Syndicate 2 Reo Maaori mai!

Term 3 Syndicate 2 is learning numbers and colours, and to ask how many and what colour something is.

Ngā Tae – The Colours

Karaka – Orange

Kahurangi – Blue

Parauri – Brown

Pango – Black

Maota – Dark Green

Kōwhai – Yellow

Māwhero – Pink

Kākāriki – Light green

Whero – Red

Mā -White

He tauira / example

He aha te tae? – What is the colour?

He kōwhai te tae. – The colour is yellow

Ngā Tatau – The numbers

Kotahi – one

Rua – two

Toru – three

Whā – four

Rima -  five

Ono – six

Whitu – seven

Waru – eight

Iwa – nine

Tekau – ten

He tauira/example:

E hia ngā rākau whero? How many red sticks?

E rua ngā rākau whero. Two red sticks.

Kotahi te rākau whero. One red stick.

Tekau ngā rakau whero. Ten red sticks.

Waiata

Mā is white, whero is red, kākāriki green.

Pango is black,mangu is too

ĀĒĪŌŪ

Kōwhai yellow, pārauri brown, kikorangi blue.

Karaka is our orange

ĀĒĪŌŪ

Wera is hot, māku is wet, makariri cold.

Ua is rain, mahana warm

ĀĒĪŌŪ

Tahi is one, rua is two, toru number three.

Whā is four, rima is five 1 2 3 4 5.

Ono is six, whitu is seven, waru number eight.

Iwa is nine, tekau 10. 6 7 8 9 10.