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. anei — here, by me

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

16. ao — world, dawn, cloud

17. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

18. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

19. ata — morning, shadow

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

21. au — I, me

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

23. awa — river, stream

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

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

26. engari — but

27. haere — go, come

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

29. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

30. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

31. hau — wind, air, breath

32. he — a, some; in the category of

33. hea — where?

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

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

36. hia — how many?

37. hiahia — to want

38. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

39. hiakai — hungry

40. hiamoe — sleepy

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

42. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

43. hipi — sheep

44. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

45. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

47. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

48. hokomaha — supermarket

49. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

51. horoi — to wash, to clean

52. hou — new, modern; feather

53. hui — meeting; gathered

54. hē — wrong; error, mistake

55. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

56. hōhā — annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

57. hōiho — horse

58. hū — shoe

59. 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.

60. ia — he, she, him, her

61. iho — downwards

62. ika — fish

63. inanahi — yesterday

64. ingoa — name

65. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

66. ināianei — now

67. iti — small, little

68. iwi — tribe

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

70. kaha — strong, able

71. kai — eat (v); food (n)

72. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

74. kainga — (pass) be eaten

75. kanikani — dance, to dance

76. kapu — cup

77. karaka — orange (colour)

78. karakia — prayer, to pray

79. karanga — to call

80. katoa — all

81. kau — swim; cow

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

83. kaumātua — elder; elderly

84. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

86. kei te — at the moment; now

87. keke — cake

88. kete — basket, kit

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

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

91. kino — bad

92. kite — to see

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

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

95. koa — happy

96. koe — you, one person

97. koia — it is, so

98. konei — here, by speaker

99. kore — zero, nothing

100. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

101. korā — over there

102. kotahi — one

103. koti — coat, jacket

104. koutou — you, three or more people

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

106. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

107. kupu — word

108. kura — school; treasured item

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

110. kurī — dog

111. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

112. kāinga — home

113. kākahu — clothing, garment

114. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

115. kātahi — then

116. kāti — stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)

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

118. kēkē — armpit

119. kēmu — game

120. kī — to be full

121. kōrero — to talk, speak

122. kōrua — you, two people

123. kōtiro — girl

124. mahi — to do, work, make

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

126. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

128. makariri — cold

129. manu — bird

130. manuhiri — guest

131. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

132. marama — month, moon

133. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

134. matekai — hungry, starving

135. matua — parent, father

136. mau — to wear clothes

137. maunga — mountain

138. mauria — to be carried (mau + passive suffix -ria)

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

140. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

142. mere — bush, shrub

143. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

144. miraka — milk

145. moana — sea

146. moe — sleep; to marry

147. moenga — bed

148. mokemoke — lonely

149. mokopuna — grandchild

150. moni — money

151. motokā — car, motorcar

152. mua — front, before

153. muri — behind, after

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

155. mā — clean, white, and others

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

157. māku — for me, by me

158. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

160. māna — for him, her, by him, her

161. māngere — lazy

162. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

163. māra — garden

164. mārama — clear, understand

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

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

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

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

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

170. māuiui — sick

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

172. mōhio — to know

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

174. nei — here, by speaker

175. ngahere — forest, bush

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

177. ngenge — tired

178. ngeru — cat

179. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

183. noho — to live; sit

184. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

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

189. nē — tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?

190. nō — from

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

192. oma — to run, escape

193. ono — six

194. ope — group travelling together

195. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

196. oti — to be completed

197. pahi — bus

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

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

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

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

202. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

203. parāoa — bread, flour

204. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

207. pea — pair; pear

208. pene — pen

209. pereti — plate

210. piki — to increase

211. pirihimana — police officer

212. poaka — pig

213. pouaka — box

214. pukapuka — book, lungs

215. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

216. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

217. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

220. pāpā — father, uncle

221. pātai — question; to ask a question

222. pēhea — how?

223. pēnei — like this, near speaker

224. pēnā — like that, near listener

225. pēpi — baby

226. pērā — like that, yonder

227. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

228. pīrangi — to want, desire

229. pō — night

230. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

231. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

232. pōtae — hat

233. pōuri — sad, dark

234. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

235. rangi — sky, day

236. raro — under, below; time

237. rau — to put into; leaf

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

239. reira — there (previously mentioned)

240. reka — sweet

241. reo — language, voice

242. rere — to escape; to fly

243. reta — letter

244. rima — five

245. ringa — hand, arm

246. riri — anger, angry

247. rite — to be ready, like, similar

248. roa — long

249. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

250. rorohiko — computer

251. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

253. runga — on

254. rā — day; the sun; over there

255. rākau — tree; timber

256. rānei — or

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

258. rāua — them; they (two people)

259. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

260. rūma — room

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

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

263. taha — to pass by; side

264. tahi — one, single

265. tai — tide; coast

266. taihoa — wait

267. take — beginning, cause, origin

268. taku — my (singular); edge

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

270. tamaiti — child

271. tamariki — children

272. tamāhine — daughter

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

274. tangata — person

275. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

276. taraiwa — to drive; driver

277. tata — near, close

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

279. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

280. tauira — student; example

281. te — the, singular definite article

282. teina — younger sibling, same sex

283. tekau — ten

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

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

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

287. tiki — to fetch

288. tino — very

289. titiro — to look at

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

291. tohunga — expert, priest

292. toki — adze, axe; champion

293. tonu — still

294. toru — three

295. tuahine — sister, of a male

296. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

297. tuatahi — first

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

299. tuhituhi — to write, draw

300. tungāne — brother, of a female

301. tunu — to cook, roast

302. tā — print, draw

303. tākaro — to play

304. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

306. tāne — man, male

307. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

308. tāone — town

309. tātahi — seaside, beach

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

311. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

313. tāwāhi — overseas

314. tēhea — which, singular

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

316. tēnā — that, by the listener

317. tēpu — table

318. tērā — that over there, that

319. tētahi — a, one specific thing

320. tī — cabbage tree; tea

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

322. tīmata — to begin, to start

323. tō — your (singular); to drag

324. tōku — my (singular)

325. tōna — his, her

326. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

328. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

329. tūru — chair, seat, stool

330. ua — to rain; rain

331. utu — cost, price; to pay for

332. waea — wire; phone

333. waenganui — middle, centre, between

334. wahine — woman, wife

335. waho — out, outside, the outside

336. wai — water; who

337. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

340. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

341. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

342. whaea — mother, aunt

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

344. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

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

346. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

349. whare — house, building

350. whea — where? (variant of hea)

351. whenua — land

352. whero — red

353. whitu — seven

354. whā — four

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

356. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

357. wiki — week

358. wā — time, times

359. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

362. ā — and; and then

363. āe — yes

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

365. āhua — shape, form, appearance

366. ākonga — student

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

368. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

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

370. ānō — as though; as if

371. āporo — apple

372. āpōpō — tomorrow

373. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

374. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

376. āwangawanga — worried

377. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

378. āwhina — to help

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

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

381. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

384. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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