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. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

26. horoi — to wash, to clean

27. hui — meeting; gathered

28. 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.

29. iho — downwards

30. iti — small, little

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

32. kaha — strong, able

33. kai — eat (v); food (n)

34. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

35. katoa — all

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

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

38. kei te — at the moment; now

39. keke — cake

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

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

42. kite — to see

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

44. koe — you, one person

45. konei — here, by speaker

46. kore — zero, nothing

47. koutou — you, three or more people

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

49. kura — school; treasured item

50. kurī — dog

51. kāinga — home

52. kākahu — clothing, garment

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

54. kēkē — armpit

55. kōrero — to talk, speak

56. kōrua — you, two people

57. kōtiro — girl

58. mahi — to do, work, make

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

60. manu — bird

61. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

62. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

63. matekai — hungry, starving

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

65. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

66. mere — bush, shrub

67. moe — sleep; to marry

68. mua — front, before

69. mutu — be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)

70. mā — clean, white, and others

71. māku — for me, by me

72. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

73. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

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

75. māua — we, us (two people, excluding addressee)

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

77. mōhio — to know

78. nei — here, by speaker

79. ngā — the, plural

80. noa — free from tapu; only, just, merely

81. noho — to live; sit

82. nui — big, great, many

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

84. nō — from

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

86. oma — to run, escape

87. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

89. pene — pen

90. pukapuka — book, lungs

91. pēhea — how?

92. pōuri — sad, dark

93. rangi — sky, day

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

95. reira — there (previously mentioned)

96. reo — language, voice

97. rere — to escape; to fly

98. riri — anger, angry

99. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

101. runga — on

102. rā — day; the sun; over there

103. rākau — tree; timber

104. rānei — or

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

106. rāua — them; they (two people)

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

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

109. taku — my (singular); edge

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

111. tamaiti — child

112. tamariki — children

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

114. tangata — person

115. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

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

117. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

118. te — the, singular definite article

119. tino — very

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

121. tonu — still

122. tā — print, draw

123. tākaro — to play

124. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

125. tāne — man, male

126. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

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

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

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

130. tēnā — that, by the listener

131. tērā — that over there, that

132. tētahi — a, one specific thing

133. tō — your (singular); to drag

134. tōku — my (singular)

135. tōna — his, her

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

137. wahine — woman, wife

138. wai — water; who

139. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

141. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

142. whare — house, building

143. wā — time, times

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

145. ā — and; and then

146. āhua — shape, form, appearance

147. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

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

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