Te Reo

Front 1

He

Back 1

A or some

Front 2

Te

Back 2

The

Front 3

Nga

Back 3

The (plural of Te)

Front 4

me

Back 4

And

Front 5

Ka

Back 5

‘When’ but it is not past present or future tense.

If it’s used before a verb to show an event is currently happening or going to happen in the future

Front 6

tō

Back 6

Your (one person) - when talking of one thing.

Front 7

aha

Back 7

what

(verb) (-tia) to do what? treated in what fashion? to do anything.

Front 8

kāhore

Back 8

Not/do not

(negative) no, not - a negative word used on its own or in a variety of sentence types. A variation of kāore.

Front 9

tēnei

Back 9

This

this (in your hand or close to you)

Front 10

tēnā

Back 10

that (close to the person being spoken to)

Front 11

tērā

Back 11

that over there (awayfrom the conversing people)

Front 12

pātai

Back 12

to ask, question, enquire, cross-examine, provoke, challenge.

Front 13

kaupapa

Back 13

topic, policy, matter for discussion, plan, purpose, scheme, proposal, agenda, subject, programme, theme, issue, initiative.

Front 14

moe

Back 14

Sleep

Front 15

whakapai

Back 15

clean

Front 16

ia

Back 16

each, every - usually the phrase with ia is repeated together with the preposition if one is needed.

Front 17

pānui

Back 17

Reading

Front 18

āhau

Back 18

You

your (one person when referring to more than one thing), of yours (one person when referring to more than one thing), you have (pertaining to one person and more than one thing)

Front 19

koutou

Back 19

you (three or more people)

Front 20

māua

Back 20

we, us, he/she and I, him/her and me

Front 21

kōrua

Back 21

you two

Front 22

rātou

Back 22

they, them (three or more)

Front 23

i

Back 23

Used before verbs and statives to indicate past time.

Front 24

e

Back 24

Used in commands before verbs of one long vowel or two short vowels.

Front 25

Kei te

Back 25

in the act of, is, are

when followed by a verb indicates continuing action in the present or future.

Front 26

tino

Back 26

very, quite, exact, true, really

when used before an adjective or verb to show a high degree or absoluteness.

Front 27

ngenge

Back 27

tired, weary, fatigued

Front 28

hoha

Back 28

board

Front 29

harikoa

Back 29

happy

Front 30

āhua

Back 30

kinda, sort of

Front 31

māu

Back 31

to take up, carry, take, bring

Front 32

ōku

Back 32

my, of mine, belonging to me

(more than one thing) - plural of tōku. A possessive determiner.

Front 33

pukuriri

Back 33

angry

Front 34

mōku

Back 34

for me

used when the possessor will not have control of the relationship or will be subordinate, passive or inferior to what will be possessed.

Front 35

hoki

Back 35

also, and, too, as well

Front 36

hiamoe

Back 36

sleepy

Front 37

tino

Back 37

Main, best, top

importance, main, best, top, principal, pre-eminent, favourite, staple, real, true, absolute - when used before a noun to indicate something is unrivalled or is true or genuine.

Front 38

rawa

Back 38

too (too much) [keite hiakai rawa ahau - i'm too hungry]

Front 39

rawa atu

Back 39

really, extremely, very

Front 40

He aha tēnei?

Back 40

What is this?

Front 41

He aha tēnā?

Back 41

What is that?

Front 42

He aha tērā?

Back 42

What is that over there?

Front 43

He manu tēnā

Back 43

this is a bird

Front 44

He ika tērā

Back 44

That over there is a fish