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. ahi — fire

6. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon

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

8. 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)

9. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

10. ako — to learn, to teach

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

12. ana — indeed, when, if

13. anake — only, just, alone

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

15. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

16. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

17. ata — morning, shadow

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

19. au — I, me

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

21. awa — river, stream

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

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

24. engari — but

25. haere — go, come

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

27. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

28. hau — wind, air, breath

29. he — a, some; in the category of

30. hea — where?

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

32. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

33. hia — how many?

34. hiahia — to want

35. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

36. hiakai — hungry

37. hiamoe — sleepy

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

39. hipi — sheep

40. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

41. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

43. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

44. hokomaha — supermarket

45. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

47. horoi — to wash, to clean

48. hou — new, modern; feather

49. hui — meeting; gathered

50. hē — wrong; error, mistake

51. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

52. hōiho — horse

53. hū — shoe

54. 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.

55. ia — he, she, him, her

56. iho — downwards

57. ika — fish

58. inanahi — yesterday

59. ingoa — name

60. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

61. ināianei — now

62. iti — small, little

63. iwi — tribe

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

65. kaha — strong, able

66. kai — eat (v); food (n)

67. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

68. kaimahi — worker, employee (kai- + mahi)

69. kainga — (pass) be eaten

70. kanikani — dance, to dance

71. kapu — cup

72. karaka — orange (colour)

73. karakia — prayer, to pray

74. karanga — to call

75. katoa — all

76. kau — swim; cow

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

78. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

80. kei te — at the moment; now

81. keke — cake

82. kete — basket, kit

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

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

85. kino — bad

86. kite — to see

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

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

89. koa — happy

90. koe — you, one person

91. koia — it is, so

92. konei — here, by speaker

93. kore — zero, nothing

94. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

95. korā — over there

96. kotahi — one

97. koutou — you, three or more people

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

99. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

100. kupu — word

101. kura — school; treasured item

102. kurī — dog

103. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

104. kāinga — home

105. kākahu — clothing, garment

106. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

107. kātahi — then

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

109. kēkē — armpit

110. kēmu — game

111. kī — to be full

112. kōrero — to talk, speak

113. kōrua — you, two people

114. kōtiro — girl

115. mahi — to do, work, make

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

117. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

119. makariri — cold

120. manu — bird

121. manuhiri — guest

122. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

123. marama — month, moon

124. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

125. matekai — hungry, starving

126. matua — parent, father

127. mau — to wear clothes

128. maunga — mountain

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

130. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

131. mehemea — if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)

132. mere — bush, shrub

133. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

134. miraka — milk

135. moana — sea

136. moe — sleep; to marry

137. moenga — bed

138. mokemoke — lonely

139. mokopuna — grandchild

140. moni — money

141. motokā — car, motorcar

142. mua — front, before

143. muri — behind, after

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

145. mā — clean, white, and others

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

147. māku — for me, by me

148. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

150. māna — for him, her, by him, her

151. māngere — lazy

152. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

153. mārama — clear, understand

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

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

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

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

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

159. māuiui — sick

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

161. mōhio — to know

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

163. nei — here, by speaker

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

165. ngenge — tired

166. ngeru — cat

167. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

171. noho — to live; sit

172. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

176. nāu — you (past tense); yours (singular)

177. nō — from

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

179. oma — to run, escape

180. ono — six

181. ope — group travelling together

182. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

183. oti — to be completed

184. pahi — bus

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

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

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

188. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

189. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

190. parāoa — bread, flour

191. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

192. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

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

194. pea — pair; pear

195. pene — pen

196. pereti — plate

197. piki — to increase

198. pirihimana — police officer

199. poaka — pig

200. pouaka — box

201. pukapuka — book, lungs

202. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

203. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

204. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

207. pāpā — father, uncle

208. pātai — question; to ask a question

209. pēhea — how?

210. pēnei — like this, near speaker

211. pēpi — baby

212. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

213. pīrangi — to want, desire

214. pō — night

215. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

216. pōtae — hat

217. pōuri — sad, dark

218. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

219. rangi — sky, day

220. raro — under, below; time

221. rau — to put into; leaf

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

223. reira — there (previously mentioned)

224. reka — sweet

225. reo — language, voice

226. rere — to escape; to fly

227. reta — letter

228. rima — five

229. riri — anger, angry

230. rite — to be ready, like, similar

231. roa — long

232. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

233. rorohiko — computer

234. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

236. runga — on

237. rā — day; the sun; over there

238. rākau — tree; timber

239. rānei — or

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

241. rāua — them; they (two people)

242. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

243. rūma — room

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

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

246. taha — to pass by; side

247. tahi — one, single

248. tai — tide; coast

249. taihoa — wait

250. take — beginning, cause, origin

251. taku — my (singular); edge

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

253. tamaiti — child

254. tamariki — children

255. tamāhine — daughter

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

257. tangata — person

258. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

259. taraiwa — to drive; driver

260. tata — near, close

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

262. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

263. tauira — student; example

264. te — the, singular definite article

265. teina — younger sibling, same sex

266. tekau — ten

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

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

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

270. tiki — to fetch

271. tino — very

272. titiro — to look at

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

274. tohunga — expert, priest

275. toki — adze, axe; champion

276. tonu — still

277. toru — three

278. tuahine — sister, of a male

279. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

280. tuatahi — first

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

282. tuhituhi — to write, draw

283. tunu — to cook, roast

284. tā — print, draw

285. tākaro — to play

286. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

288. tāne — man, male

289. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

290. tāone — town

291. tātahi — seaside, beach

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

293. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

295. tēhea — which, singular

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

297. tēnā — that, by the listener

298. tēpu — table

299. tērā — that over there, that

300. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

302. tīmata — to begin, to start

303. tō — your (singular); to drag

304. tōku — my (singular)

305. tōna — his, her

306. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

308. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

309. tūru — chair, seat, stool

310. ua — to rain; rain

311. utu — cost, price; to pay for

312. waea — wire; phone

313. waenganui — middle, centre, between

314. wahine — woman, wife

315. waho — out, outside, the outside

316. wai — water; who

317. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

320. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

321. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

322. whaea — mother, aunt

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

324. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

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

326. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

329. whare — house, building

330. whea — where? (variant of hea)

331. whenua — land

332. whero — red

333. whitu — seven

334. whā — four

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

336. wiki — week

337. wā — time, times

338. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

341. ā — and; and then

342. āe — yes

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

344. āhua — shape, form, appearance

345. ākonga — student

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

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

348. ānō — as though; as if

349. āporo — apple

350. āpōpō — tomorrow

351. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

352. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

354. āwangawanga — worried

355. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

356. āwhina — to help

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

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

359. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

362. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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