| What do you want? |
He aha tau? |
| I am come for some medicine for my child. |
I haere mai ahau ki tetahi rongoa mo taku tamaiti. |
| Where is he lying? |
Kei hea ia e takoto ana? |
| At my house. |
Kei toku whare. |
| How old is he? |
Ka hia ona tau? |
| When was he taken ill? |
Nonahea ia i pangia ai? |
| On Sunday. Four days ago. |
No te Ratapu. Ka wha enei ra. |
| What is the matter with him? |
He aha tona mate? |
| He has headache, and is very feverish. |
He anini, he nui hoki te kiri ka. |
| Has he much pain? |
He nui ranei tona mamae? |
| Why did you not come the day before yesterday? |
He aha koe i kore ai e haere mai i tetahi ra? |
| I did not know that he was sick. |
Kihai ahau i mohio kei te mate ia. |
| It was last night that I was told of it. |
No te po nei i korerotia mai ai ki ahau. |
| Where do you live? |
Kei hea tou kainga? |
| Is it far away? |
Kei tawhiti ranei? |
| I had better come and see him. |
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| You must wait for me as I do not know the way. |
Me tatari koe ki a au; kahore hoki au e mohio ki te ara. |
| Here is the medicine for him. |
Tenei te rongoa mona. |
| Give one table-spoonful at a time, three times a day. |
Me takikotahi te punu nui, kia toru whangaitanga i te ra. |
| You can come again tomorrow to fetch some more medicine. |
Me haere ake ano koe apopo ki te tiki i tetahi atu rongoa. |
| I will come again and see him the day after tomorrow. |
Ka hoki mai ano ahau kia kite i a ia a tetahi ra. |
| How is the sick person for whom medicine was fetched on Wednesday? |
Kei te pehea te turoro i tikina ai he rongoa i te Wenerei? |
| He is well. He is gone to work. |
Ka ora. Kua riro ki te mahi. |
| How is your son to-day? |
Kei te pehea tau tamaiti inaianei? |
| He is better. |
Kua ngawari tona mate. |
| Has he a good appetite? |
He nui ranei tona hiahia ki te kai? |
| You may leave off giving him the medicine. |
Me whakamutu te whangai i a ia ki te rongoa. |
| I shall not come to see him any more. |
Ka mutu toku haere mai kia kite i a ia. |
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