Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Te wahanga tuatahi-Term 1
Wiki tekau ma tahi-Week 11
Kupu o te wiki: whakaweto(hia)

Kia ora koutou, here is your kupu for this week. Pronouced like so, but saying it fast so it runs together "far-car-where-tour-here" 
weto-be extinguished, put out (lights and fire) 
whakaweto-to extinguish, put out, shut down(electrical), switch off, turn off
whakawetohia-the command form of the above

Hei tauira- Example



Whakawetohia tō waea pūkoro-turn off your cell phone
Whakawetohia tō rorohiko-shut down your computer
Whakawetohia te raiti-switch off the light

Happy kōrero-ing!

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