SLJ Week 1 Day 5

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. - Welcome to New Zealand
2. Loto is my name. -  Ko toku ingoa ko Loto
3. What is your name? - He aha to ingoa?
4. He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro - I like to play rugby
5. Where do you come from? - No hea koe?