Every day this week, there will be a word (kupu) and a phrase (rerenga kupu) for you to learn and practise using. You can have a gotcha if a teacher hears you using it in an appropriate context! Have you been using them?!
Kupu me te rerenga kupu mō Rāhina (word and phrase for Monday)
Hoa – Friend
Ka taea e au te haere ki te wharepaku? – Can I go to the toilet?
Kupu me te rerenga kupu mō Rātū (word and phrase for Tuesday)
Pātai – Question
Āta marie e tāku kaiako – Good morning my teacher
Kupu me te rerenga kupu mō Rāapa (word and phrase for Wednesday)
Rā – Day/Sun
Homai te ______ – Give me the ________
Kupu me te rerenga kupu mō Rāpare (word and phrase for Thursday)
Menemene – Smile
Kōrero anō – Repeat/say again
Kupu me te rerenga kupu mō Rāmere (word and phrase for Friday)
Kupu – Word
Aroha mai – Sorry
By Raegan McGregor
