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And this is the big test for the new vocab and grammar you have learnt in the past week. Kia kaha!

Okay, for the following exercises let's pretend you're back at school. You want to stay home and your mum asks 'Kei te pēhea koe?' You tell her your sick by saying  

Mum leaves you at home with your aunt and as she leaves you she says to you 'E   '

And your reply to her as she leaves is '   .'

Mum rings back at lunch time to see how you are. She asks how many loaves of bread your aunty has made. You count 1-5 on the table, and another five in the oven. You would count 6-10 with [*].

 

Just before you put the phone down you say goodbye by saying? 'Hei   '

Ingoa takakau, ingoa whānau and ingoa are used to ask names. Using the above order, which of the following translations is correct?

 

Remember that girl or boy you liked at school? Well mum and dad want to know what their last name is. How do you ask your cousin what the family name is of the boy/girl you like?

 

What is the phrase you use when you are saying goodbye to someone on the phone?

 

You are off to the supermarket to get some vegetables. What do you say to all your family when you leave?
  • E noho rā e tama mā
  • Haere rā
  • Ka kite anō
  • E noho rā e hoa mā
  

Your mum sees you out the gate and asks 'Where are you going?' You say 'I am going to the supermarket.' What is the word for supermarket in Māori and its literal meaning?

 

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