Class shop
Set up a class shop. The “shopkeeper” could ask, for example:
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| Kia hia ngā āporo māhau? | How many apples for you? |
A “customer” could reply:
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| Kia toru ngā āporo. | Three apples. |
Or they might be able to say:
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| Kia rima ngā āporo māku. | Five apples for me. |
Similarly, a “customer” could ask the “shopkeeper” about the price of something, as in the reomation Te hoko kai (Buying/selling food). A “customer” might ask, for example:
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| He aha te utu mō te āporo? | What does the apple cost? |
The “shopkeeper” could reply:
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| E rua tāra. | Two dollars. |
or
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| Kotahi tāra, rima tekau hēneti. | A dollar and fifty cents. |