Nail te reo Māori in workplace emails and written communication
Your matatauranga (fluency) and vocabulary (kupu) is growing and now you can apply some language to written contexts!
What do you think the main differences between kōrero (speaking) and tuhituhi (writing) are?
Learn greetings, sign-offs, and key phrases for emails.
Tēnā koe, ________ = Dear ___________
Ata mārie, _________ = Good morning _________
Ahiahi mārie, __________ = Good afternoon
Ngā mihi = Kind regards / Thank you / Cheers
Ngā mihi nui = Kind regards (more emphasis on gratitude)
Hei konā mai = Goodbye for now
Mā te wā = See you later
Draft an email incorporating Te Reo Māori. We have been practising our oral language proficiency so now is a good chance to try some writing.
Either with pene (pen), pene rākau (pencil) and pepa (paper) or using your rorohiko (computer) try drafting a simple work email using te reo greetings and a sign-off.
Pay special attention to the tuhi ā-whakahua (spelling) and whakaipurangi rauemi (grammar).
Here are some pātai (questions) to support your whaiwhakaaro (reflection).
| How do I say/pronounce ____ in Māori? | He aha te kupu Māori _____? |
| What does ______ mean? | He aha te kupu ____? |
| Can you repeat that? |
Kōrero mai anō? |
| Is my pronunciation right? | Kei te tika taku whakahua i te kupu ___? |
| Why? | He aha i pērā ai? |
| What made it so? | Nā te aha i pērā / pēnā ai? |
| What is your thinking? | He aha tō whakaaro? |
| What is your knowledge? | He aha tō mōhio? |