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Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

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Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

Māori cultural symbols and nature

🏔️ Wāhanga 1: Vocabulary Matching

1. Match the Te Reo Māori words with their English meanings:
1. Whānau
2. Maunga
3. Awa
4. Whare
5. Tamariki
A. House
B. Children
C. Mountain
D. Family
E. River

🗣️ Wāhanga 2: Pepeha Practice

2. Complete your pepeha by filling in the blanks with your own information:

Ko _________________ tōku maunga

Ko _________________ tōku awa

Ko _________________ tōku whānau

Ko _________________ tōku ingoa

3. What does "pepeha" mean? Choose the best answer:

A way to introduce yourself and connect to place

A type of food

A Māori dance

A traditional game

🌿 Wāhanga 3: Natural World Vocabulary

4. Circle the Te Reo Māori words that relate to nature (select all that apply):

Rākau (tree)

Moana (ocean)

Motokā (car)

Whenua (land)

Rā (sun)

Pouaka (television)

5. Draw and label three things from nature using Te Reo Māori words:

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Wāhanga 4: Whānau and Relationships

6. Complete the sentences with the correct Te Reo Māori words:

My mother is my _____________ (māmā/whaea)

My father is my _____________ (pāpā/matua)

My brother or sister is my _____________ (tuakana/teina)

7. What greeting would you use when meeting one person?

Tēnā koutou

Tēnā koe

Tēnā kōrua

Kia ora tatou

🎵 Wāhanga 5: Cultural Understanding

8. What is a waiata?
9. Write three Te Reo Māori words you learned today and what they mean:
10. Why is it important to learn Te Reo Māori in New Zealand?

🏠 Wāhanga 6: Bonus Challenge

11. Create a simple sentence using "He" (this is/it is) and one of the vocabulary words we learned:

Example: He whare tēnei (This is a house)

12. If someone says "He aha tēnei?" what are they asking?

How are you?

What is this?

Where are you going?

What time is it?

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