Homegrown · te reo from home

Mā te … ka taea

it takes a … to get it done

A sentence our old people used all the time to say what tool gets the job done. Today's tool: an Allen key.

5 short steps · about 2 minutes

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

Step 1 · The construction

Using a tool to get it done

Quinton's air rifle scope needs fixing, and there's one tool for the job.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 2 · Name it

A key with six sides

There's no everyday te reo word for an Allen key, so Quinton describes it.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 3 · Say it

It takes an Allen key

Now the whole sentence.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 4 · Build it

Your turn

It takes an Allen key to get the job done.

It takes an Allen key to get the job done:

Step 5 · Your mission

Use it at home

This week, try one:

Grab an Allen key and say Mā te kī taha ono ka taea Name a tool by describing it, like he kī taha ono Next job around the house, say what tool gets it done with Mā te … ka taea

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Mā te … ka taea

5 short steps · about 2 minutes

Using a tool to get it done

What is this old construction used for?

A key with six sides

What name does Quinton give it?

It takes an Allen key

How does Quinton say it?

Your turn

It takes an Allen key to get the job done:

Use it at home

This week, try one: