🎯 WALT & Success Criteria

We Are Learning To (WALT): Use basic greetings and introductions in te reo Māori, pronounce key phrases correctly, and take turns in a simple conversation with a partner.

✅ I can do this! Check the box when you feel confident:

🔊 Part 1: Pronunciation Practice

Read each phrase aloud. The phonetic spelling helps you say it correctly. Clap the syllables as you read!

Kia ora
Phonetic: Kee · ah · or · ah
Meaning: Hello / Thank you

Tēnā koe
Phonetic: Tay · nah · koh · ay
Meaning: Hello (formal, to one person)

Ko wai tō ingoa?
Phonetic: Koh · why · toh · ee · ngoh · ah
Meaning: What is your name?

Ko [name] tōku ingoa.
Phonetic: Koh · [your name] · toh · koo · ee · ngoh · ah
Meaning: My name is [name].

Ngā mihi
Phonetic: Ngah · mee · hee
Meaning: Greetings / Thank you

✏️ Part 2: Matching & Fill in the Blanks

Word box: ingoa  |  ora  |  tōku  |  wai  |  koe

a) Kia __________ ! (Hello!)

b) Ko __________ tō ingoa? (What is your name?)

c) Ko Aroha __________ ingoa. (My name is Aroha.)

d) Tēnā __________ . (Hello — formal.)

e) Ko wai tō __________ ? (What is your name?)

🗣️ Part 3: Role-Play Conversation

Work with a partner. Use the sentence stems below to have a conversation in te reo Māori. Take turns being Person A and Person B.

Person A: Kia ora! Ko wai tō ingoa?

Person B: Kia ora! Ko __________ tōku ingoa. Ko wai tō ingoa?

Person A: Ko __________ tōku ingoa. Ngā mihi!

Person B: Ngā mihi!

⭐ Extension: Advanced Learners

Have you finished early? Try these extra phrases!

Kei te pēhea koe?
Phonetic: Kay · tay · pay · hay · ah · koh · ay
Meaning: How are you?

Kei te pai ahau.
Phonetic: Kay · tay · pie · ah · hoh
Meaning: I am well / I am good.

Nō hea koe?
Phonetic: Noh · hay · ah · koh · ay
Meaning: Where are you from?

Nō [place] ahau.
Phonetic: Noh · [place name] · ah · hoh
Meaning: I am from [place].