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Māori Gardening Vocabulary

Māori Gardening Vocabulary

Māori garden with traditional plants and tools

🌱 Part 1: Vocabulary Matching

1. Match the Te Reo Māori words with their English meanings:
1. māra
2. tipu
3. hoe
4. otaota
5. keri
6. wai
A. to dig
B. water
C. garden
D. plant/grow
E. spade/hoe
F. weeds

🛠️ Part 2: Garden Tools and Actions

2. Circle the correct Te Reo Māori word for each garden tool:

Spade:

hoe

kūha

tīpune

Rake:

wai

kūha

māra

3. Check all the gardening actions you might do in a māra:

keri (dig)

whakatō (plant/sow)

wai (water)

kōhatu (stone)

tipu (grow)

💬 Part 3: Sentence Building

4. Complete these sentences using the words from the box:

Word Box: māra, tipu, hoe, wai, keri, otaota

a) He nui te __________ i te māra. (The plant is big in the garden.)

b) Kia __________ i ngā otaota! (Dig up the weeds!)

c) Me whakamahi te __________ hei keri. (Use the spade to dig.)

d) Kei te __________ ngā tipu i te raumati. (The plants grow in summer.)

5. Write your own sentence about gardening using at least two Māori words:

🎨 Part 4: Draw and Label

6. Draw a simple garden scene and label three items using Te Reo Māori words:
7. Write the Te Reo Māori words for these garden items:

Garden: __________

Water: __________

Plant: __________

Weeds: __________

🗣️ Part 5: Conversation Practice

8. Complete this conversation using appropriate Māori gardening vocabulary:

Tamati: "Kei te aha koe i te māra?" (What are you doing in the garden?)

Mere: "Kei te __________ au i ngā __________." (I am digging up the weeds.)

Tamati: "Me āwhina koe ki te __________ i ngā tipu?" (Should I help you water the plants?)

Mere: "Āe, me tango hoki te __________ hei keri." (Yes, and get the spade for digging.)

9. Describe your experience with gardening using Te Reo Māori. Use the sentence starter:

"I te māra, ka..." (In the garden, I...)

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