Māori · A1 · Unit 12
A day out
He rā ki waho
By the end you can
- Invite someone to do something
- Agree on a time and place
- Understand a short invitation
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| kei te pīrangi koe ki te | do you want to | Kei te pīrangi koe ki te inu kawhe? |
| me haere tāua | let's go (tāua: you and I, just the two of us) | Me haere tāua ki te kiriata? |
| kiriata | a film; the cinema | Me haere tāua ki te kiriata ā te pō nei. |
| wharekai | a restaurant | Me kai tāua ki tēnei wharekai. |
| ngātahi | together | Me kai ngātahi tātou ā te Rātapu. |
| ka pai! | good!, sounds good | Ā te whitu karaka? Ka pai! |
| ā hea? | when? (in the future; inahea?: when, in the past) | Ā hea tāua tūtaki ai? |
| ki hea? | where to? (ka tūtaki tāua ki hea?: where shall we meet?) | Ka tūtaki tāua ki hea? |
| ā te | at, on (a time in the future: ā te Rāhoroi) | Ka kite ā te Rāhoroi! |
| e tata ana ki | near, close to | Ka tūtaki tāua ki te wharekai e tata ana ki te moana. |
| tātou | we, us (three or more, you included) | Me haere tātou ki te tāone! |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- Kei te pīrangi koe ki te ā te Rāhoroi?
- Ka tūtaki tāua ā te karaka.
- Ka tūtaki tāua ki .
Then talk it through
Inviting a friend for coffee on the Wellington waterfront on Saturday and agreeing on when and where. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.