How to pronounce marae
Listen to marae in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“marae” in real sentences
70 clips in the index · 6 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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that particular marae on that marae out there in front of that faddy.
RNZ · hear it here
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Many evacuated residents are staying with family and friends, and a number of marae have played
Parliament TV On Demand (NZ) · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of marae. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.