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I love learning Te Reo Maori, even though I learnt lots mast year with Mrs Poutai. It is really fun, learning more of my own language, and I love every lesson I think we should do these lessons more often.

**What we've learned**

 * W.A.L.T. Understand how the vowels and the consonants are pronounced**

There are five vowels, ten consonants, and two blends in the maori alphabet **__a__** as in **__car__**

a e i o u **__e__** as in **__egg__**

h k m n p r t w n g **__i__** as in __**tree**__

ng wh **__o__** as in **__fork__**

__**u**__ as in **__shoe__**

W.A.L.T. Use and respond to formal and informal greetings
Kia Ora Hello Tena Koe Hello to one Tena Korua Hello to two Tena Koutou Hello to three or more people Tena Koe e hoa Hello friend Tena Koutou Tamiriki ma Hello children (three or more)

Use Kia ora to thank you or to praise e.g. 'Kia Ora Stan' or 'Well done Sian'
 * __Extensions__**

W.A.L.T. Respond to questions asking about personal information
Ko __Jordan__ Toku ingoa My name is Jordan Kei __Pukekohe__ toku kainga I live in Pukekohe

Ko wai to ingoa? What is your name? Kei (w)hea toku kainga? Where is your home

Tuesday 2nd August 2012

Today, Whaea Monique and one of her students, Leslie, visited us in our class, to teach us Te Reo Maori. First of all, we learnt lots of different greetings, then next, we did the roll in avery different way, and then we had to fill in a family tree. After that, we had to produce an introductory speech, or a mihi mihi, to introduce, who you and your parents are, where you live, and what school you go to. It was a wonderful 2 periods, and we enjoyed having guests in our class who didn't have any digital knowledge, in which we laughed with them for such little knowledge.

W.A.L.T. To greet each other in Te Reo Maori.

__Tena Koutou__: Hello to three or more people __Morena (transliteration):__ Morning __Kia Ora__: Hello, or thank you __Tena Koutou Tamiriki Ma__: Hello children __Ata Marie__: Good Morning __Ahiahi Marie__: Good afternoon __Po Marie__: Good evening __Tena Koe__: Hello to one __Tena Korua__: Hello to two __Tena Koe e hoa__: Hello friend __Enoho ra__: Goodbye to those who are staying.
 * Greetings that we've learnt**

__**Mihi mihi: introduction speech**__ Ko __Helen__ Taku Whaea, Ko __Nick__ Taku Matua, Ko __Taane__ Taku Koro, Ko __Helen__ Taku Kuia, Kei __Pukekohe__ Toku Kainga, Ka haere au ki te kura takawaenga o Pukekohe, Ko __Jordan__ ahau, Tena Koutou Katoa.