Telling the time - Ko te wā

Try telling the time in Māori for each one listed above.  

Remember - you don't get to go home next week if you can't tell the time!

mai i te = in the hour

ki te = heading to the next hour

AM = Ata mārie

PM = Po mārie

Ko te aha te wā?

1:30

Ko te haurua mai i te kotahi karaka te wā.

2.45

Ko te hauwhā ki te toru karaka te wā.

2.00

Ko te rua karaka te wā.

Action Words

Actions:

E tū - stand

E noho - stand

Hikoi - walk

E peke - jump

Kia tau - be still

Whakarongo atu - listen out

Kōrero mai - talk to the speaker

Kāti - stop that

Haere - come

Haere mai - come towards the speaker

Haere atu - come away from the speaker

Waiho - leave it

Titro - look

E huri - turn

E oma - run

E piko - curl

E toro - stretch out

Takahia - stomp

Ano - again

Pakipaki - clap

E huri - e when only 2 syllables

Pakipaki - no e when 3+ syllables

E huri ki te taha mauī.  Turn left.

E huri ki te taha matau.  Turn right.

Alternatives for te and nga - the singular and the plural

Ask the questions without using the - singular or plural...

Nō hea...?    Where is...?

Kei te pēhea...?    How is...?

Ko wai...?   What is .... called?

Tokohia...?    How many (people - aunties, uncles...)?

He aha...?  What is...?

E hia...?     How many...?

Kei Hea...?    Where is...?

Nō hea korua?    No Springston māua.

Kei te pēhea tāna kuri?    Kei te pouri tāku kuri.

Ko wai tōu ingoa?    Ko Angela tōku ingoa.

Ko wai tāu kuri?    Ko Bess tāku kuri.

Tokohia āu mokopuna?    Kotahi tāku mokopuna.

Kei hea tōku matua?    Nō Alexandra tōku matua.

He aha tēnā?  He pene tēnei.

E hia āu pene?  Tekau ma tahi āku pene.

E hia āna pene?  Tekau ma tahi āna pene.

Introducing someone #2

Ko Anne rāua ko Tom ōna mātua.

Kotahi tōna tuakana.

Tokorua āku tamariki.

Kō tēnei te wā

E Minaka Ana

Whakataka Te Hau

AEIOU action song

Try doing this song while following some of the commands listed below!

e oma - run

e pakipaki - clap

e tu - stand up

e piko - curl

e toro - stretch out

e takahia - stamp

e hikoi - walk

e ano - again

e whakarongo - listen

Nō hea koe?

Place Words

Kei hea te tūru?  Where is the chair?

Kei raro te tūru i tōku kumu.  The chair is under my bottom.

Place words

He pene tenei.  

Kotahi te pene.

Kei roto te pene.

i tōku ringa.

This is pen, one pen is now in my hand.

He pene tenei.    
He pene tena.
Kotahi te pene.
Kei roto te pene i tōku ringa.
Kei roto te pene i tōu ringa.

Where is the pen? Place words.

Kei hea te pene?  Where is the pen?

Kei hea a Anaru?  Where is Anaru?

Kei roto i tōku ringa.  The pen is in my hand.

Kei runga te turu i te pukapuka.  The chair is above the book.

Kei mua te pene i te turu.  The pen is in front of the chair.

Kei runga a Anaru i te turu.  Anaru is on top of the chair.

Kei mua a Anaru i te turu.  Anaru is in front of the chair.

Ke wa-e-nga-nui a Anaru i nga turu.  Anaru is between the chairs.

Load, block and fire game.

This is great game for a brain break to have instant recall of whakarite, karo and puu.

Rules:
1.  You must always load up before you can fire.
2.  Slap hands agains legs then load up.
3.  Slap hands against legs the select karo or puu - who is the winner?
3.  Slap hands then either block or load up again.

Challenge:
Not more than three blocks in a row

Whakarite







Karo







Puu