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. kainga — (pass) be eaten

60. kapu — cup

61. karaka — orange (colour)

62. karakia — prayer, to pray

63. karanga — to call

64. katoa — all

65. kau — swim; cow

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

67. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

69. kei te — at the moment; now

70. keke — cake

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

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

73. kino — bad

74. kite — to see

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

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

77. koa — happy

78. koe — you, one person

79. konei — here, by speaker

80. kore — zero, nothing

81. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

82. kotahi — one

83. koutou — you, three or more people

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

85. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

86. kupu — word

87. kura — school; treasured item

88. kurī — dog

89. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

90. kāinga — home

91. kākahu — clothing, garment

92. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

93. kātahi — then

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

95. kēkē — armpit

96. kī — to be full

97. kōrero — to talk, speak

98. kōrua — you, two people

99. kōtiro — girl

100. mahi — to do, work, make

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

102. makariri — cold

103. manu — bird

104. manuhiri — guest

105. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

106. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

107. matekai — hungry, starving

108. matua — parent, father

109. mau — to wear clothes

110. maunga — mountain

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

112. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

113. mere — bush, shrub

114. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

115. miraka — milk

116. moana — sea

117. moe — sleep; to marry

118. mokemoke — lonely

119. moni — money

120. motokā — car, motorcar

121. mua — front, before

122. muri — behind, after

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

124. mā — clean, white, and others

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

126. māku — for me, by me

127. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

129. māna — for him, her, by him, her

130. māngere — lazy

131. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

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

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

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

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

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

137. māuiui — sick

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

139. mōhio — to know

140. nei — here, by speaker

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

142. ngenge — tired

143. ngeru — cat

144. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

148. noho — to live; sit

149. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

153. nō — from

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

155. oma — to run, escape

156. ono — six

157. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

158. oti — to be completed

159. pahi — bus

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

161. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

162. parāoa — bread, flour

163. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

165. pea — pair; pear

166. pene — pen

167. piki — to increase

168. pouaka — box

169. pukapuka — book, lungs

170. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

171. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

172. puta — to appear, to come out

173. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

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

175. pāpā — father, uncle

176. pātai — question; to ask a question

177. pēhea — how?

178. pēnei — like this, near speaker

179. pēpi — baby

180. pīrangi — to want, desire

181. pō — night

182. pōtae — hat

183. pōuri — sad, dark

184. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

185. rangi — sky, day

186. raro — under, below; time

187. rau — to put into; leaf

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

189. reira — there (previously mentioned)

190. reka — sweet

191. reo — language, voice

192. rere — to escape; to fly

193. reta — letter

194. riri — anger, angry

195. rite — to be ready, like, similar

196. roa — long

197. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

198. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

200. runga — on

201. rā — day; the sun; over there

202. rākau — tree; timber

203. rānei — or

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

205. rāua — them; they (two people)

206. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

207. rūma — room

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

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

210. taha — to pass by; side

211. tahi — one, single

212. taihoa — wait

213. taku — my (singular); edge

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

215. tamaiti — child

216. tamariki — children

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

218. tangata — person

219. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

220. taraiwa — to drive; driver

221. tata — near, close

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

223. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

224. tauira — student; example

225. te — the, singular definite article

226. tekau — ten

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

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

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

230. tiki — to fetch

231. tino — very

232. titiro — to look at

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

234. tonu — still

235. toru — three

236. tunu — to cook, roast

237. tā — print, draw

238. tākaro — to play

239. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

241. tāne — man, male

242. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

243. tāone — town

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

245. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

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

248. tēnā — that, by the listener

249. tēpu — table

250. tērā — that over there, that

251. tētahi — a, one specific thing

252. tīmata — to begin, to start

253. tō — your (singular); to drag

254. tōku — my (singular)

255. tōna — his, her

256. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

258. tūru — chair, seat, stool

259. ua — to rain; rain

260. utu — cost, price; to pay for

261. waea — wire; phone

262. wahine — woman, wife

263. waho — out, outside, the outside

264. wai — water; who

265. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

268. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

269. whaea — mother, aunt

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

271. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

272. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

275. whare — house, building

276. whea — where? (variant of hea)

277. whenua — land

278. whero — red

279. whā — four

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

281. wiki — week

282. wā — time, times

283. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

285. ā — and; and then

286. āe — yes

287. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

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

290. ānō — as though; as if

291. āporo — apple

292. āpōpō — tomorrow

293. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

294. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

295. āwangawanga — worried

296. āwhina — to help

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

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

299. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

302. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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