Te Reo Māori vocabulary
Animals
Names of animals.
Around the House
Names of rooms and parts of the house.
Around Town
Words for buildings and other features of the town.
Birds
Native and endemic birds.
Body
Parts of the Human Body.
Bugs
Insects and other small creatures.
Category O
A memory device to help remember the O category.
Celebrations
Kupu for birthdays and holidays.
Clothing
Clothes and other wearables.
Colours
Basic list of colours.
Days (loan)
Weekday names (loan)
Days (traditional)
Weekday names (traditional)
Face
Parts of the face.
Family (Whanau)
Words for family members.
Fish and Shellfish
A variety of fish and shellfish.
Food
Common foods.
Fruit
Common fruits.
Greetings and Farewells
Basic greetings and farewells.
How are You?
Words to use in replying to 'Kei te pēhea koe?' (How are you?)
Ingredients
Various cooking ingredients.
Locations (relative)
General locations of where things/people are.
Mealtime
Words for different meals, and other words related to eating.
Meat
Common types of meat.
Months (loan words)
Months of the year, based on the English month names.
Months (traditional)
Ngā Marama o te Tau, months of the year, using the traditional Māori calendar.
Natural World
Words for natural features.
Numbers
Numbers, with 3 levels to choose from.
Occupations / Work
Different occupations and work roles.
People
Describing relatives and other people.
Preparing Food
Words associated with food preparation and cooking.
Pronouns
Personal pronouns.
Questions
Practising some common questions.
Sayings (Whakataukī)
Expressions of wisdom, wit, and common-sense.
Shapes
Different shapes.
Sports (Ngā Tākaro)
Sports are very popular in Aotearoa. How many do you know?
Technology
Various elements of modern technology.
This, that, these, those
Where things are.
Time
Time-related kupu.
Vegetables
Common vegetables.
Verbs (doing words)
Some common verbs (doing words).
Weather
Asking and speaking about the weather.