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The Actual Fluency Podcast for Language Learners
Kris Broholm
Brought to you by OptiLingo -- The Actual Fluency Podcast features inspirational stories from world-class language learners, industry experts, and regular people who embraced multilingualism in one way or another. In the episodes we dive deep down in the why that pushed people to learn a new language, the how to figure out how they best achieved it, and of course a lot of great stories of the experiences that speaking multiple languages can bring to people's lives. We also talk about apps, m ...
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59. He kupu āwhina mō te ako i te reo (Language learning tips)
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To end this series, we want to leave some words of advice when it comes to learning te reo Māori. We’ll be back in 2023 with a brand new series of episodes. Kia kaha te ako! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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58. Kia mau ki tō tātou reo (Hold fast to our language)
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In this episode, we discuss collective belonging using the 'a' and 'o' categories with plural nouns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we look at different ways to use the word ‘tūpono’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we discuss the key differences between ‘taea’ and ‘āhei’ and how there’s many ways to deal with the word ‘can’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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55. Kua tata mutu? (Are you nearly done?)
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I tēnei wiki, we discuss the kupu ‘tata’ and the different ways it can be used. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this kīwaha episode, we take a look at the Māori equivalents for some popular Pākehā sayings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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53. Taihoa! Me tatari tātou i konei (Hold up! We should wait here)
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I tēnei wiki, we have a kōrero about ‘tatari’ and ‘taihoa’ and the different ways we can use these two kupu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I tēnei wiki, we continue the kōrero about kīwaha. Ka aroha I wāu nei Pokokohua/Pokotiwha/E poko E taea hoki te pēwhea/aha / Kāore e taea te pēwhea/aha Ko kōrua kōrua / E rua, e rua Te tikanga Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this weeks episode, we discuss a bunch of useful kīwaha or colloquial sayings to express all things necessary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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50. Ki te haere koe ki te tāone, hokona he parāoa (If you go to town, buy some bread)
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In this episode, we discuss ‘ki te’ to mean ‘if’ or ‘in the event of’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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49. Kia tae koe ki te kāinga, pātuhi mai (When you get home, text me)
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In this episode, we look at how ‘kia’ can be used for future time to mean 'when' or 'until'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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48. Ka mahue tō kōrero mai (You should have told me)
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In this episode, we introduce an idiom used to criticise someone's thoughtless action, or something that should have been done but was not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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47. Mā hea koe haere ai? (How are you traveling?)
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In this episode, we discuss travel by looking at the sentence structure that asks by what means or by what way you are traveling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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46. Inawhea koe i tae mai ai? (When did you get here?)
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Following on from the last episode, we look at how to ask ‘When?’ (of past time). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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45. Āwhea koe haere ai? (When are you going?)
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In this episode, we look at another structure that uses ‘ai’ when asking ‘When?’ (of future time). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Following on from the last episode, we look at how to ask ‘Why not?’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we look at how to ask and answer ‘Why?’ questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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June 2022 Update - Post Pandemic Stress Disorder, Moving Countries, Podcast
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Kris comes back with a quick update to announce the return of the Actual Fluency podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/actualfluency/message
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42. Ka haere au i tō taha (I’ll go with you)
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This episode focuses on how we might talk about being ‘with’ others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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41. He ōrite ēnei mea e rua (These two things are the same)
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In this episode, we look at how to use the words ‘ōrite’ and ‘rerekē’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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40. He nui ake tō whare i tōku (Your house is bigger than mine)
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In this episode, we discuss how to use ‘iho’ and ‘ake’ to make a comparison. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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39. He kawhe māu? (Would you like a coffee?)
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We continue the kōrero about possession and discuss how we might ask the important questions when hosting manuhiri. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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38. Nō wai te waka rā? (Whose car is that?)
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Let’s take another look at how we talk about possession and ownership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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37. He tuahine tōu? (Do you have a sister?)
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In this episode, we look at two ways to ask the question, ‘Do you have…?’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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36. Koinei te tamaiti a Tama (This is Tama’s son)
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In this episode, we carry on the kōrero about ‘a’ and ‘o’ by taking a closer look at the ‘a’ sub-categories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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35. Ko Horouta tōku koroua (Horouta is my grandfather)
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In this episode, we introduce the ‘a’ and ‘o’ categories, starting with the ‘o’ sub-categories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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34. Kua pau te kai (The food is all gone)
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This episode is all about a special group of words, tūāhuaoti or statives, and how we use them in sentences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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33. Ko te aha tēnei rā? (What day is it?)
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In this episode, we talk about the days and months of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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32. Kua kore au e haere (I’m no longer going)
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In this episode, we look at different ways to use the word kore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we revise the six active sentences and learn how to negate each one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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30. Ehara nā Hone i tunu te kai (Hone didn’t cook the food)
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Let’s look at how to negate the two previous actor emphatic sentences using ‘Ehara’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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29. Nā wai i whakarite te huamata? (Who prepared the salad?)
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Here we look at the actor emphatic sentence focussing on who or what did something in the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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28. Mā wai ahau e tiki? (Who will pick me up?)
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Here we look at an actor emphatic sentence focussing on who or what will do something in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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27. Tukuna mai kia kite ai au (Send it to me so that I can take a look)
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In this episode, we discuss two phrases that commonly follow instructions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Continuing on with imperatives, we look at how to use a passive verb and connect it to an object to create everyday instructions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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25. Tēnā, homai te tote (Pass me the salt)
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We discuss the use of ‘homai’, ‘hoatu’, ‘waiho’ and how we might soften a request. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Following on from the last episode, we look at a stronger imperative ‘Me’ and the negatives ‘Kaua’ and ‘Kāti’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we look at how to use ‘kia’ with adjectives and verbs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we discuss different ways to ask the time and the language needed to respond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Following on from the last episode, we look at common phrases using ‘E hia?’ - ‘How old?’ ‘How much?’ ‘How long?’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we look at how to ask how many are there and how many are needed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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19. Kei a koe tētahi pene? (Do you have a pen?)
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In this episode, we talk about possession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Following on from the last episode, we delve a little deeper into talking about location. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode we learn how to talk about past and present locations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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AFP 186: Rosemary Salomone - The Rise of English
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In this episode I'm joined by Rosemary Salomone to discuss the role of English on a global academic level, and some of the challenges faced by minorities and non-english native speaking students and countries in the world. Rosemary is the Kenneth Wang Professor of Law at St. John's University in Queens, New York. Prior to joining the legal academy,…
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16. Ehara tērā i a Hine (Negating using ‘Ehara’)
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We introduce ‘Ehara’ and how to negate two sentence structures we’ve learned in previous episodes - sentences starting with 'he' and sentences starting with 'ko'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we discuss how to identify people around us, including family members. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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14. Te ‘i’ me te ‘ki’ (Using ‘i’ and ‘ki’)
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Today, we look at the joining particles ‘i’ and ‘ki’ and how to use them in active sentences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we look at phrases that denote an exclamation - Te pai hoki! (How cool!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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AFP 185: Sadelle Wiltshire - Learning at Different Ages and Minority Languages
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In this podcast episode I'm joined by Sadelle Wiltshire, who shares her story of learning languages at different ages, including her passion for Irish and the community of learners she's found for the language. Sadelle's website: https://www.sadellewiltshire.com/ The Fluent in 3 Months Challenge: https://actf.lu/fi3m-challenge --- Send in a voice m…