Which?

Tēhea - Which?

The Māori word 'tēhea' is used to ask 'which?'. Tēhea can be used in a range of ways and within a range of sentence structures. Complete the lessons below on the different used of 'tēhea'.

Tēhea - Which

E.g. Ko tēhea rā tēnei? / Which day is this?

Ko tēhea iwi? / Which tribe?

Hei Mahi:

1. Watch the first 1:30 minutes of this video, as an introduction to the kupu 'tēhea'. As you watch, practice your pronunciation, by repeating out loud, each of the sentences the presenter says.
2. Follow this link to notes and examples on how to use 'tēhea' to ask 'which?' Read through the notes and see how the same word is used with a range of different sentence structures.
3. Copy the notes and examples into your book.
4. Complete the translation activity below the notes. Once complete, add 3 examples (English and Māori) from the activity, to the notes in your book.
5. In groups of 3's, you each need to chose a comic book or picture book (Māori) from the resource shelf, and use it to take turns at asking each other 'tēhea' questions about images in your resource book. For exampl, the picture you show your group might be of a group of people and you might ask - 'ko ēhea tāngata e mau pōtea ana?' / Which people are wearing hats? Each member of your group then needs to come up with an answer to your question (they can make up names etc for their answer). An example of an answer could be; 'Ko Anaru rāua ko Tama e mau pōtea ana' / Anaru and Tama are wearing hats. Take turns at asking questions until each of you have asked your group 4 questions each.

Ko tēhea rā o te wiki/marama o te tau? - What day of the week/month of the year is it?

E.g. Ko tēhea marama o te tau tēnei? / What month of the year is it?

Ko te marama o Mei tēnei / This is the month of May

Hei Mahi:

1. Follows this link and watch the video on how to ask and answer what day of the week it is, and what month of the year it is. As you watch, pause the video and write explanation notes on each of these questions and answers into your book. Then, copy 3 of the examples (Māori and English) of each of the question and answer structures from the video into your book.
2. Get into pairs, and using the calendar on your device, take turns at pointing to a day of the year, and asking your partner a 'tēhea' question about that day, you could ask for example:

• Ko tēhea rā o te wiki tēnei?
• Ko tēhea rā o te marama tēnei?
• Ko tēea marama o te tau tēnei?
• Ko tēhea rā o te tau tēnei?

Your partner then needs to answer your question appropriately, using the day you have pointed to on the calendar, as the answer. You will spend 5-10 minutes on this task.

Kei tēhea - Which location?

E.g. Kei tēhea marae rātou? / Which marae are they at?

Kei Te Rāwhiti marae rātou / They are at Te Rāwhiri marae

Hei mahi:

1. Follow this link to notes and examples on how to say 'which location' using 'kei tēhea'.
2. Copy the notes and examples into your book, then complete each of the activities below the notes as per the instructions.