Exercises & Homework

Here are some more exercises to go over and also the homework answer from Te Murumaara.

How would you say 'I wasn't eating' in Māori?
  • Kāore ia i te horoi
  • Kāore au i te kai
  • Kāore au i te horoi
  

How would you say 'The children weren't waiting for the bus' in Māori?
  • Kāore ngā kaiako i te hoki ki te kāinga
  • Kāore ngā tamariki i te tatari ki te pahi
  • Kāore te ope i te haere mai
  

How would you say 'I wasn't drinking'?
  • Kāore au i te inu
  • Kāore ia i te horoi
  • Kāore ia i te oma
  

How would you say 'Heta's daughters weren't riding horses' in Māori?
  • Kāore ngā irāmutu o Heta i te waru rīwai
  • Kāore ngā tama o Heta i te oma
  • Kāore ngā tamāhine a Heta i te kake hōiho
  

What is the English translation for 'pēke'?
  • glove
  • bag
  • brush
  

What is the correct English translation for 'pepeha'?
  • proverb
  • colloquial saying
  • expression
  

What is the correct English translation for 'huarite'?
  • rhyme
  • vision
  • posture
  

Te Murumaara asked today, if 'pere' is bell and 'tangi' is ring, what does the following sentence mean? 'Kāore anō te pere kia tangi'.

 

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