Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
I like... - He pai ki a au...

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

He pai te huawhenua ki a au.
I actually like vegetables.

He pai ki a ia ngā kai moana.
He likes seafood.

He pai ki a koe te tākaro i te netipōro?
Do you like to play netball?

He aha ngā mea pai ki a koe?
What things do you like?

He pai ki a Hōne ngā hōiho.
Hōne likes horses.

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

He pai ki ahau te mea nei.
I like this thing.

He pai ki a koe tēnei kiriata?
Do you like this movie?

He pai ki a koe te netipōro?
Do you like netball?

He pai ki a koe te pānui pukapuka?
Do you like to read books?

He pai ki a au tēnei kēmu.
I like this game.

He kai Māori te kai pai ki a Ataahua.
Māori food is what Ataahua likes.

He pai ki a ia te hāte kahurangi me te pōtae.
He likes the blue shirt and the black hat.

He pai te aihikirīmi me te pītiti ki a au.
I like ice cream and peaches.

Ka pai te tūtaki ki a koe.
Nice to meet you.

Kei te pai ngā tio ki a au.
I like oysters.

He miti me te raihi te hapa pai ki a au.
Meet and rice are good to me.

Kāo, kāore te rimurimu i te kai pai ki a au.
No, seaweed is not the food that I like.

He pai ki ahau te mahita, te mea, he humarie ia.
I like the teacher, because he's handsome.

He mīti me te raihi te hapa pai ki a au.
Meat and rice are the best dinner for me!

He pai te tūtaki ki a koe.
Nice to meet you.

He pai ki te kōtiro tērā pōtae.
The girl likes that hat.

Ehara i te mīti kau (te hapa pai ki a au).
It's not meat (the dinner that I like).

Ehara i te miti kau te hapa pai ki a au.
It's not meat that I like for dinner.

He pai rawa atu te kaimoana ki a ia.
She really likes seafood. (Seafood is best to her.)

Ko tēhea te kapu pai ki a koe?
Which cup do you like?

He pai ki a rāua ngā pukapuka o te whare.
They (two) like the books in the house.

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

He pai te tāwara o te pata heihei ki a au.
I like the flavour of butter chicken.

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

Ko tēhea te tāone pai ki a koe?
Which town do you like?

He pai ki ahau tēnei kēmu.
I like this game.

Ko ngā mahi pai ki a ia, ko te mahi māra, me te ruku kai moana hoki.
She likes gardening and diving.

He pai ki ngā tamariki te kēmu hou.
The children like the new game.

He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.
He likes fish and chips.

Tēnā, he aha te kai pai ki a koe?
Okay then, what food do you like?

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

Ko tēhea te tāone pai ki a koe te hararei?
Which town do you like for a holiday?

He pai rawa atu taua pōwhiri ki a au.
I really enjoyed that pōwhiri.

He rimurimu te kai pai ki a koe?
Is seaweed the food that you like?

Ko tēhea kaupapa te mea pai rawa ki a koe?
Which subject do you like the most?

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

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

Ko hea te wāhi pai rawa o Aotearoa ki a koe?
Where is your favourite place in Aotearoa?

He pai ki a koe te rorohiko hou?
Do you like the new computer?

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

He pai ki a koe tēnei pukapuka?
Do you like this book?

Engari, he pai ki ahau te tae.
But I like the colour.

Kāore e pai ki ahau te mahita, na te mea, he haunga ia.
I don't like the teacher because he smells.

He pai ki a ia te kōrua.
She likes crayfish.

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

He pai ki a koe tōku tūru hou?
Do you like my new chair?