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. ahatia — what happened to (pass of aha)

5. ahau — I, me

6. ahi — fire

7. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon

8. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

9. 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)

10. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

11. ako — to learn, to teach

12. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

13. ana — indeed, when, if

14. anake — only, just, alone

15. anei — here, by me

16. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

17. ao — world, dawn, cloud

18. Aotearoa — New Zealand

19. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

20. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

21. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely

22. ata — morning, shadow

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

24. atua — god

25. au — I, me

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

27. auau — to bark, howl

28. awa — river, stream

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

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

31. engari — but

32. haere — go, come

33. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

34. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

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

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

37. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

38. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

39. hau — wind, air, breath

40. he — a, some; in the category of

41. hea — where?

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

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

44. heoi — however; and so

45. hia — how many?

46. hiahia — to want

47. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

48. hiakai — hungry

49. hiamoe — sleepy

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

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

52. hipi — sheep

53. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

54. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

56. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

57. hokomaha — supermarket

58. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)

59. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

61. horoi — to wash, to clean

62. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

63. hou — new, modern; feather

64. hua — product, fruit

65. huarahi — street, path, road

66. hui — meeting; gathered

67. huka — sugar

68. hē — wrong; error, mistake

69. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

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

71. hōiho — horse

72. hū — shoe

73. 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.

74. ia — he, she, him, her

75. iho — downwards

76. ihu — nose

77. ika — fish

78. inanahi — yesterday

79. ingoa — name

80. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

81. ināianei — now

82. iti — small, little

83. iwa — nine

84. iwi — tribe

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

86. kaha — strong, able

87. kai — eat (v); food (n)

88. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

90. kainga — (pass) be eaten

91. kanikani — dance, to dance

92. kapu — cup

93. karaka — orange (colour)

94. karakia — prayer, to pray

95. karanga — to call

96. kata — to laugh

97. katoa — all

98. kau — swim; cow

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

100. kauhoe — to swim

101. kaukau — to bathe

102. kaumātua — elder; elderly

103. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

104. kawa — sour, yuck

105. kawe — to carry, convey

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

107. kei te — at the moment; now

108. keke — cake

109. kete — basket, kit

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

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

112. kimi — to look for, seek

113. kino — bad

114. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

115. kite — to see

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

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

118. koa — happy

119. koe — you, one person

120. koia — it is, so

121. konei — here, by speaker

122. konā — there, by listener

123. kore — zero, nothing

124. koro — term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)

125. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

126. korā — over there

127. kotahi — one

128. koti — coat, jacket

129. koutou — you, three or more people

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

131. kuhu — to enter, to go or come in

132. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

133. kupu — word

134. kura — school; treasured item

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

136. kurī — dog

137. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

138. kāinga — home

139. kākahu — clothing, garment

140. kākāriki — green

141. kāo — no!

142. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

143. kāpata — cupboard

144. kātahi — then

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

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

147. kēkē — armpit

148. kēmu — game

149. kī — to be full

150. kīhai — Negative word

151. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

152. kōrero — to talk, speak

153. kōrua — you, two people

154. kōtiro — girl

155. kūaha — door

156. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

157. mahana — to be warm, warm

158. mahi — to do, work, make

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

160. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

162. makariri — cold

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

164. mana — prestige, authority

165. Mane — Monday

166. manu — bird

167. manuhiri — guest

168. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

169. marama — month, moon

170. matapihi — window

171. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

172. matekai — hungry, starving

173. matua — parent, father

174. mau — to wear clothes

175. maunga — mountain

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

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

178. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

180. mere — bush, shrub

181. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

182. miraka — milk

183. moana — sea

184. moe — sleep; to marry

185. moenga — bed

186. mokemoke — lonely

187. mokopuna — grandchild

188. moni — money

189. motokā — car, motorcar

190. motu — island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)

191. motukā — car

192. mua — front, before

193. muri — behind, after

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

195. mutunga — end (mutu + noun ending -nga)

196. mā — clean, white, and others

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

198. māku — for me, by me

199. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

201. māna — for him, her, by him, her

202. māngere — lazy

203. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

204. māra — garden

205. mārama — clear, understand

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

207. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

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

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

212. māui — on the left hand, left side

213. māuiui — sick

214. mīti — meat

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

216. mōhio — to know

217. mōna — for him, her, unrealised, o category possession

218. mōu — for you

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

220. nei — here, by speaker

221. ngahere — forest, bush

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

223. ngenge — tired

224. ngeru — cat

225. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

229. noho — to live; sit

230. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

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

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

236. nō — from

237. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

238. nōna — belongs to him or her (Å catergory), his, hers

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

240. oho — to wake up

241. oma — to run, escape

242. ono — six

243. ope — group travelling together

244. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

245. oti — to be completed

246. pahi — bus

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

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

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

250. pango — black

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

252. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

253. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

254. parāoa — bread, flour

255. pata — butter

256. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

259. pea — pair; pear

260. pene — pen

261. pereti — plate

262. piki — to increase

263. pikitia — picture, film

264. pirihimana — police officer

265. poaka — pig

266. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

267. poto — short

268. pouaka — box

269. pounamu — greenstone

270. pukapuka — book, lungs

271. puku — stomach, belly

272. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

273. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

274. pupuhi — to shoot

275. puta — to appear, to come out

276. putiputi — flower

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

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

279. pāpā — father, uncle

280. pātai — question; to ask a question

281. pēhea — how?

282. pēke — bag

283. pēnei — like this, near speaker

284. pēnā — like that, near listener

285. pēpi — baby

286. pērā — like that, yonder

287. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

288. pīrangi — to want, desire

289. pō — night

290. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

291. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

292. pōtae — hat

293. pōuri — sad, dark

294. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

295. rangi — sky, day

296. rapu — to look for

297. rare — lolly

298. raro — under, below; time

299. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

300. rau — to put into; leaf

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

302. rawe — lovely, excellent

303. reira — there (previously mentioned)

304. reka — sweet

305. reo — language, voice

306. rere — to escape; to fly

307. reta — letter

308. rima — five

309. ringa — hand, arm

310. ringaringa — hand, arm

311. riri — anger, angry

312. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

313. rite — to be ready, like, similar

314. roa — long

315. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

316. rorohiko — computer

317. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

319. runga — on

320. rā — day; the sun; over there

321. rākau — tree; timber

322. rānei — or

323. Rātapu — Sunday

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

325. rāua — them; they (two people)

326. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

327. rīwai — potato

328. rōpū — group

329. rūma — room

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

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

332. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

333. taha — to pass by; side

334. tahi — one, single

335. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

336. tai — tide; coast

337. taihoa — wait

338. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

339. take — beginning, cause, origin

340. takoto — to lie down

341. taku — my (singular); edge

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

343. tamaiti — child

344. tamariki — children

345. tamāhine — daughter

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

347. tangata — person

348. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

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

350. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

351. taonga — property, possession

352. tapahi — to cut up, chop

353. taraiwa — to drive; driver

354. tarau — trousers

355. tata — near, close

356. tatari — to wait

357. tatau — to count

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

359. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

360. tauira — student; example

361. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

362. te — the, singular definite article

363. teina — younger sibling, same sex

364. tekau — ten

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

366. tia — to steer, adorned

367. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

370. tiki — to fetch

371. tinana — body, trunk, torso

372. tino — very

373. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

374. titiro — to look at

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

376. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

377. tohunga — expert, priest

378. toki — adze, axe; champion

379. tokohia — how many people?

380. tokorua — two (of people)

381. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

382. tonu — still

383. toru — three

384. tua — beyond

385. tuahine — sister, of a male

386. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

387. tuarua — second

388. tuatahi — first

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

390. tuhituhi — to write, draw

391. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

392. tungāne — brother, of a female

393. tunu — to cook, roast

394. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

395. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

396. tā — print, draw

397. tākaro — to play

398. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

400. tāne — man, male

401. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

402. tāone — town

403. tātahi — seaside, beach

404. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

406. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

408. tāwāhi — overseas

409. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

410. tēhea — which, singular

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

412. tēnā — that, by the listener

413. tēpu — table

414. tērā — that over there, that

415. tētahi — a, one specific thing

416. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

417. tī — cabbage tree; tea

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

419. tīmata — to begin, to start

420. tō — your (singular); to drag

421. tōkena — stockings, socks

422. tōku — my (singular)

423. tōna — his, her

424. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

426. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

427. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

429. ua — to rain; rain

430. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

431. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

432. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

433. utu — cost, price; to pay for

434. waea — wire; phone

435. waenganui — middle, centre, between

436. waewae — foot, leg

437. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

438. wahine — woman, wife

439. waho — out, outside, the outside

440. wai — water; who

441. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

444. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

445. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

447. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

448. whaea — mother, aunt

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

450. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

451. whakaata — mirror

452. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

454. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

455. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

458. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

459. whare — house, building

460. whea — where? (variant of hea)

461. whenua — land

462. whero — red

463. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

464. whitu — seven

465. whā — four

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

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

468. wiki — week

469. wini — window

470. wā — time, times

471. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

474. ā — and; and then

475. āe — yes

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

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

478. āhua — shape, form, appearance

479. Ākarana — Auckland

480. ākonga — student

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

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

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

484. ānō — as though; as if

485. āporo — apple

486. āpōpō — tomorrow

487. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

488. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

490. āwangawanga — worried

491. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

492. āwhina — to help

493. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

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

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

496. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

499. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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