How to tell the time

 

 

He aha te wā?  What is the time?



 

He karaka tēnei.  This is a clock.

Useful expressions of time

 

i te pō – at night (PM)

i waenganui pō – at midnight

i te ata – in the morning (AM)

i te ata pō – before sunrise

inanahi – yesterday

inapō – last night



Activities:  Ngā Ngohe

 

Translate the following times into Te Reo Māori:

 1.     3:03 pm _______________________________________________________________________________

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2.     6:05 am _______________________________________________________________________________

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3.     10:30 am _______________________________________________________________________________

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4.     7:45 am ______________________________________________________________________________

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5.     9:15 am ______________________________________________________________________________

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6.     1:00 am ______________________________________________________________________________

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7.     5:15 pm ______________________________________________________________________________

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8.     4:57 pm ______________________________________________________________________________

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9.     12:30 am ­­­­­______________________________________________________________________________

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10.  8:53 pm ______________________________________________________________________________

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Translate the following times into English

1. hau whā ki te tekau mā rua karaka i te pō ___________________________________________
2. hau rua mai i te whā karaka i te ata ________________________________________________
3. tekau mā rua miniti mai i te iwa karaka i te pō _______________________________________
4. hau whā mai i te rima karaka i te ata _______________________________________________
5. rua tekau mā whitu miniti ki te rima karaka i te ata ___________________________________
6. iwa miniti mai i te tekau mā tahi karaka i te pō ______________________________________
7. tekau mā toru miniti ki te waru karaka i te ata ______________________________________
8. rua miniti ki te iwa karaka i te pō _________________________________________________
9. hau rua mai i te tahi karaka i te pō ________________________________________________
10. hau whā ki te rima karaka i te ata _________________________________________________
11. tekau miniti ki te ono karaka i te pō _______________________________________________
12. hau whā mai i te toru karaka i te ata _______________________________________________
13. rua tekau miniti ki te rima karaka i te pō ___________________________________________
14. hau whā ki te tekau mā rua karaka i te ata __________________________________________
15. hau rua mai i te iwa karaka i te ata ________________________________________________
16. rima miniti ki te rima karaka i te ata _______________________________________________
17. toru miniti mai i te tekau karaka i te pō ____________________________________________
18. whitu miniti ki te tahi karaka i te pō _______________________________________________
19. tekau mā tahi karaka i te ata _____________________________________________________
20. ono karaka i te pō _____________________________________________________________
21. tahi karaka i te ata _____________________________________________________________
22. hau whā ki te rua karaka i te pō ___________________________________________________
23. tahi miniti mai i te whā karaka i te pō ______________________________________________
24. rima miniti ki te tekau karaka i te ata ______________________________________________
25. tekau mā iwa miniti mai i te iwa karaka i te pō ______________________________________

 

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