| We lift up the sheet like this, and flick it out. |
- Ka hikina pēneitia te hīti, ka whiu ai ki waho.
- Ka hikina pēneitia te hīti, ka whiua whakawahotia.
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| What a great job you did making your bed. |
- Ka pai kē tō hora/mahi i tō moenga.
- He rawe kē tō hora i tō moenga.
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| You've tucked in all the blankets. |
- Kua kōpeketia e koe ngā paraikete.
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| You've smoothed down the covers. |
- Kua meatia te papangarua kia māeneene.
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| You could put your pyjamas away under your pillow, too. |
- Ka pai anō te mea i ō kākahu moe ki raro i tō pera.
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| It might be good to fold your pyjamas and put them under your pillow. |
- Ka pai tonu te pōkai i ō kākahu moe, ka waiho ai ki raro i tō pera.
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| Tidy up your room. |
- Whakapaingia tō rūma.
- Whakatikahia tō rūma.
- Ka whakamā te kararehe i tō rūma!
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| Why do you leave your things lying around in your room? |
- He aha i waiho ai ō mea katoa kia putu ana i tō rūma?
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| Your stuff is lying around your room. |
- E putu ana ō mea katoa i tō rūma.
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| Don't leave your stuff lying around in your room. |
- Kaua e waiho ō mea kia putu ana/kia putu haere i tō rūma.
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| We can't find anything in your room! |
- Kāore e kitea he aha i tō rūma!
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| Could you please put away all of your toys. |
- Whakahokia ō takawairore/taonga tākaro ki te wāhi tika.
- Whakaemihia ō takawairore/taonga tākaro, ka whakahoki ai ki te wāhi tika.
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| Put this back where it was, please. |
- Whakahokia te mea nei ki tana wāhi noho.
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| A place for everything - everything in its place! |
- He kāinga/wāhi tō ngā mea katoa.
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| Where does this go? |
- Ki hea tēnei?
- Kei hea te kāinga o te mea nei?
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| What do you want to be when you grow up? |
- Kei te pīrangi haere koe hei aha ka pakeke ana koe?
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| Look at all these dress-up clothes! |
- Ira/Ina, te mahi a te kākahu whakapaipai!
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| You can pretend to be ..... a pirate/a mermaid/a dancer/a chef.... |
- Me whakataruna koe he tāhae kaipuke/wahine whai hiku/he kaikanikani/ he ringawera koe.
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| Let's imagine that we are ... |
- Me kī he . . . tāua.
- Me mea tāua he . . . tāua.
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| I like to dream about ..... |
- He pai ki a au te wawata mō . . .
- He pai ki a au te moemoeā mō . . .
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