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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...
Whakarongo ki tēnei waiata!
Listen to this song!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kaua e whakarongo ki a ia!
Do not listen to him!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
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 present tense (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...
Me whakarongo koutou ki tā tātou tohutohu.
You had better listen to our instructions.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kāore mātou i te whakarongo ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were not listening to the song at the birthday.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...
Kei te hiahia au kia whakarongo mai koe!
I want you to listen!
Towards - mai
Titiro mai, whakarongo mai, kōrero mai!
Look, listen and speak!
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...
Whakarongo mai!
Listen to me!
whakarongo ki tēnei waiata!
listen to this song!
Kei te whakarongo ia.
He is listening.
Whakarongo ki a āwhina.
Listen to āwhina.
āta whakarongo tamariki mā.
Listen carefully children.
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?
Whakarongo ki tēnei kōrerorero poto.
Listen to the short dialogue.
Whakarongo mai.
Listen to me.
Whakarongo mai, e te tau!
Listen, here my darling!
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.
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.
Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu.
Listen to the cry of the bird.
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.
Tokohia i tae mai ki te whakarongo ki te pirimia?
How many people are coming to hear the Prime Minister?
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.
