Word list from lectures Flashcards by Isabella Turei

Whakarongo mai

listen (in the direction of the speaker)

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Anō

again

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Tohutō

macron (above vowels only not consonants)

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Titiro mai

look in the direction of the speaker

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Kōrero mai

speak in my direction

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Tātou katoa

all of us

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Ka rawe

excellent

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Ka pai

good

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Nē

is that so! (or something along those lines)

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mihi

a greeting

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Tangata whenua

people of the land

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Tēnā koe

hello to one person (formal)

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Tēnā kōrua

hello to two people (formal)

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Tēnā koutou

hello to three or more people (formal)

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Kia Ora

informal hello to any number of people

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reo

voice or language

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pango

black

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whero

red

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kahurangi/kikorangi

blue

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kākāriki

green

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nui

big/important

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pai

good

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tēpu

table

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pōtae

hat

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pene

pen

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waea pūkoro

cellphone

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whare

dwelling/house/building

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tūru

chair

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pukapuka

book

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kī

keys

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tana

his/her

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pēhea

how

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koe

you

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harikoa (or hari or koa by themselves)

happy

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wherū

exhausted

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pōuri

night/dark/sad

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hīkaka

excited

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hēmanawa

stressed

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ora

well/healthy

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hōhā

frustrated

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ngenge

tired

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hiakai

wanting food

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hiamoe

sleepy/wanting to sleep

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māuiui

sick

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kore

zero

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the (singular)

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ngā

the (plural)

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a/some (singular or plural) - indefinite particle

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whaea

female that is important in you life, female teacher, motherly figure

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tungāne

brother(s) of a female, older or younger

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tuākana

older siblings of the same gender

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tuakana

older sibling (one of)

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toa

winner

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tāne

male of the human species

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māmā

mother

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tipuna/tupuna

ancestor/grandparent (singular)

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tīpuna/tūpuna

ancestors/grandparents (plural)

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hunaonga

son/daughter in law

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mātua

parents

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matua

mister/father/fatherly figure/uncle

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teina

younger sibling of the same gender

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tēina

younger siblings of the same gender

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whanaunga

relations (usually blood relatives)

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tama

boy

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tamāhine

girl/daughter

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kōtiro

girl

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pāpā

father

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mokopuna

grandchild/grandchildren

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tuahine

sister of a male (older or younger)

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tuāhine

sisters of a male (older or younger)

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wahine

female of the human species

wāhine

woman (plural)

kuia/kui

elderly woman

koroua/koro

elderly man

mea

thing, object

parauri

brown

kiwikiwi

grey

karera

light green

karaka

orange

mā

white

waiporoporo

purple

pahi

bus

tāone

town

rākau

tree (and anything made from wood)

whare karakia

church

kura

school

whare wānanga

university

maunga

mountain

awa

river

pene rākau

pencil

āporo

apple

rūri

ruler

hū

shoe

matāmua

oldest child/sibling

pōtiki

youngest sibling

tamaiti tuarua

second child

tamaiti tuatoru

third child

irāmutu

neice/nephew

hīkoi

to walk

haere

to go

oma

to run

rere

to fly

taraiwa

to drive

Kei te

present tense marker

past tense marker

future tense marker

E .. verb .. ana

present tense marker

raro

underneath/under/below

runga

on top/above

waho

outside

roto

inside

uta

the shore - as you see it from the ocean (used as a proper noun)

tātahi

the beach - as you see it from the land (used as a proper noun)

pānui

to read

what is a transitive verb?

a verb that needs an item after it

when do we need to use the ‘a’ particle?

before a persons name

what is the ‘I’ particle used for?

an object marker

tunu

to cook

hanga

to build

tuhituhi

to write

aha

what (question word)

inu

drink

pēke

bank

kanikani

dance

kāpata

cupboard

ngeru

cat

maranga!

get up!

haere!

go!

haere atu!

go away!

E oho!

wake up!

E kai!

eat!

ake

mai

towards

atu

away

iho

down

heke iho

descend

piki ake

ascend

tū mai

stand facing me

tūpato

careful

mataara

alert

kia kaha ki a koe

good luck/all the best

tere

quick

karaka

clock

kua

it is (relating to time)

pāhi

past (relating to time)

to (relating to time)

meneti

minute

I te ata

a.m

I te ahiahi

p.m (afternoon)

I te pō

p.m (night)

reka

sweet, tasty

iti

small

tere

fast

momona

fat (positive connotation)

poto

short

ātaahua

beautiful

wera

hot

pōturi

slow

whīroki

skinny

paku

small

mahana

warm

teitei

tall

mātao

cold (object)

pūrotu

handsome

pake

crispy

makariri

cold

putiputi

flower

ika

fish

kurī

dog

koumatua

elder

manu

bird

oho

wake up

maranga ake

to get up

haka

to perform

tangi

cried

cheese

tīhi