A Maori Podcast

Tena tatou! This episode, I talk on how to use the "I __" Structure. As always, I tend to source my info from Te Wiremu, no reira, Indefinite: Past I karanga ia, He called. Kihai ia i karanga, He did not call. Kia ora ra!

Kia ora! This episode I speak on how to use the next phrase in the Indicative set of structures. The Perfect (Completed). As per Te Wiremu: Perfect (Completed): Past, Present, or Future Affirmative: Kua karanga ia, He had, has , or will have called . Negative: Kahore ia kia karanga, He has not, had not , or will not have called . I often make the mistake of saying *"Kahore ia kua ___". Dont make t...

Kia ora! In this episode I talk on E __ ana Structure. This is basically similar to how the Kei te Structure works however it isn't confined to the present tense. E ___ ana is useful as you can insert it into any timeframe. The technical term is Indicative Imperfect (Continuous) Form but that is a mouthful to say. Per Te Wiremu, the struture is as follows: The Affimative: E karanga ana ia, He was,...

Kia ora! Hurray for te reo Maori! This is the first episode so it's a brief introduction to what the podcast is about. Generally the format I try to follow is: He whakatauki He whakautu patai He wetenga reo All in all, this is a casual podcast, I make plenty of mistakes when speaking, but the goal is to improve my speaking ability and share the reo. I speak on the Affirmative and Negative Indicati...