Homegrown · te reo from home

Ainei

soon

Number 9 on Quinton's Ngāpuhi list: a word he couldn't do without. Without it, he'd feel naked.

Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.

Step 1 · The word

I'd feel naked

A word sewn into the fabric of so many sentences in the Ngāpuhi dialect.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 2 · Another use

Add pea and it changes.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 3 · Say it

Someone asks if you're going tonight. You're not sure.

Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.

Step 4 · Match

One small word changes the meaning.

Step 5 · Your mission

Asked to do a job? Ainei, and then actually do it soon Not sure about something? Ainei pea Listen for ainei in Ngāpuhi conversation