Homegrown · te reo from home

Unu

to take off

The kids are asked how to say "take off your seatbelt" in te reo. Only one of them gets the word our old people used.

5 short steps · about 2 minutes

Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.

Step 1 · Who got it right?

Take off your seatbelt

I asked each of the kids how to say take off your seatbelt in te reo.

Manuao says tangohia, Mikara says tango. Guess what Temepara says.

Step 2 · Unu or tango?

Off, not just out

Tangohia suggests taking something in your hand. Unu is for taking something off, or out.

Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.

Step 3 · Say it

Build the sentence

You're pulling up at home. Tell the kids to take off their seatbelts.

Take off your seatbelt:

Step 4 · Check

Tango or unu?

Both words take something, but not quite the same way.

When does Quinton say tangohia fits best?

Step 5 · Your mission

Use it at home

This week, try one:

In the car, say Unuhia tō whītiki when you arrive When the kids come in wet, say Unuhia ō kākahu Ask for something from a box: Unuhia mai i roto i te pouaka

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