Ara Reo

Mātai

How Ara Reo works

One kupu at a time. Hear it, say it, rate how it felt. The loop is short on purpose, so a session fits into a tea break.

  • One kupu, one breath.

    A card from your stack with te reo, English meaning, and a little context.

  • A guide, not a grade.

    The pronunciation read is a machine check, not a verdict. How it felt is up to you.

  • Done in two minutes.

    Designed for the time it takes to make a coffee. Come back tomorrow for the next round.

Huringa

Small moves, once a day.

Open a card, hear the kupu, say it back, ask the machine for a check if you'd like one, and rate how it felt. That's it.

  1. 01 See it. The kupu sits up front. Tap the card to flip it for the English meaning and a bit of context.
  2. 02 Hear it. The play button sounds out the kupu in te reo Māori. Tap to replay as many times as you need.
  3. 03 Try it. The big mic in the middle records you. Tap again to stop. It plays your take back so you can hear how you went.
  4. 04 Analyse. Optional. Tap Analyse my reo to send your recording to a te reo speech model for a sound-by-sound check, or skip and rate yourself.
  5. 05 Rate how it felt. 🌱 Still learning, 🙂 Getting it, 🔥 Nailed it. Be honest, it's just for you. Your ratings shape what comes back around.
The kupu card

Pick a stack

Each kupu lives in a themed stack including things like greetings, mahi terms, place names, and more. Pick a Stack and we'll line up just that set. "All kupu" pulls from the lot. You can switch mid-session from the stack selector at the top of the practice page.

Track your progress

Every "Nailed it" tap marks a kupu as mastered. Latest rating wins, so if a kupu trips you up another day, rate it again and it'll come back around. Each stack carries a progress bar, and when every kupu in it is nailed, it lands in your completed pile. Your journey keeps tabs on the bigger picture and where your reo is growing.

A few more touches

  • Toggle to remaining only on the practice page to skip past what you've already nailed and zero in on what's left in the stack.
  • The mic counts down before it starts, shows a spark of your voice as you speak, and stops on its own when it's quiet. You can manually stop if you want.
  • The Share your kupu button on the practice page makes a card you can share to show what you've been working on.
  • Spotted a kupu we should add? Suggest one and we will take a look.

Your reo, your privacy

Your voice recordings stay on your device while you listen, then go straight to the analysis service if you ask for one. We never store the audio. More on privacy.

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