Ko te rā whānau a Koro (Koro's birthday)
Scenario
The scene is grandad’s birthday – a celebration. We see the children helping to set the table. They put so many candles on Koro’s cake that he needs a fire extinguisher to put them out!
Language focus
There are many useful language structures in this reomation. You will learn how to ask where something is – using ‘Kei hea ...’ (where). You will also learn a possible answer for that question, for example, ‘Kei roto...’ (inside).
In addition you will learn some commands, for example, Tīkina (Fetch); Pūhia (Blow). And, of course, you will learn how to say Happy Birthday.
Transcript and Translation
| Speaker | Māori | English |
| Rōpū tamariki (off-screen) | Ko te rā whānau a Koro. | Koro’s birthday. |
| Rōpū tamariki (off-screen) | Kei te whakapai a Marama rāua ko Sam i te tēpu. | Marama and Sam prepare the table. |
| Sam | Kei hea te uhi tēpu? | Where’s the tablecloth? |
| Marama | Kei roto i te kīhini. Tīkina ngā pereti me ngā pune...Tīkina ngā huarākau. | In the kitchen. Fetch the plates and the spoons... Fetch the fruit. |
| Sam | Anei ngā pereti me ngā pune. Anei ngā huarākau. | Here are the plates and the spoons. Here’s the fruit. |
| Marama | Tīkina ngā kānara. | Fetch the candles. |
| Sam | E hia ngā kānara? | How many candles? |
| Mere | He maha. | Lots. |
| Te Awarangi | Anei te keke. | Here’s the cake. |
| Mere | Anei ngā kānara! | Here are the candles. |
| Sam | He maha ngā kānara nē? | (There’s) a lot of candles isn’t there? |
| Te Awarangi and Marama | Āe. | Yes. |
| Te Awarangi, Sam and Marama | Pūhia e Koro!Pūhia e Koro! Hari huritau e Koro! | Blow Koro!Blow Koro! Happy birthday Koro! |
