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. ingoa — name

31. iti — small, little

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

33. kaha — strong, able

34. kai — eat (v); food (n)

35. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

36. katoa — all

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

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

39. kei te — at the moment; now

40. keke — cake

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

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

43. kite — to see

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

45. koe — you, one person

46. konei — here, by speaker

47. kore — zero, nothing

48. koutou — you, three or more people

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

50. kura — school; treasured item

51. kurī — dog

52. kāinga — home

53. kākahu — clothing, garment

54. kātahi — then

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

56. kēkē — armpit

57. kōrero — to talk, speak

58. kōrua — you, two people

59. kōtiro — girl

60. mahi — to do, work, make

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

62. manu — bird

63. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

64. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

65. matekai — hungry, starving

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

67. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

68. mere — bush, shrub

69. moe — sleep; to marry

70. mua — front, before

71. muri — behind, after

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

73. mā — clean, white, and others

74. māku — for me, by me

75. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

76. māmā — mother (n); easy, simple (adj)

77. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

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

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

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

81. mōhio — to know

82. nei — here, by speaker

83. ngā — the, plural

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

85. noho — to live; sit

86. nui — big, great, many

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

88. nō — from

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

90. oma — to run, escape

91. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

93. pene — pen

94. pukapuka — book, lungs

95. pēhea — how?

96. pō — night

97. pōuri — sad, dark

98. rangi — sky, day

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

100. reira — there (previously mentioned)

101. reo — language, voice

102. rere — to escape; to fly

103. riri — anger, angry

104. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

106. runga — on

107. rā — day; the sun; over there

108. rākau — tree; timber

109. rānei — or

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

111. rāua — them; they (two people)

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

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

114. taku — my (singular); edge

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

116. tamaiti — child

117. tamariki — children

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

119. tangata — person

120. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

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

122. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

123. te — the, singular definite article

124. tino — very

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

126. tonu — still

127. tā — print, draw

128. tākaro — to play

129. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

130. tāne — man, male

131. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

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

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

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

135. tēnā — that, by the listener

136. tērā — that over there, that

137. tētahi — a, one specific thing

138. tō — your (singular); to drag

139. tōku — my (singular)

140. tōna — his, her

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

142. wahine — woman, wife

143. wai — water; who

144. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

146. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

147. whare — house, building

148. whānau — family; to be born, be born

149. wā — time, times

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

151. ā — and; and then

152. āhua — shape, form, appearance

153. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

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

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