Key Maori vowel and consonant sounds, macrons, and stress patterns for accurate pronunciation. Front: the sound pattern or example word. Back: meaning plus a plain-English pronunciation note.
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- A sound
- Pronounced like "a" in "car," a short, open vowel
- Ā sound (long)
- A lengthened version of "a," held about twice as long, marked with a macron
- E sound
- Pronounced like "e" in "egg"
- Ē sound (long)
- A lengthened version of "e," marked with a macron
- I sound
- Pronounced like "ee" in "see," but short
- Ī sound (long)
- A lengthened version of "i," marked with a macron
- O sound
- Pronounced like "o" in "or"
- Ō sound (long)
- A lengthened version of "o," marked with a macron
- U sound
- Pronounced like "oo" in "moon," with rounded lips
- Ū sound (long)
- A lengthened version of "u," marked with a macron
- Wh sound
- Usually pronounced like English "f," as in whānau (family)
- Ng sound
- Pronounced like the "ng" in "singer," even at the start of a word, as in ngahere (forest)
- R sound
- A light, flapped "r," tapped once with the tongue, similar to a Spanish single "r"
- T sound
- A crisp, unaspirated "t," softer than an English "t"
- K sound
- A plain, unaspirated "k"
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