Kupu you should know Flashcards
āe
yes
ahi
fire
ahiahi
early evening, afternoon
āhua
shape, form, appearance
aihikirīmi
ice cream
ako
to learn, to teach
ākonga
student, learner
akoranga
thing that is taught or learnt
ākuanei
soon, presently
anō
Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self(reflexive) as in: ki a ia āno
āpōpō
tomorrow
āporo
apple
ariki
chief, leader
aroha
love, sympathy, compassion
ata
morning, shadow
ātaahua
beautiful, well formed
atua
god
auē
alas! an expression of woe, sadness
awa
river
āwangawanga
worried
awhi
to hug, embrace
āwhina
to help
eke
to climb up on
eke
to embark, get onto
ētahi
some; plural of tētahi
haere
go, come
haka
haka
hākari
feast
hākinakina
sport; to play sport
hanga
to build, erect, make
hāngi
traditional earth oven
hāora
hour
hapū
subtribe
hapū
pregnant
harakeke
flax
haramai (haere mai)
come
hararei
holiday
harikoa
happy
hau
wind, air, breath
haunga
smelly, stinky
hauora
health, heathy
haurua
half
hāwhe
half
he
a, some
hē
wrong; error, mistake
hea
where?
heihei
chicken
heke
to descend, go down
heke
rafter
hekenga
descent
hēki
egg
hēoi
and so, therefore
hiahia
to want
hiko
electricity
hīkoi
to walk
hīkoi
to step, tread
hine
Term of address for a girl: E hine!
hipi
sheep
hoa
friend
hoariri
enemy
hōhā
annoyed, a nuisance
hōiho
horse
hoki
also, too
hoki
to go back, return
hoko
to buy, sell
hokohoko
to shop, trade
hōmai
to give
hono
to join together
horoi
to wash, to clean
hou
new
hū
shoe
hua
product
hui
meeting
huia
a treasured bird, now extinct
huka
ice, frost
huka
sugar
huri
to turn
hurihuri
to turn round and round, over and over
i nāianei
now
ihu
nose
ika
fish
ina
if, when
ingoa
name
ihu
to drink
iti
small, little
iwa
nine
iwi
tribe
kaha
strong, able
kahurangi
food
kai
food
kaiako
teacher
kaikōrero
speaker, orator
kaimahi
worker
kaimoana
seafood
kāinga
home
kaipūtaiao
scientist
kaitākaro
player, sportsperson
kaitiaki
caretaker, caregiver
kaituhi
writer, author
kaiwhakahaere
manger, organiser
kākahu
clothing, garment
kākano
seed
kākāriki
green
kanikani
dance, to dance
kanohi
face
kāo
no!
kāore
Negative used for verb sentances - not
kapa
group, row of people, as in: kapa haka
kāpene
captain
kapu
cup
kapua
cloud
kara
colour
karaka
clock
karaka
orange (from the colour of ripe karaka berries
karakia
prayer, to pray
karanga
to call
kāreti
college
kāreti
carrot
kāri
card
kāri
playing card
karu
eye
kata
to laugh
kātahi
then
katakata
to laugh and laugh, laughter
kāti
stop! As in: Kāti te tangi - stop crying
katoa
all
kau
cow
kauhoe
to swim
kaukau
swim
kaupapa
topic, theme
kāwana
government, governor
kāwanatanga
government
kē
already, instead
keke
cake
kēmu
game
kete
basket, kit
kī
to say
kī
to be full
kino
bad
kiore
rat
kiri
skin
kiromita
kilometre
kite
to see
kitea
observation, seeing
kiwi
kiwi
koa
koa
koa
koa
koha
koha
kōhanga
nest
kōhatu
stone
kore
zero, nothing
kōrero
to talk, speak
kōrerorero
to discuss
kōrerotia
passice of kōrero
kotahi
one
kōwhai
yellow
kōwhai
the tree
kūmara
kūmara
kupu
word
kura
school
kurī
dog
mā
white
mā
clean
maha
many
mahana
warm
mahi
to do, work, make
mahia
passive of mahi
māhunga
head
makariri
cold
makawe
hair of the head (human), used in plural: ngā ______