Pānui Kupu Hou

to bring

mau

to wait

tatari

to waste; wasteful

moumou

to lead, guide

ārahi

far

tāwhiti

together

ngātahi

beard

pāhau

still, continuously, an intensifier

tonu

very

rawa

to leave

wehe

to be lonely

mokemoke

to play

purei

first born

mātāmua

gifts

koha

but

otirā

mischievous

haututū

tears

roimata

used up; exhausted

pau

hardworking

pukumahi

go back, return

hoki

to hurt

mamae

back

tuarā

early morning

moata

seak, hunt

rāpu

close

tata

relative, relation

whanaunga

to look after

manaaki

it is so

koia

to decide

whakatau

place

wāhi

few

tokoiti

to be close/ nearby

pātata

grandchild, grandchildren

mokopuna

soon

ākuanei

chief/leader

ariki

worried

āwangawanga

pregnant

hapū

wind/air/breath

hau

to disagree

whakahē

to give (to speaker)

hōmai

to give away

hōatu

government, governor

kāwana

guest

manuhiri

product or benefit

hua

scared, afraid

mataku

trouble, be in difficulty, in trouble

raru

different

rerekē

brave, warrior

toa

sign

tohu

to hope for

tūmanako

surprised

tumeke

careful

tūpato

to long for, yearn for

wawata

January

Kohitātea

February

Hui-tanguru

March

Poutū-te-rangi

April

Paenga-whāwhā

May

Haratua

June

Pipiri

July

Hōngongoi

August

Here-turi-kōkā

September

Mahuru

October

Whiringa-ā-nuku

November

Whiringa-ā-rangi

December

Hakihea

Monday

Rāhina

Tuesday

Rātū

Wednesday

Rāapa

Thursday

Rāpare

Friday

Rāmere

Saturday

Rāhoroi

Sunday

Rātapu

competition

whakataetae

region

rohe

summit

taumata

high

teitei

extremely

ake

finish

tutuki

meet

tūtaki

Napier

Ahuriri

te be

kia

Incentive or entertainment

Whakangahau

paragraph (separate)

kōwae

opposite or corresponding

hāngai

establish

whakatū

excited

hiamo

nervous

āmaimai

hours

hāora

elder

Kaumātua

beam

pae

youth

taiohi

stuff

taputapu

get

hari

put on or enter

kuhu(na)

plural

mā

clothes

kākahu

happy, please

koa

skinny, small

tūpuhi

subject, reason

take

tally

kaute

finals, final road

whiringa toa

large

rahi

move

hūnuku

ceiling

tuanui

sneeze

tihe

eye

karu

truth

Pono

skin

kiri

hill

puke

fur

huruhuru

winter

takurua

door

kūaha

sea coast

takutai

rules

ture

follow

whai

animal

kararehe

already

kē

reflect

whakaata

box

pouaka

seak

kimi

according to

hei tā

their/his/her

tana

principal

tumuaki

echo

haruru

education

mātauranga

importance

whakahirahira

sandwhich

hanawiti

fruit

huarākau

biscuit

pihikete

message

karere

subject

kaupapa

disend

heke

organise

whakahaere

old

tawhito

easy/soft

ngawari

pillow

urunga

to emerge

whakaputa

infant

nohinohi

face

kanohi

rub

mirimiri

collect

kohi

soft drink

waireka

adult

pakeke

fill

whakakī

potato

rīwai

pumpkin

paukena

support

tautoko

present

whakaatu

conclude

whakakapi

interview

uiuitanga

develop

whakapakari

agreement

whakaritenga

you all (3 or more)

koutou

all

katoa

practice

whakaharutau

rowing

hoe

know

mōhio

remember

maumahara

understand or explain

marama

aspect or ways

āhuatanga

weather

huarere

fat

mōmona

useless

koretake

stick

piri

encourage

akiaki

appear

puta

road

huarahi

be many

maha

skills

pūkenga

place down

takoto

deceive

hīanga

stage

atamira

descendants

ori

garden

māra

sculpt

whakairo

path

ara

belonging to

nā

feast

hākari

connect

hono

to cross

whakawhiti

porch

mahau

clouds

kapua

money

pūtea

take

tangohia

price

utu

dirty

paru

exactly!

mārika

gone

ngaro

attempt

whakamātau

decorate

whakapaipai

faculty

wāhanga

donate

takoha

exhibition

whakaaturanga

terrified

ihiihi

goal

whāinga

laugh

katakata

release

tuku

pay attention

aro

respect

whakaute

value

uara

raise

whakatupu