Maori Dictionary
A
a he
and ma (used with numbers)
away atu (used with carry)
B
back muri
balloon poihau
bed moenga
behind muri
below raro
beside taha
between waenganui
black mangu,
pango
blue kikorangi, kahurangi
boat waka
book pukapuka
box papa
bring mauria
brown pakaka,
parauri
building whare
butterfly purerehua
by me nei
by you na
C
car waka
carry mauria
carry away mauria atu
carry to me mauria mai
cat ngeru
church whare
inoi
cloud kapua
colour tae
cup ipu
D
dog kuri
E
eight waru
F
five rima
flower putiputi
four wha
front mua
G
give (me) homai
give (to) hoatu
glass ipu
green kakariki
green, light maota,
karera
grey kiwikiwi
H
half haurua
hammer pakuru
hand ringaringa
here konei (by me)
how many tokohia
(people), e hia (objects)
hundred rau
I
inside roto
J
K
L
leaf rau
leave waihotia
light green maota, karera
M
man tane
money utu
N
nine iwa
number tatai
O
one tahi
orange karaka, para karaka
outside waho
over there ra
P
past (time) mai i te
pencil rakau tuhituhi
people tangata
phone papa karanga
pink mawhero
purple tawa,
poroporo
Q
quarter hauwha
R
red whero, kura
return whakahokia
river awa
S
seven whitu
shark mango, mako
shovel ko
six ono
square tapawha
star whetu
stick rakau
T
take tangohia
telephone papa karanga
ten tekau, ngahuru
that tena (by
you), tera (over there)
the te (singular), nga (plural)
there kona (by you), kora (over there)
these enei
this tenei
those ena
(by you), era (over there)
thousand mano
three toru
time wa
to me mai (used
with carry)
to (person) ki a
to (time) ki te
top runga
tree rakau
two rua
U
underneath raro
upon runga
V
W
wall pakitara
what he aha
where (is) kei hea, kei whea
white ma, tea
woman wahine
X
Y
yellow kowhai
Z
zero kore
