Māori Grammar

He aha tērā?
What is that (over there)?

He aha tēnei?
What is this?

He aha mō runga i tō tōhi?
What do you want on your toast?

He aha kei roto i te pouaka?
What is inside the box?

He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?

He aha te mahi a te kurī inanahi nei?
What is the dog doing now?

He aha kei roto i te kāpata?
What's in the cupboard?

He aha te mea pai ake?
What's better?

He aha ngā kōrero o te wā?
What is the talk of the day?

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki?
What is a good book for the children to read?

He aha tāu tūnga i tēnei wa?
What is your role at the moment?

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?

He aha tō mahi?
What is your job?

He aha tāu e pīrangi ana?
What is it that you want?

He aha te kai kāore e pai ki a koe?
What food do you dislike?

He aha tō hiahia?
What do you want?

He aha ēnā?
What are those (by you)?

He aha ō moemoeā?
What dreams did you have?

He aha te utu o tēnei kurī i roto i te matapihi o te toa?
What's the price of this dog in the shop window?

He aha te hē o tō tama?
What's wrong with your son?

He aha mō runga i ō hēki kaurori?
What would you like on your scrambled eggs?

He aha te kai pai ki a koe?
What is your favorite food?

He aha koe?
What are you?

He aha tēnei momo kai?
What type of food is this?

He aha tā Manu e pīrangi ana?
What does Manu want?

He aha te kaimoana pai ki a koe?
What seafood do you like?

He aha te take mō tēnei?
What is the purpose of this?

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?

He aha tā Taika?
What does Taika have?

He aha ngā rongonga kōrero?
What are the things you've heard?

He aha te kaupapa o tēnei akoranga?
What's the subject of this lesson?

He aha tēnei rā?
What day is it?

He aha?
What?

He aha tēnā?
What is that?

He aha te rahi o tēnei pane koti?
What size is this skirt?

He aha te tae o tēnā?
What colour is that?

He aha kei runga i te tēpu?
What's on the table?

He aha te kupu Māori mō hat?
What's the Māori word for hat.

He aha tō tino kai?
What is your favourite food?

He aha ngā mea papai ki a koe?
What do you like doing?

He aha te tina pai ki a koe?
What lunch do you like?

He aha te tae o tōu whare?
What is the colour of your house?

He aha te whakautu?
What's the answer.

He aha taku kaupapa kōrero?
What is the theme of the conversation?

He aha tōu ā te wāhanga tuarua?
What do you have period two?

He aha te tikanga o tēnā?
What does that mean?

He aha tō hiahia? He pāreti māu, he panakeke rānei e moko?
What do you want? Porridge or pancakes, grandchild?

He aha te parakuihi pai ki a koe?
What breakfast do you like?

He aha māu?
What would you like?

He aha te tae o ōna karu?
What colour are her eyes?

He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?

He aha te kupu Māori mō lollies?
What is the Māori word for lollies?

He aha mō runga, e tai?
What do you want on it friend?

He aha kei roto i te pēke?
What is inside the bag?

He aha ngā hākinakina pai ki a koe?
What sport do you like?

He aha ngā mea ngahau ki a koe?
What things do you find entertaining?

He aha te taima?
What is the time?

He aha ēnei?
What are these?

He aha te kupu Māori mō 'awesome'?
What's the Māori word for 'awesome'?

He aha tō pirangi hei kaikai?
What do you want to eat?

He aha tō pīrangi hei kai?
What do you want to eat?

He aha te wāhi pai ki a koe?
What place do you like?

He aha te hākinakina pai ki a koe?
What sport do you like?

He aha tēnei?
What is this?

He aha te hapa pai ki a koe?
What dinner is good to you?

He aha tā kōrua mahi i Pōneke?
What did you two get up to in Wellington?

He aha te nama?
What's the number?

He aha kei waho i te matapihi?
What's outside the window?

He aha ērā tikanga?
What are those customs?

He aha te tae o tēnei?
What colour is this?

He aha tēnā haunga?
What's that smell?

He aha tā tātou?
What do we want?

He aha ērā?
What are those (over there)?

He aha tētehi pukapuka reo Māori kua pānui koe i tēnei wiki?
What Māori language book have you read this week?

He aha tāna?
What does s/he have?

He aha kei roto i ana ringaringa? He kiore?
What's that in his hands? A rat?

He aha tāu i tēnei ata?
What did you do this morning?

He aha te tikanga o te raiti whero?
What does the red light mean?

He aha te utu o tēnei āporo?
What's the price of this apple?

He aha te whakahoki tika?
What's the correct response?

He aha te tikanga o te raiti kākāriki?
What does the green light mean?

He aha te wā?
What is the time?

He aha te tāone pai ki a koe?
What town do you like?

He aha te kupu Māori mō time?
What's the Māori word for time?

He aha tā Ari e kōrero ana?
What is Ari talking about?

He aha ērā?
What are those (over there)?