Māori · A1 · Unit 4
My family
Tōku whānau
By the end you can
- Say who is in your family
- Ask about someone's family
- Understand a short text about a family
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| whānau | a family (the wider family too) | He nui tōku whānau. |
| māmā | mum (whaea: mother) | Ko Aroha te ingoa o tōku māmā. |
| pāpā | dad (matua: father) | He kaiako tōku pāpā. |
| tuakana | an older brother of a man, an older sister of a woman | Kei Ahitereiria tōku tuakana e noho ana. |
| teina | a younger brother of a man, a younger sister of a woman | E rua ōku teina. |
| tokorua | two (of people: toko- counts people) | Tokorua aku tamariki. |
| tama | a son; a boy | Kotahi tāku tama. |
| tamāhine | a daughter | Kei te kura tāku tamāhine. |
| tamariki | children (one child: tamaiti; aku tamariki, my children, takes the ā-possessive) | Tokotoru aku tamariki. |
| hoa rangatira | a husband, a wife (tāku hoa rangatira: my spouse) | Nō Rotorua tāku hoa rangatira. |
| tuahine | a man's sister (tungāne: a woman's brother) | He tuahine tōku, ko Mere tōna ingoa. |
| kuia | a grandmother, an old woman (koroua: a grandfather, an old man) | Kei Ōpōtiki tōku kuia e noho ana. |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- He tōku.
- Ko te ingoa o tōku māmā.
- Kei tōku whānau e noho ana.
Then talk it through
A colleague shows you a family photo and asks about your family. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.