| Term | Definition |
|---|
| āianei nā | now, in a minute |
| ākuanei | soon, presently |
| anō | again |
| ata | morning |
| awa | river |
| hau | wind |
| hauāuru | west |
| heneti | cent |
| hei aha! | never mind! |
| hiahia | to want, wish, desire |
| hoa kura | school friend |
| hoko | to buy, sell |
| horoi | to wash, clean |
| hou/hōu | new |
| huarahi/ara | road, street |
| huarahi matua | main road |
| huri | to turn |
| kāore/kāhore/kāre/kore | no, not |
| kāore he utu | it costs nothing |
| kaihoko | seller, saleperson |
| kēmihi | chemist |
| kī | to say, tell |
| kite | to see, find, discover |
| kore utu | no price, free |
| kuhu | to enter (building) |
| kōrerorero | to discuss |
| mā raro | by foot, on foot |
| mā runga | by means of (transport) |
| mahana | warm |
| mahi | work; to work, make, do |
| mano | thousand |
| manomano | million |
| mātakitaki | watch |
| matau/katau | right (hand) |
| mauī/hema | left (hand) |
| maunga | mountain |
| moni | money |
| motokā/waka | car |
| mutu/oti | to end, finish |
| noa iho | just, only |
| oho | to wake up |
| paihikara/pahikara | bicycle |
| pakeke/pahake | adult, grown up |
| paki | fine (weather) |
| parakuihi/kai ata | breakfast |
| paru | dirty |
| pau | to be used up, all gone, consumed |
| pēke | bank |
| pereti/rihi | plate, dish |
| pīrangi | to wish, want |
| pouaka whakaata | television |
| pupuhi | to blow |
| puta mai | to appear, come out |
| rā mahi | work day |
| rahi | large |
| raki/raro | north |
| rau | hundred |
| rāwhiti | east |
| reri | ready |
| rohe | area, region, boundary |
| rori/ara | road |
| rorohiko | computer |
| roto | lake |
| tonga/runga | south |
| tae | to arrive, get to |
| tae mai | to arrive (towards speaker) |
| taha | side |
| tāima/wā | time |
| tākaro | to play |
| tākaro ataata | to play computer games |
| tāone | town, city |
| tāra | dollar |
| tarau tāngari | jeans |
| tatari | to wait |
| titiro | to look (at) |
| toa | store, shop |
| uru | west |
| utu | cost, price, payment; to pay (for) |
| wāhi tākaro ataata | video games parlour |
| waka rererangi | aeroplane |
| wera | hot |
| whāngai | foster child |
| wharenui | meeting house |
| whiu | shot, go, turn |
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