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Te Reo Feelings Vocabulary

Use the kupu (words) and sentence patterns on this page to understand and share feelings. Match meanings carefully: pai can mean good or fine, while ora can mean well or healthy. Macrons matter. You may use the word bank for the first activities.

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Word bank: harikoa — happy; pōuri — sad; riri — angry; māharahara — worried; ngenge — tired; māuiui — unwell; pai — good/fine; ora — well/healthy.

1.Tane has just heard that her team won. Which sentence best describes how she feels?

Kei te harikoa a Tane.
Kei te pōuri a Tane.
Kei te ngenge a Tane.

2.Match each Te Reo Māori phrase with the closest English meaning.

Kei te māharahara ahau.
Kei te riri ahau.
Kei te ngenge ahau.
Kei te māuiui ahau.

I am unwell.
I am worried.
I am angry.
I am tired.

3.Fill in the blank with the best kupu from the word bank: harikoa, pōuri, riri, māharahara, ngenge, māuiui, pai, ora. After a long day, I am tired: Kei te ahau.

4.Fill in the blank with the best kupu from the word bank: harikoa, pōuri, riri, māharahara, ngenge, māuiui, pai, ora. I have a sore throat and feel unwell: Kei te ahau.

5.Fill in the blank with the best kupu from the word bank: harikoa, pōuri, riri, māharahara, ngenge, māuiui, pai, ora. I feel good/fine: Kei te ahau.

6.Complete the sentence with pai or ora. “Kei te ahau” can mean “I am good/fine.”

7.Complete the sentence with pai or ora. “Kei te ahau” can mean “I am well/healthy.”

Read the messages

At lunchtime, Hana sends these messages to a friend: “I te ata, i te māharahara ahau mō taku whakamātautau.” (In the morning, I was worried about my test.) “Kua mutu te whakamātautau, ā, kei te harikoa ahau ināianei.” (The test is finished, and I am happy now.)

8.In Hana’s messages, what was she worried about in the morning, and how did she feel after it was finished?

9.Based on Hana’s messages, decide whether this statement is true or false: “Hana felt harikoa before the test was finished.”

TrueFalse

Use the language

Use the question and answer patterns below to make a short, clear check-in. “Kei te pēhea koe?” means “How are you?” “Kei te … ahau” means “I am …”.

10.Arrange these words to make a Te Reo Māori sentence meaning “I am sad”: ahau / pōuri / Kei / te.

11.Your friend asks, “Kei te pēhea koe?” Write one complete Te Reo Māori reply saying that you feel tired. Use “Kei te … ahau.”

12.Write a brief conversation in Te Reo Māori. Include the question “Kei te pēhea koe?” and a reply using one feeling word from the word bank. Add the English meaning in brackets.

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