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. kauhoe — to swim

84. kaumātua — elder; elderly

85. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

87. kei te — at the moment; now

88. keke — cake

89. kete — basket, kit

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

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

92. kimi — to look for, seek

93. kino — bad

94. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

95. kite — to see

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

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

98. koa — happy

99. koe — you, one person

100. koia — it is, so

101. konei — here, by speaker

102. kore — zero, nothing

103. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

104. korā — over there

105. kotahi — one

106. koti — coat, jacket

107. koutou — you, three or more people

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

109. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

110. kupu — word

111. kura — school; treasured item

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

113. kurī — dog

114. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

115. kāinga — home

116. kākahu — clothing, garment

117. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

118. kātahi — then

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

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

121. kēkē — armpit

122. kēmu — game

123. kī — to be full

124. kōrero — to talk, speak

125. kōrua — you, two people

126. kōtiro — girl

127. mahi — to do, work, make

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

129. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

131. makariri — cold

132. mana — prestige, authority

133. manu — bird

134. manuhiri — guest

135. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

136. marama — month, moon

137. matapihi — window

138. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

139. matekai — hungry, starving

140. matua — parent, father

141. mau — to wear clothes

142. maunga — mountain

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

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

145. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

147. mere — bush, shrub

148. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

149. miraka — milk

150. moana — sea

151. moe — sleep; to marry

152. moenga — bed

153. mokemoke — lonely

154. mokopuna — grandchild

155. moni — money

156. motokā — car, motorcar

157. motukā — car

158. mua — front, before

159. muri — behind, after

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

161. mā — clean, white, and others

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

163. māku — for me, by me

164. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

166. māna — for him, her, by him, her

167. māngere — lazy

168. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

169. māra — garden

170. mārama — clear, understand

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

172. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

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

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

177. māuiui — sick

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

179. mōhio — to know

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

181. nei — here, by speaker

182. ngahere — forest, bush

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

184. ngenge — tired

185. ngeru — cat

186. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

190. noho — to live; sit

191. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

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

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

197. nō — from

198. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

200. oho — to wake up

201. oma — to run, escape

202. ono — six

203. ope — group travelling together

204. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

205. oti — to be completed

206. pahi — bus

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

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

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

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

211. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

212. parāoa — bread, flour

213. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

216. pea — pair; pear

217. pene — pen

218. pereti — plate

219. piki — to increase

220. pirihimana — police officer

221. poaka — pig

222. pouaka — box

223. pukapuka — book, lungs

224. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

225. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

226. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

229. pāpā — father, uncle

230. pātai — question; to ask a question

231. pēhea — how?

232. pēnei — like this, near speaker

233. pēnā — like that, near listener

234. pēpi — baby

235. pērā — like that, yonder

236. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

237. pīrangi — to want, desire

238. pō — night

239. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

240. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

241. pōtae — hat

242. pōuri — sad, dark

243. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

244. rangi — sky, day

245. raro — under, below; time

246. rau — to put into; leaf

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

248. rawe — lovely, excellent

249. reira — there (previously mentioned)

250. reka — sweet

251. reo — language, voice

252. rere — to escape; to fly

253. reta — letter

254. rima — five

255. ringa — hand, arm

256. riri — anger, angry

257. rite — to be ready, like, similar

258. roa — long

259. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

260. rorohiko — computer

261. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

263. runga — on

264. rā — day; the sun; over there

265. rākau — tree; timber

266. rānei — or

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

268. rāua — them; they (two people)

269. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

270. rūma — room

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

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

273. taha — to pass by; side

274. tahi — one, single

275. tai — tide; coast

276. taihoa — wait

277. take — beginning, cause, origin

278. taku — my (singular); edge

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

280. tamaiti — child

281. tamariki — children

282. tamāhine — daughter

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

284. tangata — person

285. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

286. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

287. taraiwa — to drive; driver

288. tata — near, close

289. tatari — to wait

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

291. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

292. tauira — student; example

293. te — the, singular definite article

294. teina — younger sibling, same sex

295. tekau — ten

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

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

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

299. tiki — to fetch

300. tino — very

301. titiro — to look at

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

303. tohunga — expert, priest

304. toki — adze, axe; champion

305. tokohia — how many people?

306. tonu — still

307. toru — three

308. tuahine — sister, of a male

309. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

310. tuatahi — first

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

312. tuhituhi — to write, draw

313. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

314. tungāne — brother, of a female

315. tunu — to cook, roast

316. tā — print, draw

317. tākaro — to play

318. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

320. tāne — man, male

321. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

322. tāone — town

323. tātahi — seaside, beach

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

325. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

327. tāwāhi — overseas

328. tēhea — which, singular

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

330. tēnā — that, by the listener

331. tēpu — table

332. tērā — that over there, that

333. tētahi — a, one specific thing

334. tī — cabbage tree; tea

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

336. tīmata — to begin, to start

337. tō — your (singular); to drag

338. tōku — my (singular)

339. tōna — his, her

340. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

342. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

343. tūru — chair, seat, stool

344. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

345. ua — to rain; rain

346. utu — cost, price; to pay for

347. waea — wire; phone

348. waenganui — middle, centre, between

349. waewae — foot, leg

350. wahine — woman, wife

351. waho — out, outside, the outside

352. wai — water; who

353. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

356. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

357. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

358. whaea — mother, aunt

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

360. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

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

362. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

365. whare — house, building

366. whea — where? (variant of hea)

367. whenua — land

368. whero — red

369. whitu — seven

370. whā — four

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

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

373. wiki — week

374. wā — time, times

375. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

378. ā — and; and then

379. āe — yes

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

381. āhua — shape, form, appearance

382. ākonga — student

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

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

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

386. ānō — as though; as if

387. āporo — apple

388. āpōpō — tomorrow

389. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

390. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

392. āwangawanga — worried

393. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

394. āwhina — to help

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

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

397. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

400. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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