Grammar

The end of week three. Take a breather...but not for too long.

If you're sick, can't cope, not well and a friend asks you how you are, how would you respond?
  • Kei raro e putu ana
  • Kei te ngenge
  • Kei te hiakai ahau
 

'Kāore i te pai' relates to which option in the list below?
  • very well
  • exhausted
  • not well
 

'Taua āhua anō', what does this mean?
  • never better
  • as per usual
  • tired and run down
 

If you want to say 'Very well thank you,' how would you say this in Māori?
  • Kua pau te hau
  • Ka nui te pai
  • Te mutunga kē mai o te pai
 

What does 'Kei te pērā tonu' mean?
  • worn out
  • just the same
  • well
 

If you ask your father how he is and he responds with, 'Kei te ruha', how is he feeling?
  • tired
  • very well
  • just the same
  • exhausted, worn out, run down
 

Ray's just finished a rugby game and is feeling thirsty, which phrase would he use when asked how he is?
  • Kei te ngenge ahau
  • Kei te hiainu
  • Kei te pai
  • Taua āhua anō
 

When you ask someone 'ko wai tō ingoa?' what are you asking for?
  • name
  • where they're from
  • school
  • age
 

How would Raimona introduce his name to a new friend?
  • Ko Raimona tō ingoa
  • Ko Raimona taku ingoa
 

The phrase 'heoi anō' is used to say 'so so' or 'well enough.' Is this statement true?
  • Yes
  • No
 

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