Māori · B1 · Unit 14
Books and reading
Ngā pukapuka me te pānui
By the end you can
- Tell the story of a book you've read
- Describe a character
- Understand the back cover of a book
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| pukapuka | a book | Kei te pānui ahau i tētahi pukapuka pai. |
| kaituhi | a writer, an author | Ko Witi Ihimaera te kaituhi. |
| kiripuaki | a character (in a story) | Ko Kahu te kiripuaki matua. |
| pakimaero | a novel | Ko tēnei tana pakimaero tuatahi. |
| te kaupapa matua | the main theme | Ko te whānau te kaupapa matua o te pukapuka. |
| whare pukapuka | a library | I tīkina e au te pukapuka i te whare pukapuka. |
| karapu pukapuka | a book club | Ka hui te karapu pukapuka ia marama. |
| upoko | a chapter (also: a head) | Kua pānuitia e au ngā upoko e toru tuatahi. |
| whārangi | a page | E rua rau ngā whārangi o te pukapuka. |
| whakahokia | return (it) | Whakahokia te pukapuka ā te Rāmere. |
| whakarāpopototanga | a summary, a blurb | Pānuitia te whakarāpopototanga i te tuarā o te pukapuka. |
| pūrākau | a traditional story, a legend | Ka kōrero tōku kuia i ngā pūrākau mō Māui. |
Then talk it through
A book club meeting about this month's book. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.