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. ahakoa — although

4. ahau — I, me

5. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

6. 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)

7. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

8. ako — to learn, to teach

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

10. ana — indeed, when, if

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

12. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

13. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

14. ata — morning, shadow

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

16. au — I, me

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

18. awa — river, stream

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

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

21. engari — but

22. haere — go, come

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

24. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

25. he — a, some; in the category of

26. hea — where?

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

28. hia — how many?

29. hiahia — to want

30. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

31. hiakai — hungry

32. hiamoe — sleepy

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

34. hipi — sheep

35. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

36. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

38. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

39. homai — give (to the speaker)

40. horoi — to wash, to clean

41. hou — new, modern; feather

42. hui — meeting; gathered

43. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

44. hōiho — horse

45. hū — shoe

46. 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.

47. ia — he, she, him, her

48. iho — downwards

49. ika — fish

50. ingoa — name

51. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

52. iti — small, little

53. iwi — tribe

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

55. kaha — strong, able

56. kai — eat (v); food (n)

57. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

58. kapu — cup

59. karaka — orange (colour)

60. karakia — prayer, to pray

61. karanga — to call

62. katoa — all

63. kau — swim; cow

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

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

66. kei te — at the moment; now

67. keke — cake

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

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

70. kino — bad

71. kite — to see

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

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

74. koa — happy

75. koe — you, one person

76. konei — here, by speaker

77. kore — zero, nothing

78. kotahi — one

79. koutou — you, three or more people

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

81. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

82. kupu — word

83. kura — school; treasured item

84. kurī — dog

85. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

86. kāinga — home

87. kākahu — clothing, garment

88. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

89. kātahi — then

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

91. kēkē — armpit

92. kī — to be full

93. kōrero — to talk, speak

94. kōrua — you, two people

95. kōtiro — girl

96. mahi — to do, work, make

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

98. makariri — cold

99. manu — bird

100. manuhiri — guest

101. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

102. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

103. matekai — hungry, starving

104. matua — parent, father

105. mau — to wear clothes

106. maunga — mountain

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

108. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

109. mere — bush, shrub

110. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

111. miraka — milk

112. moana — sea

113. moe — sleep; to marry

114. mokemoke — lonely

115. moni — money

116. motokā — car, motorcar

117. mua — front, before

118. muri — behind, after

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

120. mā — clean, white, and others

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

122. māku — for me, by me

123. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

125. māngere — lazy

126. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

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

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

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

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

131. māuiui — sick

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

133. mōhio — to know

134. nei — here, by speaker

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

136. ngenge — tired

137. ngeru — cat

138. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

142. noho — to live; sit

143. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

147. nō — from

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

149. oma — to run, escape

150. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

151. oti — to be completed

152. pahi — bus

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

154. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

155. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

157. pea — pair; pear

158. pene — pen

159. piki — to increase

160. pouaka — box

161. pukapuka — book, lungs

162. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

163. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

164. puta — to appear, to come out

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

166. pāpā — father, uncle

167. pātai — question; to ask a question

168. pēhea — how?

169. pēnei — like this, near speaker

170. pēpi — baby

171. pō — night

172. pōtae — hat

173. pōuri — sad, dark

174. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

175. rangi — sky, day

176. raro — under, below; time

177. rau — to put into; leaf

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

179. reira — there (previously mentioned)

180. reka — sweet

181. reo — language, voice

182. rere — to escape; to fly

183. reta — letter

184. riri — anger, angry

185. rite — to be ready, like, similar

186. roa — long

187. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

188. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

190. runga — on

191. rā — day; the sun; over there

192. rākau — tree; timber

193. rānei — or

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

195. rāua — them; they (two people)

196. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

197. rūma — room

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

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

200. taha — to pass by; side

201. tahi — one, single

202. taihoa — wait

203. taku — my (singular); edge

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

205. tamaiti — child

206. tamariki — children

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

208. tangata — person

209. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

210. taraiwa — to drive; driver

211. tata — near, close

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

213. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

214. tauira — student; example

215. te — the, singular definite article

216. tekau — ten

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

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

219. tiki — to fetch

220. tino — very

221. titiro — to look at

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

223. tonu — still

224. toru — three

225. tunu — to cook, roast

226. tā — print, draw

227. tākaro — to play

228. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

230. tāne — man, male

231. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

232. tāone — town

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

234. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

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

237. tēnā — that, by the listener

238. tēpu — table

239. tērā — that over there, that

240. tētahi — a, one specific thing

241. tīmata — to begin, to start

242. tō — your (singular); to drag

243. tōku — my (singular)

244. tōna — his, her

245. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

247. tūru — chair, seat, stool

248. ua — to rain; rain

249. utu — cost, price; to pay for

250. waea — wire; phone

251. wahine — woman, wife

252. waho — out, outside, the outside

253. wai — water; who

254. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

257. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

258. whaea — mother, aunt

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

260. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

261. whakarongo — to listen

262. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

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

264. whare — house, building

265. whea — where? (variant of hea)

266. whenua — land

267. whero — red

268. whā — four

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

270. wiki — week

271. wā — time, times

272. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

274. ā — and; and then

275. āe — yes

276. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

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

279. ānō — as though; as if

280. āporo — apple

281. āpōpō — tomorrow

282. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

283. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

284. āwangawanga — worried

285. āwhina — to help

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

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

288. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

291. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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