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. hokomaha — supermarket

41. homai — give (to the speaker)

42. horoi — to wash, to clean

43. hou — new, modern; feather

44. hui — meeting; gathered

45. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

46. hōiho — horse

47. hū — shoe

48. 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.

49. ia — he, she, him, her

50. iho — downwards

51. ika — fish

52. ingoa — name

53. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

54. iti — small, little

55. iwi — tribe

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

57. kaha — strong, able

58. kai — eat (v); food (n)

59. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

60. kainga — (pass) be eaten

61. kapu — cup

62. karaka — orange (colour)

63. karakia — prayer, to pray

64. karanga — to call

65. katoa — all

66. kau — swim; cow

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

68. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

70. kei te — at the moment; now

71. keke — cake

72. kete — basket, kit

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

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

75. kino — bad

76. kite — to see

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

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

79. koa — happy

80. koe — you, one person

81. konei — here, by speaker

82. kore — zero, nothing

83. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

84. kotahi — one

85. koutou — you, three or more people

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

87. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

88. kupu — word

89. kura — school; treasured item

90. kurī — dog

91. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

92. kāinga — home

93. kākahu — clothing, garment

94. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

95. kātahi — then

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

97. kēkē — armpit

98. kēmu — game

99. kī — to be full

100. kōrero — to talk, speak

101. kōrua — you, two people

102. kōtiro — girl

103. mahi — to do, work, make

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

105. makariri — cold

106. manu — bird

107. manuhiri — guest

108. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

109. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

110. matekai — hungry, starving

111. matua — parent, father

112. mau — to wear clothes

113. maunga — mountain

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

115. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

116. mere — bush, shrub

117. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

118. miraka — milk

119. moana — sea

120. moe — sleep; to marry

121. mokemoke — lonely

122. moni — money

123. motokā — car, motorcar

124. mua — front, before

125. muri — behind, after

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

127. mā — clean, white, and others

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

129. māku — for me, by me

130. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

132. māna — for him, her, by him, her

133. māngere — lazy

134. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

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

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

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

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

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

140. māuiui — sick

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

142. mōhio — to know

143. nei — here, by speaker

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

145. ngenge — tired

146. ngeru — cat

147. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

151. noho — to live; sit

152. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

156. nō — from

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

158. oma — to run, escape

159. ono — six

160. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

161. oti — to be completed

162. pahi — bus

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

164. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

165. parāoa — bread, flour

166. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

168. pea — pair; pear

169. pene — pen

170. piki — to increase

171. pouaka — box

172. pukapuka — book, lungs

173. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

174. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

175. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

178. pāpā — father, uncle

179. pātai — question; to ask a question

180. pēhea — how?

181. pēnei — like this, near speaker

182. pēpi — baby

183. pīrangi — to want, desire

184. pō — night

185. pōtae — hat

186. pōuri — sad, dark

187. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

188. rangi — sky, day

189. raro — under, below; time

190. rau — to put into; leaf

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

192. reira — there (previously mentioned)

193. reka — sweet

194. reo — language, voice

195. rere — to escape; to fly

196. reta — letter

197. riri — anger, angry

198. rite — to be ready, like, similar

199. roa — long

200. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

201. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

203. runga — on

204. rā — day; the sun; over there

205. rākau — tree; timber

206. rānei — or

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

208. rāua — them; they (two people)

209. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

210. rūma — room

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

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

213. taha — to pass by; side

214. tahi — one, single

215. taihoa — wait

216. take — beginning, cause, origin

217. taku — my (singular); edge

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

219. tamaiti — child

220. tamariki — children

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

222. tangata — person

223. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

224. taraiwa — to drive; driver

225. tata — near, close

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

227. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

228. tauira — student; example

229. te — the, singular definite article

230. tekau — ten

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

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

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

234. tiki — to fetch

235. tino — very

236. titiro — to look at

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

238. tonu — still

239. toru — three

240. tuhituhi — to write, draw

241. tunu — to cook, roast

242. tā — print, draw

243. tākaro — to play

244. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

246. tāne — man, male

247. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

248. tāone — town

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

250. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

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

253. tēnā — that, by the listener

254. tēpu — table

255. tērā — that over there, that

256. tētahi — a, one specific thing

257. tīmata — to begin, to start

258. tō — your (singular); to drag

259. tōku — my (singular)

260. tōna — his, her

261. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

263. tūru — chair, seat, stool

264. ua — to rain; rain

265. utu — cost, price; to pay for

266. waea — wire; phone

267. wahine — woman, wife

268. waho — out, outside, the outside

269. wai — water; who

270. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

273. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

274. whaea — mother, aunt

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

276. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

277. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

280. whare — house, building

281. whea — where? (variant of hea)

282. whenua — land

283. whero — red

284. whā — four

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

286. wiki — week

287. wā — time, times

288. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

290. ā — and; and then

291. āe — yes

292. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

293. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

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

296. ānō — as though; as if

297. āporo — apple

298. āpōpō — tomorrow

299. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

300. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

301. āwangawanga — worried

302. āwhina — to help

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

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

305. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

308. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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