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. kē — already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually

50. kēkē — armpit

51. kōrero — to talk, speak

52. mahi — to do, work, make

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

54. manu — bird

55. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

56. matekai — hungry, starving

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

58. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

59. mere — bush, shrub

60. moe — sleep; to marry

61. mā — clean, white, and others

62. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

63. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

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

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

66. mōhio — to know

67. nei — here, by speaker

68. ngā — the, plural

69. noho — to live; sit

70. nui — big, great, many

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

72. nō — from

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

74. oma — to run, escape

75. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

77. pukapuka — book, lungs

78. pēhea — how?

79. pōuri — sad, dark

80. rangi — sky, day

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

82. reira — there (previously mentioned)

83. reo — language, voice

84. rere — to escape; to fly

85. riri — anger, angry

86. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

88. runga — on

89. rā — day; the sun; over there

90. rākau — tree; timber

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

92. rāua — them; they (two people)

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

94. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

95. taku — my (singular); edge

96. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

97. tamaiti — child

98. tamariki — children

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

100. tangata — person

101. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

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

103. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

104. te — the, singular definite article

105. tino — very

106. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

107. tonu — still

108. tā — print, draw

109. tākaro — to play

110. tāne — man, male

111. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

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

113. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

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

115. tēnā — that, by the listener

116. tērā — that over there, that

117. tētahi — a, one specific thing

118. tō — your (singular); to drag

119. tōku — my (singular)

120. tōna — his, her

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

122. wahine — woman, wife

123. wai — water; who

124. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

126. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

127. whare — house, building

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

129. ā — and; and then

130. āhua — shape, form, appearance

131. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

132. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

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

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