Homegrown · te reo from home
Nohotū
sit uprightSit up straight! Simple language that our courses don't teach, and a word Quinton's Nan used to put him in his place.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
Sit up straight
Talking specifically about sitting straight up and down.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
What's the word?
Sit and stand?
It looks like a contradiction, until you think about it.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
In nohotū, the focus is on…
No beds left
Quinton rang his Nan to say he was coming home from Auckland.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
What did Nan tell him he'd have to do?
Upright
Match each one.
Match each piece of te reo to its meaning.
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 38 complete
Ka rawe!
Noho tū, moe tū.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Language Insight #187". Only the key teaching moments are kept.