Māori · A1 · Unit 24
A letter about my week
He reta mō tōku wiki
By the end you can
- Write a short letter about your week
- Say what you did and what you'll do next
- Understand a letter from a friend
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| tēnei wiki | this week | He pukumahi ahau i tēnei wiki. |
| i tērā wiki | last week | I māuiui ahau i tērā wiki. |
| ka haere ahau | I'll go (ka: the future, or what happens often) | Āpōpō ka haere ahau ki Rotorua. |
| i te Rāapa | on Wednesday (i for the past and for habits, ā for the future) | I te Rāapa i haere ahau ki te kauhoe. |
| pukumahi | busy | He wiki pukumahi tēnei. |
| i ēnei rā | these days, lately | Kei te pēhea koe i ēnei rā? |
| i pēhea | how was (i pēhea tō wiki?: how was your week?) | I pēhea tō wiki? |
| kōrero mai | tell me | Kōrero mai mō tō wiki! |
| ka nui taku aroha ki a koe | lots of love (literally 'great is my love for you') | Ka nui taku aroha ki a koe, e hoa. |
| e whai ake nei | next, coming (te wiki e whai ake nei: the coming week) | Ā te wiki e whai ake nei, ka haere ahau ki Taupō. |
| reta | a letter | Kia ora mō tō reta. |
| nā | from (to sign a letter: nā Mere, from Mere) | Nā tō hoa, Mere |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- Kia ora ! Kei te pēhea koe i ēnei rā?
- I tēnei wiki, i ahau.
- Ā tērā wiki, ka ahau.
- Nā
Then talk it through
Telling a friend on a video call about your week. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.