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Blog EntryWhat I learnt (Week 2)Dec 30, '05 4:11 AM
for everyone
What's your name?

Q: What's your name? Siapa nama anda? Ko wai to ingoa?
A: My name is Arfi. Nama saya Arfi. Ko Arfi taku ingoa

Q: Who's this? Siapa ini? Ko wai teenei?
A: That is Liz. Itu Liz. Ko Liz teenaa

Note:
nei: this/here (in the speaker's zone)
naa: that/there (out of the speaker's zone)
raa: that over there,yonder (away, far from the speaker's zone)

It took time for us to really understand these terms




Blog EntryWhat I learnt (week 1)Dec 30, '05 4:00 AM
for everyone
Greetings
Hello, halo: kia ora, teenaa koe/korua/koutou
How are you? Apa kabar?: kei te peehea koe/korua/koutou? e peehea ana koe/korua/koutou?

Answers can be:
I'm very well thank you. Baik-baik saja: ka nui te pai (ahau), e pai ana ahau.
I'm well. Baik saja: kei te ora
I'm hungry. Saya lapar: kei te hiakai
etc.

Farewell
Bye, goodbye, farewell, see you later, so long. Selamat tinggal, sampai jumpa, sampai nanti, sampai ketemu lagi: ka kite, ka kite (anoo) i a koe/korua/koutou, hei konaa, noho mairaa (the person who's staying), haere raa (the person who's leaving)

Saying thank you
Thank you. terimakasih: kia ora
I appreciate what you've done. Saya sangat hargai atas usaha yang udah dilakukan: ngaa mihi ki a koe/korua/koutou


Blog EntryTe ReoDec 30, '05 3:41 AM
for everyone
Kia Ora! Kei te peehea koutou? 
I don't know what my name in Maori, I guess it's not from the Bible, so don't bother.
Anyway, it was fun. I think everyone had fun in Te Reo class (mind you, we didn't have to face the exams! that's a bonus ey!)

What I learn about Te Reo is that in terms of linguistics it is interesting. Kia Ora can well mean 'Hello' when you meet and greet someone (as personally you can also greet with ''teena koe/korua/koutou" depending on the number of persons you address), and can also mean 'thank you' when you're lent a book by someone, for example. The word 'wai' as well means 'water' as 'who' in  'ko wai to matua' (who is your father?)?  And what we learn in English that culturally, we use 'what' in asking 'what's your name?' and in Maori we can use 'ko wai to ingoa?' which 'wai' is used for wh-question word 'what'. Interesting isn't it?

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