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Te Reo Māori Greetings

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Te Reo Māori Greetings

Māori greeting illustration

🌺 Part 1: Māori Greetings

1. Circle the correct meaning for "Kia ora":

Hello/Hi

Goodbye

Thank you

2. What does "Tēnā koe" mean?

Good morning

Welcome

Hello (formal)

3. Circle the greeting you would use in the morning:

Mōrena

Haere mai

Kia ora

4. "Haere mai" means:

Good morning

Welcome

My name is

✏️ Part 2: Practice Your Greetings

5. Fill in the blanks with the correct Māori greeting:

a) When meeting someone new, I can say: ________________

b) In the morning, I can greet my teacher with: ________________

c) To welcome a visitor to our classroom, I would say: ________________

6. How would you introduce yourself in Te Reo Māori?

Ko ________________ tōku ingoa.

(Write your name in the space above)

7. Why is Te Reo Māori important to New Zealand?
8. Draw a picture of yourself greeting someone using a Māori greeting. Write the greeting you are using underneath your picture.

My greeting: ________________________

🏠 Part 3: Take Home Practice

9. Practice these greetings at home. Tick the ones you tried:

Greeted my whānau (family) with "Kia ora"

Said "Mōrena" at breakfast time

Introduced myself using "Ko _____ tōku ingoa"

Welcomed someone with "Haere mai"

10. Write one new thing you learned about Te Reo Māori today:

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