Māori · B1 · Unit 22
If I could
Mehemea ka taea
By the end you can
- Say what you would do in an imagined situation
- Talk about wishes and regrets
- Understand a text about imagined situations
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| mehemea | if (of something imagined: mehemea he nui aku moni, if I had a lot of money) | Mehemea he nui aku moni, ka hoko ahau i tētahi whare. |
| ka pai kē mēnā | it would be good if | Ka pai kē mēnā he wā anō tōku. |
| me i | if only, had I (me i mōhio au, kua ...: if I'd known, I would have ...) | Me i mōhio au, kua haere mai au. |
| kia | may, so that (kia tutuki: may it come true) | Ko taku hiahia kia tutuki ō moemoeā. |
| hiahia | a wish, a desire; want | He aha tō hiahia nui? |
| te rota | the lottery (whiwhi i te rota: win the lottery) | Mehemea ka whiwhi au i te rota, ka tohaina e au ki taku whānau. |
| e pōuri ana ahau i taku | I regret my, I'm sorry about my | E pōuri ana ahau i taku kore i ako i te reo i a au e tamariki ana. |
| mēnā ka whai wāhi au | if I get the chance | Mēnā ka whai wāhi au, ka haere au ki Rarotonga. |
| te ao katoa | the whole world | Ka haere au huri noa i te ao katoa. |
| whakaarohia | imagine (it) | Whakaarohia: kotahi miriona tāra! |
| he aha tāu e mahi ai? | what would you do? | Mehemea he wātea koe mō te tau kotahi, he aha tāu e mahi ai? |
Then talk it through
Friends discuss what they would do if they won a lot of money. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.