Māori · B2 · Unit 23
Persuading
Te whakaawe
By the end you can
- Persuade someone to change their mind
- Give way on one point to win another
- Understand how an advert tries to persuade
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| whakaawe | influence, persuade, inspire | I whakaawea ia e tōna kaiako. |
| whakaaro ake | just think about it | Tēnā, whakaaro ake: he wiki kotahi i te tātahi! |
| whakapono mai | believe me, trust me | Whakapono mai, he ātaahua a Rarotonga i tēnei wā. |
| he aha te kino? | what's the harm?, what have we got to lose? | Kotahi noa te haerenga. He aha te kino? |
| hei utu | in return, in exchange | Hei utu, māu e kōwhiri te wāhi ā tērā tau. |
| kei te pai, engari | fine, but | Kei te pai, engari me noho tātou i te taha o te moana. |
| kua huri te whakaaro | changed their mind | I te mutunga, kua huri te whakaaro o Pāpā. |
| mō tēnei rā anake | today only | Toru tekau ōrau te heke, mō tēnei rā anake! |
| pānui hokohoko | an advert | He mōhio te pānui hokohoko ki te whakaoho i te tangata. |
| kaihoko | a salesperson; a customer (hoko: buy and sell) | He kaihoko mōhio ia. |
| kua tūtaki ki tōna ōrite | has met his match | I tēnei rā, kua tūtaki ki tōna ōrite te kaihoko mōhio. |
| whakaae | agree; consent | Nā wai rā, ka whakaae te whānau. |
Then talk it through
Convincing your family to go on a holiday they don't want. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.