Māori · A1 · Unit 9
Shopping and prices
Te hokohoko me te utu
By the end you can
- Ask if a shop has something
- Ask for a price and say if it's cheap or dear
- Understand prices in a short text
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| toa | a shop | He toa kei te taha o tōku whare. |
| kei hea te | where's the | Aroha mai, kei hea te miraka? |
| kei te rapu ahau i | I'm looking for | Kei te rapu ahau i te parāoa. |
| tāra | a dollar | E rima tāra te utu. |
| utu | a price; pay | He nui rawa te utu! |
| he iti te utu | it's cheap (literally 'the price is small') | He iti te utu o ēnei hū. |
| he nui te utu | it's expensive (nui rawa: too much) | He nui te utu o tēnei koti. |
| hēneti | a cent | E iwa tekau hēneti te utu. |
| hokomaha | a supermarket | Ka haere ahau ki te hokomaha. |
| hoko | buy; sell (hoko mai: buy, hoko atu: sell) | Ka hoko āporo ahau. |
| kete | a bag, a basket (kei a koe he kete?: have you got a bag?) | Kei a koe he kete? |
| kotahi rau | a hundred | Kotahi rau tāra te utu. |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- Kei te rapu ahau i .
- Kei hea te ?
- E tāra te utu.
Then talk it through
In a grocery shop, asking for something you can't find. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.