tōku māmā.
Mere is my mother.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Pita tōku ingoa
Pita is my name.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Wid Vella tōku tipuna.
Wid Vella is my ancestor.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko tōku kuia tērā!
That's my nanna!
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Ngāti Hāmua tōku hapū.
Ngāti Hāmua is my sub-tribe.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Brian tōku pāpā.
Brian is my father.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Kuikui tōku whaea. Ko Tahu tōku matua.
Kuikui is my mother. Tahu is my father.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Pania tōku teina
Pania is my younger sister.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Raimona tōku tino hoa.
Raimona is my best friend.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Rongomai tōku tuahine.
Rongomai is my sister.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Waikura tōku tuahine.
Waikura is my sister.
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara tōku whaea i te kuia.
My mother is not an elder.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tōku pāpā i te rangatira.
My father is not a leader.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

I tērā tau i hūnuku tōku whānau ki ngā roto o Kai Iwi.
Last year, my family moved to the lakes of Kai Iwi.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki to awa ki to hīkoi, i toro auto ki tōku hoa, ā, i kai tahi hoki me tōku whānau.
I went to the river to go walking, I visited my friend and I are together with my family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua mamae tōku kakī.
My neck is sore.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Ka hanga a Koa i tōku whare.
Koa will build my house.
Sentences with i - i

Tokoono ngā tāngata e noho ana kei tōku whare.
There are six people living at my house.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.
Habitual action - ai

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai au ki te mahi hei nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to work as a nurse.
Habitual action - ai

He rite tonu au ki tōku māmā.
I am like my mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tāku teina ki tōku pāpā.
My younger sibling is just like my father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite a Nikau ki tōku māmā.
Nikau is just like my mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu au ki tōku pāpā.
I am just like my father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Kāore ia i rata mai ki tōku pōtae hou.
She didn't like my new hat.
To like - rata

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hamilton.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Taranaki tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Taranaki.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Poneke tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Waipounamu toku whaea.
My mum's from the South Island.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nā te kaitāmoko tōku moko i hoahoa.
It was the tattooist who designed my tattoo.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
My friend was the one who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ehara i tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
It wasn't my friend who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Amaru tōku whare i hanga.
It was Amaru who built my house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā Tawa tōku whare e hanga.
Tawa will build my house.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Kei runga tāku rorohiko i tōku tēpu tari.
My computer is on my desk.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka haere mātou mā runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te whakatikangia tōku waka e taku pāpā.
My car is being fixed by my father.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Hāponotia tōku hē!
Prove me wrong!
Passive sentences - tikina...

I herua ōku makawe e tōku hoa.
My hair was combed by my friend.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I nukuhia e au ngā ahi wera mai i ngā kōhatu ki te pouaka ki tōku hawera.
The hot ashes were moved by me from the stones to the box with my shovel.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ruku pāua ana au nā te mea e haere mai ana tōku hungarei.
I'm going pāua diving because my mother-in-law is coming.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ka taea ekoe tōku waka te whakatika?
Are you able to fix my car?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka tunu keke ia hei whakanui i tōku rā huritau.
She will bake a cake in order to celebrate my birthday.
For the purpose of - hei

Nō Te Tai Tokerau, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From the Northland region, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I pakeke ake au i Ōtautahi, engari ko Whakatū kē tōku ake kāinga.
I grew up in Christhurch but Nelson is my real home.
Conjunctions - but - engari

E āhei ana au ki te kawe i ētehi tamariki tokorima i tōku waka.
I can transport five kids on my car.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kāore tōku pāpā i te hoko i tētahi rorohiko.
My father isn't buying the computer.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I tōku tari au.
I was in my office.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I tōku tari au.
I was in my office.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kua whati tōku waewae.
My leg has been broken.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua kī tōku puku.
My tummy is full.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku pāpā mō te kaukau.
There's no one better than my father for swimming.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore he tangata i kō atu i tōku koroua ki ahau.
There's no one better than my grandad in my opinion.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

He kuia tōku whaea.
My mother is an elder.
Categorizing sentences - he

He rangatira tōku pāpā.
My father is a leader.
Categorizing sentences - he

Haere ki tōku tari tatari ai.
Go to my office and wait.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Ka nui taku aroha ki tōku whānau.
I have a lot of love for my family.

No tōku tuahine ngā waka whero.
The red car belongs to my older sibling.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Haere mai ki te mihi ki tōku whanau!
Come and meet my family!
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ka koa tōku ngākau ki āna kupu.
My heart raced at her words.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ka mihi ahau ki tōku kara, arā te kara hui o te Kuini.
I greet my flag, the great flag of the Queen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Aria tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Aria is my aunty, she is my father's sister.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko tōku whaea te tuara whānui o tō mātou whānau.
My mother is the (broad back) anchor of our family.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Rina tōku tuakana.
Rina is my older sister. (spoken by a female)
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko ia tōku tuakana.
He is my older brother / she is my older sister.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tuakana tōku, ko Niko tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have an older sibling, his name is Niko.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Ko Aroha tōku teina.
Aroha is my younger sister. (spoken by a female)
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Āe, he tēina tōku, ko Koa tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a younger sibling, his name is Koa.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Ko Rongomai tōku tuahine, ko Tūmanako tōku teina.
Rongomai is my sister, Tūmanako is my younger sibling.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

He nauhea iti tōku pōtiki!
My youngest child is a little rascal.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

He waka hou tōku.
I have a new car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He waka tōku.
I have a car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He whare tōku.
I have a house.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He panekoti hou tōku.
I have a new skirt.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Māua ko tōku hoa.
My friend and I.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I mahi māua ko tōku māmā.
My mother and I (us two, but not you the listener) worked.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Hei roto au i tōku tari.
I will be in my office.
Future locative - hei

Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku kuia nō Tūhoe.
My grandmother is not from Tūhoe.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore au i tōku tari.
I wasn’t in my office.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore e taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You are unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore i taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You were unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

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

Ehara i tōku hoa ō māua kākahu i horoi.
My friend didn't wash our clothes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

I ahau i Pipiripi, ka tūtaki au ki tōku whanaunga.
While I was in Melbourne, I met with my cousins.
While - i... ka...

I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kite ai i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to see my family.
In order to - kia... ai

I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kore ai au e kite i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to not see my family.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kua hangaia tōku whare e te kāmura ki te rākau.
My house has been built with wood.
By means of - ki

He aha koe i kore ai e haere mai ki tōku whare?
Why didn't you come to my place?
Why didn't... - He aha... i kore... ai e

Kāore au hei roto i tōku tari.
I will not be in my office.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kei konei tōku hoa tāu i pātai mai nā.
Here is my friend about whom you asked.

Ko Kui tōku tupuna whaea.
Kui is my ancestral mother or grandmother.

Ki tōku whakaaro, e rima tekau aua kāinga.
In my estimation, there are fifty of those settlements.

Ko Riripeti tōku tuahine.
Riripeti is my sister.

I mua atu i tōku hokinga mai ki konei.
Before I returned here; before my return here.

I muri mai i tōku hokinga mai.
After my return here; after I had returned here.

kua ngaro tōku kōti.
I've lost my coat.

Ka koa tōku ngākau ki ana kupu.
My heart rejoiced at her words.

Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia ki ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.

Ko tōku motokā tēnei.
This is my car.

a, o, nā, nō, mā, mō
Mā tōku māmā‘for my mother

Ahakoa te nui o te utu o te whare, ka hokona e tōku tuahine.
Despite the great cost of the house, my sister will buy it.

Ahakoa ko tēnei tōku kāinga tipu, ka wehe atu au.
Although this is the place where I grew up, I will leave.

He pēnā tōku pōtae.
My hat is like that.

Ko Hēmi tōku matua.
Hēmi is my father.

He pai ki a koe tōku tūru hou?
Do you like my new chair?

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

Ehara nō tōku whaea te hē.
The blame isn't my mothers.

Ka nui tōku aroha mōu, e te tau!
I love you very much, my darling!

Kei konei tōku hoa, tāau i pātai mai nā.
Here is my friend about whom you asked.

Ehara tēnei i tōku pōtae.
This is not my hat.

Ka roa noa atu tōku rerenga i roto i tōku rererangi.
I can go for miles in my airplane.

Nā kōrua tōku ngeru i ngaro ai.
You two were the reason my cat went missing.

Ko ia tōku teina.
She is my younger sister.

Ko tēnei tōku hoa pai rawa.
This is my best friend.

Āpōpō kā kōrero au ki tōku hoa.
Tomorrow, I will speak to my friend.

Āpōpō kā kōrero au me tōku hoa.
Tomorrow I will speak with my friend.

I whakaoho ahau i tōku tuakana.
I woke my brother.

Kei te hiahia ahau kia hoki mai tōku tuakana =
I wish that my elder brother would come back.

Ka mihi ahau ki tōku kara, arā te kara nui o te Kuīni.
I greet my flag, the great flag of the Queen.

I kite ahau i te whare i noho ai tōku koroua.
I saw the house where my grandfather lived.

Ko Manu Karaitiana tōku ingoa.
My name is Manu Karaitiana.

I ngaua tōku waewae e taku kurī
My leg was bitten by my dog

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

Kōrero ki tērā wahine e whakamau ana i tōku pōtae.
Speak to that woman wearing my hat.

Whakahokia tōku heru!
Give back my comb!

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.

Ka kōrero ahau ki tōku hoa, ki a Rāpata
I will talk to my friend, Rāpata

Ko Brian tōku matua.
Brian is my father.

Kia tino horo tōku ara a te ata.
I have to get up early in the morning.

Kei te kimi ahau i tōku hāte mā
I am seeking (looking for) my clean shirt

He hōiho tōku.
I have a horse.

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

He whakaaro tōku.
I've got an idea.

Ahakoa te nui o te utu o te whare, ka hokoia e tōku tuahine.
Despite the great cost of the house, my sister will buy it.

Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku iwi.
Ngāti Kahungunu is my tribe.

Haere mai ki te mihi ki tōku whānau!
Come and meet my family!

Kei te pīrangi ahau ki te whakakaha i tōku reo Māori.
I want to strengthen my Māori language.

Kua haehae aku i ōku tarau nā reira ka patua au e tōku pāpā.
I have ripped my pants and so I’ll be beaten by my father.

Ko tēnei wāhanga tuatahi. Ko Aaron Hēnare tōku ingoa.
This is the first section. My name is Erena Hēnare.

He uri nō Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, Te Rarawa ki tōku pāpā taha; ko tōku māmā taha nō Tūhoe, nō Te Whānau-ā-Apanui hoki.
I am a descendant of Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, and Te Rarawa on my father’s side; and on my mother’s side, I am from Tūhoe and also Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.

I kai au i te kai kia whakakīa ai tōku puku.
I ate the food so that my tummy will be filled.

He pai te tūru *o* tōku pāpā
Now, work or mahi, is in the a category. And my father was a cabinet maker. He made Chairs. Chairs were his mahi,b which is in the a category.

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.

He pai te tūru *a* tōku tūru
So the chair my father sits on is o - i could say tōna tūru, his chair, but the chair my father made is a - tāna tūru.

Ko tōku whare tēnei.
This is my house.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

He pai te tūru o tōku pāpā.
The father's chair is good.

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.

He nui te kurī a tōku māmā
My mother's dog is big

A tōku māmā Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka a ō mātou hoa.
I am reading our friends' book.

Kei te mahi au i taku taumahi, kei te whapai i tōku whare, ā, kei te haere hoki ki tōku marae.
I'm working on my assignment, I'm cleaning my house and I am going to my marae.

Kei te tākaro au i te kēmu a tōku tungāne.
I am playing my brother's game.

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 haere ati tōku tēina ki te whare o ōku tuākana.
My younger brother has gone to the house of my older brothers.

Tōku ingoa.
My name

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.

He kōura te rīnga o tōku māmā.
My mother's ring is gold.

Tōku māmā
My mum

He whero tōku rātou hamarara.
Their umbrella is red.

Tōku pāpā.
My dad.

No tōku taenga ki Waihī ka kite au i a Te Taaite
When I reached Waihī I saw Te Taaite.

Ko Raureka tōku ingoa.
My name is Raureka.

I nuku·hia e au ngaa ahi wera mai i ngaa koohatu ki te pouaka ki toku hawera
the(pl) stone to the box instr sggenIsg shovel ‘I moved the hot ashes from the stones to the box with my shovel

Kei te hiahia ahau kia hoki mai tōku tuakana.
I wish that my elder brother would come back.

Ko Manu tōku pāpā.
My father is Manu.

Kei te tuku keke tōku māmā
My mother is cake baking

Ko tōku tūmanako tēnei, kia hoki ora koe ki tō whaea.
This is my hope, that you should return safely to your mother.

Kei te tunu tōku māmā I tētahi keke
But when we use the gerund, the abridged version we don't need it

He poto rawa atu tōu kaka i tōku.
Your dress is much shorter than mine.

Kei hea tōku waka?
Where is my waka?

Kua toto tōku taringa.
My ear is bleeding.

Ā tōku kaumātuatanga.
When I am in my old age.

Nō Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My father is from Napier or belongs to Napier.

E haere mai ana rātou ki tōku whare.
They are coming to my house.

Kei te marae tōku whaea
My mother is at the marae

Ko Makareta tōku ingoa.
Makareta is my name.

Ko Mariano tōku tipuna.
Mariano is my ancestor.

Ko Piripi tōku pāpā.
Piripi is my dad.

Ko Miriama tōku māmā.
Miriama is my mum.

Ko James Tait tōku tipuna.
James Tait is my ancestor.

Me peka mai kōrua ko Anthony ki tōku!
You and Anthony should come to my house!

Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.

I tōku whare ngā tamariki.
The children were at my house.

He pango tōku waka ināianei
My car is black now

He rite tonu tāku kitā ki tā tōku tuakana.
My guitar is just like my older sibling's.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.

Nō te mea ko ia tōku hoa.
Because she is my friend.

Kei korā tōku koroua
My grandfather is over there

Ko Tanira te ingoa o tōku kuia
Tanira is my grandmother’s name

Haere mai ki tōku whare.
Come over to my house.

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.

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

He pai tōku kura.
My school is good.

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.

Ko Rei tōku ingoa
My name is Rei

Ko Scotty tōku tungāne
Scotty is my brother (speaker is female)

Tino nui tōku aroha mōu.
I love you very much.

He mamae tōku ringa.
My hand hurts.

Ko Joan tōku māmā.
Joan is my mother.

Ko Rangi tōku ingoa.
My name is Rangi.

Kāo, ehara tōku whare i te wharenui
No, my house is not big

Tēnā koe Tāne, ko Aroha tōku ingoa.
Hello Tāne, my name is Aroha.

Kua mate tōku hoa.
My friend has died.

Koinei te whenua i mahi ai tōku koroua.
This is the land where my grandfather worked.

He pāika tōku. He 'Morrison 'tāua pāika.
I've got a bike. It's a 'Morrison'.

Ko te kura tēnei i ako ai tōku whaea.
This is the school where my mother studied.

Ko Tame tōku matua.
Tame is my father.

I mua mai i tōku hokinga mai.
Before I return.

Ko Jeff tōku ingoa.
In the same way, if could say

He kaha tōku tungāne.
My brother is strong.

Ko Taranaki tōku maunga.
My mountain is Taranaki and Taranaki is my mountain.

Kei te tunua te keke e tōku whaea.
The cake is being cooked by my mother.

Ko Brian tōku pāpā
I am saying that brian is *my* father, not just any old father.

Ko Margaret tōku tuahine.
Margaret is my sister. (spoken by a male)

Tēnā, kei hea tōku nei koma?
VOC at where my EMPH comb Now, where is my comb?

Ko Moana tōku tuahine.
Moana is my younger sister. (spoken by a male)

Homai tōku heru!
Give me my comb!

Kei te tū tāna irāmutu i runga i tōku kākahu mā.
His nephew is standing on my clean dress.

Ko Tōmuri Te Awa tōku tipuna.
Tōmuri Te Awa is my ancestor.

Ko tōku kaihana tēnei.
This is my cousin.

I haere au i te taha o tōku pāpā ki tōna wāhi mahi.
I went with my father to his work.

Kei te mōhio koe ki tōku hoa?
Do you know my friend?

Ko Elvis tōku tupuna rongonui.
Elvis is my famous ancestor.

Ko Tai tōku matua whakaangi.
Tai is my stepfather.

Ko ēnei ngā mea i mauria mai e tōku hoa.
These are the things that were brought by my friend.

Ko tōku whanaunga!
It’s my relation!

Ko Rosie tōku whaea whakaangi.
Rosie is my stepmother.

Kāore au e pai ki tōku taokete.
I don't like my sister-in-law.

Ko Jeff tōku ingoa
My name is Jeff

Ko Kelly tōku wahine.
Kelly is my wife.

E mōhio ana tōu hoa kei hea tōku whare?
Does your friend know where my house is?

Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.

Kei ā wai tōku paihikara?
Who has my bike?

He kuia hūmarie tōku kuia.
My nan is a humble kuia.

Ko Paora tōku tuakana whakaangi.
Paora is my step brother.

He nui taku aroha mō tōku whānau.
I have much love for my family.

Ko ia tōku tino hoa.
He is my best friend.

tōku ingoa
my name

Ko Hōhepa tōku ingoa.
My name's Joseph.

Tōku reo, tāku kai.
My language, my food.

Kei hea tōku korowai?
Where is my cloak?

No Te Tai Tonga tōku pāpā.
My father is from Southland.

Ko Hine tōku ingoa.
My name is Hine.

Āe, he tuahine tōku, ko Mia tōna ingoa.
I do have a sister, her name is Mia.

Ko ēnei ngā āporo a tōku hoa.
Here are my friend’s apples.

ko Fran tōku māmā
Fran is my mother

Ā te Mane, ka tīmata te hanga o tōku whare.
On Monday, the building of my house will begin.

Ko Una tōku kuia.
Una is my grandmother.

Āe, he tungāne tōku, ko Pāora tōna ingoa.
I do have a brother, his name is Pāora.

tōku koti
my coat

Ko Hone tōku matua.
John (is) my father.

Kua mahue tōku tuakana.
My brother has been left behind.

Kua oti tōku whare.
My house is complete.

Ko tōku hoa tēnei.
This is my friend.

Kei tōku whare ahau
I am at my house

Ehara tōku ingoa i a Rangi.
My name is not Rangi.

Nā tēnā kuri toku waewae i ngau
That dog bit my leg

Nā tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These are the children of my Pākehā friend.

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa Pākehā.
These are not the children of my Pākehā friend.

Kei tōku kāinga te pereti rā.
That plate is at my home.

Ka toru ai aku hāhi, ko tō tōku māmā, ko tō tōku pāpā, tō tōku whāea whāngai.
And so I have three churches—my mother’s, my father’s, and my adoptive mother’s.

Ko Taika tōku ingoa.
My name is Taika.

Tōku motukā.
My car.

I mua atu i tōku hokinga mai ki konei
Before I returned here, Before my return here

I muri mai i tōku hokinga mai
After my return here, After I had returned here

I Heretaunga tōku māmā
My mother was in Hastings

Ko Bob tōku ingoa.
My name's Bob.

Ko Tahu tōku hoa tāne.
Tahu is my husband.

Āe, ka taea e tōku kuia te waiata.
Yes, my grandmother can sing.

Kei runga tā rātou kurī I tōku moenga?
What? Their dog is on my bed?

Meatia tēnei mahi i runga i tōku ingoa.
Do this work in (in association with) my name.

Nō tōku māmā tēnei motoka.
This car is my mums.

Ko Rāhera tōku ingoa.
My name is Rāhera.

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

Ko Hone tōku hoa tāne.
Hone is my husband.

Ki tōku nei whakaaro, koinei te mea pai rawa.
In my opinion, this is the best one.

Kāore tōku kāinga e tawhitei i te pāka.
My house is not far from the park.

Kotahi tōku tungāne.
I have one brother.

Karanga-tia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.

He tōku tūru tēnei.
This is my chair.

Ko Hone tōku ingoa.
My name is Hone.

Ko Hurihi tōku hoa rangatira.
Hurihi (is)

Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī tōku whare.
Call all the visitors to fill my house.

Ko Rāhera tōku hoa wahine.
Rāhera is my wife.

Tokoono ngā tāngata kei tōku whare e noho ana.
There are six people living at my house.

Tōku nei whare.
This house of mine.

Ka tū te pō whakangahau ki tōku whare, kaua ki tōna.
The party is at my place, not his.

Ko Kuikui tōku hungawai.
Kuikui is my mother-in-law.

Kei hea tōku koti?
Where's my coat?

Ko Kuikui tōku kuia.
Kuikui is my grandmother.

Ko tēnā tōku kākahu
This is my coat

Ko Moana tōku hoa tāne.
Moana is my husband.

I hanga a Niko i tōku whare.
Niko built my house.

Ko Kui tōku tupuna kuia, arā, ko au te mokopuna a Kui.
Kui is my grandmother, that is, I am Kui's grandchild.

Ko Hone tōku pāpā, ko Rāhera tōku māmā.
Hone is my father, Rāhera is my mother.

Ka kōrero ahau ki tōku māmā ā tērā wiki.
I will visit my mother next week.

Hei tēra wiki, ka kōrero ai ahau ki tōku māmā.
This contains two ideas..firstly, next week something is going to happen.

Kei Ōtaki tōku koti.
My coat is in Ōtaki.

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

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

Ko au te mōkai a Kui. Ko Tahu tōku koroua. Kua mate ia.
I am Kui's pet. Tahu is my grandfather. He has passed away.

Ko rātou ngā kaimahi nāna tōku whare i hanga.
They are the workmen who built my house.

He keke te kai pai ki tōku hoa.
Cake is what my friend likes.

Kei te haere ahau mā runga i tōku waka
I am traveling by my car

Ko Moana tōku taokete.
Moana is my twin.

Tekau mā rima ngā whare i tōku kāinga.
There are fifteen houses in my village.

Ko Rongomai tōku hoa wahine.
Rongomai is my wife.

I tērā wiki, i haere ahau ki Pōneke mā runga i tōku waka.
Last week I went to Wellington in my car.