Homegrown · te reo from home
Meingatia
do it (the handy word mea)One little word you can use for just about everything: turning on the light, taking out the washing, moving your hair out of your face.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
Push your hair to one side
Quinton's puzzle: how do you say "push your hair to one side so we can see your face"?
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
Which everyday word does Quinton use?
Meingatia
It's normally used in the passive: meinga or meingatia.
Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.
Push your hair to the side:
So we can see your face
Match each part of the sentence.
Match each piece of te reo to its meaning.
One handy word
Quinton says mea is used all the time.
Quinton says mea can be used for…
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 16 complete
Ka rawe!
Mea: the word for almost everything.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Language Puzzle Answer #3". Only the key teaching moments are kept.