particle • beginner
te
the (singular)
teh
Kei te kai te tamaiti.
The child is eating.
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particle • beginner
ngā
the (plural)
ngaa
Kei te tākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are playing.
particle • beginner
he
a / some
heh
He nui te whare.
It is a big house.
particle • beginner
i
object marker
ee
Kei te kai te tama i te āporo.
The boy is eating the apple.
particle • beginner
ki
to / towards
kee
Kei te haere au ki te kura.
I am going to school.
particle • beginner
ka
future / sequential
kah
Ka haere au āpōpō.
I will go tomorrow.
particle • beginner
kei te
present continuous
kay teh
Kei te pānui ahau.
I am reading.
particle • beginner
i
past marker
ee
I haere ia inanahi.
He went yesterday.
particle • beginner
kua
perfect / completed
koo-ah
Kua kai ahau.
I have eaten.
particle • beginner
ā
and (then)
aa
Ka tae mai, ā, ka noho.
He arrives and then sits.
particle • beginner
pea
maybe / perhaps
peh-ah
Ka haere pea au.
I might go.
particle • beginner
hoki
also / too
hoh-kee
Kei te haere hoki ahau.
I am going too.
particle • beginner
tonu
still / yet
toh-noo
Kei te mahi tonu ia.
He is still working.
particle • beginner
anake
only
ah-nah-keh
Ko ia anake i tae mai.
Only he arrived.
particle • beginner
tino
very / really
tee-noh
He tino pai tēnei.
This is really good.
particle • beginner
koa
please
koh-ah
Homai koa te pene.
Please give me the pen.
particle • beginner
āta
slowly
aa-tah
Āta kōrero.
Speak slowly.
particle • beginner
tere
quickly
teh-reh
Haere tere.
Go quickly.
particle • beginner
tēnei
this (near me)
tay-nay
He pai tēnei.
This is good.
particle • beginner
tēnā
that (near you)
tay-naa
He pai tēnā.
That (near you) is good.
particle • beginner
tērā
that (over there)
tay-raa
He nui tērā whare.
That house over there is big.
particle • beginner
ēnei
these
ay-nay
He pai ēnei pukapuka.
These books are good.
particle • beginner
ēnā
those (near you)
ay-naa
He pai ēnā.
Those (near you) are good.
particle • beginner
ērā
those (over there)
ay-raa
He nui ērā maunga.
Those mountains over there are big.
particle • beginner
kāore
no / not (negative)
kaa-oh-reh
Kāore au i te hiakai.
I am not hungry.
particle • beginner
kaua
do not (command)
kah-oo-ah
Kaua e oma!
Do not run!
particle • beginner
engari
but
eh-ngah-ree
He iti, engari he kaha.
Small, but strong.
particle • beginner
ko
(focus marker for names and identity)
koh
Ko Hēmi tōku ingoa.
My name is Hēmi.
particle • beginner
me
and / with (between nouns)
meh
Ko Mere me Hēmi ōku hoa.
Mere and Hēmi are my friends.