Use Google Translate to translate the following five phrases from English to Te Reo Māori or from Te Reo Māori to English. Post the translations on your blog. Be sure to include the phrase in both the English and Māori to earn full points.
Phrases:
- Nau mai ki Aotearoa. (Maori) 1. (English) Welcome to New Zealand
- Justice is my name. (English) 2. (Maori) Ko toku tika te whakawa
- What is your name? (English) 3. (Maori) he aha to ingoa
- He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro. (Maori) 4. (English) I like to play rugby.
- Where do you come from? (English) 5. (Maori) No hea koe?
Hey there Justice, great job with translating these phrases from English to Te Reo and Te Reo to English. Were you surprised by some of the translations? Have you ever used Google Translate before, perhaps for another language?
ReplyDeleteIt's a really useful tool.
Thanks, Billy
Hi Justice,
ReplyDeleteKo Justice toku ingoa would be a better translation of My name is Justice. Looks like Google translate can't replace people - yet!
Mumma