In this lesson, we learn how to ask, "Are you hungry?" in the Cook Islands Māori language.

The Rarotonga dialect is "E matepongi toou?" and the Aitutaki dialect is "E 'iakai toou?".

Replies to this question can be:

yes = ae, pronounced: [ah-eh]

no = kare, pronounced: [car-reh]

In Aitutaki, no is 'kaore" [car-oh-reh]

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In this lesson, we learn how to say, "I'm from New Zealand" in the Cook Islands Māori language.

This is: "No Aotearoa mai au" or "No Nu Tireni mai au".

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In this lesson, we learn how to say, "Yes/No" in the Cook Islands Māori language.

yes = ae, pronounced: [ah-eh]

In Aitutaki, no is 'kaore" [car-oh-reh]

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In this lesson, we learn how to ask, "Where are you from?" in the Cook Islands Māori language. This is similar to lesson 8 so check that lesson out before listening to this one.

Where are you from? = No'ea mai koe?, pronounced: [noh-air, mah-e, cor-eh]

I'm from Aitutaki = No Aitutaki mai au, pronounced: [noh, eye-two-tar-key, my, ar-uu]

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In this lesson, we learn how to ask, "Where were you?" in the Cook Islands Māori language.

Where were you? = No'ea mai koe?, pronounced: [noh-air, mah-e, cor-eh]

You can also shorten this to: No'ea koe?, pronounced: [noh-air, cor-eh]

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In this lesson, we learn how to ask, "What's your name?" in the Cook Islands Māori language.

What's your name? = Ko'ai to ingoa?, pronounced: [koh-ah-ee, tor, eh-ngaw-aw]

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In this lesson, we learn how to introduce yourself in the Cook Islands Māori language.

My name is... = Toku ingoa ko..., pronounced: [tor-coo, eh-ngaw, coh]

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In this lesson, we learn how to say 'Thank you' in the Cook Islands Māori language.

Thank you = meitaki, pronounced: [may-tar-key]

Very much = ma'ata, pronounced: [ma-ah-tar]

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In this lesson, we learn how to say 'goodbye' in the Cook Islands Māori language.

Goodbye = Aere ra, pronounced: [ah-eh-reh, rah]

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In this lesson, we learn how to say 'good morning' in the Cook Islands Māori language.

Good morning = Popongi manea, pronounced: [paw-paw-ngee, ma-nae-ah]

'ngi' is pronounced similarly like the word 'knee'

Morning! = Popongi! 

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