High Frequency Words Flashcards
(491 cards)
1
Q
to be able, to allow
A
āhei
2
Q
string, fishing line
A
aho
3
Q
light, to shine
A
aho
4
Q
move in a certain direction
A
ahu
5
Q
to heap up
A
ahu
6
Q
to look after
A
ahu
7
Q
property, characteristic, feature, circumstance
A
āhuatanga
8
Q
shape, form, appearance
A
āhua
9
Q
accident, to have an accident
A
aituā
10
Q
disaster, to suffer a disaster
A
aituā
11
Q
shore, coast
A
ākau
12
Q
thing that is taught or learnt
A
akoranga
13
Q
cave
A
ana
14
Q
face or move in a certain direction
A
anga
15
Q
shell
A
anga
16
Q
world, dawn, cloud
A
ao
17
Q
planet
A
aorangi
18
Q
to rise
A
ara
19
Q
curtain, to screen off, block
A
ārai
20
Q
to face, turn towards
A
aro
21
Q
morning, shadow
A
ata
22
Q
gently, carefully, deliberately
A
āta
23
Q
to show kindness towards
A
atawhai
24
Q
open space
A
ātea
25
outer space
ātea
26
smoke
auahi
27
to bark, howl
auau
28
daylight
awatea
29
to climb up on, embark, get onto
eke
30
what!
ha
31
to wander, roam
hāereere
32
to sign
haina
33
flag
haki
34
sport, to play sport
hākinakina
35
to yell, shout
hāmana
36
open, gaping
hāmana
37
opposite, facing
hāngai
38
technology
hangarau
39
to catch in a net, a net
hao
40
oxygen
hāora
41
to shout, brawl
hāparangi
42
to make a mistake, mistake
hara
43
to carry, take
hari
44
to feel happy
hari
45
to resound, a heavy sound
haruru
46
wind, air, breath
hau
47
smelly, stinky
haunga
48
besides
hāunga
49
to descend, go down
heke
50
descent
hekenga
51
egg
hēki
52
to be dead
hemo
53
to pass by, be gone
hemo
54
to tie, to bind
here
55
to catch fish with a line
hī
56
to lift up, raise
hiki
57
to carry in the arms, to nurse
hiki
58
lightning, to flash
hiko
59
electricity
hiko
60
to step, tread
hīkoi
61
to fall from an upright position
hinga
62
oil, fat
hinu
63
soldier, warrior
hōia
64
to shop, trade
hokohoko
65
to buy, sell
hoko
66
to join together
hono
67
to catch
hopu
68
quick
horo
69
to crumble, to fall down
horo
70
egg
hua
71
product
hua
72
to open
huakina
73
path, road
huarahi
74
foam
huka
75
ice, frost
huka
76
sugar
huka
77
to hide
huna
78
group of people
hunga
79
to turn round and round, over and over
hurihuri
80
birthday
huritau
81
feather, body hair, fur
huruhuru
82
downwards
iho
83
if, when
ina, inā
84
to measure
ine
85
container, bowl
ipu
86
dot
ira
87
gene
ira
88
radio
(reo) irirangi
89
to burn, be alight
kā
90
cloak, cape, covering
kahu
91
ship
kaipuke
92
scientist
kaipūtaiao
93
big, of sturdy build
kaitā
94
scent, smell
kakara
95
handle
kakau
96
to climb
kake
97
neck
kakī
98
eye
kamo, karu
99
corn
kānga
100
colour
kano, kara
101
group, row of people
kapa
102
cupboard
kāpata
103
to be covered or occupied (of space)
kapi
104
glue
kāpia
105
glass, mirror
karāhe
106
granny, grandmother
karani
107
ripple
kare
108
stove, heater
kare
109
messenger
karere
110
college
kāreti
111
carrot
kāreti
112
stop!
kāti
113
to count
kaute
114
graph
kauwhata
115
to carry, convey
kawe
116
load, luggage, burden
kawenga
117
calf
kāwhe
118
already, instead
kē
119
ghost
kēhua
120
seal
kekeno
121
crowded, full up
kiia
122
sand
kirikiri
123
kilometre
kiromita
124
observation, seeing
kitenga
125
at a distance, yonder
kō
126
stone
kōhatu
127
to collect, gather together
kohi(kohi)
128
to boil, cooking pot
kōhua
129
sharp
koi
130
it is, so
koia
131
that is (near listener)
koina
132
this is
koinei
133
bone
kōiwi
134
mother, aunt
kōkā
135
to charge, rush at
kōkiri
136
small piece, fragment
kongakonga
137
disc
kōpae
138
tap
kōrere
139
white heron
kōtuku
140
to pull, to drag
kukume
141
net
kūpenga
142
red, red feather
kura
143
treasured item
kura
144
thought, memory
mahara
145
map, plan
mahere
146
head
māhunga
147
capable, brave, bold
māia
148
to fall, to come off, to get down from
makere
149
wet
mākū
150
easy
māmā
151
stream, branch
manga
152
clear, understand
mārama
153
crumbs, small pieces
maramara
154
rain, storm
marangi
155
indeed, quite, certainly
mārika
156
to spill
maringi
157
hard (of texture, personality)
mārō
158
dry
maroke
159
point, blade
mata
160
cold
mātao
161
fish hook
matau
162
finger, toe
matimati
163
fat, chemical
matū
164
to take, bring
mau
165
to be caught
mau
166
to wear clothes
mau
167
to remember / remember
maumahara
168
short club
mere
169
bush, shrub
mere
170
honey
mīere
171
to wonder at, amazing
mīharo
172
thread
miro
173
metre
mita
174
end, margin, piece
moka
175
lizard
moko(moko)
176
cut, cut off
motu
177
blaze, flame
mura
178
rascal, clever, cunning
nanakia
179
to move gradually
nekeneke
180
heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings
ngākau
181
reptile, monster
ngārara
182
snail
ngata
183
to be satisfied
ngata
184
together
ngātahi
185
to bite
ngau
186
to chew, a snack
ngaungau
187
soft, supple of texture
ngāwari
188
kind, pleasant of personality
ngāwari
189
to growl
ngunguru
190
tooth
niho
191
only, just, merely
noa
192
worm
noke
193
to move
nuku
194
to wake up
oho
195
to start suddenly, be startled
ohorere
196
beach, sand
one
197
earth, soil
oneone
198
to shake, quiver
oreore
199
vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds
otaota
200
to touch, to affect
pā
201
to be cast ashore
pae
202
to lay horizontally, horizon, ridge of hills
pae
203
circumference
pae
204
purse, to pass
pāhi
205
to explode, burst, bomb
pahū
206
drum
pahū
207
benefit, skill, good qualities
painga
208
strong
pakari
209
mature, ripe
pakari
210
broken, shattered, broken down
pakaru
211
hard, stiff
pakeke
212
packet, bucket
pākete
213
to slap, to pat
paki
214
wall
pakitara
215
(very) small
(paku)paku
216
to push away, to expel
pana
217
to throw
panga
218
puzzle, riddle
panga
219
mathematics
pāngarau
220
orphan, to be orphaned
pani
221
ball
paoro, pōro
222
floor, ground, flat surface
papa
223
bread, four
parāoa
224
brown
parauri
225
band, headdress
pare
226
to ward off, to divert
pare
227
cliff
pari
228
wing
parirau
229
dirt, mud, dirty
paru
230
close (of distance)
pātata
231
button
pātene
232
flounder (fish)
pātiki
233
grass
pātītī
234
pair
pea
235
branch
peka
236
bacon
pēkana
237
to jump, to leap over
peke
238
bag
pēke
239
bell
pere
240
bee
pī
241
to climb, to increase
piki
242
chick, baby
pīpī
243
rotten
pirau
244
to stick to, to cling
piri
245
bridge
piriti
246
stinking, putrid
piro
247
end, extremity
pito
248
flax skirt worn as part of traditional costume, e.g. in kapa haka
piupiu
249
stone
pōhatu
250
to think mistakenly, be mistaken
pōhēhē
251
hole, to make a hole in, to pierce
poka
252
true, faithful
pono
253
frog
poraka
254
jersey
poraka
255
to cut off, to cut short
poro
256
boat
poti
257
to blow gently
pū
258
open, opening
puare
259
dush
puehu
260
to blow (wind)
puhi
261
engine
pūkaha
262
lungs
pukapuka
263
skilled, expert
pūkenga
264
fixed, permanent
pūmau
265
young animal
punua
266
to sing, to rumble
puoro
267
to boil
pupū
268
to bubble up, arise from
pupū
269
to blow (of the wind), to shoot
pupuhi
270
to hold onto
pupuri
271
seed
purapura
272
appliance, machine (electric)
pūrere
273
butterfly
pūrerehua
274
to block up, plug
puru
275
to put, place somewhere
puru
276
science
pūtaiao
277
reason, cause
pūtake
278
opening, exit
putanga
279
to heap up, a heap, pile
putu
280
large
rahi
281
north
raki
282
ight, torch
rama
283
fly, blowfly
rango
284
to look for
rapa, rapu
285
line, row
rārangi
286
trouble, to be in difficulty, in trouble
(raru)raru
287
friendly, at ease, calm
rata
288
leaf
rau
289
to put into
rau
290
pleasure, amusement
rēhia
291
to fly, to flow, to sail, to escape
rere
292
different, changed
rerekē
293
voyage, escape, running away
rerenga
294
to skate, slide
reti
295
skates, skating
retireti
296
hand, arm
(ringa)ringa
297
iron
rino
298
ribbon, tape
rīpene
299
be obtained, be carried away, gone away
riro
300
litre
rita
301
length of time
roanga
302
road
rori
303
to dive
ruku
304
to draw, paint, publish, print
tā
305
side, edge, margin
taha
306
to pass by
taha
307
to turn around, to turn over, to capsize
tahuri
308
the sea (as opposed to land), tide
tai
309
young man
taitama
310
to fall, to fall off, to drop
taka
311
to come around in a cycle
taka
312
root, stump
take
313
to recite, to recount
taki
314
to lead, to bring along
taki
315
district, region
takiwā
316
to take hold of
tango
317
to cook
tao
318
property, possession
taonga
319
edge, margin
tapa
320
to name
tapa
321
utensil, tool
taputapu
322
footprint
tapuwae
323
trousers
tarau
324
study, department
tari
325
presently, by and by
taro
326
to measure, to calculate
tātai
327
to arrange, to set in order
tātai
328
door
tatau
329
to count
tatau
330
to land on, alight, come to rest
tau
331
strange, unfamiliar, stranger
tauhou
332
heavy, of weight; heavy, difficult of spirit or health
taumaha
333
peak, pinnacle
taumata
334
fishing ground
taunga
335
to be accustomed to, familiar with
taunga
336
to cover, close with a lid, lid, cover
taupoki
337
rope, cable
taura
338
distant, a distant place
tawhiti
339
old, former
tawhito
340
to flow, float, move quickly, fast
tere
341
cabbage tree
tī
342
summit
tihi
343
topknot
tihi
344
team
tīma
345
dinner, lunch
tina
346
body, trunk, torso
tinana
347
to change
tīni
348
to deceive, cheat, trick, amuse with trickery
tinihanga
349
strange, unusual
tipua
350
a person of high status
tipua
351
travelling party, group or row of people
tira
352
to look about, to investigate
tirotiro
353
to drag
tō
354
male animal
toa
355
to remain, be left over
toe
356
leftovers, remnants
toenga
357
whale
tohorā
358
to indicate, point out
tohu
359
a qualification, e.g. degree
tohu
360
to instruct, to guide, direct, instructions, directions
tohutohu
361
origin, source, native, indigenous
toi
362
art, knowledge
toi
363
rock
toka
364
stockings, socks
tōkena
365
to enter, go into
tomo
366
to send, to command
tono
367
to ask for, to request, to demand
tono
368
to apply for
tono
369
to stretch out, to extend
toro
370
to visit
toro
371
albatross
toroa
372
straight, direct, right
tōtika
373
to be wounded, a wound
tū
374
beyond
tua
375
back
tuarā
376
to write, to draw
tuhi
377
to indicate, point out
(tuhi)tuhi
378
writing, text
(tuhi)tuhinga
379
to hit, to knock, to beat, to pound
tuki
380
to allow
tuku
381
to let something down, to hand something down
tuku
382
to let go, to give up
tuku
383
to put off, to leave aside
tuku
384
spider web
tukutuku
385
to hope for, anticipate, expect
tūmanako
386
to take fright, surprise
tumeke
387
position, job
tūranga
388
stopping place
tūranga (as in: tūranga pahi)
389
fairy
tūrehu
390
to close up, to block
tūtaki
391
to complete, to achieve
tutuki
392
real, natural, authentic
tūturu
393
fixed, permanent, definite
tūturu
394
to land, to reach land
ū
395
to be firm, fixed
ū
396
muscle, vein, artery
uaua
397
to cover
uhi
398
to ask, enquire
ui
399
lightning, to flash
uira
400
clay
uku
401
to wash
uku
402
to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)
umere
403
chapter of a book, verse of a song
upoko
404
to enter, to go in
uru
405
to load
uta
406
female animal
uwha
407
place, space, area
wā
408
wire
waea
409
middle, dividing line
waenga
410
to carry on the back
waha
411
load, burden
waha
412
chapter, episode
wāhanga
413
to break, to split, to break open
wāhi
414
part, portion
wāhi
415
driftwood
wahie
416
hot spring
waiariki
417
to make, build something
waihanga
418
to leave something somewhere
waiho
419
to remain, rest
waiho
420
forest
wao
421
to forget, forgetful
wareware
422
to scrape, to peel
waru
423
to be clear, unoccupied, free of obstruction
wātea
424
to long for, yearn for
wawata
425
early, soon, quickly
wawe
426
departure, leaving
wehenga
427
part, division, separation
wehenga
428
to be afraid
wehi
429
terrible
wehi
430
to burn, burnt, hot, heat
wera
431
to pierce
wero
432
objective, aim, purpose
whāinga
433
narrow, crowded together
whāiti
434
to take photos, photograph
whakaahua
435
to display, to exhibit
whakaari
436
to display, show
whakaata
437
mirror
whakaata
438
to display, show, demonstrate
whakaatu
439
display
whakaaturanga
440
television programme
whakaaturanga
441
to command, order, encourage
whakahau
442
to decrease, drop, lower
whakaheke
443
arrogant
whakahīhī
444
great, magnificent, wonderful, very important
whakahirahira
445
to operate, to make something work, to put someone to work, to make someone work
whakamahi
446
to explain
whakamārama
447
to test, examine
whakamātau
448
examination, test
whakamātautau
449
to put on
whakamau
450
to fix, fasten
whakamau
451
amazing, astonishing
whakamīharo
452
frontward, towards the front
whakamua
453
towards the back
whakamuri
454
to rest
whakangā
455
to honour, to praise
whakanui
456
to rescue, to cure
whakaora
457
lying crosswise, horizontal
whakapae
458
to improve, to fix up
whakapai
459
to decorate, to adorn
whakapaipai
460
to strengthen
whakapakari
461
to cling to, stick to
whakapiri
462
to believe, faith
whakapono
463
to produce, to reveal, to publish
whakaputa
464
to make something come out, to appear
whakaputa
465
downwards
whakararo
466
to compare
whakarite
467
upwards
whakarunga
468
to come closer to
whakatata
469
to decide
whakatau
470
to rearrange, to put in order, to fix
whakatikatika
471
to give cheek
whakatoi
472
to establish, to put someone or something in position
whakatū
473
to enter, to join, to enrol
whakauru
474
to cross
whakawhiti
475
to reveal, to disclose, to confess
whāki
476
bay
whanga
477
to wait
whanga
478
broad, wide
whānui
479
to be injured
whara
480
page
whārangi
481
Māori-medium secondary school
wharekura
482
stone
whatu
483
eye
whatu
484
to weave, knit
whatu
485
to fiddle with, to touch
whāwhā
486
to throw, to fling
whiu
487
to whip
whiu
488
to be satisfied
whiu
489
to get, to acquire, to win
whiwhi
490
heel
wīra
491
to tremble, to shake, to quiver
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