Grammar

Let's revise some of the grammar points we have learnt so far.

'Kei te pēhea koe?' is a term used to ask 'How are you?' What would your reply be if you were feeling ill?
  • Kei te ora.
  • Kei te ruha.
  • Kei te māuiui.
  • Kei te hōhā.
 

How would you say 'So, so'or 'Still the same' if you were asked 'Kei te pēhea koe?'
  • Kei raro e putu ana.
  • Kei te pērā tonu.
  • Kei te kaha tonu.
  • Kei te ora.
 

Not all iwi use 'Kei te pēhea koe?' as their way of asking 'How are you?' Waikato use what phrase?
  • Kei te pēhea?
  • E pēwhea ana koe?
  • Kei te aha?
  • Kei te pēhea koe?
 

What is the meaning of the phrase 'Te mutunga kē mai o te pai'?
  • Everything is great!
  • Everything is not great!
  • So, so nothing has changed!
  • I'm bored!
 

If someone says to you 'Kei te pēhea koe?' and you reply 'Kei te ruha!' What is the meaning of your reply?
  • I am annoyed!
  • I am sick!
  • I am sleepy!
  • I am exhausted!
 

How do you say 'I am not good' when replying to 'Kei te pēhea koe?'
  • Kāore i te mōhio
  • Kāore i te pai
  • Kāore i te hari
  • Kāore i te ora
 

We have practiced how to say your own name many times. How do you ask another person their name?
  • Ko wai koe?
  • Ko wai tō ingoa?
  • Ko wai tō ingoa whānau?
  • Ko Raimona ahau?
 

Raukura has been asked 'Ko wai tō ingoa?' What should she reply with?
  • Ko Rakura taku ingoa takakau.
  • Ko Raukura taku ingoa whānau.
  • Ko Raukura ia.
  • Ko Raukura taku ingoa.
 

Patariki is asked by Raimona 'Kia ora, ko wai tō ingoa?' How should Patariki reply?
  • Kia ora, ko Patariki taku ingoa whānau.
  • Kia ora, ko au.
  • Kia ora, ko Patariki taku ingoa.
  • Kia ora!
 

Raimona asks Raukura 'Ko wai tō ingoa? Kei te pēhea koe?' How should Raukura reply if she is feeling good?
  • Ko Raukura taku ingoa. Kei te pai ahau!
  • Ko Raukura taku ingoa. Kei te pēhea koe?
  • Ko Raukura. Kei te māuiui!
  • Ko Raukura taku ingoa. Kei te hōhā!
 

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