Maori Made Easy: For Everyday Learners of the Maori Language

Scotty Morrison

Sep 2020 · Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited (Audiobooks) · Narrated by Scotty Morrison

About this audiobook

Let te reo Maori advocate and expert Scotty Morrison teach you the basics of the Maori language in easy 30-minute lessons - anywhere, anytime.

Scotty's bestselling Maori Made Easy books and workbooks in print have already helped over 100,000 people on their journey to learn te reo Maori.

Now, the same great resource is available in audio, voiced by the author himself.

By committing just 30 minutes at a time, at your own pace, hands-free, wherever you like, you can adopt the language easily and in a way that suits your busy life.

In this audiobook, you will learn directly from Scotty:
About the Maori language
Pronunciation
Numbers
Greetings and farewells
Action phrases
Vocabulary
Personal pronouns (I, you, him, her)
Possessive prepositions
Whanau and introductions
Tense markers
Locatives
...and much more

While dictionaries list words and their definitions, and other language guides offer common phrases, Maori Made Easy connects the dots, allowing the reader to take control of their learning in an empowering
way that is fun, effective - and easy.

Listening to Scotty, repeating after him, and practising words and phrases mimics real-life language use and deploys techniques proven to accelerate confidence and knowledge.

This is the ultimate, one-stop resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics of the Maori language.

Ka rawe!

Production of this audiobook was made possible by the generous support of Manatu Taonga and in partnership with Maori Television.

Ratings and reviews

Audiobook deserves 5 stars, what lets it down is the platform. If you buy it, be sure to download an mp3 backup copy for when Google decides not to work .

Seemed so hard to start the journey, but Scotty familia voice and easy style just makes you confident in purchasing his book and embarking with him. Tu meke Scotty!

Awesome resource. Some of the later exercises that require remembering & rearranging words into order don't work for audiobook; and sometimes translations aren't provided; but generally speaking, it's fantastic quality and value for money - I'm on my 5th listening!

About the author

Professor Scotty Morrison (Ngati Whakaue) is the well-known presenter of current affairs programmes Te Karere and Marae. He holds a Master's degree (Education), is working towards his PhD, and has been an Adjunct Professor and the Director of Maori Student and Community Engagement at Auckland's Unitec Institute of Technology. In 2017, he was appointed to a new role at Massey University's Te Putahi-a-Toi (School of Maori Art, Knowledge and Education), working alongside his wife Stacey in a strategic, advocacy and lecturing capacity.


Scotty is the author of the bestselling language guides Maori Made Easy (winner of the 2016 Nga Kupu Ora Maori Book Award - Te Reo Maori), Maori Made Easy 2, The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori, Maori at Work and Maori at Home, which was co-authored with Stacey.


In 2019, Scotty was awarded the inaugural Te Tohu Korurenga Hau Culture Change award by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori, The Maori Language Commission, for his leadership and innovation as a teacher of te reo Maori.


Scotty lives in Auckland with Stacey and their three children, Hawaiki, Kurawaka and Maiana.