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Thread ID: 91716 2008-07-16 07:26:00 How to pronounce these Maori words? Renmoo (66) PC World Chat
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689457 2008-07-16 19:48:00 Cheers Myth. :)

(Today is the day!)
Renmoo (66)
689458 2008-07-17 06:22:00 Maori, pronounced, Mouldy. Thats what I say when I want to sound PC at Labour Party Meetings. I have even said it in front of Helen. Works fine for me. ;) royaloaks (8205)
689459 2008-07-17 07:13:00 Maori, pronounced, Mouldy. Thats what I say when I want to sound PC at Labour Party Meetings. I have even said it in front of Helen. Works fine for me. ;)Yeah, before I did more study (and learnt how to pronounce the 'r' properly), a Maori workmate of mine told me that pronouncing the 'r' as a 'd' is an acceptable way around it for those who have trouble with the 'r' sound :)

BTW Jamuz, so what is today? and how did it go?
Myth (110)
689460 2008-07-17 08:17:00 Hmmm... the facilitator and the team said I have performed the Mihi and the closing ceremony really well, but I felt that my voice was a bit shaky due to nervousness. In addition, the last minute changes made to my Mihi gave me some confusion when I did it, resulting in the pronunciation of the phrase "tena korua" into "tena koutou" - but nobody noticed that :p

Anyway, thanks again to all for the replies :)
Renmoo (66)
689461 2008-07-17 08:29:00 Good on you for taking the time to make sure you are doing things properly. :) Jen (38)
689462 2008-07-17 09:46:00 Congrats Jamuz

Speaking from experience, standing in front of a crowd speaking Te Reo Maori is a scary experience; where anything can go wrong.
When I attended my last hui rumaki (total immersion Te Reo Maori, no english to be spoken) at Otaki, I froze for what seemed like forever part way through my whaikorero (I had forgotten what I was going to say next :eek: ). I managed to remember, and finished it, but yeah, total scary moment. (It was our last test, which we had to pass... I did thankfully)

Again, well done, and as Jen said, well done for researching prior to the event :D
Myth (110)
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