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tea - white; clear

tītaora - tea towel

Tea (i), a. White, clear.

whakatea. 1. v.i. Show the whites of the eyes.

2. v.t. Mock, jeer at. Ka whakateatia nga morehu o Orakau e te nui o te pouaru.

tetēā, whakatetēā, v.i. Gnash the teeth. Tetea ana nga niho i te kawenga a te whakatakariri.—Ka whakatetea, ka whakatara te niho (M. 379). = tetē.

teatea, a. 1. White, light in colour. Rukuhia ki te moana uriuri, rukuhia ki te moana teatea (M. 209).

2. Pale, apprehensive, afraid. Teatea kau ana te tau o taku ate (S. 47).

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Tea (ii), ad. interrogative. Where? (R.) Tea aku kahaki?

Williams Dictionary

I te pīrangi koe ki te kaputī?
Did you want a tea?
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Me tiki ia i te tītāora.
He should get the tea towel.
Simple sentences: you should - me

E , kia āta haere me te kapu , kei maringi.
Be careful, go slowly with the cup of tea, lest it spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Tēnā mahia mai he māku.
Please make a cup of tea for me.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he kapu māku?
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he kapu māua?
Can you please make us (2) a cup of tea?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he māku.
Please make a tea for me.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Hei aha te kapu , homai te wai rēmana.
Never mind the cuppa tea, give me a lemon drink.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

He pango māku!
I'll have a black tea!
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He puihiwhero māku.
I'll have a red bush tea.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu e mahi kaputī māna?
Can you make a cup of tea for her?
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku kapu , Nikau.
I will make a cup of tea, Nikau.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kua mahia e Kauri he kapu rātou.
Kauri has made them a cup of tea.
Passive sentences - tikina...

He aha tāu hei kai paramanawa?
What have you got for morning tea?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He makariri tērā .
That tea is cold.
That (over there) - tērā

Me kaha, me waimeha rānei ?
A strong or a weak tea?
Or... - ...rānei

He kapa māu?
Do you want a cup of tea?

He kaputī māu?
Would you like a cup of tea? (A cup of tea for you?).

wai ēnei kapu ? ngā tamariki? Ehara, ngā kaumātua .
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.

E noho koe ki te inu i .
You sit and drink your tea.

E noho koe me .
You sit with your tea.

He kapu māu?
Would you like a cup of tea?

He kapu kākāriki koa.
Can I have a green tea please.

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

Kei hea ngā tauera?
Where are the tea towels?

Pai noa iho te .
The tea is just fine.

He noa iho e Manu.
Just tea, Manu.

Hei hoa kapu ?
Something to go with your cup of tea?

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