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. ata — morning, shadow

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

12. au — I, me

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

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

15. haere — go, come

16. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

17. he — a, some; in the category of

18. hea — where?

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

20. hia — how many?

21. hiahia — to want

22. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

23. hiamoe — sleepy

24. hipi — sheep

25. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

27. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

28. horoi — to wash, to clean

29. hui — meeting; gathered

30. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

31. hū — shoe

32. 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.

33. iho — downwards

34. ingoa — name

35. iti — small, little

36. iwi — tribe

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

38. kaha — strong, able

39. kai — eat (v); food (n)

40. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

41. karaka — orange (colour)

42. karanga — to call

43. katoa — all

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

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

46. kei te — at the moment; now

47. keke — cake

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

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

50. kite — to see

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

52. koe — you, one person

53. konei — here, by speaker

54. kore — zero, nothing

55. koutou — you, three or more people

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

57. kura — school; treasured item

58. kurī — dog

59. kāinga — home

60. kākahu — clothing, garment

61. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

62. kātahi — then

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

64. kēkē — armpit

65. kī — to be full

66. kōrero — to talk, speak

67. kōrua — you, two people

68. kōtiro — girl

69. mahi — to do, work, make

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

71. makariri — cold

72. manu — bird

73. manuhiri — guest

74. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

75. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

76. matekai — hungry, starving

77. mau — to wear clothes

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

79. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

80. mere — bush, shrub

81. moana — sea

82. moe — sleep; to marry

83. motokā — car, motorcar

84. mua — front, before

85. muri — behind, after

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

87. mā — clean, white, and others

88. māku — for me, by me

89. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

91. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

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

93. māu — for you, by you; ā category possession

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

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

96. mōhio — to know

97. nei — here, by speaker

98. ngeru — cat

99. ngā — the, plural

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

101. noho — to live; sit

102. nui — big, great, many

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

104. nāku — mine, realised possession, it was done by me (ā category)

105. nō — from

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

107. oma — to run, escape

108. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

109. oti — to be completed

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

111. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

112. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

113. pea — pair; pear

114. pene — pen

115. pukapuka — book, lungs

116. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

117. pāpā — father, uncle

118. pēhea — how?

119. pō — night

120. pōuri — sad, dark

121. rangi — sky, day

122. raro — under, below; time

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

124. reira — there (previously mentioned)

125. reo — language, voice

126. rere — to escape; to fly

127. riri — anger, angry

128. rite — to be ready, like, similar

129. roa — long

130. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

132. runga — on

133. rā — day; the sun; over there

134. rākau — tree; timber

135. rānei — or

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

137. rāua — them; they (two people)

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

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

140. taha — to pass by; side

141. taku — my (singular); edge

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

143. tamaiti — child

144. tamariki — children

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

146. tangata — person

147. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

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

149. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

150. te — the, singular definite article

151. tekau — ten

152. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

153. tino — very

154. titiro — to look at

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

156. tonu — still

157. tunu — to cook, roast

158. tā — print, draw

159. tākaro — to play

160. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

161. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

162. tāne — man, male

163. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

164. tāone — town

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

166. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

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

169. tēnā — that, by the listener

170. tēpu — table

171. tērā — that over there, that

172. tētahi — a, one specific thing

173. tō — your (singular); to drag

174. tōku — my (singular)

175. tōna — his, her

176. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

178. tūru — chair, seat, stool

179. ua — to rain; rain

180. wahine — woman, wife

181. waho — out, outside, the outside

182. wai — water; who

183. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

185. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

186. whare — house, building

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

188. wiki — week

189. wā — time, times

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

191. ā — and; and then

192. āe — yes

193. āhua — shape, form, appearance

194. āpōpō — tomorrow

195. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

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

198. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

199. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

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