Wanting and Needing

Te Hiahia me te Mate

About this concept

Expressing desires: 'Kei te hiahia au ki te...' (I want to...), 'Me...' (should/must), 'Kei te mate au i te hiakai' (I am hungry, lit. dying of hunger). Basic modal expressions.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level A1.

Examples

Kei te hiahia au ki te kai.I want to eat.

Me haere tātou.We should go.

Kei te mate au i te hiakai.I am hungry.

Kei te mate au i te wai.I am thirsty.

Prerequisite

Present Progressive (kei te)A1

More A1 concepts

Alphabet and PronunciationArapeta me te Whakahua Basic Sentence Structure (VSO)Rerenga Kōrero Definite Articles (te/ngā)Te me Ngā Personal PronounsKupu Tūkutahi Present Progressive (kei te)Kei te (Wā Ōnaianei)

Want to practice Wanting and Needing and more Māori grammar? Create a free account to study with spaced repetition.

Get Started Free