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. marama — month, moon

116. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

117. matekai — hungry, starving

118. matua — parent, father

119. mau — to wear clothes

120. maunga — mountain

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

122. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

123. mere — bush, shrub

124. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

125. miraka — milk

126. moana — sea

127. moe — sleep; to marry

128. mokemoke — lonely

129. mokopuna — grandchild

130. moni — money

131. motokā — car, motorcar

132. mua — front, before

133. muri — behind, after

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

135. mā — clean, white, and others

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

137. māku — for me, by me

138. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

140. māna — for him, her, by him, her

141. māngere — lazy

142. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

143. mārama — clear, understand

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

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

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

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

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

149. māuiui — sick

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

151. mōhio — to know

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

153. nei — here, by speaker

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

155. ngenge — tired

156. ngeru — cat

157. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

161. noho — to live; sit

162. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

166. nō — from

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

168. oma — to run, escape

169. ono — six

170. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

171. oti — to be completed

172. pahi — bus

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

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

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

176. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

177. parāoa — bread, flour

178. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

180. pea — pair; pear

181. pene — pen

182. piki — to increase

183. pirihimana — police officer

184. pouaka — box

185. pukapuka — book, lungs

186. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

187. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

188. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

191. pāpā — father, uncle

192. pātai — question; to ask a question

193. pēhea — how?

194. pēnei — like this, near speaker

195. pēpi — baby

196. pīrangi — to want, desire

197. pō — night

198. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

199. pōtae — hat

200. pōuri — sad, dark

201. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

202. rangi — sky, day

203. raro — under, below; time

204. rau — to put into; leaf

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

206. reira — there (previously mentioned)

207. reka — sweet

208. reo — language, voice

209. rere — to escape; to fly

210. reta — letter

211. rima — five

212. riri — anger, angry

213. rite — to be ready, like, similar

214. roa — long

215. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

216. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

218. runga — on

219. rā — day; the sun; over there

220. rākau — tree; timber

221. rānei — or

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

223. rāua — them; they (two people)

224. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

225. rūma — room

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

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

228. taha — to pass by; side

229. tahi — one, single

230. tai — tide; coast

231. taihoa — wait

232. take — beginning, cause, origin

233. taku — my (singular); edge

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

235. tamaiti — child

236. tamariki — children

237. tamāhine — daughter

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

239. tangata — person

240. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

241. taraiwa — to drive; driver

242. tata — near, close

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

244. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

245. tauira — student; example

246. te — the, singular definite article

247. teina — younger sibling, same sex

248. tekau — ten

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

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

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

252. tiki — to fetch

253. tino — very

254. titiro — to look at

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

256. toki — adze, axe; champion

257. tonu — still

258. toru — three

259. tuahine — sister, of a male

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

261. tuhituhi — to write, draw

262. tunu — to cook, roast

263. tā — print, draw

264. tākaro — to play

265. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

267. tāne — man, male

268. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

269. tāone — town

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

271. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

273. tēhea — which, singular

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

275. tēnā — that, by the listener

276. tēpu — table

277. tērā — that over there, that

278. tētahi — a, one specific thing

279. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

280. tīmata — to begin, to start

281. tō — your (singular); to drag

282. tōku — my (singular)

283. tōna — his, her

284. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

286. tūru — chair, seat, stool

287. ua — to rain; rain

288. utu — cost, price; to pay for

289. waea — wire; phone

290. wahine — woman, wife

291. waho — out, outside, the outside

292. wai — water; who

293. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

296. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

297. whaea — mother, aunt

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

299. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

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

301. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

304. whare — house, building

305. whea — where? (variant of hea)

306. whenua — land

307. whero — red

308. whitu — seven

309. whā — four

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

311. wiki — week

312. wā — time, times

313. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

316. ā — and; and then

317. āe — yes

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

319. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

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

322. ānō — as though; as if

323. āporo — apple

324. āpōpō — tomorrow

325. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

326. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

327. āwangawanga — worried

328. āwhina — to help

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

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

331. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

334. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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