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. hau — wind, air, breath

26. he — a, some; in the category of

27. hea — where?

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

29. hia — how many?

30. hiahia — to want

31. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

32. hiakai — hungry

33. hiamoe — sleepy

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

35. hipi — sheep

36. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

37. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

39. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

40. homai — give (to the speaker)

41. horoi — to wash, to clean

42. hou — new, modern; feather

43. hui — meeting; gathered

44. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

45. hōiho — horse

46. hū — shoe

47. 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.

48. ia — he, she, him, her

49. iho — downwards

50. ika — fish

51. ingoa — name

52. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

53. iti — small, little

54. iwi — tribe

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

56. kaha — strong, able

57. kai — eat (v); food (n)

58. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

59. kapu — cup

60. karaka — orange (colour)

61. karakia — prayer, to pray

62. karanga — to call

63. katoa — all

64. kau — swim; cow

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

66. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

68. kei te — at the moment; now

69. keke — cake

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

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

72. kino — bad

73. kite — to see

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

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

76. koa — happy

77. koe — you, one person

78. konei — here, by speaker

79. kore — zero, nothing

80. kotahi — one

81. koutou — you, three or more people

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

83. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

84. kupu — word

85. kura — school; treasured item

86. kurī — dog

87. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

88. kāinga — home

89. kākahu — clothing, garment

90. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

91. kātahi — then

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

93. kēkē — armpit

94. kī — to be full

95. kōrero — to talk, speak

96. kōrua — you, two people

97. kōtiro — girl

98. mahi — to do, work, make

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

100. makariri — cold

101. manu — bird

102. manuhiri — guest

103. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

104. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

105. matekai — hungry, starving

106. matua — parent, father

107. mau — to wear clothes

108. maunga — mountain

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

110. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

111. mere — bush, shrub

112. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

113. miraka — milk

114. moana — sea

115. moe — sleep; to marry

116. mokemoke — lonely

117. moni — money

118. motokā — car, motorcar

119. mua — front, before

120. muri — behind, after

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

122. mā — clean, white, and others

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

124. māku — for me, by me

125. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

127. māngere — lazy

128. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

129. mātakitaki — to watch, to observe, examine, inspect

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

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

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

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

134. māuiui — sick

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

136. mōhio — to know

137. nei — here, by speaker

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

139. ngenge — tired

140. ngeru — cat

141. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

145. noho — to live; sit

146. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

150. nō — from

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

152. oma — to run, escape

153. ono — six

154. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

155. oti — to be completed

156. pahi — bus

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

158. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

159. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

161. pea — pair; pear

162. pene — pen

163. piki — to increase

164. pouaka — box

165. pukapuka — book, lungs

166. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

167. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

168. puta — to appear, to come out

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

170. pāpā — father, uncle

171. pātai — question; to ask a question

172. pēhea — how?

173. pēnei — like this, near speaker

174. pēpi — baby

175. pīrangi — to want, desire

176. pō — night

177. pōtae — hat

178. pōuri — sad, dark

179. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

180. rangi — sky, day

181. raro — under, below; time

182. rau — to put into; leaf

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

184. reira — there (previously mentioned)

185. reka — sweet

186. reo — language, voice

187. rere — to escape; to fly

188. reta — letter

189. riri — anger, angry

190. rite — to be ready, like, similar

191. roa — long

192. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

193. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

195. runga — on

196. rā — day; the sun; over there

197. rākau — tree; timber

198. rānei — or

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

200. rāua — them; they (two people)

201. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

202. rūma — room

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

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

205. taha — to pass by; side

206. tahi — one, single

207. taihoa — wait

208. taku — my (singular); edge

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

210. tamaiti — child

211. tamariki — children

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

213. tangata — person

214. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

215. taraiwa — to drive; driver

216. tata — near, close

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

218. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

219. tauira — student; example

220. te — the, singular definite article

221. tekau — ten

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

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

224. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

225. tiki — to fetch

226. tino — very

227. titiro — to look at

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

229. tonu — still

230. toru — three

231. tunu — to cook, roast

232. tā — print, draw

233. tākaro — to play

234. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

236. tāne — man, male

237. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

238. tāone — town

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

240. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

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

243. tēnā — that, by the listener

244. tēpu — table

245. tērā — that over there, that

246. tētahi — a, one specific thing

247. tīmata — to begin, to start

248. tō — your (singular); to drag

249. tōku — my (singular)

250. tōna — his, her

251. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

253. tūru — chair, seat, stool

254. ua — to rain; rain

255. utu — cost, price; to pay for

256. waea — wire; phone

257. wahine — woman, wife

258. waho — out, outside, the outside

259. wai — water; who

260. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

263. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

264. whaea — mother, aunt

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

266. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

267. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

270. whare — house, building

271. whea — where? (variant of hea)

272. whenua — land

273. whero — red

274. whā — four

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

276. wiki — week

277. wā — time, times

278. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

280. ā — and; and then

281. āe — yes

282. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

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

285. ānō — as though; as if

286. āporo — apple

287. āpōpō — tomorrow

288. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

289. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

290. āwangawanga — worried

291. āwhina — to help

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

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

294. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

297. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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