The Science of Sound

Māori → English

āta tirotiro ~hia Tūmahi Whiti

observe (kupu kē atu: mātakitaki)

hauoro Tūingoa

pitch (of sound) (kupu kē atu: tangi)

korekore Tūingoa

vacuum (takenga mai: kore – nothingness)

mātakitaki ~na Tūmahi Whiti

observe (kupu kē atu: āta tirotiro)

oro Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua

sound (kupu kē atu: hou)

pokitaringa Tūingoa

earphone (takenga mai: poki - to cover over; taringa - ear)

tere (o te) hou Tūingoa

speed of sound (kupu kē atu: tere oro)

wae pāoro Tūingoa

decibel (tohu: dB) (takenga mai: wae [waeine] – unit of measurement; pā [kahapā] – intensity; oro – sound)

whakaaro herekore Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua

flexible thinking (takenga mai: here - to tie, restrict; kore - nil)

whakamahuki ~tia ~tanga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti

elaborate, explain, elaboration, explanation

whakarongo pīkari Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro

active listening, attentive listening (takenga mai: pīkari - attentively) (kupu kē atu: whakarongo aronui)