Māori · A2 · Unit 14
Friends and family
Ngā hoa me te whānau
By the end you can
- Describe the people close to you
- Tell how you met someone
- Understand a story about a family
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| hoa pūmau | a best friend, a close friend | Ko Hine taku hoa pūmau. |
| hoa aroha | a partner, a boyfriend, a girlfriend | Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti taku hoa aroha. |
| i tūtaki māua | we met (māua: the two of us, not you) | I tūtaki māua i te whare wānanga. |
| noho tahi | live together; get on together (he pai tā rāua noho tahi: they get on well) | He pai tā rāua noho tahi. |
| whanaunga | a relative | Ka kite mātou i ō mātou whanaunga i te Kirihimete. |
| tautohe | argue | I a māua e tamariki ana, ka tautohe tonu māua. |
| whakawhirinaki | trust, rely on | Ka whakawhirinaki ahau ki a ia. |
| whakapapa | genealogy, the line you descend from | Ka ako ngā tamariki i tō rātou whakapapa. |
| mokopuna | a grandchild | E rima ngā mokopuna a tōku kuia. |
| whanaungatanga | relationships, the ties between people | He mea nui te whanaungatanga ki a mātou. |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- I tūtaki ahau ki a i .
- Ka tahi māua.
- He pai tā māua noho tahi nā te mea .
Then talk it through
Telling a new friend how you met your partner or best friend. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.