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. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon

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

7. 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)

8. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

9. ako — to learn, to teach

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

11. ana — indeed, when, if

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

13. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

14. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

15. ata — morning, shadow

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

17. au — I, me

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

19. awa — river, stream

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

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

22. engari — but

23. haere — go, come

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

25. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

26. hau — wind, air, breath

27. he — a, some; in the category of

28. hea — where?

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

30. hia — how many?

31. hiahia — to want

32. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

33. hiakai — hungry

34. hiamoe — sleepy

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

36. hipi — sheep

37. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

38. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

40. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

41. hokomaha — supermarket

42. homai — give (to the speaker)

43. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

44. horoi — to wash, to clean

45. hou — new, modern; feather

46. hui — meeting; gathered

47. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

48. hōiho — horse

49. hū — shoe

50. 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.

51. ia — he, she, him, her

52. iho — downwards

53. ika — fish

54. ingoa — name

55. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

56. iti — small, little

57. iwi — tribe

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

59. kaha — strong, able

60. kai — eat (v); food (n)

61. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

62. kainga — (pass) be eaten

63. kanikani — dance, to dance

64. kapu — cup

65. karaka — orange (colour)

66. karakia — prayer, to pray

67. karanga — to call

68. katoa — all

69. kau — swim; cow

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

71. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

73. kei te — at the moment; now

74. keke — cake

75. kete — basket, kit

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

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

78. kino — bad

79. kite — to see

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

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

82. koa — happy

83. koe — you, one person

84. koia — it is, so

85. konei — here, by speaker

86. kore — zero, nothing

87. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

88. korā — over there

89. kotahi — one

90. koutou — you, three or more people

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

92. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

93. kupu — word

94. kura — school; treasured item

95. kurī — dog

96. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

97. kāinga — home

98. kākahu — clothing, garment

99. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

100. kātahi — then

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

102. kēkē — armpit

103. kēmu — game

104. kī — to be full

105. kōrero — to talk, speak

106. kōrua — you, two people

107. kōtiro — girl

108. mahi — to do, work, make

109. mahia — worked (mahi + passive suffix -a)

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

111. makariri — cold

112. manu — bird

113. manuhiri — guest

114. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

115. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

116. matekai — hungry, starving

117. matua — parent, father

118. mau — to wear clothes

119. maunga — mountain

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

121. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

122. mere — bush, shrub

123. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

124. miraka — milk

125. moana — sea

126. moe — sleep; to marry

127. mokemoke — lonely

128. mokopuna — grandchild

129. moni — money

130. motokā — car, motorcar

131. mua — front, before

132. muri — behind, after

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

134. mā — clean, white, and others

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

136. māku — for me, by me

137. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

139. māna — for him, her, by him, her

140. māngere — lazy

141. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

142. mārama — clear, understand

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

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

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

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

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

148. māuiui — sick

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

150. mōhio — to know

151. na — Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…

152. nei — here, by speaker

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

154. ngenge — tired

155. ngeru — cat

156. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

160. noho — to live; sit

161. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

165. nō — from

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

167. oma — to run, escape

168. ono — six

169. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

170. oti — to be completed

171. pahi — bus

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

173. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

174. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

175. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

176. parāoa — bread, flour

177. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

179. pea — pair; pear

180. pene — pen

181. piki — to increase

182. pouaka — box

183. pukapuka — book, lungs

184. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

185. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

186. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

189. pāpā — father, uncle

190. pātai — question; to ask a question

191. pēhea — how?

192. pēnei — like this, near speaker

193. pēpi — baby

194. pīrangi — to want, desire

195. pō — night

196. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

197. pōtae — hat

198. pōuri — sad, dark

199. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

200. rangi — sky, day

201. raro — under, below; time

202. rau — to put into; leaf

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

204. reira — there (previously mentioned)

205. reka — sweet

206. reo — language, voice

207. rere — to escape; to fly

208. reta — letter

209. rima — five

210. riri — anger, angry

211. rite — to be ready, like, similar

212. roa — long

213. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

214. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

216. runga — on

217. rā — day; the sun; over there

218. rākau — tree; timber

219. rānei — or

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

221. rāua — them; they (two people)

222. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

223. rūma — room

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

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

226. taha — to pass by; side

227. tahi — one, single

228. taihoa — wait

229. take — beginning, cause, origin

230. taku — my (singular); edge

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

232. tamaiti — child

233. tamariki — children

234. tamāhine — daughter

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

236. tangata — person

237. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

238. taraiwa — to drive; driver

239. tata — near, close

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

241. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

242. tauira — student; example

243. te — the, singular definite article

244. teina — younger sibling, same sex

245. tekau — ten

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

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

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

249. tiki — to fetch

250. tino — very

251. titiro — to look at

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

253. toki — adze, axe; champion

254. tonu — still

255. toru — three

256. tuahine — sister, of a male

257. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

258. tuhituhi — to write, draw

259. tunu — to cook, roast

260. tā — print, draw

261. tākaro — to play

262. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

264. tāne — man, male

265. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

266. tāone — town

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

268. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

270. tēhea — which, singular

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

272. tēnā — that, by the listener

273. tēpu — table

274. tērā — that over there, that

275. tētahi — a, one specific thing

276. tīmata — to begin, to start

277. tō — your (singular); to drag

278. tōku — my (singular)

279. tōna — his, her

280. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

282. tūru — chair, seat, stool

283. ua — to rain; rain

284. utu — cost, price; to pay for

285. waea — wire; phone

286. wahine — woman, wife

287. waho — out, outside, the outside

288. wai — water; who

289. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

292. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

293. whaea — mother, aunt

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

295. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

296. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

297. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

300. whare — house, building

301. whea — where? (variant of hea)

302. whenua — land

303. whero — red

304. whā — four

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

306. wiki — week

307. wā — time, times

308. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

310. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

311. ā — and; and then

312. āe — yes

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

314. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

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

317. ānō — as though; as if

318. āporo — apple

319. āpōpō — tomorrow

320. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

321. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

322. āwangawanga — worried

323. āwhina — to help

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

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

326. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

329. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

331. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

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