When did you arrive? |
No nahea koe i tae mai ai? |
Yesterday. |
No nanahi. |
Where did you come from yesterday? |
I haere mai koe i hea i nanahi? |
When did you start from Taupo? |
No nahea koe i whakatika mai ai i Taupo?page 92 |
How long have you been on the road? |
Po hia koe ki te huarahi? |
Three days. |
Po toru. |
At whose house did you sleep last night? |
I moe koe ki te whare o wai inapo? |
Have you no companions? |
Kahore ou hoa? |
I have two companions, whom I left at Tarawera. |
Tokorua oku hoa i mahue i a au ki Tarawera. |
Will they be here to-day? |
Akuanei ranei raua tae mai ai? |
They will probably not be here soon, because one is sick. |
E kore pea raua e tae wawe mai, no te mea he mate tetahi. |
You must be hungry. |
Kei te hemo-kai pea koe. |
The food will soon be cooked. |
Meake ka maoa te kai. |
Do you not eat mutton? |
Kahore koe e kai i te hipi? |
I prefer the fish. |
Engari te ika. |
Is there no bread? |
Kahore ranei he paraoa? |
Here is the bread. |
Tenei te paraoa. |
Give me some salt. |
Homai he tote maku. |
Here it is. |
Tenei. |
Pour me out some water. |
Ringihia mai he wai moku. |
I am very thirsty. |
He nui toku mate-wai. |
Would you not like some peaches? |
Kahore ranei koe e pai ki te pititi? |
What is that on the dish? |
He aha tena i runga i te rihi? |
It is taro. |
He taro. |
I have never eaten taro. |
Kahore ano ahau kia kai noa i te taro. |
Give me some. |
Homai etahi maku. |
Does this grow here? |
E tupu ana ano tenei ki konei? |
It is very nice. |
Ka nui te reka. |
You will sleep here tonight. |
Me moe koe ki konei i tenei po.page 93 |
Do not keep me: I want to get home. |
Kauaka ahau e puritia: he hiahia noku kia tae ki te kainga. |
The road to Takapau is bad. |
He kino te huarahi ki Takapau. |
Which is the bad part? |
Ko tehea te wahi kino? |
It is very muddy, and the bridge is broken. |
He nui te paruparu, kua pakara hoki te piriti. |
Never mind, I must go. |
Aua atu. Me haere tonu au. |
When shall you get home? |
Ahea koe tae ai ki te kainga? |
To-morrow. |
Apopo. |