Commands/Kupu Whakahau

Commands - Introduction

Before completing any of the kupu whakahau lessons, complete the tasks listed below in your book.

Hei mahi:

• Go to page 62 of Reo Māori o Nāianei 1 and copy the chart 'Ngā kupu Whakahau' at the bottom of the page. This chart outlines the main ways to say a command in te reo Māori, it also includes notes on how to negate each sentence structure.
• Watch this video as an introduction to the range of commands you are about the learn. Take note of the different words and phrases that are used for the different commands.
• Follow this link to a page of command examples. You need to learn all of these commands. You can copy them into your kupu book, or print out this document and glue it into your book. Start learning these commands today, by aiming to learn the first 10.

Me - Should/Please

E.g. Me haere tātou / We should go

Me kai rātou i te hāngī / They should eat the hāngī

Hei mahi:

1. Follow this link and read the notes on how to use 'me' as a gentle command. Note that you can use 'me' as a statement, or as a question.
2. Copy the examples from the website into your book.
3. Complete translation task 79 from page 61 of the Reo Māori o Nāianei 1 textbook, then check your answers in the back of the textbook.
4. Follow this link and complete the translation task below the notes. For this task, you need to fill in the gaps so that the Māori sentences match the English sentences.
5. Follow this link and complete the translations in your book. Once you have completed the translations, mark them in pairs.
6. In your book, write 8 commands using 'me' that can be carried out by a classmate in or around the classroom area. Try to include classroom items into some of your commands, e.g. - 'me noho koe ki runga i tērā tūru.'
7. Once you have written all 8 commands, pair up with a classmate, and take turns saying your commands to each other. The listener must complete the command immediately.
8. Go back to the webpage from task 1 and complete the translation tasks below the notes. Once you have completed each task successfully, copy 4 examples of using 'me aha' to ask what someone should do. You need to copy the question and answer in Māori, then translate each one to English.

E...........!

E.g. E noho! / Sit!

E mahi! / Work!

Hei mahi:

1. Read the notes at the top of page 58 of the Reo Māori o Nāianei 1 textbook, on when to use 'e' at the start of a phrase to say a command.
2. Copy these notes into your book, but leave a line in between each example (the bold lines are separate types of commands, so leave a line between each one when you copy the notes into your book).
3. Complete mahi 73 & 74 from page 58, then check your answers.
4. Under mahi 74, you will see some notes and examples of using 'mā' after the name of a group of people when speaking to them. Copy these notes and examples into your book.
5. Complete mahi 75 in your book, then check your answers.

Te Matapuna Homework book:

• Complete activity 14.2 on page 37.

Passive Ending Commands

E.g. Tikina te tūru / fetch the chair

Horoia ngā rīhi / wash the dishes

One of the most common ways of giving a command in Māori is to add on to the verb a 'passive ending'. There are multiple uses of passive endings, but for now, we are just looking at how passive endings can be used to create commands.

Hei mahi:

1. Copy the attached notes on passive ending commands into your book
2. Read through the list of verbs with their passive endings on page 61 of Reo Māori o Nāianei 1. Take note that these words can be used as commands on their own, or the object can be added after the command word.
3. Chose 15 of the verbs with passive endings from the list on page 61, and copy them into your book. Note: do not chose the last 3 words from the bottom on the first column.
4. Follow this link on the guidelines around choosing the correct passive ending if you do not have access to a dictionary. Copy any useful notes from the webpage into your book.
5. Note: to add an object to a command, use the following structure - 'verb with passive ending + te/ngā + object'
6. Watch this video on passive ending commands. As you watch the video, pause it and copy into your book, 4 of the sentence structure examples from the video. Then, complete the tasks towards the end of the video (this part will be in purple).
7. Complete mahi 80, 81 & 82 from page 61-62 of Reo Māori o Nāianei 1, in your book. Read the instructions for each task as they are slightly different. Once completed, in pairs, mark each task.
8. Using the Te Pūkaki textbook, complete the Hei Mahi (red section) on pages 84-85. This activity requires you to join a word from column 1 with a phrase from column 2 (of the table on page 85) to make a command that is appropriate for each of the pictures in this activity. You need to create a sentence for each of the 10 pictures.

Resource:

• Note: there is another more comprehensive list of verbs with their passive endings on page 83 of the Te Pūkaki textbook that you can also use as a guide.

Kia............! Giving orders using statives - Section 1

E.g. Kia kaha / be strong

Kia manawanui / be steadfast

Hei mahi:

1. Follow this link and copy the notes and examples of how and when to use 'kia....' as a command phrase.
2. Watch this video on 'kia....' commands. As you hear a new examples of a 'kia' command sentence, repeat it aloud to practice your pronunciation. Also, as you watch the video, pause it and copy 3 new examples of 'kia' command sentences, and their English translations, into your book.
3. Complete the task towards the end of the video (the purple section).
4. Follow this link and complete the translation questions below the notes.
5. In your book, write 5 new 'kia...' command sentences.

Kia.....te/tō........! Giving orders using statives - Section 2

E.g. Kia tūpato te haere! / Go carefully!

Kia tere te oma! / Run quickly!

Kia kaha te mahi! / Work hard!

Kia tika tā koutou kōrero! / You must speak correctly!

Notes: If the action, as well as the way it should be done, is stated, then it is preceded by 'te' or a possessive such as 'tō'.

Hei mahi:

1. Copy the notes and examples above, into your book.
2. Using the Te Pūkaki textbook, go to page 68. Read through the examples of 'kia' sentences (the white section of the page). Note that the first sentence under each picture is the basic version of the command, and the second sentence is the more specific command, where the action, as well as they way it should be done, is stated.
3. Copy the examples from page 68 into your book, and translate them all into English.
4. Complete the 'Hei Mahi' at the bottom of page 68 (red section). To complete this task, you need to match up a sentence from column 1, to a sentence from column 2 and column 3. Your sentences need to make sense.
5. In groups of 3, you will now practice saying the 'kia' commands. One person in the group will act out (or complete) a specific action, an example of an action could be writing in a book. Another member of the group must then make up a command based on that action, and say it aloud, for example - 'Kia tika tō tuhituhi! - You must write correctly!'. Each member of the group will act out a minimum of 4 actions, that the other group members will make up commands about. Ensure you vary your actions and be as specific as you can when saying the commands.

Haere tātou ki.........../ Let's go to...........

E.g. Haere tātou ki te whare / Let's go to the house

Haere tātou ki te toa / Let's go to the shop

Hei mahi:

1. Copy the examples above into your book.
2. Copy the following notes into your book: As you can see from the examples above, 'Haere tātou ki' means let's (tātou - we, us) go to (location). The sentence structure is formatted as follows - 'Haere tātou ki + location'
3. Take note that if you are using the name of a place you do not add a 'te' but if you are not using a specific name, you add 'te' before the location, e.g. 'Haere tātou ki te marae.'
4. Complete mahi 76 & 77 in your books then check the answers.

Kaua e............ / Negative Commands

E.g. Kaua e noho / Don't sit down

Kaua e waiata / Don't sing

Hei mahi:

1. Go to page 59 of the Reo Māori o Nāianei 1 textbook. Under mahi 77, there are notes on how to say negative commands using 'kaua'. Read through these notes, then copy the notes on 'kaua e' sentences only (do not copy the 'kei' notes or examples) into your book.
2. Note: the structure of this phrase is - 'kaua e + verb'
3. Complete the 'kaua e' translations in task 78, page 59 of Reo Māori o Nāianei 1.
4. Using the Te Pūkaki textbook, complete the Hei Mahi (red section)on pages 86-87. Before you start, look at Te Whakamārama 3.7 on page 85. This section shows examples of how this activity should be completed - first you need to add the correct word to fill the gap, then you need to write the negative command (kaua e...) of each command.
5. Write 6 new commands (using any of the command structures from this section) in your book, then, write the negative of each beside it.
6. Once completed, swap your book with a classmate and peer mark task 4.
7. In groups of 3, take turns at acting out an action, the other 2 group members must race each other to see who can say a negative command about the action the fastest. For example, one person might act out dancing, the others will race each other to say a negative command about the dancing such as 'kaua e kanikani' or 'kaua e kanikani pēnā'.

Note: You can also use 'kāti te' to say 'don't do.....' or 'stop that....' E.g. Kāti te kōrero / Stop that talk.

Commands - All

Tasks and assessment options

Hei mahi:

1. Complete this quizlet on the kupu whakahau list from the commands introduction tasks.
2. Watch this video on a range of commands, and complete the exercise towards the end of the video (exercise part is in purple). If you don't know any of the command kupu/words used in the video, add the English and Māori translations of them to your vocab book and learn them for mahi kāinga.
3. In pairs, use the the list of kupu whakahau here, to test each other. Take turns at reading a command aloud (in Māori), your partner must then say the English translation aloud. If they do not translate it correctly, give them a hint, until they provide the correct translation.