6 Flashcards
pata
butter
rango
fly, blowfly
taiapa
fence
tāra
dollar
tihi
summit
tohorā
whale
turituri
be quiet! noisy
whakangā
to rest
āporo
apple
hōhonu
deep
kongakonga
small piece, fragment
makere
to fall
nanakia
rascal
clever, cunning
tari
study
tīni
to change
tote
salt
tōtika
straight, direct, right
whakamātautau
examination, test
whakatūpato
to warn, to caution
kauaka
Negative word, do not (variant of kaua), eg:
Kauaka e tangi – Don’t cry
kāwana
government, governor
kekeno
seal
mārika
indeed, quite, certainly; āe mārika
matū
fat, chemical
ngata
snail
pare
headband, headdress
tuahine
sister, of a male
whakatata
to come closer to
rerenga
voyage
rere + nominal suffix -nga
tāhau
your, ā category possession, singular (variant of tāu)
tokotoru
three (people)
tomo
to enter, go into
whakapapa
genealogy
akoranga
thing that is taught or learnt
kaute
to count
kēhua
ghost
kūmara
kūmara, sweet potato
tuhinga
writing, text
tuhi + nominal suffix -nga
whakahau
to command, order
aituā
accident; to have an accident
kohi
to collect, gather together
konā
there, by listener
paipa
pipe
paru
dirt, mud, dirty
pūngāwerewere
spider
rangona
to be heard (passive form of rongo)
rekareka
pleasant, delighted
tātai
to measure, to calculate
tuawhā
fourth
kawenga
load, luggage, burden
kawe + nominal suffix -nga
pēwhea
how? (variant of pēhea)
tinihanga
to decieve, cheat
wharekura
Māori-medium secondary school
horo
quick
koha
gift
manga
stream
pani
orphan; to be orphaned
pātene
button
pāua
pāua (abalone)
rori
road
tapuwae
footprint
tauhou
strange, unfamiliar; stranger
whakaheke
to decrease, drop, lower
whakakī
to fill something
whakapakari
to strengthen
kaitākaro
player, sportsperson
kai- + tākaro
kōiwi
bone
pekapeka
bat
ēnā
those, near you; plural of tēnā
hao
to catch in a net, a net
hemo
to be dead
kāpata
cupboard
ngenge
tired
pana
to push away, to expel
ui
to ask, enquire
uku
clay
uwha
female animal
whakauru
to enter, to join, to enrol
ariki
chief, leader
kāwhe
calf
kohikohi
to collect, gather together
miriona
million
panga
to throw
tāhuhu
ridgepole of a house
toto
blood
wehenga
departure, leaving
wehe + nominal suffix -nga
whakanui
to honour, to praise
auau
to bark, howl
kāpene
captain
karere
messenger
kiromita
kilometre
nekeneke
to move gradually
paki
to slap, to pat
pakipaki
to applaud, to clap; applause
pūtake
reason, cause
putu
to heap up; a heap, pile
reri
ready
whakatikatika
to rearrange, to put in order, to fix
hāmama
to yell, shout
hauora
health, healthy
kapi
to be covered or occupied (of space)
ngunguru
to growl
pātata
close (of distance)
pātiki
flounder (fish)
roanga
length of time
roa + nominal suffix -nga
tira
travelling party
tuanui
roof
whakapae
lying crosswise, horizontal
whāriki
mat, carpet, rug
kakara
scent, smell
kawea
kawe + passive suffix -a
kimihia
kimi + passive suffix -hia
kōhua
to boil; cooking pot
kukume
to pull, to drag
ngātahi
together
piriti
bridge
retireti
skates, skating
rita
litre
tamāhine
daughter
taraiwa
to drive; driver
tarau
trousers
tuki
to hit, to knock, to beat, to pound
whara
to be injured
haina
to sign (a letter, document)
kā
to burn, be alight
kake
to climb
kano
colour
mīere
honey
panana
banana
piro
stinking, putrid
pūrākau
traditional story
tāpiri
to join something on, to add
tohua
tohu + passive suffix -a
whakatoi
to give cheek
whiua
whiu + passive suffix -a
ahatia
aha + passive suffix -tia
ākau
shore, coast
āwangawanga
worried
kaimoana
seafood
kaipūtaiao
scientist
kai- + pūtaiao
kānga
corn
māhau
for you
(variant of māu)
mokomoko
lizard
pūmau
fixed, permanent
rongoā
medicine
taupoki
to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover
tuhituhinga
writing, text
tuhituhi + nominal suffix -nga
awatea
daylight
haunga
smelly, stinky
