Vocabulary for a lesson
Māori Flash Cards
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Lessons 1–13 · 50 unique words · Alphabetical order
1.
a
— [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.
2.
ahau
— I, me
3.
ai
— Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai
4.
ana
— indeed, when, if
5.
atu
— away from current orientation
(often not translatable by a separate English word)
6.
au
— I, me
7.
e
— by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation
8.
haere
— go, come
9.
harikoa
— happy, joyful, euphoric
10.
hiahia
— to want
11.
hiainu
— thirst, thirsty
12.
hiamoe
— sleepy
13.
hoa
— friend; partner; spouse
14.
i
— object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word.
Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went
Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week
Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo.
Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.
15.
ka
— will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word
16.
kaha
— strong, able
17.
kai
— eat (v); food (n)
18.
katoa
— all
19.
kei
— Various uses, meanings, eg:
preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...
20.
kei te
— at the moment; now
21.
ki
— to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings
22.
kia
— may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
23.
ko
— is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]
24.
koe
— you, one person
25.
koutou
— you, three or more people
26.
kua
— then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state
27.
mate
— to be sick, ill, dead
28.
matekai
— hungry, starving
29.
me
— and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)
30.
mā
— clean, white, and others
31.
mākū
— to be saturated, wet, damp
32.
ngā
— the, plural
33.
noho
— to live; sit
34.
o
— of, belonging to | Has several uses
35.
oma
— to run, escape
36.
ora
— alive, well, healthy, safe
37.
pai
— good (adj); to like (v); good
38.
pēhea
— how?
39.
pōuri
— sad, dark
40.
riri
— anger, angry
41.
rā
— day; the sun; over there
42.
rātou
— they, them, three or more people
43.
te
— the, singular definite article
44.
tino
— very
45.
tēnei
— this (by speaker); this is; this
46.
tēnā
— that, by the listener
47.
tō
— your (singular); to drag
48.
waiata
— to sing (v); song (n)
49.
wera
— to burn; burnt; hot, heat
50.
ātaahua
— beautiful, well formed