The Dawn of a New Era SLJ - Week 1 day 5 Activity 1

day 5: The Dawn of a New Era…

From the 1840s onwards, many European settlers came
to live in New Zealand. It was a difficult period in
New Zealand’s history. As the settlers began to
outnumber the Māori, a great war erupted between
the two groups as they fought for access to land to
build homes and establish communities.

Activity 1: Translating Phrases

Unlike the Māori, many of the
European settlers didn’t speak
Te Reo Māori. Instead, they spoke English.
As you can imagine, it was very difficult
for the two groups to communicate because
they did not have a dictionary or a translator.
These days we are able to use the Internet to
translate words and phrases from one language
to another.

Use Google Translate to translate the following
five phrases from English to Te Reo Māori or
from Te Reo Māori to English. Post the translations
on your blog. Be sure to include the phrase in both the
English and Māori to earn full points.

Phrases:

1. Nau mai ki Aotearoa.
2. ____ is my name.
3. What is your name?
4. He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro.
5. Where do you come from?

1. Welcome to New Zealand.
2. Ko Mason toku ingoa
3. He aha toku ingoa?
4. I like to play rugby.
5. No hea koe?