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. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

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

9. au — I, me

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

11. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

12. haere — go, come

13. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

14. he — a, some; in the category of

15. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

16. hiahia — to want

17. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

18. hiamoe — sleepy

19. hipi — sheep

20. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

22. 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.

23. iho — downwards

24. iti — small, little

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

26. kaha — strong, able

27. kai — eat (v); food (n)

28. katoa — all

29. kaua — negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi

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

31. kei te — at the moment; now

32. keke — cake

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

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

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

36. koe — you, one person

37. koutou — you, three or more people

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

39. kurī — dog

40. kēkē — armpit

41. kōrero — to talk, speak

42. mahi — to do, work, make

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

44. manu — bird

45. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

46. matekai — hungry, starving

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

48. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

49. mere — bush, shrub

50. mā — clean, white, and others

51. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

53. mō — for, unrealised, ō category possession, about

54. nei — here, by speaker

55. ngā — the, plural

56. noho — to live; sit

57. nui — big, great, many

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

59. nō — from

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

61. oma — to run, escape

62. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

64. pukapuka — book, lungs

65. pēhea — how?

66. pōuri — sad, dark

67. rangi — sky, day

68. rere — to escape; to fly

69. riri — anger, angry

70. runga — on

71. rā — day; the sun; over there

72. rākau — tree; timber

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

74. rāua — them; they (two people)

75. taku — my (singular); edge

76. tamaiti — child

77. tamariki — children

78. tangata — person

79. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

80. te — the, singular definite article

81. tino — very

82. tonu — still

83. tāne — man, male

84. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

85. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

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

87. tēnā — that, by the listener

88. tērā — that over there, that

89. tō — your (singular); to drag

90. tōku — my (singular)

91. wahine — woman, wife

92. wai — water; who

93. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

94. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

95. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

96. whare — house, building

97. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

98. ā — and; and then

99. āhua — shape, form, appearance

100. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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