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Prompt-based retrieval, teacher answer support, pair checking, and early-stage oral language practice where students still need a confident answer key.
Te Reo Māori • Answer and pronunciation sheet • Years 4-10 • Ready to print tomorrow
English to Māori Flashcards Back
This reverse sheet gives the te reo answer and pronunciation cue for each English prompt card. Use it to help students move from translation prompts toward more accurate spoken and written recall.
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This sheet is ready to print as-is. If you want a trimmed deck, stronger pronunciation notes, or customised vocabulary for your class context, Te Wānanga can adapt the answer set while keeping the prompt/answer structure aligned.
- Build a shorter deck for beginners or a specialised deck for one unit.
- Add teacher notes for the phrases your class finds trickiest.
- Save the adapted version to My Kete and reopen it in Creation Studio later.
Kaiako planning snapshot
- Use length: 10-20 minutes in a quiz, matching game, or oral language starter.
- Grouping: Pairs and small groups let students hear and repeat the answers more often.
- Prep: Print with the English front sheet and decide whether pronunciation cues stay visible throughout or become a check-at-the-end support.
- Teaching move: Ask students to attempt the te reo first, then use the back sheet to confirm and improve.
Resources already provided
- Te reo answer for every English prompt
- Pronunciation prompt for every answer
- Print-ready matching layout
- Curriculum companion for planning clarity
If students need a reliable answer and pronunciation support while using the bridge deck, this sheet already covers it.
Ngā Whāinga Akoranga / Learning Intentions
- We are learning to check English prompts against accurate te reo responses.
- We are learning to improve pronunciation through repeated supported practice.
- We are learning to become less dependent on English over time.
Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria
- I can confirm the correct te reo answer for a prompt card.
- I can use the pronunciation cue to improve how I say the answer.
- I can return to the next round of retrieval with more confidence.
Curriculum integration / Te Marautanga alignment
Use the companion page to make the curriculum intent explicit around translation as a scaffold, supported recall, and building confidence toward more independent use of te reo Māori.
Why this sheet helps
Students often need one more layer of support before they can use vocabulary quickly and confidently. This answer sheet keeps the bridge visible while still pushing them toward saying the te reo aloud and trying again.
A mātauranga Māori lens matters because answer-checking here is also about speaking names, places, and whakapapa-linked kupu with care, not just matching terms on a quiz.
How to use this sheet
- Print with the English prompt front and flip on the long edge.
- Use it as a partner-check tool during quick-fire recall.
- Keep the pronunciation guide nearby if students want fuller support on vowel sounds and macrons.
Set A: Greetings and Introductions
1
Kia ora
kee-ah or-ah
2
Mōrena
moh-reh-nah
3
Ata mārie
ah-tah mah-ree-eh
4
Kei te pēhea koe?
kay teh peh-heh-ah ko-eh
5
Kei te pai
kay teh pie
6
Ko wai tō ingoa?
ko why toh een-go-ah
7
Ko ___ ahau
ko ___ ah-how
8
Nō hea koe?
noh heh-ah ko-eh
Set B: Everyday + Pepeha Terms
9
Nō ___ ahau
noh ___ ah-how
10
Maunga
mow-ung-ah
11
Awa
ah-wah
12
Waka
wah-kah
13
Iwi
ee-wee
14
Hapū
hah-poo
15
Whānau
fah-now
16
Ka kite anō
kah kee-teh ah-noh
Set C: Classroom Language
17
Whakarongo mai
fah-kah-ron-go my
18
Titiro mai
tee-tee-ro my
19
Tū mai
too my
20
Noho
noh-ho
21
Tuhia
too-hee-ah
22
Pānui
pah-noo-ee
23
Pātai
pah-tie
24
Whakautu
fah-kow-too
Set D: Everyday Actions
25
Haere
hah-eh-reh
26
Haere mai
hah-eh-reh my
27
Kai
kai
28
Inu
ee-noo
29
Mahi
mah-hee
30
Ako
ah-koh
31
Tākaro
tah-kah-roh
32
Hīkoi
hee-koy
Set E: Time & Place
33
Ināianei
ee-nah-ee-ah-nay
34
Āpōpō
ah-paw-paw
35
Inanahi
ee-nah-nah-hee
36
Ata
ah-tah
37
Ahiahi
ah-hee-ah-hee
38
Pō
paw
39
Rā
rah
40
Tau
toe
Set F: Whānau
41
Māmā
mah-mah
42
Pāpā
pah-pah
43
Matua
mah-too-ah
44
Tamariki
tah-mah-ree-kee
45
Mokopuna
moh-koh-poo-nah
46
Koro
koh-roh
47
Kuia
koo-ee-ah
48
Hoa
hoh-ah
Set G: Pronouns & Pointing Words
49
Ko au
koh oh
50
Ko koe
koh ko-eh
51
Ko ia
koh ee-ah
52
Mātou
mah-toh
53
Tātou
tah-toh
54
Koutou
koh-too-toh
55
Rātou
rah-toh
56
Tēnei
teh-nay
Set H: Numbers 1-8
57
Tahi
tah-hee
58
Rua
roo-ah
59
Toru
toh-roo
60
Whā
fah
61
Rima
ree-mah
62
Ono
oh-noh
63
Whitu
fee-too
64
Waru
wah-roo
Set I: Days of the Week
65
Rāhina
rah-hee-nah
66
Rātū
rah-too
67
Rāapa
rah-ah-pah
68
Rāpare
rah-pah-reh
69
Rāmere
rah-meh-reh
70
Rāhoroi
rah-haw-roy
71
Rātapu
rah-tah-poo
72
Wiki
wee-kee
Set J: Months 1-8
73
Kohitātea
koh-hee tah-teh-ah
74
Huitanguru
hoo-ee tah-ngu-roo
75
Poutū-te-rangi
poh-too teh rahn-gee
76
Paenga-whāwhā
pie-ngah fah-fah
77
Haratua
hah-rah-too-ah
78
Pipiri
pee-pee-ree
79
Hōngongoi
hong-oh-ngoy
80
Hereturikōkā
heh-reh-too-ree koh-kah
Set K: Months 9-12 + Seasons
81
Mahuru
mah-hoo-roo
82
Whiringa-ā-nuku
fee-ree-ngah ah noo-koo
83
Whiringa-ā-rangi
fee-ree-ngah ah rahn-gee
84
Hakihea
hah-kee-heh-ah
85
Raumati
row-mah-tee
86
Ngahuru
ngah-hoo-roo
87
Takurua
tah-koo-roo-ah
88
Kōanga
koh-ah-ngah
Set L: Weather
89
Rangi
rah-ngee
90
Āhua ātaahua
ah-hoo-ah ah-tah-ah-toh-ah
91
Wera
weh-rah
92
Mātao
mah-tow
93
Hau
how
94
Ua
oo-ah
95
Kapua
kah-poo-ah
96
Uira
oo-ee-rah
Set M: Emotions
97
Hari
hah-ree
98
Pōuri
poh-oo-ree
99
Riri
ree-ree
100
Māharahara
mah-hah-rah-hah-rah
101
Mataku
mah-tah-koo
102
Hiamoe
hee-ah-moh-eh
103
Hiakai
hee-ah-kai
104
Hiainu
hee-ah-ee-noo
Set N: Classroom Objects
105
Pukapuka
poo-kah-poo-kah
106
Rorohiko
roh-roh-kee-koh
107
Pene
peh-neh
108
Rapa
rah-pah
109
Tūru
too-roo
110
Tēpu
tay-poo
111
Pūrere
poo-reh-reh
112
Pēke
peh-keh
Set O: Colours
113
Whero
feh-roh
114
Kikorangi
kee-koh-rah-ngee
115
Kākāriki
kah-kah-ree-kee
116
Kōwhai
koh-fai
117
Parauri
pah-row-ree
118
Mā
mah
119
Waiporoporo
why-poh-roh-poh-roh
120
Pango
pah-ngo
Set P: Numbers 9-16
121
Iwa
ee-wah
122
Tekau
teh-kow
123
Tekau mā tahi
teh-kow mah tah-hee
124
Tekau mā rua
teh-kow mah roo-ah
125
Tekau mā toru
teh-kow mah toh-roo
126
Tekau mā whā
teh-kow mah fah
127
Tekau mā rima
teh-kow mah ree-mah
128
Tekau mā ono
teh-kow mah oh-noh
Set Q: Numbers 17-20 + Classroom Phrases
129
Tekau mā whitu
teh-kow mah fee-too
130
Tekau mā waru
teh-kow mah wah-roo
131
Tekau mā iwa
teh-kow mah ee-wah
132
Rua tekau
roo-ah teh-kow
133
Whakatūwhera
fah-kah-too-eh-rah
134
Katia
kah-tee-ah
135
Whakamahia
fah-kah-mah-hee-ah
136
Āwhina mai
ah-fee-nah my
Set R: Colours (Natural + Non-natural)
137
Kikorangi
kee-koh-rah-ngee
138
Kahurangi
kah-hoo-rah-ngee
139
Whero
feh-roh
140
Kōkōwai
koh-koh-why
141
Pango
pah-ngo
142
Pōuri
poh-oo-ree
143
Mā
mah
144
Kōtuku
koh-too-koo
145
Karaka
kah-rah-kah
146
Hina
hee-nah
147
Māwhero
mah-feh-roh
148
Ōrangihina
oh-rah-ngee-hee-nah
My pronunciation checkpoints
Write the kupu or phrase you still need to practise, then note the sound or macron you want to hear more carefully in your next round.
Use the box to sketch or sort the three cards that still feel hardest.
Hononga Marautanga · Curriculum Alignment
Social Sciences — Tikanga ā-Iwi
Level 3–4: Understand how Māori cultural practices, values, and whakapapa shape identity and community; recognise the significance of te Tiriti o Waitangi and the contribution of Māori culture to Aotearoa New Zealand's national identity.
Te Reo Māori — Language and Culture
Level 3–4: Use te reo Māori to express cultural concepts, identity, and relationships with accuracy and respect; understand the significance of Māori language as a taonga and its role in sustaining mātauranga Māori.
Aronga Mātauranga Māori
This resource engages directly with te ao Māori as its subject — the values, practices, language, and worldview that have sustained Māori communities across centuries of challenge and change. Mātauranga Māori is not a supplement to this learning: it is the source. Students approaching this material are invited to engage with it not as outside observers studying a foreign culture, but as people in relationship with a living knowledge tradition that shapes the place they live, the language they may speak, and the obligations they carry as tāngata o Aotearoa — people of this land. That relationship calls for care, curiosity, and respect for knowledge-holders who carry what no textbook can fully contain.
Ngā Rauemi Tautoko · Support Materials
This handout is designed to be used alongside the broader unit resources available at Te Kete Ako handouts library. Related resources from the same unit are linked in the unit planner. All resources are provided — no additional preparation is required to use this handout in your classroom.
Curriculum alignment
- Identity, Culture, and Organisation: Understand how cultural identity shapes participation in society — whakapapa, tikanga, and mana as foundations of Māori identity in Aotearoa New Zealand.