In this episode, we explore saying 'please' in te reo Māori.

• Koa - (particle) please - implies entreaty and is used with requests to soften them and to make them more polite.
• Koa is a particle so it can’t sit on its own - KOOOAAA!
• Can’t sit at the start or end of a sentence
• It can sit in one of three places 
• Tēnā koa, tukuna mai he nama ki a au.
• Tēnā koa, īmērahia mai ngā kōrero o te hui.
• Mēnā/mehema ka taea e koe, tēnā tukuna tēnei īmēra ki ō tāngata
• Mēnā/mehema ka taea e koe, waeahia mai au i mua i te 5 karaka
• Homai koa ngā taipitopito kōrero
• Whakapā mai koa i mua i te paunga o te wiki

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