Vocabulary for a lesson
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Lessons 1–9 · 28 unique words · Alphabetical order
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.
ahau
— I, me
3.
au
— I, me
4.
e
— by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation
5.
haere
— go, come
6.
harikoa
— happy, joyful, euphoric
7.
hoa
— friend; partner; spouse
8.
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.
9.
kaha
— strong, able
10.
kei te
— at the moment; now
11.
ki
— to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings
12.
kia
— may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
13.
koe
— you, one person
14.
koutou
— you, three or more people
15.
mā
— clean, white, and others
16.
mākū
— to be saturated, wet, damp
17.
ngā
— the, plural
18.
noho
— to live; sit
19.
ora
— alive, well, healthy, safe
20.
pai
— good (adj); to like (v); good
21.
pōuri
— sad, dark
22.
riri
— anger, angry
23.
rā
— day; the sun; over there
24.
te
— the, singular definite article
25.
tino
— very
26.
tēnā
— that, by the listener
27.
wera
— to burn; burnt; hot, heat
28.
ātaahua
— beautiful, well formed