Māori · C1 · Unit 1
Explaining your field
Te whakamārama i tōku ao mahi
By the end you can
- Explain a complex subject from your field to a non-expert
- Answer detailed questions precisely
- Understand a specialist text outside your field
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| mātanga | an expert | He mātanga ia mō te kounga o te wai. |
| ki te kōrero māmā | to put it simply | Ki te kōrero māmā, ka tiaki au i ngā awa. |
| kupu hangarau | a technical term, jargon | Aroha mai, he nui rawa aku kupu hangarau. |
| tangata noa | an ordinary person, a non-specialist | Ka pōhēhē te tangata noa he māmā tēnei mahi. |
| ko te tikanga | basically, the principle is | Ko te tikanga, he rapanga raraunga tēnei. |
| whakaahuatia | picture it, imagine (literally 'make a picture of it') | Whakaahuatia mai: he tinana ora te tāone. |
| ki te tino tika | strictly speaking, to be precise | Ki te tino tika, ehara tēnā i te huaketo. |
| e kore au e uru hōhonu ki | I won't go deep into | E kore au e uru hōhonu ki ngā taipitopito hangarau. |
| te hunga o roto | insiders, people in the field | Ka kīia e te hunga o roto he 'kakī pounamu'. |
| kei waho i tōku mōhio | outside my expertise | Ko tēnā pātai, kei waho i tōku mōhio. |
| tuhinga mātanga | specialist literature | He uaua te pānui i ngā tuhinga mātanga, ahakoa mōku. |
| māmā te mārama | easy to understand | I whakamārama ia kia māmā te mārama, tae noa ki ngā tamariki. |
Then talk it through
Explaining your work to a curious stranger at a dinner party. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.