Eng-Maori Beginner

Question 2

food or meal

Answer 2

kai

Question 3

house or building

Answer 3

whare

Question 4

sun or day

Answer 4

rā

Question 5

elder

Answer 5

kaumātua

Question 6

night or darkness

Answer 6

pō

Question 7

means ‘my’ referring to one item

Answer 7

tōku

Question 8

refers to language, voice or dialect

Answer 8

reo

Question 9

you (one person)

Answer 9

koe

Question 10

you (two people)

Answer 10

kōrua

Question 11

you (three or more people)

Answer 11

koutou

Question 12

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

Answer 12

hoa

Question 13

English loan word for mother

Answer 13

māmā

Question 14

male, man, or husband

Answer 14

tāne

Question 15

girl

Answer 15

kōtiro

Question 16

child or boy

Answer 16

tamaiti

Question 17

loan word for baby

Answer 17

pēpi

Question 18

an elderly woman or grandmother

Answer 18

kuia

Question 19

father or uncle

Answer 19

pāpā

Question 20

grandchild

Answer 20

mokopuna

Question 21

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

Answer 21

whānau

Question 22

close friend, close mate - term of address

Answer 22

kare

Question 23

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

Answer 23

hine

Question 24

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

Answer 24

tama

Question 25

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

Answer 25

whaea

Question 26

person, man, human being

Answer 26

tangata

Question 27

adult or grown-up

Answer 27

pakeke

Question 28

woman or wife

Answer 28

wahine

Question 29

elderly man

Answer 29

koroua

Question 30

children

Answer 30

tamariki

Question 31

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

Answer 31

matua

Question 32

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

Answer 32

kui

Question 33

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

Answer 33

moko