You got to use Maori vowels and not English vowels. A E I O U A - (ah) E - (eh) I - (e) O - (or) U - (oe) like SHOE - sh(oe) the two digraphs(two letters that form to make one sound) - Ng and Wh (Wh) is pronunced as an F. Ka Mate Lyrics with how to pronunce words in brackets. Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora! (Car mah-teh, car mah-teh!, Car or-rah, car or-rah) Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora! (Car mah-teh, car mah-teh!, Car or-rah, car or-rah) Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru (Teh-ney teh tah-nga-tah poo-hu-rew-hu-rew) Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā (Nah-nah ney e teh-keh my far-car-fee-te teh rah) ā, upane! ka upane! (Ah ew-pah-neh car ew-pah-neh) ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra! (Ah ew-pah-neh car ew-pan-neh, fee-tee teh rah)
Ka mate, ka mate Ka ora' Ka ora' Ka mate, ka mate Ka ora Ka ora Te ne te tan ga ta Huru Huru Naa na tiki ma fa ka fi ti te ra A upane...A upane A upane kau-pane Fi ti te rā! Hee
It's hard if ur not a Maori. Just look it up on utube
