Nau mai, haere mai | Welcome to Ako Tahi
A grassroots, whānau-led and community-driven Te Reo Māori app. Learn, listen, practice, and share 2,500+ phrases.
Ako Tahi means “Learn Together.” It’s a free Te Reo Māori learning app with 2,500+ commonly used phrases, designed to help you use Te Reo Māori in everyday life, at home, at mahi, and with whānau.
Ako Tahi supports learning through touch, vision, listening, speaking, and by challenging yourself and others.
What you can do with Ako Tahi:
• Explore 2,500+ everyday Te Reo Māori phrases
• Listen to audio to support pronunciation
• Learn and practice at your own pace through simple repetition
• Quickly search and find phrases when you need them
• Share phrases easily, perfect for everyday messaging
Important note
Ako Tahi is not a translation app. You can’t type any word or sentence and receive a full translation. The app contains a curated library of predefined phrases, and search results only show what exists in the app.
Dialect and translations
Ako Tahi uses the Ngāpuhi dialect (Te Tai Tokerau / Northland). We acknowledge dialect differences across Aotearoa, and our translations into the Ngāpuhi dialect are best-effort. We are supported by whānau and fluent speakers who help review and improve phrases over time, to keep the content as accurate and consistent as possible.
We hope this app supports your Te Reo journey.
Ngā mihi nui
Hey love the app. But would really love if it there was a “phase/word of the day”, that is a push notification that gets sent once a day. Makes it easier to learn everyday without having to manually open app every time. Oxford dictionary do this, and it’s great. Thanks for your mahi.
Developer Response
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback. We are currently working on several updates over the next year and we will include this feature. We appreciate your feedback. Ngā mihi nui 😉.
Review
Rahopuru
Amazing app! So helpful to hear full sentences. It would great if in the practice section there was a button to hear the audio as well. Highly recommend. Kia ora!
Educational
Moringa12
Tumeke! helping me learn the importance of one’s language- Thank you 🙏🏻
Best Ako Reo
Bilskie62
I’ve learned a great deal thru the app im amazed how easy and simple to use. Thx
Bug Fix: Fixed a crash that occurred when adding phrases to favourites from the following 5 categories: Food and Cooking, Hobbies and Leisure, Holiday, Sports and Historical and Cultural Values (at the bottom of the category list). Adding favourites from cards within these categories now works as expected.
Version 5.1
The developer, Ako Tahi Limited, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Other Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Ako Tahi Limited
Size
202.3 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
