Hei kōrero:
Mā wai e �mata? – Who will start?
Māku/māu/mā (ingoa) e �mata – I / you / (name) will start
Pātai: Using the “He _____ tōna (singular) /ōna (plural)?” sentence structure.
He tāne a ia?/He wahine rānei?
Te ira - gender
He tāne a ia? - is the person male?
He wahine a ia? - is the person female?
Pāhau/hurungutu - beard/moustache
He pāhau tōna? Does he have a beard?
He hurungutu tōna? Does he have a moustache?
Te momo huruhuru me te tae - hair type & colour: Pōtae/mōwhi�/mōtoi - hat/glasses/earrings:
He huruhuru ōna? Does s/he have hair?
He huruhuru mingimingi ōna?
Does s/he have curly hair?
He toro�ka ōna huruhuru?
Does he/she have straight hair?
He pōtae tōna? Does s/he have a hat?
He mōwhi� ōna? Does s/he have glasses?
He hei taringa/mōtoi ōna? Does s/he have earrings?
He te tae o ōna huruhuru? Does he/she have (colour) hair?
Te tae - eye colour
He kahurangi ōna karu? Does s/he have blue eyes?
He kahurangi te tae o ōna karu? Is the colour of her/his eyes blue?
He parauri ōna karu? Does s/he have brown eyes?
He parauri te tae o ōna karu? Is the colour of her/his eyes brown?
whero – red
kākāriki – green
pango – black
kahurangi / kikorangi – blue
parauri – brown