Flashcards
To introduce some simple food-related vocabulary, use flashcards featuring pictures of kai as in resource sheet 3.1. Hold up a picture of an apple, for example, and offer the students two choices, asking one of the following questions in te reo Māori:
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| He āporo? He panana? | An apple? A banana? |
or
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| He āporo, he panana rānei? | An apple or a banana? |
or
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| He āporo tēnei, he panana rānei? | Is this an apple or a banana? |
Language tip
Notice that the word for “or”, “rānei”, comes after the two choices.