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Kei te mau hū au pērā i a ia.
I am wearing shoes like her.Kei te moe tonu pea, pērā i tō rāua pāpā.
They are probably still sleeping, just like their father.Ki te ngaro te reo, ka ngaro tāua pērā i te moa.
If the language is lost, we are lost like that of the large extinct moa bird.Kei te pōturi pēnā me te ngeru.
Slow like a cat.Kei te mau hū au pērā i a Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan.Me pēnei.
(You should do it) like this.Kei te pērā tonu hoki a muri i a ia.
Those behind him were doing the same.He pēnei tonu au ki te mahi.
I am always working (lit: "I always work like this").Kei te pērā tonu au.
I'm unchanged.Mahia kia pēnei.
Do it like this.E, kāti te kōrero pēnā mō taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!I moe ia, pēnei tonu i a Tamahae nei.
He was asleep, just like Tamae here.Me tū teitei koe pērā i te tōtara.
You should stand tall like the tātara tree.He aha i pēnā ai?
Why is it like that?Me waiata pēnei koe: Hari huritau ki a koe!
You should sing like this: happy birthday to you!He aha i pērā ai?
Why is it like this?Nā te aha i pēnā ai?
For what reason is it like this?He pai ki a au ngā rangi pēnei, he ātaahua.
I like days like this - beautiful!He aha i pēnei ai?
Why is it like this?Me wiri ō ringa pēnei.
You should quiver your hands like this.He aha koe i titiro tītaha pēnā mai ai?
Why do you always look sideways at me like that?Kāore au i te pīrangi ki tētehi kai pērā i tēnei ata.
I do not want any food like that this morning.Ka waiata koe pērā i a Tui Teka.
You sing like Tui Teka.Nā te aha i pēnei ai?
For what reason is it like this?Kāua e kōrero pēnā.
Don't talk like that.Me pēnei taku kōrero...
Let me tell you like this...Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?Nā te aha i pērā ai?
For what reason is it like that?He pērā te āhua o Rangi, he ngākau māhaki tōna.
Rangi's nature is like that, he has a kind heart.