Beginner

Question 1

kai

Answer 1

food or meal

Question 2

whare

Answer 2

house or building

Question 3

rā

Answer 3

sun or day

Question 4

kaumātua

Answer 4

elder

Question 5

pō

Answer 5

night or darkness

Question 6

tōku

Answer 6

means ‘my’ referring to one item

Question 7

reo

Answer 7

refers to language, voice or dialect

Question 8

koe

Answer 8

you (one person)

Question 9

kōrua

Answer 9

you (two people)

Question 10

koutou

Answer 10

you (three or more people)

Question 11

hoa

Answer 11

used to refer to a friend or companion (= mate)

Question 12

māmā

Answer 12

English loan word for mother

Question 13

tāne

Answer 13

male, man, or husband

Question 14

kōtiro

Answer 14

girl

Question 15

tamaiti

Answer 15

child or boy

Question 16

pēpi

Answer 16

loan word for baby

Question 17

kuia

Answer 17

an elderly woman or grandmother

Question 18

pāpā

Answer 18

father or uncle

Question 19

mokopuna

Answer 19

grandchild

Question 20

whānau

Answer 20

family and extended whānau. Also: to be born, and to give birth

Question 21

kare

Answer 21

close friend, close mate - term of address

Question 22

hine

Answer 22

girl, daughter (short for kōhine, kōtiro) - term of address for girl or younger woman

Question 23

tama

Answer 23

son, boy - also term of address for boy or man younger

Question 24

whaea

Answer 24

mother, aunt - ‘mum’, ‘miss’, or ‘ma’am’ (or female teacher)

Question 25

tangata

Answer 25

person, man, human being

Question 26

pakeke

Answer 26

adult or grown-up

Question 27

wahine

Answer 27

woman or wife

Question 28

koroua

Answer 28

elderly man

Question 29

tamariki

Answer 29

children

Question 30

matua

Answer 30

father, parent, uncle - ‘sir’ as term of address

Question 31

kui

Answer 31

ma’am, ‘nan’ - term of address for older woman, esp. elderly woman (short for kuia = elderly woman, grandma)

Question 32

moko

Answer 32

grandchild (short for mokopuna = grandchild) - term of address