Māori · B2 · Unit 12
Living together
Te noho tahi
By the end you can
- Discuss a social issue and see both sides
- Write an opinion piece
- Understand a long opinion piece
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| pāpori | social; society | He take pāpori tēnei. |
| ōritenga | equality | Kei te whawhai ia mō te ōritenga. |
| tōkeke | fair, just | Ehara i te mea tōkeke. |
| rawakore | poor; poverty | He maha rawa ngā tamariki rawakore. |
| whakatoihara | discrimination, prejudice; look down on | He whakatoihara tonu kei te hapori. |
| whakaute | respect | Me whakaute tātou i a tātou anō. |
| tika tangata | human rights | He take tika tangata tēnei. |
| ki ētahi | to some people, some think | Ki ētahi, he pai te ture; ki ētahi atu, he kino. |
| kotahitanga | unity | Ko te kotahitanga te huarahi. |
| tuhinga whakaaro | an opinion piece | I tuhia e ia tētahi tuhinga whakaaro mō te niupepa. |
| ture | a law, a rule | Me huri te ture. |
| tangata whenua | the people of the land, Māori as the first people here | Ko te Māori te tangata whenua o Aotearoa. |
Then talk it through
A dinner where the guests disagree about a social issue. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.