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Te Reo Introductions Worksheet

Help two new students welcome each other at a community event. Read the phrases carefully, notice who each greeting is for, and then create a short introduction. Macrons matter: write them where shown.

Get to know the phrases

Use the phrase bank to learn greetings and introductions. The number of people being greeted can change the phrase. “Nō hea koe?” asks about a person's place of origin.

1.Match each te reo Māori phrase to its English meaning.

Kia ora
Tēnā koe
Tēnā kōrua
Tēnā koutou

A greeting to three or more people
A greeting to two people
Hello; also used to thank or acknowledge someone
A greeting to one person

2.At the event, Maia meets one person. Choose the greeting that is specifically used to greet one person.

Tēnā koutou
Tēnā koe
Tēnā kōrua
Nō hea koe?

3.Ari wants to say, “My name is Ari.” Complete the introduction: “Ko Ari ingoa.”

4.Translate this question into English: “Nō hea koe?”

Follow the conversation

Read this short exchange. Kirikiriroa is the Māori name for Hamilton, and Ōtautahi is the Māori name for Christchurch.

Maia: Kia ora! Ko Maia tōku ingoa. Nō Kirikiriroa ahau. Ari: Kia ora, Maia. Ko Ari tōku ingoa. Nō Ōtautahi ahau. Maia: Kei te pēhea koe? Ari: Kei te pai ahau, ngā mihi. Ā, koe? Maia: Kei te pai hoki ahau.

5.According to the conversation, where is Ari from? Give the Māori place name and its English name.

6.What does “Kei te pēhea koe?” ask, and what does Ari say in reply?

7.True or false: Maia says she is from Ōtautahi.

TrueFalse

Make your introduction

Use the phrase patterns to build a respectful, useful introduction. You may use a fictional name and place if you prefer.

8.Complete the introduction with the words in brackets: “Kia ora. Ko Hana tōku ingoa. Nō ahau.” (Wellington is Te Whanganui-a-Tara.)

9.Write a three-line introduction in te reo Māori: greet one person, give a name using “Ko ___ tōku ingoa”, and say a place using “Nō ___ ahau”. Add the English meaning.

10.Ari is greeting a group of four people. Write an appropriate greeting and explain why it fits.