Kupu Hou - Pepa Tuarua Flashcards
Rata
Doctor
Mirimiri
Rub, massage
Kōkiri
Proceed
Hāwini
Waiter
Whakahaere / whakarite
Organise
Auaha
Creative
Mātaotao
Cold (food)
Uaua
Hard, difficult
Whakaū
Consolidate, correct, confirm, establish
Rerehua
Ātaahua, beautiful, appealing
Kumekume mai
Haere mai, to pull, draw into
Mātāwaka
Tribe, race, clan, numerous others
Maioha
Expression of love, token of regard, mihi, welcome, greeting, appreciate
Aporei
Significant, important, critical
Hiwa
Be watchful, alert, focus on
Pīpi / punua
Chick, young of birds
Hirikapo
Intellect, mind
Whanatu
Haere atu, go away, leave
Areare
Be open, receptive, in tune
Urupū
Pūmau, committed, fixed
Korokī
Male voice
Korohī
Female voice
Whai
Pursue
Arataki / Taki / Ārahi
To lead
Poutama
Stairs, stairway
Rōpine
Gathered, hui
Tīkapo
To grasp
Puna
Source
Ruia
Scatter, discard, strip away, to shake
Rourou
Small flax plaited basket, food basket
Tonotono
Demanding, bossy, to demand (frequently)
Tiki / tikina
To fetch, to be fetched
Kotiti
To stray, deviate, go off course
Wai reka
Fizzy drink
Toroi
Fermented food
Hopu
To catch, capture, seize
Pakirehua
Question, enquiry
Whakakā
Switch on, start up (electrical), inflame
Whakaweto / whakapoko / whakakore
Turn off, put out, switch off
Whakarārangi
To list
Whakareka
Seasonings, sweetener, tasty
Kīnaki
Sauces, condiments, ingredients, embellishments
Taputapu
Gear, equipment, tool, hardware
Tongi kura
Proverb, words of wisdom
Kohete / Kowhete
To scold, tell off, quarrel
Uiui
To question, interrogate
Pakihere / hari / kawe / tari
To carry, take, bring
Tuhingaroa
Essay, reading, document, writing
Tuwhera
Open
Pukukino
Grumpy
Rūkahu / rūpahu / teka / Tito
To tell lies
Kuhu / uru / tomo / haere
Enter (inside)
Ngiongio
To laugh
Katakata / kata
Laugh, giggle
Taumaha
Hard, difficult, challenging
Rauemi
Resources
Mitimiti
To diminish, reduce, be dried up
Penapena
To save up, take care of, cherish
Manaakitanga
Hospitality, kindness, generosity, respect
Otirā / waihoki
Furthermore
Kōmaru
Sun, or cloudy
Kīhai
Negative (past tense)
Tāpiri
To add
Āpiti
To add
Tīni
To change
Whakapau
Consume, use up, finish up, exhaust
Meke
Punch, strike, with a fist
Inoi
To beg, pray
Tāepa
Fence
Peita
Paint
Whakarauika
To assemble, gather together
Kawepūrongo
News
Kaihanga / hōia
Builder
Pakanga
Battle, fight, be at war with
Kāpaukura
Wananga, class, tribal knowledge, education
Tāhū
Main theme, main subject of the sentence
Waiho
Te let be, leave alone, abandon
Hei tauira
Example, for example, model
Ā kō ake nei
Shortly, sometime in the future
Ā kō kō ake nei
Very shortly, very soon
Kohi / kohikohi
To collect, gather
Whakawhanuitia
Extend
Whakarite
Get ready, prepare
Hunga
Group, people, party
Hora
To set (the table)
Rangatahi
Youth, younger generation
Rīpoata
Report, to report
Pūrongo
Reporter
Puera
Kakahu
Papai
Be good (plural form), excellent, awesome, high quality
Rama
Light, lamp, torch, lighting
Whakatara
To joke, to challenge, to tease, banter
Tīwhiri
Clue, hint, pointer, tip
Ringawera
Kitchen worker, cook
Mīti kōnatunatu
Mince
īPapa
iPad
Tito
To compose (song), invent stories
Motu
To cut, separate
Hēpara
Shepherd, to shepherd/feed
Patu
To strike, hit, beat, kill, assault
Kare
Dear, term of address for friend
Eg. Mate, gee, bro
Matemoe
Sleepy, be sleepy
Whakatutuki
Complete, finish, execute
Ope
Army, troop, party, group of people moving together
Wānanga
To meet, discuss, seminar, conference
Tūruhi
Tourist
Peke
To jump, leap, over
Ango
Gap, be open
Kōhimuhimu
To whisper, gossip, rumour
Kararehe
Animal
Pirihimana
Police
Whakatakoto
To set down, lay down, place, submit
Tapahi
To cut, chop, hack
Wheke
Octopus, squid
E.g. “Kaua e mate wheke, me mate ururoa.”
Ururoa
White shark
E.g. “Kaua e mate wheke, me mate ururoa.”
Whā
Rau (leaf)
Tāmure
Snapper
Whawhai
To fight, quarrel
Hapa
Mistake
Akiaki
To urge, encourage
Rere
To fly, flow, flee, to sail
Ture
Law, rule, to make laws
Patipati
Grease up, scrounge, flatter
Nohopuku
Sit quietly, be silent
Whakapōrearea
Whakahōhā, hoututu, be annoying, distract, bother, irritate
Hī
To raise, draw up, fish
E.g. I haere ia ki te moana hī ika ai
Tautohe
Argue, debate, heated discussion, argument
Karukaru
Holey, wripped, messy, old, rugged, shabby, scruffy
Paruparu
Dirty, filthy
Whakawhitiwhiti
To cross over, alternate, switch
Kauhoe
Kaukau (to swim)
Kimi / kimikimi
To guess, to look for, seek, search, hunt for
E.g. Kimihia te wā i roto i te rerenga
Kapua whakapipi / whakakapua pipi
Cumulous clouds, broken/popcorn clouds joining together
Tari
Office
Pare kawakawa
Mourning wreath/headdress/garland of greenery worn by women at a tangihanga
Penehīni
Petrol, gasoline
Peka
To call into, visit, stop off
Also branch of a tree or river
Whakaminenga
Crowd, audience, group, gathering, congregation, assembly
Whakaniko
To adorn, embellish, enhance,
Niao
Upper side walls (gunwale) of a canoe/waka
Whetūao
Planet
Uruao
Waka o Tane mahuta
Waia
To be accustomed to, familiar with, used to, practised
E.g. Ka waia haere ō tāringa
Houtū / whakahaere
To drive
Poapoa
To entice
Tītahataha
To sway from side to side
E.g. Ka tītahataha pea te waka
Pāpaku
Be shallow, low, shallowness
Tae ā-tinana
To arrive in person, attend
Tae ā-wairua
Be there in spirit
Whakaea
-ngia, tia
To pay, repay
Nama
-a, hia, ia, ngia, tia
To owe, borrow, lend, bill, invoice
Pire
Pill, bill, account
Nanakia
Be crafty, villain, demon, pest
Pau monemone
Pau katoa, completely consume, wiped out, obliterated, swept clean away
Rerekē
Be different, unusual, abnormal, changed
Tango
-hia
To remove, take away, subtract, to take up, take off
Pupuri
-hia, tia
To hold, retain
Tahitahi
-a
To sweep, scrape
Hāte
Shirt
