Māori · C1 · Unit 23
Editing and rewriting
Te whakatika me te tuhi anō
By the end you can
- Improve someone else's text
- Explain changes to style and structure
- Understand advice on style
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| tangohia | remove, cut (it) | Tangohia te kōwae tuarua. |
| kōwae | a paragraph | Kotahi te whakaaro matua i ia kōwae. |
| tuhi anō | rewrite | Ka taea e koe te tuhi anō i te tīmatanga? |
| mārama | clear | Kāore anō kia mārama te tuhinga. |
| rere pai | flow well | Kua rere pai ake ngā rerenga. |
| rerenga kōrero | a sentence | He roa rawa tēnei rerenga kōrero. |
| whakapotohia | shorten (it) | Whakapotohia te whakarāpopototanga. |
| nekehia | move (it) | Nekehia te kōwae tuatoru ki te tīmatanga. |
| kupu tāruarua | repeated words | He nui rawa ngā kupu tāruarua. |
| tohutuhi | punctuation, a punctuation mark | Kua hē te tohutuhi i konei. |
| tātaki kupu | spelling | Tirohia te tātaki kupu i mua i te tuku. |
| ētita | an editor | I tono te ētita kia tuhia anōtia te upoko whakamutunga. |
Then talk it through
Helping a friend edit an important letter. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.