Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
Whakarongo mai
A
listen in my direction
2
Q
Anō
A
again/repeat
3
Q
Titiro mai
A
look at me
4
Q
Kōrero mai
A
speak in my direction
5
Q
Tatou Katoa
A
all of us
6
Q
Ka pai
A
good
7
Q
Ka rawe
A
Excellent
8
Q
Nē
A
is that so
9
Q
Tēnā Koe
A
hello to one person (formal)
10
Q
Tēnā kōrua
A
hello to two people (formal)
11
Q
Tēnā koutou
A
hello to three or more people (formal)
12
Q
Kia ora
A
be safe or be well (informal)
13
Q
hoa/hika/mara
A
friend
14
Q
kare
A
intimate friend
15
Q
hine
A
girl, or young woman
16
Q
tāne
A
male
17
Q
kōtiro
A
girl
18
Q
kuia
A
elderly woman
19
Q
koroua
A
elderly man
20
Q
matua
A
Mr
21
Q
whaea
A
Miss/Mrs
22
Q
pūkenga
A
a highly skilled person/lecturer
23
Q
kaiako
A
teacher
24
Q
ahorangi
A
professor
25
rangatira
boss
26
tana
his/her
27
harikoa/koa/hari
happy
28
wherū
exhausted
29
hiko
energy
30
ngao
spiritual energy
31
ora
well
32
māuiui
unwell
33
pai
good
34
hōhā
angry
35
ngenge
tired
36
hiakai
hungry
37
hiamoe
wanting sleep
38
ia
he/she away from us
39
koe
you
40
ahau/au
me
41
hea
where
42
kāinga
home
43
Tapu
devine, restricted
44
tūranga
place where you put something
45
tūrangawaewae
place where you put your legs
46
ūkaipō
place that gives you substance
47
Murihiku
Invercargill
48
tāmaki makau-rau
Auckland
49
Ōtepoti
Dunedin
50
Ōtautahi
Christchurch
51
tēpu
table
52
āporo
apple
53
rākau
tree
54
whare
house
55
pene
pen
56
tangata/tāngata
person/people
57
nei
here (by the speaker)
58
nā
there (by you, the listener)
59
rā
over there (away from our reach)
60
tēnei
this here (by me)
61
tēnā
that there (by you)
62
tērā
that over there
63
ēnei
these here (by me)
64
ēnā
those there (by you)
65
ērā
those over there
66
Tāua
me and you
67
kōrua
you and you
68
māua
me and her/him
69
rāua
him/her and her/him
(use it as: and, for two people)
70
tātou
myself and everyone
71
koutou
everyone
72
mātou
me and him/her and him/her
73
rātou
her and her and her.....
74
tungāne
the brother of a female
75
tuakana/tuākana
older sibling of the same gender (singular and plural)
76
toa
winner
77
māmā
mother
78
tipuna/tīpuna tupuna/tūpuna
ancestors/grandparents (singular and plural)
79
hunaonga
son or daughter in law
80
mātua
parents
81
mātua whāngai
adopted parents
82
teina/tēina
younger sibling of the same gender (singular and plural)
83
whanaunga
relations
84
tama
boy
85
tamāhine
girl - better suited for daughter
86
pāpā
father
87
mokopuna
grandchild/grandchildren
88
tuahine/tuāhine
sister of a male (singular and plural)
89
wahine/wāhine
female(s)
90
irāmutu
neice/nephew
91
māhanga
twins
92
pōtiki
youngest child or sibling
93
mātaamua
oldest child or sibling
94
pango
black
95
whero
red
96
kahurangi/kikorangi
blue
97
kākāriki
green
98
nui
big/important
99
pōtae
hat
100
pene
pen
101
waea pūkoro
cellphone
102
tūru
chair
103
pukapuka
book
104
kī
keys
105
rātou ko
and, for three or more people
106
a/o
of
107
kotahi rau
100
108
kotahi mano
1000
109
rima tekau mā rua
52
110
E whitu rau, e iwa tekau mā iwa
799
111
kotahi mano mā toru
1003
112
E hia?
How many items?
113
tokohia?
how many humans
114
parauri
brown
115
kiwikiwi
grey
116
karera
light green
117
karaka
orange
118
Mā
white
119
waiporoporo
purple
120
pahi
bus
121
tāone
town
122
rākau
tree
123
whare karakia
church
124
kura
school
125
whare wānanga
university
126
maunga
mountain
127
awa
river
128
pene rākau
pencil
129
rūri
ruler
130
hū
shoe
131
kore kau
there are none
132
mea
thing/object
133
He
a/some
134
Aha
what
135
hīkoi
walk
136
haere
to go/went/will go
137
oma
to run
138
rere
to fly
139
taraiwa
drive
140
kei te
present tense
141
E...ana
present tense
142
I
past tense
143
ka
future tense
144
ki te aha?
to do what
145
pūrei whutupōrō
rugby
146
pānui
to read
147
kōrero
to speak
148
tunu
to cook
149
hanga
to build
150
tuhituhi
to write
151
inu
drink
152
tamariki
children
153
Heretaunga
Hastings
154
Moana
Ocean
155
raro
underneath/below
156
runga
on top/above
157
waho
outside
158
roto
inside
159
uta
the shore
160
tātahi
the beach
161
Maranga!
Get up!
162
Haere!
go!
163
Haere atu!
go away!
164
E oho!
wake up!
165
E tū!
stand up!
166
E noho!
Sit down
167
E moe!
sleep!
168
E kai!
Eat!
169
ake
up
170
atu
away
171
iho
down
172
mai
towards
173
heke iho
descend
174
piki ake
ascend
175
Kuhu mai!
come in, enter
176
Tū mai!
stand (facing me)
177
Piki ake!
climb up
178
kia tere
be quick
179
kia tūpato
be careful
180
kia kaha
be strong
181
kia mataara
be alert
182
Kia kaha ki a koe
good luck
183
Kua
it is
184
pāhi
past
185
ki te
to (the next hour)
186
He aha
what is
187
tāima
time
188
koata
quarter
189
hāwhe
half
190
karaka
o'clock
191
meneti
minute
192
i te ata
am (morning)
193
i te ahiahi
pm (afternoon)
194
i te pō
pm (night, dark)
195
rā/rangi
day
196
wiki
week
197
marama
month
198
tau
year
199
Inanahi
yesterday
200
Āpōpō
tomorrow
201
paraire
friday
202
Reka
sweet, tasty
203
iti
small
204
tere
fast
205
momona
fat
206
poto
short
207
Ātaahua
beautiful
208
wera
hot
209
pōturi
slow
210
whīroki
skinny
211
paku
small
212
mahana
warm
213
teitei
tall
214
mātao
cold
215
pake
crispy
216
putiputi
flower
217
kurī
dog
218
pahupahu
barking
219
roto
lake
220
ako
learning
221
manu
bird
222
pakupaku
small children
