Vocabulary for a lesson

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. aha — what

3. ahau — I, me

4. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

5. ana — indeed, when, if

6. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

7. au — I, me

8. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

9. haere — go, come

10. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

11. hiahia — to want

12. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

13. hiamoe — sleepy

14. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

15. 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.

16. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word

17. kaha — strong, able

18. kai — eat (v); food (n)

19. katoa — all

20. kei — Various uses, meanings, eg: preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...

21. kei te — at the moment; now

22. ki — to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings

23. kia — may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.

24. ko — is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]

25. koe — you, one person

26. koutou — you, three or more people

27. kua — then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state

28. mai — towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here

29. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

30. matekai — hungry, starving

31. me — and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)

32. mā — clean, white, and others

33. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

34. mātou — we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)

35. ngā — the, plural

36. noho — to live; sit

37. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of

38. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses

39. oma — to run, escape

40. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

41. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good

42. pēhea — how?

43. pōuri — sad, dark

44. riri — anger, angry

45. rā — day; the sun; over there

46. rātou — they, them, three or more people

47. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

48. te — the, singular definite article

49. tino — very

50. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

51. tēnā — that, by the listener

52. tō — your (singular); to drag

53. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

54. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

55. whare — house, building

56. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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