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. koti — coat, jacket

98. koutou — you, three or more people

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

100. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

101. kupu — word

102. kura — school; treasured item

103. kuri — Kuri, n. 1. Dog. Ka rongo te kuri ra i…

104. kurī — dog

105. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

106. kāinga — home

107. kākahu — clothing, garment

108. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

109. kātahi — then

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

111. kēkē — armpit

112. kēmu — game

113. kī — to be full

114. kōrero — to talk, speak

115. kōrua — you, two people

116. kōtiro — girl

117. mahi — to do, work, make

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

119. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

121. makariri — cold

122. manu — bird

123. manuhiri — guest

124. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

125. marama — month, moon

126. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

127. matekai — hungry, starving

128. matua — parent, father

129. mau — to wear clothes

130. maunga — mountain

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

132. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

134. mere — bush, shrub

135. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

136. miraka — milk

137. moana — sea

138. moe — sleep; to marry

139. moenga — bed

140. mokemoke — lonely

141. mokopuna — grandchild

142. moni — money

143. motokā — car, motorcar

144. mua — front, before

145. muri — behind, after

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

147. mā — clean, white, and others

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

149. māku — for me, by me

150. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

152. māna — for him, her, by him, her

153. māngere — lazy

154. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

155. mārama — clear, understand

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

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

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

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

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

161. māuiui — sick

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

163. mōhio — to know

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

165. nei — here, by speaker

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

167. ngenge — tired

168. ngeru — cat

169. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

173. noho — to live; sit

174. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

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

179. nō — from

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

181. oma — to run, escape

182. ono — six

183. ope — group travelling together

184. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

185. oti — to be completed

186. pahi — bus

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

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

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

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

191. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

192. parāoa — bread, flour

193. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

196. pea — pair; pear

197. pene — pen

198. pereti — plate

199. piki — to increase

200. pirihimana — police officer

201. poaka — pig

202. pouaka — box

203. pukapuka — book, lungs

204. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

205. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

206. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

209. pāpā — father, uncle

210. pātai — question; to ask a question

211. pēhea — how?

212. pēnei — like this, near speaker

213. pēnā — like that, near listener

214. pēpi — baby

215. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

216. pīrangi — to want, desire

217. pō — night

218. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

219. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

220. pōtae — hat

221. pōuri — sad, dark

222. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

223. rangi — sky, day

224. raro — under, below; time

225. rau — to put into; leaf

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

227. reira — there (previously mentioned)

228. reka — sweet

229. reo — language, voice

230. rere — to escape; to fly

231. reta — letter

232. rima — five

233. riri — anger, angry

234. rite — to be ready, like, similar

235. roa — long

236. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

237. rorohiko — computer

238. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

240. runga — on

241. rā — day; the sun; over there

242. rākau — tree; timber

243. rānei — or

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

245. rāua — them; they (two people)

246. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

247. rūma — room

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

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

250. taha — to pass by; side

251. tahi — one, single

252. tai — tide; coast

253. taihoa — wait

254. take — beginning, cause, origin

255. taku — my (singular); edge

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

257. tamaiti — child

258. tamariki — children

259. tamāhine — daughter

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

261. tangata — person

262. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

263. taraiwa — to drive; driver

264. tata — near, close

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

266. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

267. tauira — student; example

268. te — the, singular definite article

269. teina — younger sibling, same sex

270. tekau — ten

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

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

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

274. tiki — to fetch

275. tino — very

276. titiro — to look at

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

278. tohunga — expert, priest

279. toki — adze, axe; champion

280. tonu — still

281. toru — three

282. tuahine — sister, of a male

283. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

284. tuatahi — first

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

286. tuhituhi — to write, draw

287. tunu — to cook, roast

288. tā — print, draw

289. tākaro — to play

290. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

292. tāne — man, male

293. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

294. tāone — town

295. tātahi — seaside, beach

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

297. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

299. tēhea — which, singular

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

301. tēnā — that, by the listener

302. tēpu — table

303. tērā — that over there, that

304. tētahi — a, one specific thing

305. tī — cabbage tree; tea

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

307. tīmata — to begin, to start

308. tō — your (singular); to drag

309. tōku — my (singular)

310. tōna — his, her

311. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

313. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

314. tūru — chair, seat, stool

315. ua — to rain; rain

316. utu — cost, price; to pay for

317. waea — wire; phone

318. waenganui — middle, centre, between

319. wahine — woman, wife

320. waho — out, outside, the outside

321. wai — water; who

322. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

325. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

326. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

327. whaea — mother, aunt

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

329. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

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

331. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

334. whare — house, building

335. whea — where? (variant of hea)

336. whenua — land

337. whero — red

338. whitu — seven

339. whā — four

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

341. wiki — week

342. wā — time, times

343. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

346. ā — and; and then

347. āe — yes

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

349. āhua — shape, form, appearance

350. ākonga — student

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

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

353. ānō — as though; as if

354. āporo — apple

355. āpōpō — tomorrow

356. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

357. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

359. āwangawanga — worried

360. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

361. āwhina — to help

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

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

364. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

367. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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