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whakarongo - to listen
whakarongo, v.t. 1. Cause to hear, inform. Hoki tonu te purahorua ra ki te whakarongo i nga wahi i kapi i nga tangata o runga i a Te Arawa (T. 81).
2. Listen. E whakarongo ana raua ki te putanga mai o te hau (T. 93). Whakarongohia atu nga torino tangi (M. 274).
3. Attend to, obey. E kore maua e whakarongo ki tana kupu (T. 199).
4. In the expression whakarongo uka, bear pain with firmness.
Williams Dictionary
Kei te whakarongo koutou.
You are listening.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E haere ana ia ki te whakarongo.
He is listening.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E whakarongo ana ngā pirihimana ki te tangata.
The policemen are listening to the person.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I te whakarongo koutou?
Were you listening?
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Me āta whakarongo koe ki a ia.
You should listen carefully to her.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakarongo!
You should listen!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Tēnā, whakarongo mai.
Listen here, please.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Taihoa koe e kōrero, whakarongo ka tahi.
Don't speak yet, listen first.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Whakarongo!
Listen!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kaua e whakarongo ki āna tohutohu.
Don't listen to her instructions.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ka taea te kaiako te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is able to listen to the students.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Kāore ia i te whakarongo.
He is not listening.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Ka whakarongo puku a Ponga.
Pongo listened in silence.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kāore ngā pirihimana e whakarongo ana ki te tangata.
The policemen are not listening to the person.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...
Kāore mātou i te whakarongo ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were not listening to the song at the birthday.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi
Kei te hiahia au kia whakarongo mai koe!
I want you to listen!
Towards - mai
Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!
Away - atu
Kāore te kaiako e taea te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is unable to listen to the students.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...
Heoi anō tā tātou, he noho, he whakarongo.
All we have to do it sit and listen.
All we have to do... - heoi anō tā tātou... he...
Ahakoa ko wai te kaikōrero, me whakarongo.
Whoever is the speaker, you should listen.
Whakarongo mai!
Listen to me!
whakarongo ki tēnei waiata!
listen to this song!
Kei te whakarongo ia.
He is listening.
Kei te whakarongo au ki te wahine e waiata ana.
I am listening to the woman who is singing.
Whakarongo ki äna tohutohu.
Listen to her instructions.
Whakarongo ki a āwhina.
Listen to āwhina.
Me whakarongo koutou ki tā tātou tohutohu.
You had better listen to our instructions.
Whakarongo ki ngā manu.
Listen to the birds.
Kāhore a Tamahae i te whakarongo ki a Hata mā.
Tamahae is not listening to Hata and the others.
Ka whakarongo te tangata ki te manu
the man listens to the bird
Whakarongo ki tēnei waiata!
Listen to this song!
āta whakarongo tamariki mā.
Listen carefully children.
Whakarongo ki te pouako.
Listen to the teacher.
Nā, ka miharo rātou ki tāna kupu, ā whakarongo kau ana.
They marvelled at his word and just listened.
Ka noho au ki konei hei whakarongo ki a koe.
I will stay here to listen to you.
Taringa whakarongo mai!
Listen everyone!
He aha ngā tauira i whakarongo ai?
Why did the students listen?
He aha ngā tauira e whakarongo ai?
Why will the students listen?
He aha ngā tauira e whakarongo nei?
Why are the students listening?
Kia āta whakarongo.
Listen carefully.
Kaua e whakarongo!
Don’t listen!
Kaua e whakarongo ki tēnei waiata!
Don’t listen to this song!
Kei te whakarongo ahau ki te wahine e waiata ana.
I am listening to the woman who is singing.
Kei te whakarongo ahau ki te wahine waiata.
I am listening to the singing woman.
Kei te whakarongo koe
you are listening.
Whakarongo ki tēnei kōrerorero poto.
Listen to the short dialogue.
E koe, e manu, i runga i te rangi, tēnei whakarongo mai!
Oh bird, up in the sky, now then, listen to me!
Whakarongo mai.
Listen to me.
Titiro mai, whakarongo mai, kōrero mai!
Look, listen, and speak!
E whakarongo ana rātou ki te aha?
What are they listening to?
Whakarongo mai, e te tau!
Listen, here my darling!
E whakarongo ana ngā tamariki ki te kaiako.
The children are listening to the teacher.
Whakarongo ki te manu rā!
Listen to that bird!
He mīharo te whakarongo ki a koe.
Amazing to listen to you.
I haere ia ki te whakarongo ki te rōpu waiata.
He went to listen to the choir.
Whakarongo ki te kōrero.
Listen to the speech.
Whakarongo koutou ki te manu rā!
(You) listen to that bird!
E whakarongo ana rātou ki tā Rewi e whakamārama ana ki a rātou.
They are listening to that which (what) Rewi is explaining to them.
Titiro ki a Hine, ā, whakarongo ki a ia
Look at Hine, and listen to her
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.
Kaua e whakarongo ki a ia!
(Do not listen to him!)
Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu.
Listen to the cry of the bird.
Kei te whakarongo au ki te wahine, engari, kāore ia i te waiata.
I am listening to the woman, but she is not singing.
I te whakarongo au ki te wahine, engari, kāore ia i te waiata.
I was listening to the woman, but she was not singing.
Whakarongo ki te kōrero a te koroua.
Listen to the old man's story.
Kaua koe e whakarongo ki a ia.
Do not listen to him.
Kaua koe hei whakarongo ki a ia.
Don't listen to him.
Whakarongo ki te kōpae.
Listen to the CD.
Mehemea i whakarongo rātou ki te reo o Māui, e kore e kino te whenua.
the land If they had heeded Māui’s voice the land would not have been bad.
Tokohia i tae mai ki te whakarongo ki te pirimia?
How many people are coming to hear the Prime Minister?
Ka whakarongo au ki te waiata ā tērā marama
I will listen to the song next month
Kei te taraiwa mātou ki te Whanaganui a Tara ki te whakarongo ki te konohete.
We are driving to Wellington to listen to the concert.
Kei te whakarongo au ki te whaikōrero.
I am listening to the main speech.
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.
Ki te waiata koe, ka whakarongo ahau.
If you sing, I will listen.
Ka whakarongo ahau, ki te waiata koe.
I will listen if you sing.
Whakarongo ki te tangata rā e waiata ana.
Listen to that man who is singing.
