Helping you to learn and speak everyday Māori, every day. Hei āwhina i a koe ki te ako me te kōrero i te reo Māori o ia rā, i ia rā.
50. Ki te haere koe ki te tāone, hokona he parāoa (If you go to town, buy some bread)
In this episode, we discuss ‘ki te’ to mean ‘if’ or ‘in the event of’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8/15/2022 • 12 minutes, 27 seconds
7. Tohutohu (Instructions)
Learn how to turn short and long verbs into instructions and just how useful directional words can be in this context. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/30/2020 • 8 minutes, 6 seconds
6. Ngā mihi (Greetings and farewells)
In this episode we take a look at the most common greetings and farewells in Māori. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/24/2020 • 16 minutes, 35 seconds
Uiui 2 - Philip McKibbin
When I first met Piripi, a past student of mine, he didn't know any Māori or the fact that he was himself Māori. We kōrero about his journey of learning te reo and his identity as a descendent of Ngāi Tahu and the important role community has played in that journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/23/2020 • 27 minutes, 45 seconds
5. Ngā tūpou (Pronouns)
Perfect your pronouns! Singular, dual and plural pronouns in te reo Māori. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/3/2020 • 7 minutes, 31 seconds
Uiui 1 - Te Rina Warren
I kōrero with Te Rina Warren about a commitment she made 22 years ago to only speak only te reo Māori to her daughter. Whakarongo mai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/28/2020 • 49 minutes, 47 seconds
4. Kei te aha? (What's up?)
Learn how to ask someone what they're up to and respond accordingly. I'll introduce a few variants and verbs to get you started started. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/25/2020 • 4 minutes, 55 seconds
3. Nō hea koe? (Where're you from?)
Sharing where you're from and learning where others are from is an important part of Māori culture. Learn how to ask and respond to this question accordingly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/19/2020 • 5 minutes, 10 seconds
2. Kei te pēhea? (How's it?)
Learn how to ask someone how they are and how to reply. Take note of the intonation when asking a question and how to use singular pronouns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/18/2020 • 4 minutes, 51 seconds
1. Whakahua (Pronunciation)
Pronunciation in Māori. Emulate the sound of a native speaker, learn the vowel sounds, consonants, digraphs, dialectal variants and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.