Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Let there be... - kia...

Kia kotahi kapu o te miraka.
(Let there be) one cup of milk.

Kia rua kapu o te huka.
Let there be two cups of sugar.

Kia haurua kapu kongakonga tiakareti.
(Let there be) half of cup of chocolate chips

Kia whā.
We need four.

Kia rua ngā kapu.
Two cups (let there be two cups).

Kia kotahi kapu maramara kōkōnati.
You need one cup of shredded coconut.

Kia kotahi tīpune.
Let there be one teaspoon.

reira, kia whā atu anō.
So we need four more.