E hia ngā

E hia ngā? 

Complete the iSpy below (write the answers in Māori) then create your own iSpy game using the phrase E hia ngā (insert object).

1. E hia ngā porohita?
2. E hia ngā rorhiko?
3. E hia ngā ruri?
4. E hia ngā pōtae?
5. E hia ngā waea pūkoro?
6. E hia ngā motukā?
7. E hia ngā tamariki? 
8. E hia ngā hū?
9. E hia ngā kutikuti?
10. E hia ngā kotahi tāra?
11. E hia ngā pirihimana?
12. E hia ngā poi whutupaoro?
13. E hia ngā pene rākau?
14. E hia ngā pene?
15. E hia ngā karaka?
16. E hia ngā tapawhā rite?

E hia ngā - how many ______

New Words

Waea pūkoro - cell phone

Hū - shoe

Kotahi tāra - one dollar coin

Pirihimana - police officer

Poi whutupaoro - rugby ball

Ngā Kākahu (Clothes) - Juniors

Ngā Kākahu (Clothes)

Challenge: Cut out clothes to dress yourself. As an extra challenge make a big person together as a class and label the different items of clothing.

Vocabulary:

Koti (Core-teh) - coat                Panekoti (punny-core-teh) - skirt

Hāte (haa-tee) - shirt                  Kākahu (car-ka-who) - dress

Pōtae (poor-tie) - hat                  Kamupūtu (car-ma-put-ew) - gumboot

Hū (who) - shoes                        Piupiu (pew-pew) - flax skirt

Kahu moi (car-who moi) - Pyjamas       Tarau (

Different Greetings

Knowing when and how to use different greeting in Māori can be daunting. If you're unsure or just want a reminder than look know further. Farzana has put together a helpful reminder or the differences between tena koe, tena korua and tena koutou. 

If you are greeting a whole class of children which greeting would you use?

If you were greeting the Prime minister which greeting would you use? 

If you were greeting your friends grandparents which greeting would you use?

Comment below with the answers.

Greetings - Te Raumati and Chisa's work

 

Our students have been learning how to greet people and how the greeting changes based on the number of people there are. 

They have also been learning to say the following sentences.

Here is the book - Anei te pukapuka

Here is a book - Anei a pukapuka

Here is your book - Anei to pukapuka

Leave a comment with your here is sentence and see if we can read what you've said.

Greetings

Activity 

Create a display poster that shows people the difference between tena koe, tena korua and tena koutou. When do we use them? 

challenge: Include a sentence to match each greeting. E.g. Tena koe e hoa, kei te peha koe?

Tena koe - hello to one or thank you to one person

Tena korua - hello to two or thank you to two people

Tena koutou - hello to three or more or thank you to three or more people

New Words

* te - the

Anei te ongaonga. / Here is the stinging nettle.

Write 3 sentences starting with Anei te...

E.g. Anei te pukapuka.

* hoa - friend

* taku - my

Anei taku hoa - here is my friend.

* kaiako, pouako -  teacher

How do you write here is my teacher?