Māori · A1 · Unit 21
Messages and calls
Ngā karere me ngā waea
By the end you can
- Say who you are on the phone
- Ask someone to repeat or speak slowly
- Understand a short text message
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ko ... tēnei | it's ... (on the phone: ko Mere tēnei, it's Mere) | Kia ora, ko Mere tēnei. |
| ko wai tēnā? | who's that? (tēnā: that, near you) | Kia ora, ko wai tēnā? |
| ka taea e koe te kōrero anō? | could you say that again? | Aroha mai, ka taea e koe te kōrero anō? |
| āta kōrero | speak slowly, carefully | Tēnā koa, āta kōrero mai. |
| kāore au i te rongo pai | I can't hear well | Kia ora? Kāore au i te rongo pai i a koe. |
| ka waea atu anō ahau | I'll call back (waea: phone) | Ka waea atu anō ahau ki a koe ā muri ake nei. |
| karere | a message, a text | I kite koe i taku karere? |
| waea pūkoro | a mobile phone | Kei hea taku waea pūkoro? |
| waea atu ki | phone, call (someone) | Kaua e wareware ki te waea atu ki tō māmā. |
| ā muri ake nei | later on, in a while | Ka kōrero tāua ā muri ake nei. |
| kāore e whakautu ana | nobody's answering | Kua waea atu ahau, engari kāore e whakautu ana. |
| kua pau te pūhiko | the battery's dead (pūhiko: a battery) | Kua pau te pūhiko o taku waea. |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- Kia ora, ko tēnei.
- Tēnā koa, mai.
- Ka waea atu anō ahau ki .
Then talk it through
A phone call on a bad line where you can't hear well. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.