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Te Reo Māori
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ka mutu pea | how great, how marvellous, how wonderful |
| hei aha [tāu] | I don't care what you say, never mind that |
| pai mutunga | great, wonderful, marvellous |
| whakaharatau | to practise, rehearse |
| whakautu | to answer, to reply, to respond |
| weheruatanga o te pō | midnight, middle of the night |
| karaehe | class |
| pea | perhaps, maybe |
| pakiwaitara | legend, story, fiction |
| papa tākaro | sports field, playing field, playground, adventure playground, court, sports stadium |
| kōwhiri | to select, pick, choose, elect |
| kihi | kiss |
| whiri(a) | braid |
| ārai | curtains |
| Kua pau to hau! | I'm exhausted! |
| tae | colour |
| nui | big, enough |
| huarahi | street/road |
| pouaka makariri | fridge |
| tohutohu | command |
| kāpata | closet |
| tārere | to swing (with legs off the ground) |
| huri | to turn |
| whakataetae | competition |
| maranga mai | arise/get up |
| e oho | awaken/wake up |
| kuhu mai | come in |
| heke iho | get down |
| peke ake | climb up |
| haere atu | go away |
| takoto | lie down |
| hoki atu | go back |
| kia tere | hurry up |
| e heke | come down/get off |
| hoki mai | come back |
| taihoa | wait |
| haere mai | come here |
| kei tūpato | be careful |
| puta atu | get out |
| Huri atu | turn around |
| waiho | leave it |
| aihikirimi | icecream |
| Whakamoemiti | giving thanks |
| whakatangi | to cause to sound, to play (a musical instrument) |
| whakamaumahara | to remember, recall, recollect, reminisce, memorise |
| whakamau | to fix, fasten, attach |
| whakatangatanga | to loosen, release from restraint, ease |
| whakatika | to straighten, stand up, arise |
| whakapaoho | to announce, broadcast |
| whakawātea | to clear, free, dislodge, purge, get rid of |
| maumaharatanga | memorial, monument, memory, recollection |
| konei | here |
| konā | there |
| korā | over there |
| Opaki | informal |
| Okawa | formal |
| pereti | plate |
| ūkui | napkin/wipe |
| karere | news |
| rakiraki | duck |
| mataku | afraid |
| pīrangi | want |
| hēki | egg |
| taka | to fall off, to fall from a height |
| kuaha | door, entrance, gateway |
| Tūpou | pronouns |
| Mata | face |
| piki | climb |
| Horunuku | windy |
| tau | bottom/butt, year |
| u | women's breasts |
| huna | to conceal, to hide |
| māra | garden |
| kīhini | kitchen |
| kāuta | cooking shed, kitchen, cookhouse |
| tatari | to wait for |
| Hiahia | to want |
| ki | to, with, etc... |
| tata | to be near, close |
| penehīni | petrol |
| tīkiti pahi | bus ticket |
| mīharo | to wonder at, admire marvellous, amazing |
| rare | lolly |
| tiakarete | chocolate |
| parakuihi | to have breakfast, eat breakfast breakfast |
| taiatea | nervous |
| puhahana | spicy, hot |
| kawa | sour |
| mākū | wet, moist, damp, soggy |
| popoto | short |
| tāroaroa | tall [people] |
| whakamā | embarrassed |
| mākoko | lazy |
| kutekute | confused |
| hauhauā | cowardly |
| pukuhohe | funny |
| whakaririka | anxious, apprehensive, concerned, worried |
| atamai | knowing, quick-witted, ready, intelligent |
| ahungarua | elderly |
| hōiho | horse |
| hohoro | fast |
| ngāwari | enjoyable/easy |
| karaehe | class |
| rawa | finally |
| ngaki | avenge |
| taraiwa | drive |
| eke paihikara | to cycle |
| eke papareti | skateboarding |
| aihe | dolphin |
| whakaheke ngaru | surfing |
| tātahi | beach, seaside |
| tākuta | doctor |
| motu | island, country, land, nation, clump of trees, ship - anything separated or isolated |
| wareware | forget |
| whare karakia | church |
| Whāingaroa | Raglan |
| whare hākinakina | gym |
| whakangungu | train (e.g. at the gym) |
| kaipuke | ship |
| pūhaehae | envious, jealous |
| Airangi | Ireland |
| māra | garden |
| whakarite | arrange, adjust, organise, put in order, appoint, assign |
| pāhiketepaoro | basketball |
| tīmata | begin, start, kick off, commence |
| reti hukapapa | snowboard |
| tina | lunch, lunchtime |
| kōti netipōro | netball court |
| whare whakakaha tinana | gym? |
| hiki maitai | weightlifting |
| ruku | dive, diving, dive for |
| whiowhio | to whistle |
| maranga | get up, arise |
| tūreiti | be late, too late |
| noa | only, solely, just, merely |
| hopu | caught (e.g. caught a fish) |
| kī | say, express, utter |
| kuhu | enter, go in |
| taea | able, accomplished, possible |
| nā te mea | because, from that fact |
| iho | downwards, down, from above |
| noa | only, solely, merely, just |
| onāianei | at the present time, of now |
| wātū | present time, present tense |
| tatari | to wait for |
| waiho | leave it alone |
| ā kō ake nei | in the future |
| ākuanei | presently, today soon, before long |
| ākuara | in a little while |
| ā muri ake nei | later on, in a little while |
| taro ake | in a little while |
| auina iho | later |
| aoakewake | a few days later |
| i muri mai | later, afterwards |
| i ngā wā o mua | in past times |
| ātahirā | the day after tomorrow |
| inatahirā | the day before yesterday |
| ā houanga | next year, next season, a year from now |
| I te ata nei | this morning |
| ao ake i te ata | next morning |
| aonga ake | on the following day |
| mata | face |
| piki | climb |
| horunuku | windy |
| tau | bottom/butt, year |
| orokati | consonant |
| oropūare | vowel |
| whakatakariri | angry, outraged |
| kutekute | confused |
| tamāhine | daughter |
| tungāne | brother (of a female) |
| tuāhine | sister (of a male) |
| kaihanga/kaihana | cousin |
| irāmutu | niece/nephew |
| mahanga | twins |
| whāngai | fostered, adopted |
| kōka | mother (Ngati Porou) |
| karani māma | grandmother |
| karani pāpā | grandfather |
| karani pā | grandfather (up North) |
| hungarei | parent-in-law |
| pēpē/pēpi | baby |
| hunaonga | son or daughter-in-law |
| anahe | only |
| rare | lolly |
| waea pūkoro | cellphone |
| porowhita | round |
| maitai | cutlery |
| ūkui | duster, eraser |
| kutikuti | scissors |
| kī | key |
| ipu | container, bowl, vessel |
| mārō | hard |
| ngāwari | soft |
| waewae tapu | newcomer or visitor to a marae |
| huatahi | only child |
| tokomaha | many, numerous, lots of (people) |
| tokoiti | few people |
| taha matau | right-hand side |
| taha mauī | left-hand side |
| papamā | whiteboard |
| whānui | wide |
| whāiti | narrow |
| nunui | big, large, important, major |
| koi | sharp |
| taumaha | heavy |
| tawhito | old |
| anuanu | ugly |
| tukemata | eyebrow |
| whatu | eye |
| karu | eye |
| kanohi | face, eye |
| mata | face, eye |
| tuanui | roof |
| whāriki | carpet |
| matapihi | window |
| pakitara | wall |
| tua | beyond |
| homai ki ahau | give it to me |
| hoatu kiaia | give it to him/her |
| ata haere | be careful |
| ata whakarongo | listen carefully |
| hei | for the purpose of |
| maitai | cutlery |
| pōtae | hat |
| peke | jump |
| heke | descend |
| piki | climb |
| reti | ski |
| eke | ride |
| neke | move |
| whia | whistle |
| whiu | throw |
| takoto | lie down |
| mātaki | watch |
| huri | turn (short) |
| tūhuri | turn (full) |
| homai | fetch / towards |
| hoatu | give / away |
| iho | descend [direction] |
| ake | ascend [direction] |
| waiho! | leave it! |
| kapua | cloud |
| whawhai | fight |
| pūru | bull |
| tae noa ki | until, up until, as far as |
| pau | consumed, exhausted, used up, finished, spent, depleted |
| Kapa ō Pango | All Blacks |
| wāhanga | season |
| hukapapa | snow |
| Makitānara | McDonalds |
| pakihiwi | shoulder |
| nē rā? | are you sure? |
| tēnā | therefore |
| koinā | that there |
| takaroa | late |
| tōmuri | late |
| moata | early |
| toomua | arrived before the time expected |
| i te wiki | last week |
| ā te Tūrei | next/on Tuesday |
| wāhi mahi | workplace |
| kōeke | level |
| pūmau | fixed, constant, permanent |
| tuohu | stoop, bow the head, cower, crouch |
| teitei | high |
| rēmana | lemon |
| ngata | snail |
| ngōki | crawl |
| kohete | scold, tell off |
| haututu | naughty |
| tītaha | to lean to one side |
| taihoa | wait |
| koti | jacket |
| tarau | trousers, pants |
| āta | gently, slowly, carefully |
| wātea | free, unoccupied, open, vacant, blank, available, clear, unencumbered |
| nekeneke | move gradually, move about |
| mita | rhythm, intonation, pronunciation and sound of language, accent, diction, elocution, dialect, register. |
| aro | take notice of, pay attention to, consider, be inclined towards, interested in, to be comprehended, understood. |
| whakahua | pronounce, pronunciation |
| āheinga | competence, ability, opportunity, entitlement, function |
| taura here | binding ropes, urban kinship group, domestic migrants, kinship link - a term sometimes used for tribal members in the city who join taura here groups to help to retain their identity and links back to their tribal homelands. |
| pohewa | imagine, fancy, fantasise |
| mārika | exactly, absolutely, unequivocally, positively, seriously, essentially, indubitably, for the most part, in the main. used following the word it relates to, to intensify qualities, including bad ones, or to follow āe. Used for approval or disapproval. |
| taki | beat (music, heart) |
| mataara | alert, awake |
| ohooho | awake, alert |
| tohu wā | tense marker |
| tūmahi | verb |
| pūmau/pūriro | particle/pronouns/possessives (e.g. a, te, ngā, tōku, tōu, tōna |
| tūingoa/tūpou/kaimahi | noun, pronoun, doer |
| whakamarama | translation |
| tūāhua/kupu āhua | adjectives |
| parakuihi | breakfast |
| kawhe | coffee |
| i te wā kaputī | at tea time |
| i ngā wā katoa | always, at all times, constantly |
| paihikara | bicycle |
| wairehe | stereo/radio |
| hei tauira | for example |
| tohutō | macron |
| pūtea moni | sum of money, fund, account |
| pōhēhē | perplexed |
| manahau | excited, cheerful, elated |
| kiore | mouse |
| minita | minister |
| panana | banana |
| rōpere | strawberry |
| ārani | orange |
| waimerengi | watermelon |
| merengi | melon |
| kerepi/karape | grape |
| poukena | pumpkin |
| rīwai | potato |
| riki/aniana | onion |
| otahua | eggplant |
| puananī | broccoli |
| kāroti/uhikaramea | carrot |
| kāpeti | cabbage |
| pūputi kareparāroa | cauliflower |
| penehīni | petrol |
| huakiwi | kiwifruit |
| harore | mushroom |
| korare | greens, silverbeet |
| rētihi | lettuce |
| miraka | milk |
| tīhi | cheese |
| parāoa | bread |
| hēki | egg |
| pata | butter |
| whēru | toilet paper |
| tiakarete | chocolate |
| huka | sugar |
| ērā atu | others |
| whata mātao/mahini mātao | fridge |
| patahua | muesli |
| heihei/mīhi heihei | chicken |
| kōneke | shopping trolley |
| kete | shopping basket |
| poaka | pork |
| ngaro | hidden, lost |
| pōuri | sad, dark, mournful, remorseful |
| manahau | excited, cheerful, elated |
| koa | glad |
| mataku | afraid |
| māeke/makariri | cold |
| pērā | like that |
| kiriweti | impatient |
| warea | overcome, occupied with |
| karukaru | dilapidated, rundown (not used for people) |
| riri | angry |
| māngere | lazy |
| tika | correct, right |
| pōhēhē | perplexed |
| whakahī | proud |
| koi | sharp |
| hīkaka | eager |
| kino | bad |
| anuanu | ugly |
| ngāwari | soft |
| marino | calm, placid |
| hiakai | hungry |
| hiamoe | sleepy, horny |
| hiainu | thirsty |
| wera | hot |
| pakeketanga/kaumātuatanga | old age |
| mātakitaki | watch, inspect, examine, observe |
| paopao kupu | type (words) |
| tunu | cook, bake |
| purei whutupaoro | play rugby or football |
| tautohetohe | argue |
| takoto | lie down (face up) |
| tāpapa | lie flat (face down) |
| mārena | marry |
| ngongoro | snore |
| kihi | kiss |
| kōhimuhimu | gossip, whisper |
| whakatete | milk |
| peke | jump |
| tuki | headbutt |
| retireti | slide |
| whana | kick |
| papareti | skate |
| retihukapapa | snowboard |
| awhiawhi | embrace, cuddle |
| whawhai | fight, quarrel |
| whai | follow |
| menemene | smile |
| ūmere | shout, applaud |
| tākaro | play, wrestle |
| hoko taonga | buy gifts |
| ngōki | creep, crawl |
| kohete | tell off, scold |
| tuhituhi | write, draw |
| hanga | build |
| kauhoe | swim |
| kaukau | swim |
| pakipaki | clap/applaud |
| ako | learn |
| heke | descend from |
| tā | man, bro. term of address for male friend. |
| tae | arrive |
| hoa noho tata | neighbour |
| kē | already, long ago, instead, actually, different, alternative, at a different time, other than was expected, in a different direction/place, strange, extraordinary, beforehand, afterwards, for another purpose, really - difference or unexpectedness. |
| raihana | license |
| mimi | pee |
| makimaki | monkey |
| taraiwa | drive |
| tina / kai tina | have lunch |
| aihe | dolphin |
| rapu pāua | search for pāua |
| mahinga kai | food garden |
| kare ā-roto | emotions, feelings, inner thoughts, heartfelt thoughts |
| hono | connect |
| maumahara | remember |
| ngākau | heart, mind, soul |
| whakaute | to respect |
| māramatanga | enlightenment |
| ihi | essential force, excitement, thrill, power, charm, personal magnetism - psychic force as opposed to spiritual power |
| hoihoi | noisy (adjective) |
| turituri | noisy (verb), or 'hush, be quiet!' |
| pēnei | like this |
| pēna | like that (with you/just there) |
| pērā | like that |
| tomo | enter |
| taea | to be able |
| arā | namely, in other words, over there, see |
| harirū | shake hands |
| tauhou | novice, stranger, new settler |
| tauiwi | foreigner, European, non-Māori, colonist |
| meinga, meinga! | surprise, surprise! |
| pereti | plate |
| kamupūtu | gumboot |
| wāhi huihuinga | gathering place |
| mau | bring |
| utauta | dishes |
| tīmata | commence |
| ua | rain |
| nunui | big, large |
| roroa | long, tall |
| teitei | high |
| whakairo | carving |
| hau kāinga | home, true home, local people of a marae, home people |
| tira/ope | group of people traveling together |
| wero/matataki | challenge/ritual of encounter, performed by the kaiwero |
| kaitunu kai | chef |
| kaimahi horoi utauta | dish washer |
| taputapu | dish washer |
| whakapai | make good, set in order, prepare, make better, bless, praise |
| whakatika | straighten, stand up, correct, rectify |
| whakawātea | clear, free, get rid of, excuse, make way for |
| whakatakoto | set or lay down, determine, set in place, organise, plan |
| ārahi | to lead, escort, herald |
| hora | spread out, display, scatter |
| whāriki | cover with a mat |
| tuku | release, gift, offer, transfer |
| maioha | affectionate greeting |
| whakaeke | go onto |
| waerea | protective incantation |
| ngeri | short haka with no set movements and usually performed without weapons |
| pātere | chant |
| tauparapara | incantation to begin a speech |
| rūrūkai | blessing of food |
| hākari | feast |
| ahi kā | burning fires of occupation |
| manaaki | support/give hospitality to |
| te arapū Māori | the Māori alphabet |
| rorirori | rude |
| tārere | swing |
| whiu | throw |
| hei konā | farewell, goodbye |
| hei konei rā | goodbye |
| kare | dear, friend |
| hika | friend, mate (eastern dialect) |
| mara | form of address to a friend (northern) |
| hoake | let's go |
| paukena | pumpkin |
| tūruhi | tourist |
| rūruhi | elderly woman |
| kōkā | mother, aunty (eastern) |
| pōua | to be old, old person, elderly man, grandfather |
| koroheke | to become elderly, elderly man |
| pūrua | pair |
| pūtoru | cube, power of three |
| tāpiri | add, additional, extra |
| tango | take away, subtract, minus |
| whakaweke | separate, divide |
| whakarea | multiply |
| taka | fall, drop |
| mōwhiti | glasses |
| putiputi | flower |
| matawā | watch, clock |
| whakakai | earring |
| rīngi | ring |
| mōhiti rā | sunglasses |
| waea pūkoro | cell phone, smart phone |
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