Te Reo School Action Words
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Te Reo School Action Words
Kei te... and E ... ana patterns Kupu mahi me kupu ingoa Year 4 Te Reo Māori
What are Action Words? - He aha ngā kupu mahi?
Action words tell us what someone is doing In Te Reo we call them 'kupu mahi' Examples: kōrero (talk), rere (run), kai (eat) We use them in sentences to describe actions
Let's Act Out Actions! - Mahi Kata!
Stand up and copy the teacher Kōrero - talk with your hands Oma - run on the spot Whakangahau - laugh and smile Whakarongo - listen with your ears
School Action Words - Ngā Kupu Mahi o te Kura
ako - learn/teach tuhituhi - write pānui - read whakarongo - listen kōrero - speak/talk oma - run kōpikopiko - hop whakangahau - have fun
School Things - Ngā Kupu Ingoa o te Kura
pukapuka - book pene - pen papa - board/desk tēpu - table noho - chair/seat pouaka - box kete - bag/basket whare - house/building
Kei te Pattern
Kei te + action word = happening now Kei te ako au = I am learning Like saying 'I am...' in English
Practice Kei te Sentences
Kei te tuhituhi au - I am writing Kei te pānui koe - You are reading Kei te ako mātou - We are learning Kei te oma rātou - They are running Now make your own!
E ... ana Pattern
E + action word + ana = also happening now E ako ana au = I am learning Another way to say the same thing!
Compare the Patterns
{"left":"Kei te ako au\nE ako ana au\nKei te tuhituhi ia","right":"E tuhituhi ana ia\nKei te oma rātou\nE oma ana rātou"}
Kura Sentence Challenge!
Create sentences about school using both patterns Use our kupu mahi and kupu ingoa Share with a partner Examples: Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka E tuhituhi ana au ki te papa