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. ināianei — now

57. iti — small, little

58. iwi — tribe

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

60. kaha — strong, able

61. kai — eat (v); food (n)

62. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

63. kainga — (pass) be eaten

64. kanikani — dance, to dance

65. kapu — cup

66. karaka — orange (colour)

67. karakia — prayer, to pray

68. karanga — to call

69. katoa — all

70. kau — swim; cow

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

72. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

74. kei te — at the moment; now

75. keke — cake

76. kete — basket, kit

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

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

79. kino — bad

80. kite — to see

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

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

83. koa — happy

84. koe — you, one person

85. koia — it is, so

86. konei — here, by speaker

87. kore — zero, nothing

88. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

89. korā — over there

90. kotahi — one

91. koutou — you, three or more people

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

93. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

94. kupu — word

95. kura — school; treasured item

96. kurī — dog

97. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

98. kāinga — home

99. kākahu — clothing, garment

100. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

101. kātahi — then

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

103. kēkē — armpit

104. kēmu — game

105. kī — to be full

106. kōrero — to talk, speak

107. kōrua — you, two people

108. kōtiro — girl

109. mahi — to do, work, make

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

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

112. makariri — cold

113. manu — bird

114. manuhiri — guest

115. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

116. marama — month, moon

117. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

118. matekai — hungry, starving

119. matua — parent, father

120. mau — to wear clothes

121. maunga — mountain

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

123. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

124. mere — bush, shrub

125. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

126. miraka — milk

127. moana — sea

128. moe — sleep; to marry

129. moenga — bed

130. mokemoke — lonely

131. mokopuna — grandchild

132. moni — money

133. motokā — car, motorcar

134. mua — front, before

135. muri — behind, after

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

137. mā — clean, white, and others

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

139. māku — for me, by me

140. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

142. māna — for him, her, by him, her

143. māngere — lazy

144. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

145. mārama — clear, understand

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

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

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

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

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

151. māuiui — sick

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

153. mōhio — to know

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

155. nei — here, by speaker

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

157. ngenge — tired

158. ngeru — cat

159. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

163. noho — to live; sit

164. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

168. nō — from

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

170. oma — to run, escape

171. ono — six

172. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

173. oti — to be completed

174. pahi — bus

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

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

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

178. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

179. parāoa — bread, flour

180. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

182. pea — pair; pear

183. pene — pen

184. piki — to increase

185. pirihimana — police officer

186. pouaka — box

187. pukapuka — book, lungs

188. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

189. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

190. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

193. pāpā — father, uncle

194. pātai — question; to ask a question

195. pēhea — how?

196. pēnei — like this, near speaker

197. pēpi — baby

198. pīrangi — to want, desire

199. pō — night

200. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

201. pōtae — hat

202. pōuri — sad, dark

203. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

204. rangi — sky, day

205. raro — under, below; time

206. rau — to put into; leaf

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

208. reira — there (previously mentioned)

209. reka — sweet

210. reo — language, voice

211. rere — to escape; to fly

212. reta — letter

213. rima — five

214. riri — anger, angry

215. rite — to be ready, like, similar

216. roa — long

217. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

218. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

220. runga — on

221. rā — day; the sun; over there

222. rākau — tree; timber

223. rānei — or

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

225. rāua — them; they (two people)

226. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

227. rūma — room

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

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

230. taha — to pass by; side

231. tahi — one, single

232. tai — tide; coast

233. taihoa — wait

234. take — beginning, cause, origin

235. taku — my (singular); edge

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

237. tamaiti — child

238. tamariki — children

239. tamāhine — daughter

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

241. tangata — person

242. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

243. taraiwa — to drive; driver

244. tata — near, close

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

246. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

247. tauira — student; example

248. te — the, singular definite article

249. teina — younger sibling, same sex

250. tekau — ten

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

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

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

254. tiki — to fetch

255. tino — very

256. titiro — to look at

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

258. tohunga — expert, priest

259. toki — adze, axe; champion

260. tonu — still

261. toru — three

262. tuahine — sister, of a male

263. tuatahi — first

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

265. tuhituhi — to write, draw

266. tunu — to cook, roast

267. tā — print, draw

268. tākaro — to play

269. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

271. tāne — man, male

272. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

273. tāone — town

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

275. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

277. tēhea — which, singular

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

279. tēnā — that, by the listener

280. tēpu — table

281. tērā — that over there, that

282. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

284. tīmata — to begin, to start

285. tō — your (singular); to drag

286. tōku — my (singular)

287. tōna — his, her

288. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

290. tūru — chair, seat, stool

291. ua — to rain; rain

292. utu — cost, price; to pay for

293. waea — wire; phone

294. waenganui — middle, centre, between

295. wahine — woman, wife

296. waho — out, outside, the outside

297. wai — water; who

298. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

301. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

302. whaea — mother, aunt

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

304. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

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

306. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

309. whare — house, building

310. whea — where? (variant of hea)

311. whenua — land

312. whero — red

313. whitu — seven

314. whā — four

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

316. wiki — week

317. wā — time, times

318. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

321. ā — and; and then

322. āe — yes

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

324. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

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

327. ānō — as though; as if

328. āporo — apple

329. āpōpō — tomorrow

330. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

331. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

332. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

333. āwangawanga — worried

334. āwhina — to help

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

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

337. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

340. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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