| I like to use a nice warm flannel to wipe my face. |
- He pai ki a au kia mahana te tāora iti hei horoi i taku kanohi.
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| It's better for your gums to brush your teeth from top to bottom, rather than round and round. |
- He pai ake mō ō pae/pūniho ki te paraihetia e koe ō niho mai i runga ki raro tēnā i te huri porowhita.
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| Let's use the floss to flick out all the gunk in between. |
- Anei/Me tiki te miro niho hei tīkape maramara mā tāua i ō niho.
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| Look! Your teeth are nice and shiny. |
- Ira/Ina! Kei te pīataata katoa ō niho.
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| I'll just go and run the bath for you. |
- I'll just go and run the bath for you.
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| Hold the brush in your right hand and pull it through your hair. |
- Kia mau te paraihe ki tō ringa katau, ka kukume ai i ō makawe.
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| Tuck your hair behind your ears to keep it out of the way. |
- Me mea/meinga ō makawe ki muri o ō taringa kia kore ai e pōrearea.
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| Tuck in your top so it's nice and tidy. |
- Tō hāte ki roto i tō tarau/panekoti kia pai ai tō āhua.
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| Wipe your bottom really well. |
- Kia pai/tika tō whērū i tō tou.
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| When you've finished, remember to flush the toilet. |
- Ka mutu ana koe, kei wareware koe ki te tuku i te wai.
- Kia mutu koe, tukuna te wai (o te heketua/wharepaku).
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| Put your shoes on. |
- Kuhuna ō hū.
- Komohia ō hū.
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| Your shoes are on the wrong feet. |
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| Push your foot right in. |
- Peia whakamuatia tō waewae.
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| I'll teach you to tie your laces. Make two big loops, wrap one around the other, push it through the hole in the middle, and pul. There! |
- Māku koe e whakaako ki te here i ō hū. Kia rua ngā koru, takaia tētahi ki tētahi, peia tēnei ki te puare i waenganui, ka kukume ai. Ana!
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| Do you want to go bare foot? |
- Kei te pīrangi haere hū kore/kore hū koe?
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