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. Aotearoa — New Zealand

18. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

19. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

20. ata — morning, shadow

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

22. au — I, me

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

24. awa — river, stream

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

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

27. engari — but

28. haere — go, come

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

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

31. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

32. hau — wind, air, breath

33. he — a, some; in the category of

34. hea — where?

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

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

37. hia — how many?

38. hiahia — to want

39. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

40. hiakai — hungry

41. hiamoe — sleepy

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

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

44. hipi — sheep

45. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

46. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

48. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

49. hokomaha — supermarket

50. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

52. horoi — to wash, to clean

53. hou — new, modern; feather

54. hua — product, fruit

55. hui — meeting; gathered

56. hē — wrong; error, mistake

57. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

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

59. hōiho — horse

60. hū — shoe

61. 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.

62. ia — he, she, him, her

63. iho — downwards

64. ika — fish

65. inanahi — yesterday

66. ingoa — name

67. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

68. ināianei — now

69. iti — small, little

70. iwi — tribe

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

72. kaha — strong, able

73. kai — eat (v); food (n)

74. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

76. kainga — (pass) be eaten

77. kanikani — dance, to dance

78. kapu — cup

79. karaka — orange (colour)

80. karakia — prayer, to pray

81. karanga — to call

82. katoa — all

83. kau — swim; cow

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

85. kauhoe — to swim

86. kaumātua — elder; elderly

87. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

89. kei te — at the moment; now

90. keke — cake

91. kete — basket, kit

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

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

94. kimi — to look for, seek

95. kino — bad

96. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

97. kite — to see

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

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

100. koa — happy

101. koe — you, one person

102. koia — it is, so

103. konei — here, by speaker

104. kore — zero, nothing

105. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

106. korā — over there

107. kotahi — one

108. koti — coat, jacket

109. koutou — you, three or more people

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

111. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

112. kupu — word

113. kura — school; treasured item

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

115. kurī — dog

116. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

117. kāinga — home

118. kākahu — clothing, garment

119. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

120. kātahi — then

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

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

123. kēkē — armpit

124. kēmu — game

125. kī — to be full

126. kōrero — to talk, speak

127. kōrua — you, two people

128. kōtiro — girl

129. mahi — to do, work, make

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

131. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

133. makariri — cold

134. mana — prestige, authority

135. manu — bird

136. manuhiri — guest

137. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

138. marama — month, moon

139. matapihi — window

140. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

141. matekai — hungry, starving

142. matua — parent, father

143. mau — to wear clothes

144. maunga — mountain

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

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

147. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

149. mere — bush, shrub

150. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

151. miraka — milk

152. moana — sea

153. moe — sleep; to marry

154. moenga — bed

155. mokemoke — lonely

156. mokopuna — grandchild

157. moni — money

158. motokā — car, motorcar

159. motukā — car

160. mua — front, before

161. muri — behind, after

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

163. mā — clean, white, and others

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

165. māku — for me, by me

166. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

168. māna — for him, her, by him, her

169. māngere — lazy

170. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

171. māra — garden

172. mārama — clear, understand

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

174. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

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

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

179. māuiui — sick

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

181. mōhio — to know

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

183. nei — here, by speaker

184. ngahere — forest, bush

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

186. ngenge — tired

187. ngeru — cat

188. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

192. noho — to live; sit

193. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

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

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

199. nō — from

200. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

202. oho — to wake up

203. oma — to run, escape

204. ono — six

205. ope — group travelling together

206. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

207. oti — to be completed

208. pahi — bus

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

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

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

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

213. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

214. parāoa — bread, flour

215. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

218. pea — pair; pear

219. pene — pen

220. pereti — plate

221. piki — to increase

222. pirihimana — police officer

223. poaka — pig

224. pouaka — box

225. pukapuka — book, lungs

226. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

227. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

228. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

231. pāpā — father, uncle

232. pātai — question; to ask a question

233. pēhea — how?

234. pēnei — like this, near speaker

235. pēnā — like that, near listener

236. pēpi — baby

237. pērā — like that, yonder

238. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

239. pīrangi — to want, desire

240. pō — night

241. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

242. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

243. pōtae — hat

244. pōuri — sad, dark

245. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

246. rangi — sky, day

247. raro — under, below; time

248. rau — to put into; leaf

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

250. rawe — lovely, excellent

251. reira — there (previously mentioned)

252. reka — sweet

253. reo — language, voice

254. rere — to escape; to fly

255. reta — letter

256. rima — five

257. ringa — hand, arm

258. riri — anger, angry

259. rite — to be ready, like, similar

260. roa — long

261. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

262. rorohiko — computer

263. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

265. runga — on

266. rā — day; the sun; over there

267. rākau — tree; timber

268. rānei — or

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

270. rāua — them; they (two people)

271. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

272. rūma — room

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

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

275. taha — to pass by; side

276. tahi — one, single

277. tai — tide; coast

278. taihoa — wait

279. take — beginning, cause, origin

280. taku — my (singular); edge

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

282. tamaiti — child

283. tamariki — children

284. tamāhine — daughter

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

286. tangata — person

287. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

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

289. taraiwa — to drive; driver

290. tata — near, close

291. tatari — to wait

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

293. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

294. tauira — student; example

295. te — the, singular definite article

296. teina — younger sibling, same sex

297. tekau — ten

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

299. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

302. tiki — to fetch

303. tino — very

304. titiro — to look at

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

306. tohunga — expert, priest

307. toki — adze, axe; champion

308. tokohia — how many people?

309. tonu — still

310. toru — three

311. tua — beyond

312. tuahine — sister, of a male

313. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

314. tuatahi — first

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

316. tuhituhi — to write, draw

317. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

318. tungāne — brother, of a female

319. tunu — to cook, roast

320. tā — print, draw

321. tākaro — to play

322. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

324. tāne — man, male

325. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

326. tāone — town

327. tātahi — seaside, beach

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

329. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

331. tāwāhi — overseas

332. tēhea — which, singular

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

334. tēnā — that, by the listener

335. tēpu — table

336. tērā — that over there, that

337. tētahi — a, one specific thing

338. tī — cabbage tree; tea

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

340. tīmata — to begin, to start

341. tō — your (singular); to drag

342. tōku — my (singular)

343. tōna — his, her

344. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

346. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

347. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

349. ua — to rain; rain

350. utu — cost, price; to pay for

351. waea — wire; phone

352. waenganui — middle, centre, between

353. waewae — foot, leg

354. wahine — woman, wife

355. waho — out, outside, the outside

356. wai — water; who

357. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

360. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

361. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

362. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

363. whaea — mother, aunt

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

365. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

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

367. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

370. whare — house, building

371. whea — where? (variant of hea)

372. whenua — land

373. whero — red

374. whitu — seven

375. whā — four

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

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

378. wiki — week

379. wā — time, times

380. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

383. ā — and; and then

384. āe — yes

385. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

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

387. āhua — shape, form, appearance

388. ākonga — student

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

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

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

392. ānō — as though; as if

393. āporo — apple

394. āpōpō — tomorrow

395. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

396. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

398. āwangawanga — worried

399. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

400. āwhina — to help

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

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

403. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

406. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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