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Lessons 1–15 · 61 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. 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. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever
6. ana — indeed, when, if
7. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)
8. au — I, me
9. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation
10. haere — go, come
11. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric
12. he — a, some; in the category of
13. hiahia — to want
14. hiainu — thirst, thirsty
15. hiamoe — sleepy
16. hoa — friend; partner; spouse
17. 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.
18. iho — downwards
19. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word
20. kaha — strong, able
21. kai — eat (v); food (n)
22. katoa — all
23. kei — Various uses, meanings, eg: preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...
24. kei te — at the moment; now
25. ki — to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings
26. kia — may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
27. ko — is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]
28. koe — you, one person
29. koutou — you, three or more people
30. kua — then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state
31. mahi — to do, work, make
32. mai — towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here
33. mate — to be sick, ill, dead
34. matekai — hungry, starving
35. me — and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)
36. mā — clean, white, and others
37. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp
38. mātou — we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)
39. ngā — the, plural
40. noho — to live; sit
41. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
42. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses
43. oma — to run, escape
44. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe
45. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good
46. pēhea — how?
47. pōuri — sad, dark
48. riri — anger, angry
49. rā — day; the sun; over there
50. rātou — they, them, three or more people
51. tamariki — children
52. tangi — to cry; to make a sound
53. te — the, singular definite article
54. tino — very
55. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this
56. tēnā — that, by the listener
57. tō — your (singular); to drag
58. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)
59. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat
60. whare — house, building
61. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed