Vocabulary for a lesson
Māori Flash Cards
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Lessons 1–17 · 72 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.
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.
iti
— small, little
21.
ka
— will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word
22.
kaha
— strong, able
23.
kai
— eat (v); food (n)
24.
katoa
— all
25.
kei
— Various uses, meanings, eg:
preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...
26.
kei te
— at the moment; now
27.
ki
— to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings
28.
kia
— may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
29.
ko
— is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]
30.
koe
— you, one person
31.
koutou
— you, three or more people
32.
kua
— then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state
33.
kurī
— dog
34.
mahi
— to do, work, make
35.
mai
— towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here
36.
mate
— to be sick, ill, dead
37.
matekai
— hungry, starving
38.
me
— and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)
39.
mā
— clean, white, and others
40.
mākū
— to be saturated, wet, damp
41.
mātou
— we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)
42.
nei
— here, by speaker
43.
ngā
— the, plural
44.
noho
— to live; sit
45.
nui
— big, great, many
46.
nā
— Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
47.
nō
— from
48.
o
— of, belonging to | Has several uses
49.
oma
— to run, escape
50.
ora
— alive, well, healthy, safe
51.
pai
— good (adj); to like (v); good
52.
pēhea
— how?
53.
pōuri
— sad, dark
54.
riri
— anger, angry
55.
rā
— day; the sun; over there
56.
rātou
— they, them, three or more people
57.
tamariki
— children
58.
tangi
— to cry; to make a sound
59.
te
— the, singular definite article
60.
tino
— very
61.
tāne
— man, male
62.
tēnei
— this (by speaker); this is; this
63.
tēnā
— that, by the listener
64.
tērā
— that over there, that
65.
tō
— your (singular); to drag
66.
wai
— water; who
67.
waiata
— to sing (v); song (n)
68.
wera
— to burn; burnt; hot, heat
69.
whare
— house, building
70.
ā
— and; and then
71.
āhua
— shape, form, appearance
72.
ātaahua
— beautiful, well formed