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. 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. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

18. 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.

19. iho — downwards

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

21. kaha — strong, able

22. kai — eat (v); food (n)

23. katoa — all

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

25. kei te — at the moment; now

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

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

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

29. koe — you, one person

30. koutou — you, three or more people

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

32. kurī — dog

33. mahi — to do, work, make

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

35. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

36. matekai — hungry, starving

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

38. mā — clean, white, and others

39. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

41. nei — here, by speaker

42. ngā — the, plural

43. noho — to live; sit

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

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

46. oma — to run, escape

47. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

49. pēhea — how?

50. pōuri — sad, dark

51. riri — anger, angry

52. rā — day; the sun; over there

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

54. tamariki — children

55. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

56. te — the, singular definite article

57. tino — very

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

59. tēnā — that, by the listener

60. tērā — that over there, that

61. tō — your (singular); to drag

62. wai — water; who

63. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

64. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

65. whare — house, building

66. ā — and; and then

67. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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