Māori · B2 · Unit 6
Work and life
Te mahi me te noho
By the end you can
- Discuss the balance between work and the rest of life
- Write a formal letter or email
- Understand a long article about work
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| te taurite | the balance | He uaua te kimi i te taurite i waenganui i te mahi me te whānau. |
| utu nui | well paid (literally 'big pay') | He mahi utu nui tāna. |
| kua pau te hau | burnt out, exhausted (literally 'out of breath') | Kua pau te hau, me okioki au. |
| wehe | leave, depart | Kei te whakaaro ia ki te wehe i tana mahi. |
| rōia | a lawyer | He rōia ia i Tāmaki Makaurau. |
| huri hei | become (huri hei kaiako: become a teacher) | Ka taea e te rōia te huri hei kaiahuwhenua? |
| kaiahuwhenua | a farmer, a grower | He kaiahuwhenua ia ināianei i Te Matau-a-Māui. |
| mahi mai i te kāinga | work from home | He pai ki a au te mahi mai i te kāinga i te Rāmere. |
| te wā ki te whānau | time with family | He iti rawa te wā ki te whānau. |
| e te whānau | dear family, everyone (to a group) | Tēnā koutou e te whānau. |
| ahakoa | although, even though | Ahakoa he nui te utu, kāore au i te harikoa. |
| he tangata, he tangata, he tangata | it is people, people, people (from a whakataukī about what matters most) | He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. |
Then talk it through
A friend thinking of leaving a well-paid job asks for your view. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.