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Simple Māori Greetings

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Simple Māori Greetings

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Māori Greetings

1. Match each greeting to the correct number of people:
Tēnā koe
Tēnā kōrua
Tēnā koutou
Three or more people
One person
Two people
2. Which greeting would you use when meeting your teacher alone?

Tēnā koe

Tēnā kōrua

Tēnā koutou

3. You walk into a room with four classmates. Which greeting do you use?

Tēnā koe

Tēnā kōrua

Tēnā koutou

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct greeting:

a) When greeting your friend: ________________

b) When greeting two visitors: ________________

c) When greeting your whole family: ________________

✏️ Part 2: Practice Scenarios

5. Read each scenario and write the appropriate greeting:

Scenario A: You arrive at school and see your best friend waiting by the gate.

Scenario B: You enter the classroom where your teacher and teaching assistant are talking.

Scenario C: You join a group of five students working on a project.

6. Circle all the situations where you would use "Tēnā koutou":

Greeting your sports team

Saying hello to one friend

Meeting your class for the first time

Talking to two people

Addressing a group of visitors

🎯 Part 3: Cultural Understanding

7. Why is it important to use the correct greeting based on the number of people?
8. Write one sentence explaining when you might use each greeting in your daily life:

Tēnā koe: ________________________________

Tēnā kōrua: ________________________________

Tēnā koutou: ________________________________

9. Create your own greeting scenario and write which greeting you would use:

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