Unit 8 - Titiro ki tēnei! – Look at this!
Activity 3 - Learning to use the dual personal pronoun rāua (they = two people).
Watch Unit 8 Scene 3 where the girls and boys meet up at the shopping centre and use the transcript below if you need it. Copy the new words in your Wehi book.
the transcript.
| Māori | English | |
| Dylan | Kia ora, Jo. | Hi Jo. |
| Dylan | Haami, arā ngā kōtiro. | Haami, the girls are over there. |
| Haami | Kei whea? | Where? |
| Dylan | Kei muri i a koe. Titiro ki runga rā. | Behind you. Look up there. |
| Haami | Ki whea? | Where? |
| Dylan | Ki runga! Kei te heke mai rāua! | Up there! (Now) they’re coming down! |
| Sione | Titiro atu. Kei te haere mai a Jo. | Look out. Here comes Jo. |
| Haami | Kei te haere mai anö hoki a Hana? | Is Hana coming too? |
| Dylan | Āe. Kia ora kōrua. Kei te pēhea? | Yes. Hi there you two. How’s it going? |
| Jo and Hana | Kei te pai. | Good. |
| Hana | Kei te aha koutou? | What are you three up to? |
| Sione | Kei te kimi kākahu a Haami. | Haami is looking for clothes. |
| Haami | E hoa! Kei te tirotiro noa iho au. | Friend! I’m just looking. |
| Dylan | Pēhea kōrua? Kei te aha kōrua? | What about you two girls? What are you two up to? |
| Jo | Kei te tirotiro noa iho hoki! | Just looking as well! |
Watch Unit 8 Scene 3 where the girls and boys meet up at the shopping centre and use the transcript below if you need it. Copy the new words in your Wehi book.
The transcript.
| Māori | English | |
| Dylan | Kia ora, Jo. | Hi Jo. |
| Dylan | Haami, arā ngā kōtiro. | Haami, the girls are over there. |
| Haami | Kei whea? | Where? |
| Dylan | Kei muri i a koe. Titiro ki runga rā. | Behind you. Look up there. |
| Haami | Ki whea? | Where? |
| Dylan | Ki runga! Kei te heke mai rāua! | Up there! (Now) they’re coming down! |
| Sione | Titiro atu. Kei te haere mai a Jo. | Look out. Here comes Jo. |
| Haami | Kei te haere mai anö hoki a Hana? | Is Hana coming too? |
| Dylan | Āe. Kia ora kōrua. Kei te pēhea? | Yes. Hi there you two. How’s it going? |
| Jo and Hana | Kei te pai. | Good. |
| Hana | Kei te aha koutou? | What are you three up to? |
| Sione | Kei te kimi kākahu a Haami. | Haami is looking for clothes. |
| Haami | E hoa! Kei te tirotiro noa iho au. | Friend! I’m just looking. |
| Dylan | Pēhea kōrua? Kei te aha kōrua? | What about you two girls? What are you two up to? |
| Jo | Kei te tirotiro noa iho hoki! | Just looking as well! |
Cut out some pictures
From magazines cut out some pictures of two people or couples. Paste them in your Wehi and write a sentence to go with each couple beneath the picture. Use sentences from those below or the transcript.
| Kei te kata rāua. | They (two) are laughing. |
| Kei te kanikani rāua. | They (two) are dancing. |
| He whero rāua kākahu. | Their (two) clothes are red. |
| Kei te kāinga rāua. | They (two) are at home. |
| Kei te kura rāua. | They (two) are at school. |
Practise using the new words and phrases by reading what you've written.
Tasks
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Cut out some pictures
From magazines cut out some pictures of two people or couples. Paste them in your Wehi and write a sentence to go with each couple beneath the picture. Use sentences from those below or the transcript.
| Kei te kata rāua. | They (two) are laughing. |
| Kei te kanikani rāua. | They (two) are dancing. |
| He whero rāua kākahu. | Their (two) clothes are red. |
| Kei te kāinga rāua. | They (two) are at home. |
| Kei te kura rāua. | They (two) are at school. |
Practise using the new words and phrases by reading what you've written.