Te Reo 2020 Flashcards
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Pēke
Roots
Pūtake
Pūtake
Roots
Origin
Pū
Pū
Origin;
Gun;
Bundle or clump, anything growing in a clump, eg. pū harakeke
Fog, mist
Kohu
Kohu
Fog, mist
Bad
Kino
Kino
Bad
Scallop
Tupa
Tupa
Scallop
Room
Ruma
Sister, female cousin (of a male)
Tuahine
Tuahine
Sister, female cousin (of a male)
Daughter
Tamāhine
Tamāhine
Daughter
Animal
Kararehe
Kararehe
Animal
Neck
Kakī
Kakī
Neck
Hoko
Buy, sell, trade
Titiro
Look at, observe
See
Kite
Look at, observe
Titiro
Pakipaki
Clap
Clap
Pakipaki
Best friend
Hoa piri pūmau
Hoa piri pūmau
Best friend
Rōpū
Group
Group
Rōpū
Herehere
To tie up, bind
Hoki
- Go back, return
- Also
- Because, on account of
Go back, return
Hoki
Hokohoko
Secondhand
Secondhand shop
Huka
Snow, froth, foam
Kihi
Kiss
Reri
Ready
Ko reri koutou?
Are you ready?
Eke ngaru
To surf, surfing
To surf, surfing
Eke ngaru
Whakaheke ngaru
Ua
Rain (n.)
To rain
Rain, to rain
Ua
Mahi tahi
Work together, coordinate, share
Share, work together
Mahi tahi
Engari
But, rather
But, rather
Engari
Those
Ēnā
Ora
To be alive, healthy (verb or modifier)
Life, health (noun)
Titi
Muttonbird
Īa
Current, flow of water
Ear
Taringa
Taringa
Ear
Adult
Pakeke
Whaea
Mother, auntie, ma’am,
Matua
- Father, uncle, adult
2. Main, important
Parents
Mātua
Green
Kākāriki
Krini
Yellow
Kowhai
Kikorangi
Blue
Kahurangi
Blue
Blue (color)
Kikorangi
Kahurangi
Purū
Rongo
Hear, Smell, Taste, Feel, Perceive (Used for all the senses except sight)
Listen
Whakarongo
Pono
Truth (n)
Be true, honest, sincere
True (n)
To be true, honest
Pono
Whakapono
Belief, creed
To believe, trust
Ngahere
Forest, bush
Forest, bush
Ngahere
Kaieke ngaru
Surfer
Surfer
Kaieke ngaru
Taiao
Environment, Natural world
Environment, nature
Taiao
Maramataka
Māori lunar calendar (a planting and fishing almanac)
Lunar calendar
Maramataka
Pātaka
Storehouse, pantry
Pantry, storehouse
Pātaka
Rīwai
Potatoes
Potatoes
Rīwai
Pakeke
Mature, grown up, difficult
Adult, mature
Difficult
Pakeke
Patu
Hit, beat (v)
Club, beating (n)
To hit, beat
Patu
Mata
Face
Face
Mata
Mere
A short, fat club, often of greenstone
Āhua
- Somewhat, a little
Lessens the force of the meaning of the base it modifies. Eg. pai = good, āhua pai = okay - About, approximately - when used before numerals
- Appearance, likeness
Āhua pai
Okay
Okay, so-so
Āhua pai
Karaka
Clock, o’clock
Orange (adj)
6:00
Ono karaka
Tāima
Time
Time
Tāima
Wā
Time, season, period of time, interval
Period, interval, time
Wā
Māwhero
Pink
Pink
Māwhero
Shy
Embarrassed
whakamā
Whakamā
Shy, embarrassed
Pōtiki
Last born
Poto
Short
Short
Poto
Rārangi
Line
Line
Rārangi
Taroaroa
Tall
Tall
Tāroaroa
Hua tahi
Only child
Huawhenua
Vegetable
Vegetable
Hua whenua
Māra
Garden
Garden
Māra
Kōwha
To husk, scoop out
To husk, scoop out
Kōwhā
Poraka
Frog
Frog
Poraka
Sweater, jersey
Poraka
Tohunga
Expert
Expert
Tohunga
Pōrangi
Crazy (adj.)
Silliness, madness (n.)
To search for (v.)
Crazy,
Silliness
Pōrangi
Pōhara
Poor, hard up, destitute
Poor
Pōhara
Koretake
Useless
Uselessness, incompetence
Tuahine
Sister to a brother
Tungane
Brother to a sister
Teina/ tēina
Younger sibling(s) of same sex
Tuakana
Older sibling of same sex
Pau
To be exhausted, used up, consumed
Hau
Wind, air, breath
Tō
Your (one person, singular)
Kaha
Strong, able, energetic
Ka nui te pai
Very well, thank you.
Ko taua āhua anō
Ko taua āhua tonu
Just the same, As per usual
Kāore i te pai
Not well
Hiahia
Want, desire
Hiainu
Thirsty
Hiamoe
Sleepy
Moe
Sleep, dream
Ora
To be well,
to be alive,
to be safe
Wherowhero
Reddish
Whero
Red
Māhoe
Purple
Waiporoporo
Purple
Tae
Colour
Kahukura
Rainbow
Āniwaniwa
Rainbow
Whiro
Deity of rainbow,
also, deity associated with evil, darkness, and death
Tāwhana
Arc, arch, rainbow
Uenuku
Rainbow
Urupa
Cemetary
He aha
What
What
He aha
What (for names)
Ko wai
Roto
Lake
Lake
Roto
What is the name of your _______?
Ko wai te ingoa o tō ______?
The name of his/her ______ is ______.
Ko ______ te ingoa o tōna ______.
Meeting house
Whare nui
Whare kai
Dining room
Pepeha
Introduction
Introduction
Pepeha
Lake
Roto
Roto
Lake
Papa kainga
Original home, home base
Original home
Papa kāinga
Kāinga noho
Place where one lives, domicile
Domicile
Kāinga noho
Address book
Pukapuka kāinga noho
I nāianei
Ināianei
Now, currently
Now, currently
Ināianei
White
Mā
Mā
White
And (when connecting numbers)
Mangu
Black
Black
Mangu,
pango
Parauri
Dark brown
Dark brown
Parauri
Ārani
Orange (fruit and color)
Orange
Karaka,
Ārani
Orange juice
Wai ārani
Brown
Parāone
Parauri
Pakapaka
Parāone
Brown
Cow
Kau
Horse
Hōiho
Chicken
Heihei
Fork
Paoka
One brown spoon and two green spoons
Kotahi te pune pakapaka me e rua ngā pune kākāriki
Me
And (when used to join noun phrases)
One fork, two spoons, three knives
Kotahi te paoka, e rua ngā pune, e toru ngā naihi
Kati
Full stop
Full stop, period
Kati, ira kati
Piko
Comma
Comma
Piko
Tēnei
This (next to speaker)
Tērā
That (over there)
What is this?
He aha tēnei?
This/ these (next to speaker)
That/ those (near the one being spoken to)
That/ those (over there, away from both)
Tēnei/ ēnei
Tēnā/ ēnā
Terā/ erā
Give to me
Homai
Give me the knife
Homai te naihi
Hoatu
Give (away from the speaker)
Airplane
Waka rererangi
Atu
away - indicates direction away from speaker
Mai
This way - indicates direction towards the speaker, or to the person (or thing) who is central to the utterance. Follows ordinary verbs, statives and location words.
I will go to work
Ka haere ahau ki te mahi
Last week
I tērā wiki
Spider
Pungāwerewere
Rau
Leaf
Hundred
One bird
There are two mountains
Eight airplanes
Kotahi te manu
E rua nga maunga
E waru nga waka rererangi
New
Hou
100, 200, 203
Kotahi rau,
rua rau,
Rua rau ma toru
Wāhi
Place
Restaurant
Wāhi kai
Wāhi tapu
Cemetery, sacred place
Chemist (pharmacist)
Kēmeti
Over there
I reira
Korā
I tērā
Last - when followed by words like pō, wiki, marama, tau, and rautau
Tau
Year
Rautau
Century
Kīhini
Kitchen
Kāpata
Cupboard
Ipu para
Rubbish bin
Tō
Stove top
Ipu waiwera
Hot water jug
Microwave
Mikorowawae
Ngaruiti
Give the knife to Danni
Hoatu te naihi ki a Danni
Cupboard
Kāpata
Rubbish bin
Ipu para
Stove top
Tō
Hot water jug
Ipu waiwera
Plate
Pureti, pereti
Game
Kēmu
Kēmu
Game
Kānga
Corn
Pear
Pea
Parata
Brother, cousin
Brother
Parata
Mātanga
Experienced, skilled (adj)
Expert, specialist, consultant
Leader, leader of a haka
Kaitaki
Kaitaki
Leader, leader of a haka
Whakapai
To set in order, prepare; to make better
To set in order, prepare; to make better
Whakapai
Tiakarete
Chocolate
Chocolate
Tiakarete
Āe mārika
Yes indeed, certainly
Kapua
Cloud
Cloud
Kapua
Hua rākau
Fruit
Bottle
Pounamu, pātara
Pātara
Bottle
Pounamu
Bottle;
dark green;
greenstone
Tauira
Student
Ball
Paoro, pōro
Paoro, pōro
Ball
Kōrero
To tell, say, talk (v)
Speech, story, conversation (n)
Kōrerorero
To talk, discuss
Conversation, discussion
Anei
Here (it is)
Give the pen to him
Hoatu te pene ki a ia
Māripi
Sharp knife
Sharp knife
Māripi
Harikoa
Happy
Hoki mai
Come back, return
Whakamutunga
Final, concluding
Final, concluding
Whakamutunga
Mutunga
Conclusion, end
Tote
Salt
Salt and pepper
Tote me pepa
Breakfast
Parakuihi
Parakuihi
Breakfast
Parāoa
Bread
Bread
Parāoa
Mīti
Meat
Beef
Mīti kau
Pata
Butter
Kīnaki
Sauce - mayo, mustard, vinegar, etc all referred to as ”sauce”
Sauce
Kīnaki
Milk
Miraka
Miraka
Milk
Pihikete
Biscuit, cookie
Hōhonu
Deep, profound
Rongoā
Remedy
Māmā
Easy
Easy, simple
Māmā
Whakatangi
To play music,
Musical instrument
Tangi
Cry, mourn
To play music
Whakatangi
Turi
To be deaf; obstinate
Are you deaf?
E turi ana koe?
-hanga
Suffix used to make verbs into nouns
eg. Tangihanga
Hanga
Build, design, create
Create, build, design
Hanga
Ihu
Nose
Nose
Ihu
Camera
Pū whakaahua
Gun
Pū
Āhua
Appearance
Appearance
Āhua
Whaka-
To cause something to happen
How many apples are there?
E hia nga āporo?
There are 67 cameras
E ono tekau ma whitu nga pū whakaahua
First, second, third, fourth, etc.
Tuatahi, tuarua, tuatoru, tuawha, etc.
Kei tua i te kuaha
Behind the door
Tua is a locator word
Kuaha
Door
Door
Kuaha
One person
Tokotahi
Two people
Tokorua
Fingers
Matimati
Matimati
Fingers
Atawhai
Helping, caring
Runga
Upon, on
On
Runga
Korowai
Cloak
Rangimārie
Peaceful
Tautoko
Support
Support
Tautoko
Cell phone
Waia
Me
And
Should - used before verbs to form a weak command.
Aroha mai
Sorry, I’m sorry
Sorry
Aroha mai
Karanga
Ceremonial call
Marae
The open courtyard in front of the whare nui . Often also used to include the complex of buildings around the marae.
Moko
Tattoo,
Grandchild
Taonga
Treasure;
Possession
Tangi
To cry, mourn
Funeral
Herenga waka
Marina
Mooring
Waka ama
Outrigger canoe
Marina
Herenga waka
Whānau
Extended family
in modern usage, may include friends with no kinship ties
Whenua
Land, country
Ngaki
To cultivate, to clear weeds
Ngaro
To be lost,
To be absent
Eg. Kua ngaro te pene The pen is lost
Ngākau
Heart, mind (seat of affections)
Ngata
To be satisfied, satisfaction
Mātanga
Skilled, specialist
Specialist, consultant
Skilled
Mātanga
Insect
Ngārara
Ngārara
Insect,
Creepy-crawly,
Reptile
Reptile
Ngārara
Tīrangi
To be unsettled
To be unsettled
Tīrangi
How many (people)?
Tokohia?
Tokohia?
How many (people)?
E hia?
How many are there (things)?
How many (things)?
E hia?
How many books? There are four books.
E hia nga pukapuka? E wha ngā pukapuka.
I will go to the restaurant.
Ka haere ahau ki te wahi kai.
67 cameras
E ono tekau mā whitu ngā pū whakaahua
How many people? There are six people. There are ten people.
Tokohia ngā tangata? Toko ono ngā tangata. Tekau ngā tangata.
How many children are there? There are twenty children.
Tokohia ngā tamariki? Rua tekau ngā tamariki.
How many are wanted?
Kia hia?
Māu
For you
For you
Māu
How many books do you want? I want seven books.
Kia hia ngā pukapuka māu? Kia whitu ngā pukapuka māku.
Kia hia nga pene māu?
How many pens do you want?
How many drinks do you want? I want 24 drinks.
Kia hia nga inu māu? Kia rua tekau mā wha ngā inu māku
Tōtiti/ hōtiti
Sausage
Hēki
Egg
Egg
Hēki
Sausage
Tōtiti, hōtiti
Give me three eggs.
Homai kia toru ngā hēki māku
Give me thirty drinks.
Homai kia toru tekau nga inu māku.
I will have/give me 99 pens.
Homai kia iwa tekau mā iwa ngā pene māku.
I will have/give me one fork.
Homai kia kotahi te paoka māku.
I want 16 apples.
Kia tekau mā ono ngā āporo māku.
Ka hia?
How many/how long?
Kia hia?
How many are wanted?
Huka
Sugar
Sugar
Huka
Tāmaki makaurau
Auckland
Kirikiriroa
Hamilton
Ngāmotu
New Plymouth
Te Papaioea
Palmerston North
Ahuriri
Napier
Heretaunga
Hastings
She is thirsty
E hiainu ana ia
Tired
I am tired.
E ngenge ana
E ngenge ana ahau.
Very busy
E pukumahi ana
Angry, annoyed
E pukuriri ana
Fed up with
E hōhā ana
Tonu
Still, continuously
A particle denoting continuance or permanence, and follows immediately after the word it applies to.
E pukuriri ana
Angry, annoyed
E pukumahi ana
Very busy
She is still strong
E kaha tonu ana ia.
Māuiui
Sick
Ngenge
Tired
Hōhā
Fed up with, over it
Nuisance, pain in the neck
Tino ora
Very well
Very well
Tino ora
Still the same
Pērā tonu
Pērā tonu
Still the same
She is tired
E ngenge ana ia
She is very busy
E pukumahi ana ia
Will you have coffee? How many sugars do you want?
He kawhe māu? Kia hia ngā huka māu?
Kuia
Kui
Elderly woman. Use “kui” when directly addressing the person (“e kui”)
Toko-
Prefix used with the numbers 2 to 9, maha, ruarua, iti and hia? when referring to people.
Tokohia āu tamariki? Tokorua. / How many children do you have? Two.
Waho
Outside
Runga
Upon
Roto
Inside
Lake
Kaua
Don’t
Wareware
Forget
Excellent, fantastic
How are you? Awesome!
Rawe
E pehea ana koe? E rawe ana ahau!
How was your day?
How was your morning?
How was your night?
I pehea tō rā?
I pehea tō ata?
I pehea tō pō?
You (one person) and I.
You two.
Those two.
Us two (excludes the person being spoken to).
Tāua
Kōrua
Rāua
Māua
Tātou
Koutou
Rātou
Mātou
All of us
You all (excludes me)
Them (excludes both speaker and listener)
Us (excludes listener)
Kia maia
Be brave
Whiu
Toss, throw
Throw
Whiu
Hopu
Catch
Catch
Hopu
Paru
Dirt, Dirty
Outside the house
Kei waho i te whare
Inside the house
Kei roto i te whare
Tapawhā
Rectangle
Window
Matapihi
Wini
Matapihi
Window
Tuanui
Roof
Roof
Tuanui
No longer.
Kua kore
Kua kore he ika i konei ināianei. / There are no fish here now.
Ināianei
Now
Kiri ahua
Selfie
Kapomata
Screenshot
Screenshot
Kapomata
Karere
Message, text message
Text message
Karere
Pae tukutuku
Website
Website
Pae tukutuku
Whakawhiti
Exchange
Exchange
Whakawhiti
Here
Konei
Here, this place.
That place, there (near or connected with the person spoken to).
Over there, that place (at a distance).
Konei
Konā
Korā
Tangi
To cry
Kainga
Home
Home
Kainga
Oma
To run
Run
Oma
Kata
To laugh,
Laughter
Laugh
Kata
He ran last week
She has run
He is running
He will run tomorrow
I oma ia tērā wiki
Kua oma ia
E oma ana ia
Ka oma ia āpōpō
Last week
I tērā wiki
Ngahau
Enjoyable
Party
Kanikani
To dance
To dance
Nightclub
Kanikani
Whare kanikani
Playground, sports field
Papa tākaro
Tākaro
To play
Game, To play
Tākaro
Sleep
Bed
Moe
Moenga
What are you doing?
What are you doing, girl?
He aha ana koe?
He aha ana, e hine?
Where did you go?
Where are you going?
Where will you go?
I haere koe ki hea?
E haere ana koe ki hea? / Kei te haere koe ki hea?
Ka haere ana koe ki hea?
No
Kāhore, kāo
How many sugars do you want? I don’t want any sugar.
Kia hia ngā huka māu? E kore ngā huka māku.
Whakatū
Nelson
Rākau
Tree, stick
Woman, women
Wahine, wāhine
Old man, elder
Koroua
Rama
Light, torch
Te Whanganui-a-tara
Wellington
Ōtautahi
Christchurch
Ōtepoti
Dunedin
Toa
Shop, store
Warrior
Yesterday
The wind was strong yesterday.
Inanahi
He nui te hau inanahi
Duck
Rakiraki
Heke
Descend
Descend
Heke
Oho
Wake up
Wake up
Oho
Kaukau
Swim
Swim
Kaukau
Reira
That place, there - a locative, that acts like a pronoun for place names.
Follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.
Nā reira
Nō reira
Therefore, that’s why, so, consequently, for that reason, hence, thus, accordingly.
Hea
Where? what place? - Functions like a locative and is used after prepositions:
kei hea? where? ko hea? where is? ki hea? where to?
i hea? where were, from where? nō hea? where from?
o hea? of what place? mā hea? via where? by what means?
Hia
E hia Kia hia Tokohia Ka hia Kia tuahia
How many?
how many are there? e hia? how many are wanted? kia hia? how many people are there tokohia? how many?/how long? ka hia? how many? kia tuahia?
how many are there? how many are wanted? how many people are there? how many?/how long? how many times?
how many are there e hia how many are wanted kia hia how many people are there tokohia how many?/how long? ka hia how many times? kia tuahia
Walk
Hīkoi
Hīkoi
Walk
Tū
Stand
Stand
Tū
Haere
To go, travel.
Trip (n.)
Noho
To sit, to dwell
Where do you live?
Kei hea koe e noho ana?
The dog is sleeping.
E moe ana te kurī.
Kei te moe te kurī.
Cat
Ngeru
Fight, quarrel
Whawhai
Whawhai
Fight, quarrel
Horoi
Wash
Kākahu
Clothes; to put on clothes
Wash clothes
Laundromat
Horoi kākahu
Whare horoi kākahu
Rā
Day;
Sun
Wash
Horoi
Whiti
To shine
Shine
Whiti
Tuhi
Write
Write
Tuhi
Learn
Ako
Fly
Rere
Rere
Fly, race, sail
Where is the cup? Here it is.
Kei hea te kapu? Kei konei.
What is he doing?
He aha ana ia?
What are the boys doing?
He aha ana ngā tama?
Taputu kē
Choice!
Kino kē koe!
You’re the one! Awesome!
He is running. He is not running.
E oma ana ia. Kāhore ia e oma ana. Kāhore ia i te oma
Review, revision
Mahara
Location, place
Wāhi
Mātakitaki
Mātakitaki mai
Watch, observe
Watch me.
Tuhituhinga
Writing (n.)
How was your day? My day was good.
How was your (dual) day? Our day was good.
I pēhea tō rā? I pai taku rā.
I pēhea tō kourua rā? I pai tō māua rā.
Upoku kōhua.
You messed up (lit. Your head’s in a cooking pot)
Hei aha tāu
I don’t care what you say, never mind that.
used to emphasise that the speaker will take no notice of a suggestion because it has no value.
Patapatai
- (verb) to question, inquire, provoke, challenge, interview.
Manaaki
To support, take care of. Show respect.
Hospitality
What did you do today?
What are you doing?
I aha koe i tēnei rā?
Kei te aha koe? / He aha ana koe?
The boy is in the house.
Kei roto te tama i te whare.
Where is the phone? The phone is on top.
Kei hea te whonu? Kei runga te whonu.
What are you doing tomorrow?
Ka aha koe āpōpō?
Taraiwa
Driver
To drive
Driver, to drive
Taraiwa
Mātakitaki atu
Watch there
Whakataukī
Proverb, saying
Ai
- by what means, by what way, via where - in questions and statements about how someone is travelling or via what place.
Mā hea koe haere ai? Mā runga pahi. / How did you travel? By bus.
How are you traveling? (By what means)
Mā hea koe haere ai?
Understand
Do you understand?
Marama
E marama ana koe?
Marama
Month
Moon
Understand, be clear
Be full
I’m full.
Kī
E kī ana ahau.
Ghost, to haunt
Kēhua
Side
Left side
Taha
Taha mauī
Right side
On the right side
Taha matau
Kei te taha matau
Chair
Turu
In front
Mua
Behind
Muri
Under
Raro
Container
Ipu
Negation format
eg. He is not running
Kāhore (subject) e (verb) ana./ Kāhore (subject) i te (verb).
eg. Kāhore ia e oma ana/ Kāhore ia i te oma
She is writing. She is not writing
E tuhi ana ia.
Kāhore ia e tuhi ana.
Gym
Whare hakinakina
Taputapu kē!
Choice! Cool!