Vocab Flashcards
Karanga
Ceremonial welcome call
To call out
(-hia, -tia)
Pōwhiri
Welcome ceremony
To invite (-a, -tia)
Tangi
To cry; funeral; grief
(-hia)
Taonga
Valued objects
Maunga
Mountain
Ngaki 🌱🏞️
To clear weeds, cultivate
A clearing
(-a, -na)
Ngaro
(-mia) to be hidden, out of sight, covered, disappeared, absent
(Stat) be missing, lost, consumed, gone, extinct
Ngata
Snail
Ngākau
Heart, soul
Mātanga 🤹
Sophisticated
To be skilled; specialist, professional
Ngārara
Insects, reptiles
Tīrangi
Unsettled
Kānga
Corn; burning
Whai
To have, to possess; precedes nouns to form compound words.
To follow
(-a)
Whatitiri
Thunder
Whana
To kick (-ia)
To rebel
Whāriki
Floor mat
Whāwhā 🫶👇🤲
To feel (-ria, -tia)
To handle (-tia)
Whakahē
To disagree, find fault
(-ngia, -tia)
Āka 🥰
Affection
Toto
Blood
Tōtō 🌱🌾🚬
Weeds
Take
To originate
(-a)
reason, purpose, cause, origin, root, stump, source, beginning
topic, subject, matter, issue, concern
Patu
To beat up, assault, kill
(-a)
Pātū
Wall
Ata
Morning
Āta
Slowly
Pahi
Bus
Pahī 💧
To ooze
Rākau
Tree
Ika
Fish
Tā whakaahua
Camera
Hū
Shoe
Manu
Bird
Pūngāwerewere
Spiders
Rau
Leaf
Waka rererangi
Airplane
Whare rongoā
Drugstore
Tāne
Man
Kōtiro
Girl
Koroua
Old man
Kuia
Old woman
Kaiako
Teacher
Kaitākaro
Player
Matimati
Fingers
Hōiho
Horse
Hēki
Egg
Tōtiti
Sausage
Mārau 🍴
Fork
Māripi
Knife
Koko iti
Spoon
Pōro
Ball
Pūrama
Light bulb
Toa (n1)
Store
Ngahau
Party, concert
Papa tākaro
Playground
Ingoa
Name
Haere
To go
(-a, -hia, -tia)
Koe
You, singular
Au, ahau
I (first person singular)
Hiakai
Hungry
Hiainu
Thirsty
Tino
Very, really
Best, favorite
Ngenge
Worn out
Pukumahi
Busy
Industrious, diligent
Pukuriri
Annoyed
Tonu
Still, as ever
Kaha
Strong
Ia
She/he/they (third person singular)
Nō
From
Hea
Q: Where
Wai
Who
Tō
your (one person) - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unliketāuandtōu. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by theaandocategories.
Kei te…
Particle: at the present time
E kui
Address: old woman
E koro
Address: old man
E kare
Address: close friend
E hoa
Address: friend
E tama
Address: young boy
E hine
Address: young girl
Whare wānanga
University
Kāinga
Home
Whare paku
Bathroom
Moenga
Bed
Hui
Meeting
Whakaheke ngaru
Surfing
Pānui (pukapuka)
Reading (a book)
(-hia, -tia)
Kata 😆
Laugh
To laugh at
(-ina)
Tākaro
Play
(-hia, -tia)
Piki
Ascend
(-a, -tia)
Support, assist
(-tia)
Kura
School
Pouaka whakaata
TV
Mātakitaki
Watch
(-na, -tia)
Āwhina
Help
(-hia, -ngia, -tia)
Kaukau
To swim, bathe
(-ria)
Tāhoe
Swim (from one point to another)
(-tia)
Huna
Hide
(-a, -ia)
Hokomaha
Supermarket
Hīkoi
Walk
(-tia)
Harawene 🐊
(S) To be jealous
Jealousy, envy
Wātea
to be free, unoccupied, open, vacant, blank, available, clear, unencumbered
Haerenga
Journey
Whakatā
Rest
(-ngia)
Tae (mai)
Arrive (here)
(-a)
Menemene
Smile
Tōmuri
Late
Mate (1)
(stat) be dead, deceased, killed
Hoko
Purchase
(-a, -na)
Ua
To rain
Rain
(-ina)
Hinga
To fall (at an angle, as a tree), lose, knock down
(-ia)
To be defeated, overcome
Whakamātau 🧪
To attempt, try, experiment
(-hia, -ria, -tia)
Pakapaka 👨🍳
to be dry, baked, cooked until crisp, baked hard, burned, weathered
Ināianei
Now
Engari
But rather
Hōhā
Boring
Heke (v)
To fall/to descend
(-a)
Hoki (mai)
To return [to a place] (to here)
(-a)
Whiti
To shine
(-kina, -ngia, -a, -kia)
Tū
To stand
(-ria)
Oma
To run
(-kia)