Grammar

Let's review what we learnt today. 'Ā' can sometimes be used instead of 'me' to say 'and', but it's use is different.

What is the correct Māori translation for 'The bell rang, and the children came home'?
  • Ka kai te tamaiti, ā, ka horoi i ngā rīhi.
  • Ka tangi te pere, ā, ka hoki mai ngā tamariki ki te kāinga.
  • He tino tere tō ika.
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'The family washed and ate'?
  • Ka horoi, ā, ka kai te whānau.
  • Ka waiata te manu, ā, ka pakipaki te tamaiti.
  • Ka pau te kai, ā, ka whakatā rātou.
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'The dog barked and the baby cried'?
  • Ka hīkoi te pāpā, ā, ka mamae ōna waewae.
  • Ka horoi, ā, ka kai te whānau.
  • Ka au te kurī, ā, ka tangi te pēpi.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'ā'?
  • and, and then
  • too, with, also
  • be, a, of
  

What is the correct English translation for 'He reka tēnei inu, ā, he kawa tēnā inu'?
  • This lolly is sweet and sour.
  • This drink is sweet and that is sour.
  • Those animals are tall and strong.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'He pai tēnei kiriata, ā, he koretake tēnā kiriata'?
  • This is a good movie and that’s not a good movie.
  • This song is good, and that song is not.
  • This way is right, and that way is wrong.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'Ka moe rātou, ā, ka ngongoro te koroua'?
  • They slept and the elderly man snored.
  • The baby cried, and the old man sighed.
  • The shark is strong, and the octopus is lazy.
  

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