Grammar

Today we look at using 'rānei' to say 'or' when giving options.

How would you say 'Is Mum going to the store or to school?' in Māori?
  • Kei te hiahia koe i te inu, i te kai rānei?
  • Kei te haere a Māmā ki te toa, ki te kura rānei?
  • He whero, he pango rānei te tae?
  

How would you say 'Kua tīmata rātou ki te kai, kāore rānei?' in English?
  • Are we going to the beach or to the pool?
  • Have you got a hat or a parasol?
  • Have they started to eat or not?
  

How would you say 'Kei te pīrangi koe i te aihikirīmi, i te rare rānei?' in English?
  • Do you want an ice cream or a lollie?
  • Do you have a cell phone or a beeper?
  • Are we going to the mount or to the sea?
  

How would you say 'Is Mereana from Christchurch or from Dunedin?' in Māori?
  • Nō Ōtautahi, nō Ōtepoti rānei a Mereana?
  • He iti, he nui rānei te ika?
  • He tama pai, he tama kino rānei ia?
  

How would you say 'The dog or the cat did this' in Māori?
  • Nā te kurī rānei, nā te ngeru rānei tēnei
  • Mā mātou, mā rātou rānei te kai e whakataka?
  • He kōwhai, he kākāriki te tae o ngā kākahu?
  

How would you say 'Tīkina ngā pera, ngā paraikete rānei' in English?
  • Is this a shop or a cafe?
  • Do you want the bed or the floor?
  • Go and get the pillows or the blankets
  

How would you say 'There are two or three children coming' in Māori?
  • Tokorua, tokotoru rānei ngā tamariki e haere mai nei
  • He miraka, he wai rānei tō hiahia?
  • He āporo, he arani rānei te huarākau pai ki a koe?
  

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