Exercise Seven
Yes and no
Āe means ‘yes’ and Kāo (shortened form of Kāore) means ‘no’.
Hei tauira:
Kei te haere koe ki tātahi?
Are you going to the beach?
Āe. Kei te haere au ki tātahi.
Yes. I am going to the beach.
Ko Eruera tēnā?
Is that Eruera?
Kāo. Ko Wiremu tēnei.
No. This is Wiremu.
Pānuitia ngā korero kei raro i ngā whakaahua e whai nei. Whiriwhirihia te whakautu tika, arā, ngā kupu 'āe', 'kāore' rānei (Read the statements under the following pictures. Select the correct answer that is ‘yes’ or ‘no’).
Don’t forget to use commas, question marks, and fullstops and macrons where appropriate (ā,ē,ī,ō, and ū).
Ko Eruera tēnei?
Ko Te Hererīpene tēnei?
Ko Neihana tenei?
Ko Tarati tēnei?
Ko Te Hererīpene tēnei?