Vocabulary for a lesson
Māori Flash Cards
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Lessons 1–8 · 23 unique words · Alphabetical order
1.
ahau
— I, me
2.
au
— I, me
3.
e
— by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation
4.
haere
— go, come
5.
harikoa
— happy, joyful, euphoric
6.
hoa
— friend; partner; spouse
7.
kaha
— strong, able
8.
kei te
— at the moment; now
9.
kia
— may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
10.
koe
— you, one person
11.
koutou
— you, three or more people
12.
mā
— clean, white, and others
13.
mākū
— to be saturated, wet, damp
14.
ngā
— the, plural
15.
noho
— to live; sit
16.
ora
— alive, well, healthy, safe
17.
pai
— good (adj); to like (v); good
18.
pōuri
— sad, dark
19.
riri
— anger, angry
20.
rā
— day; the sun; over there
21.
te
— the, singular definite article
22.
tēnā
— that, by the listener
23.
wera
— to burn; burnt; hot, heat