Māori · B1 · Unit 18
Tell me a story
Kōrero mai he paki
By the end you can
- Tell a story with a beginning, a middle and an end
- Write a short story about something that happened
- Understand a longer story
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| i tētahi rā | one day | I tētahi rā, ka eke mai tētahi wahine ki taku tākihi. |
| i reira | there; at that point | I reira, ka kite au i tētahi mea rerekē. |
| muri iho | after that, afterwards | Muri iho, ka hoki ia ki tōna whare. |
| nō muri tata mai | soon after | Nō muri tata mai, ka tangi te waea. |
| me te aha | and then, whereupon (in a story) | Me te aha, ka ngaro te wahine! |
| kaitaraiwa tākihi | a taxi driver | He kaitaraiwa tākihi tōku pāpā. |
| rerekē rawa | very strange, really different | He rā rerekē rawa tēnā. |
| kāore au i whakapono | I couldn't believe it | Kāore au i whakapono ki ōku kanohi. |
| katakata | laugh | Ka katakata te katoa. |
| nā wai rā | eventually, after a while (in a story) | Nā wai rā, ka tae mai te pirihimana. |
| kōrero paki | a story, a tale | He kōrero paki pukuhohe tāku. |
| whakarongo mai | listen (to me) | Whakarongo mai, he kōrero tāku. |
Then talk it through
Telling a funny thing that happened to you at a dinner with friends. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.