Māori · A1 · Unit 23
Yesterday
Inanahi
By the end you can
- Say what you did yesterday
- Ask someone what they did at the weekend
- Understand a short story in the past
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| inanahi | yesterday | I haere ahau ki te hokomaha inanahi. |
| i | (marks the past, before the verb: i haere ahau, I went) | I waea atu ahau ki tōku māmā. |
| kua | (marks something done that still holds: kua kai ahau, I've eaten) | Kua kai kē ahau. |
| i tērā mutunga wiki | last weekend | I aha koe i tērā mutunga wiki? |
| i aha koe? | what did you do? | I aha koe inanahi? |
| i haere ahau ki | I went to | I haere ahau ki te whare o tōku kuia i te Rāhoroi. |
| inapō | last night | I mātakitaki kiriata ahau inapō. |
| i te ata nei | this morning | I moe roa ahau i te ata nei. |
| tūtaki | meet | I tūtaki ahau ki a Rāwiri i te wharekawhe. |
| ngahau | fun | I tino ngahau te mutunga wiki! |
| ngenge | tired | I tino ngenge ahau inanahi. |
| kāore anō | not yet (kāore anō au kia kai: I haven't eaten yet) | Kāore anō au kia kai i te parakuihi. |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- Inanahi, i ahau.
- Inapō, i kai ahau i te .
- I tino tērā mutunga wiki.
Then talk it through
On Monday morning a colleague asks about your weekend. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.