Māori Consonants: Sounds and Syllables
WALT: Learn to identify and pronounce Māori consonants Understand how consonants combine with vowels to make syllables Practice saying Māori words with confidence
Meet the Māori Consonants
H - sounds like 'h' in house K - sounds like 'k' in kite M - sounds like 'm' in mum N - sounds like 'n' in no P - sounds like 'p' in pat
More Māori Consonants
R - rolled like a cat's purr T - sounds like 't' in top W - sounds like 'w' in water NG - sounds like 'ng' in sing WH - sounds like 'f' in fish
Consonant Sound Detective
Listen to Māori words Identify the consonant sounds you hear Raise your hand when you hear: H, K, M, N, P, R, T, W, NG, WH Words to try: KIWI, MĀORI, WHARE, TANGATA
Building Syllables with Consonants and Vowels
{"left":"KA (like 'car' without the 'r')\nKE (like 'care' without the 'r')\nKI (like 'key')\nKO (like 'core' without the 'r')","right":"KU (like 'cool')\nMA, ME, MI, MO, MU\nHA, HE, HI, HO, HU\nPA, PE, PI, PO, PU"}
Let's Practice Together!
Can you say these Māori syllables? TA - TE - TI - TO - TU WHA - WHE - WHI - WHO - WHU NGA - NGE - NGI - NGO - NGU Which syllable sounds like 'tea'? Which syllable sounds like 'toe'?