Homegrown · te reo from home
Ko wai tātou e roa nei?
who's holding us up?Waiting on someone at a hui? A really old, beautiful way to ask who's holding everyone up.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
When somebody is late
You might know words like tōmuri and takaware. This is something different.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
What is this piece of language for?
Who's holding up proceedings?
Quinton used it at a hui yesterday.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
How do you ask?
Weeks or months
It works for any kind of delay.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
The delay can be…
Your turn
Who's holding us up?
Who's holding us up?
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 72 complete
Ka rawe!
Ko wai tātou e roa nei?
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "It's a Hold Up". Only the key teaching moments are kept.