puff 596 Tuesday 28th

Maori Unpacked continued
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More comparisons

He pai rawa teenei i teenaa.
This is better than that.

Atu i teenaa kaaore au i te moohio.
Other than that I don't know.

He tino pai rawa atu teenaa.
That is very much better.

He iti rawa tenei i teenaa.
This is smaller than that.

He nui rawa teenaa i teeraa.
This is bigger than that.

Make posters using arrows to show relationships.
Put objects in your room beside one another and compare them, the table next to the chair, for example,

He nui rawa te teepu i te tuuru.
The table is bigger than the chair.

He iti rawa te tuuru i te teepu.
The chair is smaller than the table.

Make comparisons as you pass by.

He kupu hou- some new words

whai- follow

taurima- support

haerenga- journey

kia- if

ki te- if

mehemea - if

mehe- if

me- if

engari- but

peenei- like this

peenaa- like that near the person spoken to

peeraa- like that over there

tonu- still
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awa- more than

atu- other, atu i- other than

tino- very

iti- little

teepu- table

tuuru- chair