On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kei te kai ahau i te āporo.
I am eating an apple.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te kōrero ahau ki a koe.
I am talking to you.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te kai ahau.
I'm eating.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mahi ahau.
I'm working.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E pīrangi ana ahau ki te hoki ti Taupō.
I want to return to Taupō.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hiahia ana ahau ki te ako i te reo Māori.
I want to learn Māori.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E maumahara ana ahau ki tō rāua arunga e te kurī rā.
I remember them being chased by that dog.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E maumahara ana ahau ki taku tino matukutanga.
I am remembering being very frightened.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E aroha ana ahau ki a Niko.
I love Niko.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pīrangi ana ahau ki te āporo rā.
I am wanting that apple.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mōhio ana ahau ki te kaukau.
I am knowing how to swim.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I ora ahau.
I was well.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tupu hoki ahau i reira.
I also grew up there.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I waiho ahau i te koti ki tō whare.
I left the coat at your house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tono ahau kia mutu te tetū.
I ordered that the rowdy behaviour should stop.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tino hiamoe ahau.
I was very sleepy.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te kaha o te rā ki to whiti, ka pōngia iho ahau.
The sun was so bright I had to close my eyes.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te Mane ka haere ahau ki Taupō.
I went to Taupo on Monday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tunu ahau i te kai.
I will cook food.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua kite noa atu ahau ka ngaro te reo Māori.
I saw long ago that the Māori language will disappear.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kite ahau i a koe.
I have seen you.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me aha ahau ki ngā toenga kai?
What should I do with the leftovers?
Simple sentences: you should - me

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nā Ponga ahau i āwhina.
I was protected by Ponga.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.
It was as if - ānō nei

Hoatu koe, kāore ahau e kuhu atu.
You go, I'm not going in.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou, mā Pāpā ahau e tiki.
You lot go, Dad will pick me up.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Homai ki ahau.
Give it to me.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Me he manu ahau...
If I were a bird...
If... (using me) - me

Me he manu rere ahau...
If I were a flying bird...
If... (using me) - me

Mā runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga poti ahau haere ai.
I travelled by boat.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I aukatingia ahau e te pirihimana.
I was stopped by the police officer.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I whakatūngia ahau e te pirihimana.
I was stopped by the police officer.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I mihia ahau.
I was acknowledged.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I mihia e ahau.
They were acknowledged by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I whakanohoia ahau i te kāinga.
I was grounded.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua patua ahau.
I have been hit.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kia kauwhautia atu iana, e ahau, ki a koe.
Let me know recite this to you.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E tuhituhi reta kā ana ahau.
I'm writing a letter.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E mōhio ana ahau, e taea e ia te whakamārama i te whakatauki nei.
I know that she will be able to explain this saying.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea ahau te tākaro i te kita.
I am able to play the guitar.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea ahau te tuhituhi i tēnei reta.
I am able to write this letter.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka haere ahau, engari kāhore a Aroha i haere mai.
I went, but Aroha didn't.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura mā runga pahi, engari kei te haere koe ki te toa mā raro.
I'm going to school by bus but you're walking to the shop.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te ako ahau, engari he pōturi.
I'm learning but I'm slow.
Conjunctions - but - engari

He pai ki ahau te mahita, nā te mea, he humarie ia.
I like the teacher, because he's handsome.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore e pai ki ahau te mahita, na te mea, he haunga ia.
I don't like the teacher because he smells.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te hōhā ahau i te mea he uaua tēnei mahi.
I am bored because this work is too hard.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te oherere ahau i te mea he māmā rawa tēnei mahi.
I am surprised because this work is too easy.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ka āhei ahau te kōrero ki a ia.
I am allowed to talk to him/her.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.
When I return, you are to have finished this job.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia oti i a koe tēnei mahi a te wā e hoki mai ana ahau.
This job should be finished by you at the time when I return.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te māngere ahau.
I am lazy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri ahau.
I am sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te makariri ahau.
I am cold.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āmaimai ahau i te hui.
I'm nervous about the meeting.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pai ahau.
I am somewhat good.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua ora ahau.
I am somewhat well.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua hiakai ahau.
I am somewhat hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māharahara ahau.
I am somewhat anxious.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māngere ahau.
I am somewhat lazy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pōuri ahau.
I am somewhat sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua wera ahau.
I am somewhat hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiakai ahau.
I am very hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino ngenge ahau.
I am very tired.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiamoe ahau.
I am very sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pukumahi ahau.
I am very busy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino āwangawanga ahau.
I am very worried.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino whakatā ahau.
I am very relaxed.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te harikoa ahau i te mea kei konei koutou.
I am happy because you are all here.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te whakahīhi ahau i te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am proud because my work is finished.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te mokemoke ahau i te mea kei rohe kē taku whānau.
I am lonely because my family is in another region.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te matekai ahau.
I am starving.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āwangawanga ahau.
I am worried.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

I te kāinga ahau ināpō.
I was at home last night.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te tau 1996, ka tuhi ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
In 1996, I wrote a book.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore ahau i haere me Ataahua.
I did not go with Ataahua.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ki te mutu te ua, ka haere ahau.
If it stops raining I will go.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

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...

Ka maremare rawa atu ahau.
I had to cough.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore ahau e āhei te hīkoi mā raro.
I can't walk.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He kaiako ahau.
I am a teacher.
Categorizing sentences - he

He ākonga ahau.
I am a student.
Categorizing sentences - he

He uaua tēnei mahi nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

He māmā tēnei mahi nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kei konei koutou nō reira kei te pukuriri ahau.
You are here, therefore I am angry.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kei rohe kē taku whānau nō reira kei te mokemoke ahau.
My family is in another region, therefore I am lonely.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kua oti taku mahi nō reira kei te koa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

I kite ahau i te tangata paru ngā ringa.
I saw a man with dirty hands.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

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...

He mea nui tēnā ki ahau.
That is important to me.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kāore ahau i te kai i te āporo.
I am not eating an apple.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Kei te whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?
Towards - mai

Ka heare tonu atu nei ahau.
I'll go right now.
Away - atu

I ngā huihuinga ka noho mai ia tika tonu mai i ahau.
He sits opposite me in meetings.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Hei konei ahau ā te ata.
I will be here in the morning.
Future locative - hei

Ki te hoki wawa mai a Manu, ka koa ahau.
If Manu comes back on time, I will be happy.
*If using ki - ki

He pai ki ahau tēnei kēmu.
I like this game.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki ahau te mea nei.
I like this thing.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Engari, he pai ki ahau te tae.
But I like the colour.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ehara i ahau te kai i tunu.
It was not me who cooked the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

E tino mutu ana i ahau tēnā pukapuka.
I am really going to finish that book.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua mahue a Hēmi i ahau.
I left Hēmi behind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I ahau e haere ana i te rori, ka pahū a Ruapehu.
While I went down the road, Ruapehu erupted.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

I ōku tuāhine e horoi ana i ngā rīhi, ka moe ahau.
While my sisters were washing the dishes, I was sleeping.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

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

Kātahi anō ahau ka hoki mai i te toa.
I finally comeback from the shop.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Mā wai ahau e āwhina?
Who will help me?
Who will? - mā wai?

He ātaahua atu ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Ki te kore koe e whakaae, ka pōuri ahau.
If you don't agree, I will be sad.
If not... - ki te kore...

I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.
I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.
In order to - kia... ai

HJomai te hama kia whakatika a ahau i tēnei.
Pass the hammer so that I can fix this.
In order to - kia... ai

Ko Ōhope te wāhi e kaukau ai ahau.
Ōhope is the place (specifically) where I swim.
Specifically - ai

Ka ānini ana te mahunga, ka moe ahau.
Whenever I get a headache, I have a sleep.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ehara tēnei kēmu i te pai ki ahau.
I do not like this game.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

I hiakai ahau.
I was hungry.
Food wanting, food sick - hiakai, hiamoe

Ka hiakai ahau.
I will be hungry.
Food wanting, food sick - hiakai, hiamoe

Kei te wātea ahau ā te pō o te Paraire.
I'm free on Friday night.

Kei te pukuriri ahau.
I am grumpy.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te toa
But what if I want to say that I am going to the shop *to buy food?*

Ko te toru o ō hokinga mai i te tuarongo, kei waho ahau o te tatau, māku e whakatuwhera te kuaha ka rere tika mai koe ki waho, ka tūtaki atu ai tāua i te kuaha.
The third time you go to the back of the house, I will be at the door, I will open the door, and you will jump right outside and then we will shut it.

E titiro ana te tauhou ki ahau.
The stranger was looking at me.

Kei te wera ahau.
I am hot.

Kua kai ahau.
I have eaten.

Ka haere tonu atu nei ahau.
I’ll go right now. — 4125

Whakaaturia mai ki ahau taua mea e pai ai koe.
Show me that thing you will be pleased thereby

Kia maarama ai tana kite mai i ahau, e mau ai au i te koti whero
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu aku ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

Ka mate ahau i te aroha
I will perish, or die, through (by, or from) love.

E haere ana ahau ki te taaone ki te hoko mai i teetahi koha
I am going to town to buy a present

Ka kite ahau i ngā rākau nui.
I saw the big trees.

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food.

Kua hōhā ahau ki ngā paruparu e puta ana ki te moana.
I hate the pollution of the sea.

Kāore mārama ahau.
I don't understand.

Tē mārama ahau.
I don't understand.

E kai ana ahau i te āporo.
I am eating the apple.

Tē kai ahau.
I didn't eat/I am not eating.

Mehemea ahau i haere, kua mate au
If I had gone, I would have been killed

Ka rongo ahau i tētahi waiata pai i tēnei rā.
I heard a nice song today.

I āhua pai ahau.
I was somewhat good.

Ka mea a Hinemoa, ‘ki te mea ka tonoa atu he karere ki a Tūtaane-kai e kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau.
If I send a messenger to Tūtaane-kai, perhaps he will not like me.

Ka āhua pai ahau.
I will be somewhat good.

E pai ana ahau.
I’m fine.

I āhua ora ahau.
I was somewhat well.

I whakaoho ahau i ōku hoa.
I woke my friends.

Ehara i ahau tēnei.
This does not belong to me.

He kaha atu koe i ahau.
You are stronger than me.

I āhua hiakai ahau.
I was somewhat hungry.

I haere ahau ki te hokomaha, I hoko kai ai.
I am going to the supermarket in order to buy food.

Ka āhua hiakai ahau.
I will be somewhat hungry.

I āhua matekai ahau.
I was somewhat starving.

Ka āhua matekai ahau.
I will be somewhat starving.

I āhua hiainu ahau.
I was somewhat thirsty.

Kei te pai ahau.
I’m fine.

Āe, e mōhio ana ahau ki tētahi waiata Māori.
Yes, I know a certain Māori waiata.

He kaiwhakaako ia, he pēnei anō me ahau.
He is a teacher, just the same as me.

Ka āhua hiainu ahau.
I will be somewhat thirsty.

Kua pānui ahau i tēnei pānui.
I have read this notice.

He tangata ora ahau.
I am a healthy person.

I kite ahau i a ia.
I saw her/him.

He kaiāwhina ahau nō te kaiwhakahaere.
I am an assistant to the Director.

I āhua ngenge ahau.
I was somewhat tired.

I oho moata ahau nā reira i haere ai ki te mahi.
Reasons for including ai in result clauses will be explored in Section 5.3.5.

Ka āhua ngenge ahau.
I will be somewhat tired.

I āhua hiamoe ahau.
I was somewhat sleepy.

Ka āhua hiamoe ahau.
I will be somewhat sleepy.

E kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau.
Perhaps he won’t like me.

I āhua mokemoke ahau.
I was somewhat lonely.

Kei te titiro te tane ki ahau.
The man is looking at me.

Ka āhua mokemoke ahau.
I will be somewhat lonely.

I āhua māuiui ahau.
I was somewhat sick.

Ka āhua māuiui ahau.
I will be somewhat sick.

I āhua māharahara ahau.
I was somewhat anxious.

Ka āhua māharahara ahau.
I will be somewhat anxious.

Kāaore koe i wareware i a au. I wareware ahau i a koe.
I didn't forget you. You forgot me.

He tākuta ahau.
I am a doctor.

Ka takiwāhāia e ahau taku utu (Luke 19:8)
I shall restore (him) fourfold

I āhua pukumahi ahau.
I was somewhat busy.

Kāore ahau whakamā i a koe.
I wasn't embarassed by you.

I āhua āwangawanga ahau.
I was somewhat worried.

Kāore āku kī i ngaro i ahau. I ngaro ēnā i a koe.
I didn't lose my keys. You lost them.

Kua oti kē i ahau ngā kākahu te horoi.
I have already finished washing the clothes.

Ka āhua āwangawanga ahau.
I will be somewhat worried.

Kāore i ngaro āku kī i ahau. I ngaro ēnā i a koe.
I didn't lose my keys. You lost them.

Ko Hinemoa, ko ahau.
I am just like Hinemoa, I'd risk all for love.

I āhua whakatā ahau.
I was somewhat relaxed.

Kei te hiahia ahau ki te hoki atu
I wish to go back.

I āhua harikoa ahau.
I was somewhat happy.

He harikoa ahau.
I am happy.

I waiata ahau, kātahi ka kanikani ahau.
I sang, and then I danced.

Ka āhua harikoa ahau.
I will be somewhat happy.

Ka pānui ahau I te pukapuka ª Rangi.
I will read the book of Rangi.

Kua whakamutu ahau i te mahi
I have finished the work

Tukua ngā tamariki nohinohi kia haere mai ki ahau =
Permit that the little children should come to me; or allow the little children to come to me.

I āhua riri ahau.
I was somewhat angry.

Kei te hīkoi ahau i te kurī
That would mean I am walking from the dog

I waiata ahau, ka kanikani ai ahau.
I sang, and then, following on from that, I danced.

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.

I pai ahau.
I was good.

Ka āhua riri ahau.
I will be somewhat angry.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i noho ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I lived.

Kia kite ahau i tētahi pene.
Let me see a coin.

I āhua māngere ahau.
I was somewhat lazy.

I whiwhi ahau i te koha.
I received the gift.

I hoki ahau ki te kāinga i tipu ake ai ahau.
I returned to the home where I grew up.

Kua kai ahau i te toroī? E kore rawa!
Have I eaten toroī! Never!

Ka āhua māngere ahau.
I will be somewhat lazy.

Ka haere ahau ki te hui ā tērā wiki.
I will go to the meeting next week.

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

Ka ora ahau.
I will be well.

I āhua pukuriri ahau.
I was somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka āhua pukuriri ahau.
I will be somewhat grumpy.

E kōrero ana ahau ki a ia.
I am talking to him.

I āhua pōuri ahau.
I was somewhat sad.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te hokomaha hoko kai ai.
I am going to the supermarket in order to buy food.

Ka kai ahau i tā rāua keke
I will eat the cake that belongs to those two

Ka whai haere rāua i ahau ahakoa haere ahau ki hea.
They followed me no matter where I went.

I matekai ahau.
I was starving.

Ka āhua pōuri ahau.
I will be somewhat sad.

Ki te kore koe e whakaatu mai, e kore ahau e maatau.
If you don’t explain, I won’t understand.

Ka whakatāne au i ahau.
I will make myself into a man.

Ā te ata ahau e kōrero ai ki a ia.
I will talk to him in the morning.

I āhua wera ahau.
I was somewhat hot.

Me he mea kaahore ahau e noho ana i konei, kaahore he tangata hei hoa moou.
If I were not living here (but I am) there would be no one to be your friend.

He ātaahua ake ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.

Kei te hikoi ahau.
At the moment, I am walking.

Kia ora ia, ka haere atu ahau.
When/once he is well, I will go.

Kia whakatāne au i ahau.
Let me make myself into a man.

I hiainu ahau.
I was thirsty.

Ka āhua wera ahau.
I will be somewhat hot.

Nā.te.mea kua hapū ahau, ka noho ahau ki tō taha.
Because I am now pregnant I will stay with you on earth.

Ka hiainu ahau.
I will be thirsty.

I āhua makariri ahau.
I was somewhat cold.

Nā te pūrei whutuporo ahau i ngenge ai.
I’m tired through playing football.

Ka pupuhi ahau ki te manu.
I shall shoot at/a/the bird.

Kei te haere ahau ki to hokomaha hoko ai i te kai.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food.

I ngenge ahau.
I was tired.

Kua hōmai ia i te pukapuka ki ahau.
He has given the book to me.

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha hoko ai i te kai mā ōku mātua.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food for my parents.

Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tō tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me tā rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.

Kua hōatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a ia.
I have given the book to him.

E hoa, kia mahara koe ki ahau ina haere atu koe ki Ingarangi.
Friend, remember me when you go to England.

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

Nō Whakatāne ahau.
I’m from Whakatāne.

I hiamoe ahau.
I was sleepy.

Ka hiamoe ahau.
I will be sleepy.

Kei te pai ahau, ā, kei te harikoa ahau.
I am good and I am happy.

Kei te titiro ahau ki tērā motukā hou
I am looking at that new car

I mokemoke ahau.
I was lonely.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
And I can use ai to say that the reason I am going to the supermarket is to buy food.

I kōrero ahau ki te tangata i te kūwaha.
I talked to the man in/at the doorway.

Ka mokemoke ahau.
I will be lonely.

Kei te harikoa ahau, engari, kei te mauiui koe.
I am happy but you are sick.

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

Kei te mānukanauka ahau i te huarere.
I'm worried about the weather.

I māuiui ahau.
I was sick.

Rere ai ahau i ētahi wā ki a Tangaroa ruku ika ai.
I often go to sea to dive for fish.

Kei te mānukanuka ahau i te whakamātautau.
I'm worried about the exam.

I māharahara ahau.
I was anxious.

Kua kōrero ahau ki tō koutou māmā
I have spoken to your mother

I pukumahi ahau.
I was busy.

Kei te taraiwa ahau ki te konohete ki te kanikani.
But if i am driving my friend to the concert so that she can dance i would use kia... ai.

I āwangawanga ahau.
I was worried.

Ka mea a Wairaka: Kia whakatāne ake ahau.
Wairaka said: Let me act the part of a man.

Nā te ua tae tōmuri ai ahau i ngā rā katoa.
It is because of the rain that I am late every day.

Kei te tino pai ahau!
I am really good!

Ka āwangawanga ahau.
I will be worried.

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

I whakatā ahau.
I was relaxed.

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha kia hokona ai te kai.
Again, this uses as a passive.

I pōhēhē ahau...
I thought mistakenly...

I harikoa ahau.
I was happy.

I titiro ahau ki ngā tāngata e tiaki ana i te pouaka moni.
I looked at the men who were guarding the money box.

Kua haere ahau.
I'm off.

Ka harikoa ahau.
I will be happy.

He aha ahau e māharahara ai mō tērā?
Why should I worry about that?

I riri ahau.
I was angry.

Mā wai ahau e whakahoki ki Rotorua?
Who will take me back to Rotorua?

Ka riri ahau.
I will be angry.

Kei ahau tētahi kaitautoko, kaiāwhina, kei taku taha.
I have a supporter, a helper, by my side.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare o tāku tama.
Now this is a bit tricksy because a house is in the o category and my son is in the a categoryso it's o tāku

Ka hoko ahau i te hōiho e whāngai ana e te tamaiti.
I will buy the horse that is being fed by the child.

He ākonga ahau.
I'm a student.

I māngere ahau.
I was lazy.

Ākuanei ka tūtaki i a ia. Heoi anō, ahau tēnā, Aaron Henare. Ko taku tētahi ingoa poto, ko Matua Azza. Mehemea e hiahia ana koe ki te tuku te ingoa poto, Matua Azza, e pai ana ki ahau.
We’ll meet him shortly. Anyway, that is me, Aaron Henare. One of my short names is Matua Azza. If you would like to use my short name, that is fine with me.

Koia ahau tē haere ai.
That is the reason why I did not go.

I pukuriri ahau.
I was grumpy.

Ka pukuriri ahau.
I will be grumpy.

I pōuri ahau.
I was sad.

Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.
Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.

Ka pōuri ahau.
I will be sad.

I wera ahau.
I was hot.

I moeroa ahau.
I slept in.

Ka ngana ahau.
I'll do my best.

I makariri ahau.
I was cold.

Ki te kore koe e whakaatu mai, e kore ahau e mātau.
If you don’t explain, I won’t understand.

Me hoki ahau.
I should return.

Kāore ahau e pai ana ki te kai hikareti.
I do not like smoking cigarettes.

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

I whakaae ahau kia āwhina tāua i a ia.
I agreed that we should help him.

He ruatangaata ahau!
I am a superhero!

He āhua mate ahau.
I am somewhat ill.

E kī ana ahau, e taku teina.
I say, my younger brother.

Ki te mea kāhore ahau e maumahara, he maha ngā raruraru.
If I don’t remember, there’ll be real problems.

Kei te haere ahau ki te toa hei hoko i tētahi kakau.
I am going to the shop in order to buy some clothes.

Rite tonu ahau ki a koe.
I am just like you.

Mehemea kore ia e rīngi mai, me tuhi ahau.
If she doesn’t phone, I’ll have to write to her.

Mehemea kāhore ahau i karo, kua patua ahau.
If I hadn’t ducked, I’d have been hit.

He rangatira ia, he ware ahau.
He is a chief, I am a commoner.

Kei te waiata ahau, ka kanikani ai a Mere.
I sang and then Mere danced.

Otia me haere ahau ināianei.
Yet I must be on my way now (today).

E tiro ana ahau ki a ia.
I am looking at him.

Nā koutou ahau i pōhara ai.
You were the reason that I was broke.

I waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I sang so that Mere would dance.

Kei te waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I am singing so that Mere willdance.

Ko tēnei te kura he kaiako (ai) ahau i 1970.
EQ this the school CLS teacher ai. I at 1970

Kia kauwhau·tia atu iana, e ahau, ki a koe
Let me now recite [this] to you

Tuawhā, i haere atu ahau ki tāku mahi.
Fourth, i went to work

Ka waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I will sing so that Mere will dance.

Nā te waka ahau i tūreiti ai.
It was because of the car that I was late.

Kāore te mahi i oti i ahau.
I did not finish the work.

I tono ahau kia mutu te tutū
I ordered that the rowdy behaviour should stop.

Ka mea a Wairaka, ‘Kia whakatāne ake ahau.
Let me act the part of a man.

Kei te haere ahau ki tātahi ki te kauhoe.
I am going to the beach to swim.

Kāore i oti i ahau te mahi.
I did not finish the work.

E hiahia ana ahau ki te kai.
Exercise 18b

Kei te āwangawanga ahau...
I'm concerned...

Kīhai i mau i ahau tētahi hē o tēnei tangata.
I cannot seize upon any fault of this man.

He tāhae ahau i haere mai ai koutou ki te hopu i ahau?
Am I a thief that you (therefore) come to catch me?

Nā te pukapuka ahau i katakata ai.
I laughed because of the book.

Kei korā ahau.
I am there.

Nā koutou ahau i pōhara nei.
You are the reason that I am broke.

Hei korā ahau.
I will be there in the future.

Ka haere ahau ki te āwhina i a ia.
I shall go to help him.

Kei te whakarongo ahau ki te wahine e waiata ana.
I am listening to the woman who is singing.

Ka haere ahau kia kite i a ia.
I shall go to see him.

Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau i haere atu ai.
It was because of the crying of the baby that I left.

Kei te whakarongo ahau ki te wahine waiata.
I am listening to the singing woman.

I ahau tōna kākahu
I had his coat

Kei te tunu ahau i te keke.
I am baking the cake.

Kei te tunu keke ahau.
I am cake-baking.

Ka mate ahau i te aroha.
I shall die by (from) love.

Mā koutou ahau e pōhara ai.
You are the reason that I will be broke.

Nā te hoko kai ahau e haere nei ki te hokomaha.
I am going to the supermarket because of the food buying.

Me haere ahau.
I had better go.

Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau e haere atu nei.
I am leaving because of the crying of the baby.

Ka haere ahau ki te hokomaha a tērā wiki.
I will go to the supermarket next week.

Kei te haere tonu ahau.
I am still going.

Kei te haere hoki ahau.
I am also going.

Kei te haere atu ahau.
I am going away.

E kore ahau e wareware ki a ia.
I will never forget her.

Kei te haere rānei ahau?
Am I going? (or: Am I going, perhaps?)

Kei te tākaro kēmu ahau.
I am playing games.

I mahue ai ahau nō te mea nāu i mau te mapi.
I got lost because you took the map.

Kua oti taku mahi nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.

Ko Mike ahau, tokowhā ōku teina
I’m Mike and I have four younger brothers (Mike is male)

Kāore e hoatu e ahau, tā te mea ko te paekura ki te Māhina.
I won’t give it up, because it is the treasure found by Māhina.

Kei te harikoa ahau nā te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am happy because my work is finished.

He tauira ahau.
I am a student.

E mihi ana ahau ki a...
I would like to acknowledge...

Māu ahau e harikoa ai.
You are the reason that I will be happy.

Hei te whare pukapuka ahau āpōpō
I will be at the library tomorrow

He tauira ahau ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
I am a student at Massey

Kei te rata ahau ki a ia.
I like him.

I ahau e tamariki ana ..
When I was growing up ..

E hiahia ana ahau ki te mea tino nui rawa
I want the very biggest piece

Mā te hoko kai ahau e haere atu ai ki te hokomaha.
It is because of the buying of food that I will go to the supermarket.

Kua ngaro taku waea, nā reira kei te rapu ahau i a ia.
My phone is lost, so I’m looking for it.

He kaimahi ahau ki Te Kōhanga Reo
I am a worker at Kōhanga Reo.

He hoahoa ahau nō Puhihuia.
I am an attendant of Puhihuia.

Homai ki ahau te mea nui ake naa
Give me the bigger piece

He kaimahi ahau ki Countdown.
I am a worker at Countdown.

He uaua tēnei mahi, nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa

He māmā tēnei mahi, nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.

I tūtaki ahau ki tētahi hoa o rāua.
I met a friend of theirs.

He kaimahi ahau ki ANZ
I am a worker at ANZ

He karangarua ia ki ahau.
He's a cousin to me.

I mea atu rā hoki ahau ki a koe kua whakapuaretia e ia te kēti ki a tātou.
I told you he would open the gate for us.

Ka hoki ahau ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town which is the place where I lived.

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki Ōtaki.
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in (or at) Ōtaki.

I mōhio ahau e haere mai ana koe i tēnei rā.
I knew you would come today.

Kei te aroha ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I love the school where I learned.

He kaimahi ahau ki ANZ ki Pōneke.
I am a worker at ANZ, in (or at) Wellington.

E tū ana ahau i te papa tākaro i tākaro ai ahau.
I am standing in the playground where I used to play.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare i tipu ake ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

Me pēhea ahau i mōhio ai he tika ēnei kōrero?
How did I know that these stories were correct?

Kei te āwhina mai te kuia i ahau.
The grandmother is helping me.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu ake au.
I'm going to the house I grew up.

Inā poroa e ahau te taura, māua e hopu mai te kete.
When I cut the rope, you catch the basket.

Kei tehaere ahau ki te whare i tipu ake.
Now te whare is being treated as the thing that grew up. So it sounds like “I'm going to the house that grew up.

Kua whakaoti ahau I te mahi.
I have finished the work.

Kei te hiawai ahau.
I'm thirsty.

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I am going to the school where I studied.

Kei te āhua matekai ahau.
I am somewhat starving.

Ka hoki au ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town where I lived.

Kei te āhua hiainu ahau.
I am somewhat thirsty.

Tēnā koe, ko Tāne ahau.
Hello, I am Tāne.

Kei te āhua ngenge ahau.
I am somewhat tired.

Ka mea atu a Te Houtaewa, ‘Ko taku hiahia kia tutaki tinana ahau ki a Te Whakahauriri.
It is my wish that I meet face to face with Te Whakahauriri.

I hoki ahau ki te whare i whānau ai ahau.
I returned to the house where I was born.

Kei te āhua hiamoe ahau.
I am somewhat sleepy.

Kei te āhua mokemoke ahau.
I am somewhat lonely.

Kei te tuhituhi reta kē ahau.
I'm writing a letter.

Kei te āhua māuiui ahau.
I am somewhat sick.

Ka haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I will go to the town where I worked.

E rua tekau ngā tau i mahi ai ahau i tēnei pukapuka.
I have been working on this book for twenty years.

Kei te āhua pukumahi ahau.
I am somewhat busy.

I haere ahau ki te whare.
I went to the house.

Kei te āhua āwangawanga ahau.
I am somewhat worried.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka ki te pānui i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to read the book.

Kua mōhio ahau i hē ia.
I know he is wrong.

Kei te āhua whakatā ahau.
I am somewhat relaxed.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia kite ahau i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to see the book.

Ka hoki ahau āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Kei te āhua harikoa ahau.
I am somewhat happy.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mōhio ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to know the truth.

I (Nō) te Mane i hoki mai ai ahau i Pōneke.
It was on Monday that I returned from Wellington.

Mōhio rawa ake ahau kua hē a ia.
I just realised she was wrong.

Kei te āhua riri ahau.
I am somewhat angry.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mārama ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to understand the truth.

Kei te haere ahau ki te mara kia rongo ahau ki ētahi putiputi.
I am going to the garden in order to smell some flowers.

He kaiāwhina ā te kaiwhakahaere ahau.
I am an assistant to the director.

I tino pai ahau.
I was very good.

Kei te āhua pukuriri ahau.
I am somewhat grumpy.

Kei te kai ahau *i* te riwai.
I am eating the potato

Kei te āwhina ahau i a Mere.
I am helping Mere.

Tērā pea ka haere atu ahau.
Maybe I'll go. Maybe I won't.

I tino ora ahau.
I was very well.

I te haere ahau ki te kura.
I was going to school.

Me aha ahau kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu?
What must I do to obtain eternal life? (How shall I obtain eternal life?)

Kei te āhua makariri ahau.
I am somewhat cold.

Kua haere kē ahau.
There are three possible meanings:

No Te Waipounamu ahau.
I'm from the South Island.

I tino hiakai ahau.
I was very hungry.

Kāore anō ahau kia kai.
I have not eaten yet.

Ka tino hiakai ahau.
I will be very hungry.

Ka tuhi ahau i ngā reta ki tēnei pene.
I will write the letters with this pen.

I tino matekai ahau.
I was very starving.

Kei te āta pānui ahau.
I am reading carefully.

Ka hoatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a koe.
I will give you the book.

I tino hiainu ahau.
I was very thirsty.

I tino ngenge ahau.
I was very tired.

Ki te hokomaha e taraiwa ai ahau.
It will be to the supermarket that I will drive.

Ka tino ngenge ahau.
I will be very tired.

I waiata ahau, kātahi ka kaniani ahau.
I sang, and then I danced.

He ākonga pai ahau.
I am a good student.

I waiata ahau, ka kanikani ai ahau,
I sang, and then I danced.

Ka tino hiamoe ahau.
I will be very sleepy.

He kāmura ahau.
I am a carpenter.

E maumahara ana ahau i whiu·a koe moo te haehae i roto i too pukapuka
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Kei te āwangawanga ahau ki te kōrero.
I'm worried about speaking.

Hīkoi ai ahau ki te mahi ia rā.
I walk to work every day.

I tino mokemoke ahau.
I was very lonely.

I haere ahau ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
I went to the shop to buy food.

Ka tino mokemoke ahau.
I will be very lonely.

I whakatuwhera ahau i te kūaha kia puta ai te ngeru.
I opened the door so that the cat could get out.

Ki te kore koe e haere, kāhore hoki ahau e haere.
If you won’t go, I won’t go either.

Kua hōatu ahau i te pukapuka ki ā ia.
I have given the book to him.

I tino māuiui ahau.
I was very sick.

Kei te kōrero ahau ki te wahine e tunu ana i te kai.
I am talking to the woman who is cooking the food.

Ka tino māuiui ahau.
I will be very sick.

Ki te toa i haere ai ahau.
It is to the shop that I went.

Ko Jeff ahau.
I am Jeff.

I tino māharahara ahau.
I was very anxious.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare
I am going to the house.

I kite ahau i a Mere i mua i tōna haerenga.
I saw Mere before she left.

Ka tino māharahara ahau.
I will be very anxious.

I tino pukumahi ahau.
I was very busy.

Kei te kai ahau i te keke.
I am eating the cake.

Kei muri ahau i a koe.
I am behind you.

Kei te kau ahau i te keke.
I am eating *i* the cake.

Kei mua koe i ahau.
You are in front of me.

I tino āwangawanga ahau.
I was very worried.

Ka tino āwangawanga ahau.
I will be very worried.

I tino whakatā ahau.
I was very relaxed.

Kei te kainga ahau i te keke
And number 4 if also wrong because it uses i for the cake

Ka tino whakatā ahau.
I will be very relaxed.

Kei te kainga ahau e te keke.
If we miss off the agent for a second we can see who or what is being eaten.

I tino harikoa ahau.
I was very happy.

Ka tino harikoa ahau.
I will be very happy.

I tino riri ahau.
I was very angry.

Kei te aroha ahau *ki* a koe.
I love you.

I hoko mai ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
I bought a book.

Ka tino riri ahau.
I will be very angry.

Nā te ngenge ahau i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
I went home because I was tired.

Ka haere ahau.
I shall go (set off).

I tino māngere ahau.
I was very lazy.

Ka tino māngere ahau.
I will be very lazy.

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the town where I worked.

He kaiako ahau.
I am a teacher.

Mā te ngenge ahau e hoki ai ki te kāinga.
I will go home because I will be tired.

He whaea ahau, he kaiwhakahaere hoki.
I am a mother and also an administrative assistant.

I tino pukuriri ahau.
I was very grumpy.

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone e mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the rown where I *will* work.

I tō taha ahau!
I was with you!

Ka tino pukuriri ahau.
I will be very grumpy.

Hōmai te rākau ki ahau.
Give the stick to me.

He aha ahau i kōrero pēnei ai?
Why did I speak like this?

Kei te hiahia ahau kia kai koe
I want you to eat (I wish that you should eat)

I tino pōuri ahau.
I was very sad.

I kata mai a Rangi ki ahau i tērā wiki i kanikani *ai* au.
Rangi laughed at me last week when *i* danced.

Ka tino pōuri ahau.
I will be very sad.

I tino wera ahau.
I was very hot.

I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.
I gave the knife to John's friend for John.

He aha ahau e whakaaro pēnei nei?
Why am I thinking like this?

Koia ahau i kōrero pēnā ai.
That’s why I spoke like that.

I ngā Mane haere ai ahau ki te whare pukapuka
on Mondays I usually go to the library

I tino makariri ahau.
I was very cold.

Ka tino makariri ahau.
I will be very cold.

Kāti te tangi, e hoki ana anō ahau.
Stop crying, I’m going back.

Ka kore ahau e haere
I will not go

I mea atu ahau ki a mea.
I spoke to so-and-so.

Kei te āhua mānukanuka ahau.
I'm a little anxious.

Kei te hokomaha ahau.
I am at the supermarket.

au / ahau I, me
The speaker

Roa ake koe i ahau.
You are taller than me.

Kei te tino pai ahau.
I am very good.

Kei te tino ora ahau.
I am very well.

Kei te oma ahau
So how does Kei te hokomaha ahau mean I am at the supermarket?

Kei te tino matekai ahau.
I am very starving.

Kei te tū ahau.
I am standing.

Kei te tino hiainu ahau.
I am very thirsty.

Kei te whare ahau.
I am at the house.

Me karanga ahau!
I had better call!

I oma ahau i te whare.
I ran from the house.

Kei te pai tino ahau.
Actually there are a pile of other particles in the preposed periphery that we already know:

Kei te oma ahau i roto i te whare.
I am running inside the house.

E haere ana ahau.
I am going.

Ko ōku hoa tokorua ngā tangata mā rāua ahau e āwhina
My two friends are the people who will help me

Kei te tino mokemoke ahau.
I am very lonely.

Kei te oma ahau i mua i te whare.
I am running in front of the house.

Kei te tino māuiui ahau.
I am very sick.

Kei te oma ahau i te taha o te whare.
I am running by the side of the house.

Kei te tino māharahara ahau.
I am very anxious.

Kei te oma ahau i te whare ki te kura.
I am running from the house to the school.

Kei te tino harikoa ahau.
I am very happy.

Kei te tino riri ahau.
I am very angry.

Kei te tino māngere ahau.
I am very lazy.

Kei te tino pukuriri ahau.
I am very grumpy.

E oma ana ahau.
I was, am, and will be runni h

Kei te tino pōuri ahau.
I am very sad.

Kei te tino wera ahau.
I am very hot.

Ko Kuikui ahau.
I am Kuikiui.

Kei te tino makariri ahau.
I am very cold.

I māuiui ahau, engari, kei te ora ahau.
I was sick, but now I'm well.

I haere ahau ki te kōrero ki a ia.
I went to talk to her.

Kei Te Tai Hauāuru ahau.
I am in the Westland region.

Kei te hīkoi ahau.
I am walking.

I ako ahau, ā, kei te ako ahai.
I learnt, and i am learning.

Kei tātahi ahau.
I am at (the) beach.

Kawea atu ahau ki tō tumuaki!
Take me to your leader!

Kei te pai āhau, ā, kei te pai koe.
I am good and you are good.

Ka haere ahau ki Waikite.
I will go to Waikite.

E inoi ana ahau kia hōmai ai tētahi paraikete.
I pray that I will be given a blanket.

Kei te ora ahau, engari, kei te māuiui koe.
I am well, but you are sick.

He tauira ahau ki tē kāinga
I am a student at home

Āe, kei te mārama ahau.
Yes, I understand.

Ka hoki tūreiti mai ia ki te kāinga, ā, ka whakaoho i ahau mai taku moemoeā.
from my dream She came home late and woke me from my dream.

E āwhina ana ahau i a Rōpata
I am helping Rōpata

Kore rawa ahau e haere.
I won't go.

E āwhina ana ahau i a ia
I am helping him

I taraiwa ahau.
I drove.

Kia mārama ai tana kite mai i ahau e mau ai au i te koti whero.
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat.

E kōrero ana ahau ki a Rōpata
I am talking to Rōpata

Kaua ahau e whakarereea!
Let me not be cast aside!

Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei.
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.

Kia ora, kei te pai ahau.
Thanks, I'm good.

Ka haere atu ahau.
I will go.

Kei te hiakai ahau, nō reira, ka kai au.
I am hungry, therefore I will eat.

Kei te purei kāri ahau.
I am playing cards.

I toona tae·nga mai, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When he arrived, I made a cup of tea

Ka haere ahau ki te marae.
I will be going to the marae.

Tae (kau) mai ana ia, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
As soon as he arrived, I made a cup of tea

Kei te haere ahau ki te ruma moe, ā, ka moe ahau.
I am going to the bedroom and I will sleep.

I mahi ahau *i* tēnei rā
I worked today - i indicates its in the past

Kua pātāi koe, nō reira, ka whakautu ahau.
You have asked, therefore I will answer.

Ko Mike ahau, tokowhā ōku teina.
I’m Mike and I have four younger brothers.

Ko te tihewa ahau!
I've got to sneeze!

I utu ahau i ngā nama.
I paid the bills.

Noo toona tae·nga mai, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When (and because) he arrived, I made a cup of tea

i ngā rā katoa e ora ai ahau,
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days I live.

Ka whakautu ahau nā te mea kua pātāi koe.
I will answer because you have asked.

Hei āpōpō, ka haere ai ahau.
It will be tomorrow when I will go.

Ka tae mai raa hoki ia, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When he arrived, I made a cup of tea

Ko ahau te kōtiro tuarua.
I am the second girl.

Inanahi, i mahi ahau, ā, ka pānui ahau i te pukapuka.
Yesterday i worked, i, and then, subsequently, ka, i read the book.

Kei te haere ahau *mā runga* pahi
I am traveling by bus

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

Ka whanau ahau i te wā i hanga ai tēnei piriti.
I was born at the time (at which) this bridge was built.

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

Kei te ora ahau.
I am well.

Kei te hiakai ahau.
I am hungry.

Kei te hiainu ahau.
I am thirsty.

Ka ora ra pea ahau e ka tuaina ki te moana.
I will escape if I am chopped down in the sea (said by Tama-te-kapua when he was running on stilts).

I toa anō ahau meina i whēke ahau.
I could have won if I'd tried.

Kei te ngenge ahau.
I am tired.

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.

I haere ahau ki te hokomaha, kātahi ka hoko ahau i te kai.
I went to the supermarket, and then I bought the food.

Kei te haere ahau *mā runga* waka
I am traveling by car, not mā runga *te* waka - i an traveling by *the* car

Kei te hiamoe ahau.
I am sleepy.

Ka haere ahau ki te hokomaha, kātahi ka hoko ahau i te kai.
I will go to the supermarket, and then I will buy the food.

Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei (Genesis 27:21)
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.

Kei te mokemoke ahau.
I am lonely.

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

Ki te waiata koe, ka whakarongo ahau.
If you sing, I will listen.

Kei te māuiui ahau.
I am sick.

Kei te haere ahau mā runga i te waka o Rangi
I am traveling in Rangi's car.

Ka whakarongo ahau, ki te waiata koe.
I will listen if you sing.

E āwhina koe ahau i a Taika.
You are helping Taika.

Kāore e taea e ahau te hīkoi nā raro.
I'm not able to work.

E rua haora noa-atu-rā, i konei ahau.
I was here two hours ago.

Kei te māharahara ahau.
I am anxious.

Kei te pukumahi ahau.
I am busy.

Māmā, e hiahia ana ahau ki te haere ki te kaukau.
Mum, I want to go for a swim.

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

Kei te whakatā ahau.
I am relaxed.

Nā, me whiu ia e ahau, ka tuku atu ai.
So, he had best be whipped by me, released thereafter.

Ka whakatā ahau mō te kōtahi wiki.
I'll take a holiday for a week.

Kei te harikoa ahau.
I am happy.

Kei te riri ahau.
I am angry.

Correct: Nō te Rāhina ahau tae mai ai.
I arrived on Monday.