Nga Marama Mahi.

1. Ko Ākuhata te marama ki te whakaata. August is the month to rest.
2. Ko Tīhema te marama ki te whakahari.  December is the month to celebrate.
3. Ko Noema te marama ki te tunu. November is the month to cook. 
4. Ko Mei te marama ki te ako. May is the month to learn.
5. Ko Hune, ko Hūrae, ko Ākuhata ngā marama o Takurua. 
6. June, July, and August is the month of winter. 
7. Ko Hepetema, ko Ōketopa, ko Noema ngā marama o Kōanga. September, October, November is the month of Spring. 
8. Ko Tīhema, ko Hanuere, ko Pēpuere ngā marama o Raumati. 

     December, January, February is the month of Summer. 

1. Ko Maehe, ko Āperira, ko Mai ngā marama o Ngahuru. 

      March, April, and May are the month of autumn. 

1. Ko Kōanga te houanga ki te hīkoi. Spring is the season to walk. 
2. Ko Raumati te houanga ki te kaukau. Summer is the season to swim

 

Revision: This mahi introduces two big-time concepts. Make sure you have learned the new kupu.  Read through and make your own notes on the following:

 

Āhea– When will Āhea + pronoun + action + ai E.g Āhea koutou ako ai? When will you guys learn?       Āpōpō ngā manu waiata ai. Tomorrow, the birds will sing.

Nōnahea– When did Nō/ I + pronoun + i + action + ai E.g Nōnahea a Tane i hoki mai ai? When did Tane return?       Nō tērā wiki ngā manu i waiata ai. Last week, the birds sang.

 

The following sentences are in future tense ‘Ahea- when will’. Flip them to past tense ‘Nōnahea-when did’.

 

1. Āpopo au pānui ai ki te pukapuka. – Nonapo au i panui ki te pukapuka. 
2. Āhea te kurī moe ai ki te whāriki?- Nonahea te kuri ki te moe whariki. 
3. Ā tērā wiki te kaiako kohete ai ki ngā tauira. I tera wiki te kaiako kohete ai ki nga tauira. 
4. Ā tērā tau te pepī hīkoi ai ki ōna mātua I tera tau te pepi hikoi ai ki ona matua.
5. Āhea ngā kaimahi tae mai ai ki te toa? Nonahea nga kaimahi tae mai ai ki te toa. 

 

The following sentences are in past tense ‘Nōnahea-when did’. Flip them to future tense ‘Ahea- when will’ 

 

1. Nōnahea koe i haere ai ki te kura ki te ako?- Ahea ko i haere ai ki te kura. 
2. I tērā tau māua i mahi ai ki Tāmaki. – A tera tau maua i mahi ai ki Tamaki. 
3. Inanahi ngā tamariki i kai ai ki ngā āporo. – Apopo nga tamariki i kai ai ki nga aporo
4. I te pō nei te marama i whiti ai ki te māra. – A te po nei te marama i whiti ai ki te mara. 
5. Nōnahea a Hemi i pātai ai?- Ahea a Hemi a patai ai?. 

 

Āhea Practice: Use the table to create and translate your sentences. 

 

Ā

-hea -kuanei te rima karaka te pō nei te ahiahi nei tērā wiki tōna wa

tāua A Māka ngā tamariki tō pāpā ia  te whānau te kurī

tae mai haere kai tākaro hoki mai whakatā moe

ai

• Ahea kuanei nga tamariki harere ki te kura? 

• Ki te po nei ki te whanau ki to tae mai i te Tamaki Makaurau. 

• I tera wiki nga tamariki mo Te Mahuri Manuka ai ki te kapahaka. 

• Tona wa, to papa ki te mahi kikokiko kai i Belfast. 

• Te ahiahi nei ki te mahi poitarawhiti, me te mahi kainga. 

• I te rima karaka, te kuri moe. 

Nōnahea Practice: Use the table to create, then translate, your own sentences. 

 

Nō / I

-nahea -napō -nakuanei te ata nei te whā karaka Tērā tau

rāua a Tino ngā mokopuna tō māmā koe te ngeru

i

tae mai moe kai wehe rere mahi

ai

• Nonapo nga mokopuna tae mai ki te whare. 

• Nanahea a Tino ki te kai. 

• Te ata nei te mama ki te rere whare. 

• Tera tau te ngeru pai ki te mahi.

• I te wha karaka, ki te tai mai ki the wehe a papa

• Nakunei Misty-rose raua ko Puanga ki te kapahaka a Te Mahuri Manuka.