Māori · A1 · Unit 5
What I do
He aha tāku mahi
By the end you can
- Say what you do for work or study
- Ask someone what they do
- Understand where someone works
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| e mahi ana ahau ki | I work at, I work in | E mahi ana ahau ki tētahi toa. |
| kaiako | a teacher (he kaiako ahau: I'm a teacher; kai- makes a person who does something) | He kaiako ahau. |
| he aha tāu mahi? | what do you do? | He aha tāu mahi, e Hēmi? |
| ākonga | a student, a pupil | He ākonga ahau i te whare wānanga. |
| tari | an office | E mahi ana ahau ki tētahi tari i te tāone. |
| kura | a school | Kei te taha o tōku whare te kura. |
| tākuta | a doctor | He tākuta tōku tuakana. |
| kaimahi | a worker, an employee | He kaimahi ia i te hōhipera. |
| i te kāinga | at home | E mahi ana ahau i te kāinga i tēnei rā. |
| kua reti | retired (kua: the change has happened) | Kua reti tōku pāpā. |
| kaipāmu | a farmer | He kaipāmu tōku pāpā i Taranaki. |
| tapuhi | a nurse | He tapuhi tōku māmā. |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- He ahau.
- E mahi ana ahau ki .
- He tāku mahi.
Then talk it through
Small talk at a party: what do you do? In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.