Kei te pēhea koe? - How are you?

Achievement objective 

1.7 Use and respond to simple classroom language. 

Modes 

At the end of this lesson, students can: 

• Whakarongo (listen): Recognise and understand simple, familiar spoken words, phrases, and sentences. 
• Kōrero (speak): Ask simple questions. 

Materials 

See Materials that come with this resource to download:

• Kei te pēhea koe resource 1a (.docx)

Lesson sequence 

1. Before the lesson, print off Kei te pēhea koe resource 1a and place on the walls around the room. 

2. Introduce the vocabulary to describe how someone is feeling (refer to Language to use below).  

3. Ask the students to move to the picture that best reflects how they are feeling. Ask the students individually in te reo Māori how they are. 

Kei te pēhea koe, Joey?	How are you, Joey?
Kei te pai au.	I am good.
Kei te koa au.	I am happy.
Kei te hiamoe au.	I am sleepy.

 

Language to use 

Kei te pēhea koe?

How are you?

Adjectives 

hiamoe	sleepy
hiakai	hungry
pai	good
pōuri	sad
riri	angry
koa	happy

Nouns 

hoa	friend
whaea	mother
tuahine	sister (of a male)
tungāne	brother (of female)

Pronouns 

ia, koe, au

he/she

Possessive 

tō	your (singular)

Tips 

Identify the local dialect used for the question ‘how are you?’ Do local iwi ask "Kei te pēhea koe?" or "E pēwhea ana koe?" Te Whanake Online describes these two variations. 

Variation 

When out in the playground, ask how the students are. 

Greet and ask visitors how they are as they arrive at your room. 

Note: Consider whether the visitor is confident in doing this. 

Further learning 

Extend your vocabulary by drawing and labelling other pictures. Ask the students how another person is. 

Kei te pēhea tō whaea?	How is your mum?
Kei te koa ia.	She is happy.
Kei te pēhea tō hoa?	How is your friend?
Kei te hiakai ia.	S/he is hungry.
Kei te pēhea tō tungāne?	How is your brother? (of a female)
Kei te pai ia.	He is well.