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 — up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)

6. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

7. ana — indeed, when, if

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

9. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

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

11. au — I, me

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

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

14. haere — go, come

15. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

16. he — a, some; in the category of

17. hea — where?

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

19. hiahia — to want

20. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

21. hiamoe — sleepy

22. hipi — sheep

23. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

25. horoi — to wash, to clean

26. hui — meeting; gathered

27. 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.

28. iho — downwards

29. iti — small, little

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

31. kaha — strong, able

32. kai — eat (v); food (n)

33. katoa — all

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

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

36. kei te — at the moment; now

37. keke — cake

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

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

40. kite — to see

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

42. koe — you, one person

43. kore — zero, nothing

44. koutou — you, three or more people

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

46. kura — school; treasured item

47. kurī — dog

48. kāinga — home

49. kēkē — armpit

50. kōrero — to talk, speak

51. mahi — to do, work, make

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

53. manu — bird

54. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

55. matekai — hungry, starving

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

57. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

58. mere — bush, shrub

59. moe — sleep; to marry

60. mā — clean, white, and others

61. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

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

64. nei — here, by speaker

65. ngā — the, plural

66. noho — to live; sit

67. nui — big, great, many

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

69. nō — from

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

71. oma — to run, escape

72. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

74. pukapuka — book, lungs

75. pēhea — how?

76. pōuri — sad, dark

77. rangi — sky, day

78. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

79. reo — language, voice

80. rere — to escape; to fly

81. riri — anger, angry

82. roto — in, inside, within; lake

83. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

84. runga — on

85. rā — day; the sun; over there

86. rākau — tree; timber

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

88. rāua — them; they (two people)

89. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

90. taku — my (singular); edge

91. tamaiti — child

92. tamariki — children

93. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

94. tangata — person

95. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

96. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

97. te — the, singular definite article

98. tino — very

99. tonu — still

100. tā — print, draw

101. tāne — man, male

102. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

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

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

105. tēnā — that, by the listener

106. tērā — that over there, that

107. tētahi — a, one specific thing

108. tō — your (singular); to drag

109. tōku — my (singular)

110. tōna — his, her

111. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

112. wahine — woman, wife

113. wai — water; who

114. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

116. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

117. whare — house, building

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

119. ā — and; and then

120. āhua — shape, form, appearance

121. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

122. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

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