Basic Verbs

1. Haere

   To go

   Usage

   Put a destination next to it and the meaning gets across

2. Haere mai

   To come

   Usage

   For asking someone to come to you, or checking an arrival

3. Kai

   To eat

   Usage

   For inviting someone to eat or asking whether something is edible

4. Inu

   To drink

   Usage

   Also used to check whether water is safe to drink

5. Hoko

   To buy

   Usage

   States your intent to buy; point at the item as you say it

6. Kite

   To see

   Usage

   For asking to be shown something, and for sightseeing talk

7. Tatari

   To wait

   Usage

   For arranging to meet, or explaining you are queuing

8. Kei te hiahia haere au

   I want to go

   Usage

   The pattern for telling a taxi or a ticket clerk where you are going

9. Kei te hiahia kai au

   I want to eat

   Usage

   Combine it with the name of a dish

10. Kei te hiahia au ki tēnei

    I want it

    Usage

    Point while you say it and the order is complete

11. Kāore au e hiahia ana

    I don’t need it

    Usage

    To refuse a bag, an add-on, or a persistent vendor

12. Kei te rapu au

    I’m looking for it

    Usage

    When hunting for a place or an item; show a map or photo

13. Kei a au

    I have it

    Usage

    The answer when asked whether you have something

14. Kāore i a au

    I don’t have it

    Usage

    For saying you have no change or no document

15. Kei te hiahia tango moni au

    I’ll withdraw money

    Usage

    States your business at an ATM or bank counter

16. Kei te hiahia rāhui au

    I’ll make a reservation

    Usage

    For securing a room, a table, or a tour

17. Āwhinatia mai au ki tēnei

    Please help me with it

    Usage

    For concrete help — carrying a bag, filling in a form

18. Kōrerotia mai ki a au

    Please tell me

    Usage

    Opens a request for information: a route, a price, a time

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