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. huka — sugar

57. hē — wrong; error, mistake

58. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

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

60. hōiho — horse

61. hū — shoe

62. 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.

63. ia — he, she, him, her

64. iho — downwards

65. ika — fish

66. inanahi — yesterday

67. ingoa — name

68. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

69. ināianei — now

70. iti — small, little

71. iwi — tribe

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

73. kaha — strong, able

74. kai — eat (v); food (n)

75. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

77. kainga — (pass) be eaten

78. kanikani — dance, to dance

79. kapu — cup

80. karaka — orange (colour)

81. karakia — prayer, to pray

82. karanga — to call

83. katoa — all

84. kau — swim; cow

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

86. kauhoe — to swim

87. kaukau — to bathe

88. kaumātua — elder; elderly

89. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

90. kawe — to carry, convey

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

92. kei te — at the moment; now

93. keke — cake

94. kete — basket, kit

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

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

97. kimi — to look for, seek

98. kino — bad

99. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

100. kite — to see

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

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

103. koa — happy

104. koe — you, one person

105. koia — it is, so

106. konei — here, by speaker

107. konā — there, by listener

108. kore — zero, nothing

109. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

110. korā — over there

111. kotahi — one

112. koti — coat, jacket

113. koutou — you, three or more people

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

115. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

116. kupu — word

117. kura — school; treasured item

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

119. kurī — dog

120. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

121. kāinga — home

122. kākahu — clothing, garment

123. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

124. kātahi — then

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

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

127. kēkē — armpit

128. kēmu — game

129. kī — to be full

130. kōrero — to talk, speak

131. kōrua — you, two people

132. kōtiro — girl

133. mahi — to do, work, make

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

135. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

137. makariri — cold

138. makawe — hair of the head (human, used in plural: ngā makawe)

139. mana — prestige, authority

140. manu — bird

141. manuhiri — guest

142. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

143. marama — month, moon

144. matapihi — window

145. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

146. matekai — hungry, starving

147. matua — parent, father

148. mau — to wear clothes

149. maunga — mountain

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

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

152. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

154. mere — bush, shrub

155. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

156. miraka — milk

157. moana — sea

158. moe — sleep; to marry

159. moenga — bed

160. mokemoke — lonely

161. mokopuna — grandchild

162. moni — money

163. motokā — car, motorcar

164. motukā — car

165. mua — front, before

166. muri — behind, after

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

168. mā — clean, white, and others

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

170. māku — for me, by me

171. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

173. māna — for him, her, by him, her

174. māngere — lazy

175. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

176. māra — garden

177. mārama — clear, understand

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

179. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

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

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

184. māuiui — sick

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

186. mōhio — to know

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

188. nei — here, by speaker

189. ngahere — forest, bush

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

191. ngenge — tired

192. ngeru — cat

193. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

197. noho — to live; sit

198. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

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

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

204. nō — from

205. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

207. oho — to wake up

208. oma — to run, escape

209. ono — six

210. ope — group travelling together

211. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

212. oti — to be completed

213. pahi — bus

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

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

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

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

218. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

219. parāoa — bread, flour

220. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

223. pea — pair; pear

224. pene — pen

225. pereti — plate

226. piki — to increase

227. pirihimana — police officer

228. poaka — pig

229. pouaka — box

230. pukapuka — book, lungs

231. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

232. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

233. puta — to appear, to come out

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

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

236. pāpā — father, uncle

237. pātai — question; to ask a question

238. pēhea — how?

239. pēnei — like this, near speaker

240. pēnā — like that, near listener

241. pēpi — baby

242. pērā — like that, yonder

243. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

244. pīrangi — to want, desire

245. pō — night

246. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

247. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

248. pōtae — hat

249. pōuri — sad, dark

250. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

251. rangi — sky, day

252. raro — under, below; time

253. rau — to put into; leaf

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

255. rawe — lovely, excellent

256. reira — there (previously mentioned)

257. reka — sweet

258. reo — language, voice

259. rere — to escape; to fly

260. reta — letter

261. rima — five

262. ringa — hand, arm

263. riri — anger, angry

264. rite — to be ready, like, similar

265. roa — long

266. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

267. rorohiko — computer

268. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

270. runga — on

271. rā — day; the sun; over there

272. rākau — tree; timber

273. rānei — or

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

275. rāua — them; they (two people)

276. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

277. rūma — room

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

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

280. taha — to pass by; side

281. tahi — one, single

282. tai — tide; coast

283. taihoa — wait

284. take — beginning, cause, origin

285. taku — my (singular); edge

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

287. tamaiti — child

288. tamariki — children

289. tamāhine — daughter

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

291. tangata — person

292. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

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

294. taraiwa — to drive; driver

295. tata — near, close

296. tatari — to wait

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

298. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

299. tauira — student; example

300. te — the, singular definite article

301. teina — younger sibling, same sex

302. tekau — ten

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

304. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

307. tiki — to fetch

308. tino — very

309. titiro — to look at

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

311. tohunga — expert, priest

312. toki — adze, axe; champion

313. tokohia — how many people?

314. tonu — still

315. toru — three

316. tua — beyond

317. tuahine — sister, of a male

318. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

319. tuatahi — first

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

321. tuhituhi — to write, draw

322. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

323. tungāne — brother, of a female

324. tunu — to cook, roast

325. tā — print, draw

326. tākaro — to play

327. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

329. tāne — man, male

330. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

331. tāone — town

332. tātahi — seaside, beach

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

334. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

336. tāwāhi — overseas

337. tēhea — which, singular

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

339. tēnā — that, by the listener

340. tēpu — table

341. tērā — that over there, that

342. tētahi — a, one specific thing

343. tī — cabbage tree; tea

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

345. tīmata — to begin, to start

346. tō — your (singular); to drag

347. tōku — my (singular)

348. tōna — his, her

349. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

351. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

352. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

354. ua — to rain; rain

355. utu — cost, price; to pay for

356. waea — wire; phone

357. waenganui — middle, centre, between

358. waewae — foot, leg

359. wahine — woman, wife

360. waho — out, outside, the outside

361. wai — water; who

362. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

365. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

367. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

368. whaea — mother, aunt

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

370. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

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

372. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

375. whare — house, building

376. whea — where? (variant of hea)

377. whenua — land

378. whero — red

379. whitu — seven

380. whā — four

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

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

383. wiki — week

384. wā — time, times

385. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

388. ā — and; and then

389. āe — yes

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

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

392. āhua — shape, form, appearance

393. ākonga — student

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

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

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

397. ānō — as though; as if

398. āporo — apple

399. āpōpō — tomorrow

400. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

401. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

403. āwangawanga — worried

404. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

405. āwhina — to help

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

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

408. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

411. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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