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. ako — to learn, to teach

8. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

9. ana — indeed, when, if

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

11. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

12. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

13. ata — morning, shadow

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

15. au — I, me

16. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

17. awa — river, stream

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

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

20. engari — but

21. haere — go, come

22. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

23. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

24. he — a, some; in the category of

25. hea — where?

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

27. hia — how many?

28. hiahia — to want

29. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

30. hiakai — hungry

31. hiamoe — sleepy

32. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

33. hipi — sheep

34. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

35. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

37. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

38. homai — give (to the speaker)

39. horoi — to wash, to clean

40. hou — new, modern; feather

41. hui — meeting; gathered

42. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

43. hōiho — horse

44. hū — shoe

45. 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.

46. ia — he, she, him, her

47. iho — downwards

48. ika — fish

49. ingoa — name

50. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

51. iti — small, little

52. iwi — tribe

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

54. kaha — strong, able

55. kai — eat (v); food (n)

56. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

57. kapu — cup

58. karaka — orange (colour)

59. karakia — prayer, to pray

60. karanga — to call

61. katoa — all

62. kau — swim; cow

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

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

65. kei te — at the moment; now

66. keke — cake

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

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

69. kino — bad

70. kite — to see

71. kitea — seen (kite + passive suffix -a)

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

73. koa — happy

74. koe — you, one person

75. konei — here, by speaker

76. kore — zero, nothing

77. kotahi — one

78. koutou — you, three or more people

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

80. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

81. kupu — word

82. kura — school; treasured item

83. kurī — dog

84. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

85. kāinga — home

86. kākahu — clothing, garment

87. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

88. kātahi — then

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

90. kēkē — armpit

91. kī — to be full

92. kōrero — to talk, speak

93. kōrua — you, two people

94. kōtiro — girl

95. mahi — to do, work, make

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

97. makariri — cold

98. manu — bird

99. manuhiri — guest

100. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

101. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

102. matekai — hungry, starving

103. matua — parent, father

104. mau — to wear clothes

105. maunga — mountain

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

107. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

108. mere — bush, shrub

109. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

110. miraka — milk

111. moana — sea

112. moe — sleep; to marry

113. mokemoke — lonely

114. moni — money

115. motokā — car, motorcar

116. mua — front, before

117. muri — behind, after

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

119. mā — clean, white, and others

120. māharahara — worry (n); anxious (adj)

121. māku — for me, by me

122. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

124. māngere — lazy

125. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

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

127. mātua — parents, fathers (plural form of matua)

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

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

130. māuiui — sick

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

132. mōhio — to know

133. nei — here, by speaker

134. ngaro — to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)

135. ngenge — tired

136. ngeru — cat

137. ngā — the, plural

138. Ngāti — tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)

139. no — No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…

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

141. noho — to live; sit

142. nui — big, great, many

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

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

145. nāna — by him, her, belonging to him, her

146. nō — from

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

148. oma — to run, escape

149. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

150. oti — to be completed

151. pahi — bus

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

153. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

154. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

156. pea — pair; pear

157. pene — pen

158. piki — to increase

159. pouaka — box

160. pukapuka — book, lungs

161. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

162. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

163. puta — to appear, to come out

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

165. pāpā — father, uncle

166. pātai — question; to ask a question

167. pēhea — how?

168. pēnei — like this, near speaker

169. pēpi — baby

170. pō — night

171. pōtae — hat

172. pōuri — sad, dark

173. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

174. rangi — sky, day

175. raro — under, below; time

176. rau — to put into; leaf

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

178. reira — there (previously mentioned)

179. reka — sweet

180. reo — language, voice

181. rere — to escape; to fly

182. reta — letter

183. riri — anger, angry

184. rite — to be ready, like, similar

185. roa — long

186. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

187. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

189. runga — on

190. rā — day; the sun; over there

191. rākau — tree; timber

192. rānei — or

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

194. rāua — them; they (two people)

195. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

196. rūma — room

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

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

199. taha — to pass by; side

200. tahi — one, single

201. taihoa — wait

202. taku — my (singular); edge

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

204. tamaiti — child

205. tamariki — children

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

207. tangata — person

208. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

209. tata — near, close

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

211. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

212. tauira — student; example

213. te — the, singular definite article

214. tekau — ten

215. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

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

217. tiki — to fetch

218. tino — very

219. titiro — to look at

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

221. tonu — still

222. toru — three

223. tunu — to cook, roast

224. tā — print, draw

225. tākaro — to play

226. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

228. tāne — man, male

229. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

230. tāone — town

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

232. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

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

235. tēnā — that, by the listener

236. tēpu — table

237. tērā — that over there, that

238. tētahi — a, one specific thing

239. tīmata — to begin, to start

240. tō — your (singular); to drag

241. tōku — my (singular)

242. tōna — his, her

243. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

245. tūru — chair, seat, stool

246. ua — to rain; rain

247. waea — wire; phone

248. wahine — woman, wife

249. waho — out, outside, the outside

250. wai — water; who

251. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

252. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

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

254. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

255. whaea — mother, aunt

256. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

257. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

258. whakarongo — to listen

259. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

260. whare — house, building

261. whea — where? (variant of hea)

262. whenua — land

263. whero — red

264. whā — four

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

266. wiki — week

267. wā — time, times

268. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

270. ā — and; and then

271. āe — yes

272. āhua — shape, form, appearance

273. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

274. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

275. āporo — apple

276. āpōpō — tomorrow

277. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

278. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

279. āwangawanga — worried

280. āwhina — to help

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

282. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

283. ērā — those (over there)

284. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

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

286. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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