n • beginner
whare
house
fah-reh
Kei te nui tō mātou whare.
Our house is big.
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Places vocabulary
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Vocabulary
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n • beginner
wharenui
meeting house
fah-reh-noo-ee
Kei roto tātou i te wharenui.
We are inside the meeting house.
n • beginner
wharekai
dining hall
fah-reh-kye
Kei te kai mātou i te wharekai.
We are eating in the dining hall.
n • beginner
marae
marae
mah-rye
Kei te hoki mātou ki te marae.
We are returning to the marae.
n • beginner
kura
school
koo-rah
Kei te haere au ki te kura.
I am going to school.
n • beginner
akomanga
classroom
ah-koh-mah-ngah
Kei roto ngā tamariki i te akomanga.
The children are in the classroom.
n • beginner
tari
office / workplace
tah-ree
Kei te tari te kaiako.
The teacher is in the office.
n • beginner
hōhipera
hospital
hoh-hee-peh-rah
Kei te hōhipera ia.
He is at the hospital.
n • beginner
toa
shop / store
toh-ah
Kei te toa ahau.
I am at the shop.
n • beginner
tāone
town / city
taa-oh-neh
He nui te tāone.
The town is big.
n • beginner
kāinga
village / home settlement
kaa-ee-ngah
Ko tōku kāinga tēnei.
This is my home village.
n • beginner
wāhi
place
waa-hee
He wāhi ātaahua tēnei.
This is a beautiful place.
n • beginner
tatau
door
tah-tow
Katia te tatau.
Close the door.
n • beginner
matapihi
window
mah-tah-pee-hee
Whakatuwheratia te matapihi.
Open the window.
n • beginner
wharepaku
toilet / bathroom
fah-reh-pah-koo
Kei hea te wharepaku?
Where is the bathroom?
n • beginner
kīhini
kitchen
kee-hee-nee
Kei te kīhini taku whaea.
My mother is in the kitchen.
n • beginner
whare pukapuka
library
fah-reh poo-kah-poo-kah
Kei te pānui ia i te whare pukapuka.
He is reading in the library.
n • beginner
māra
garden
maa-rah
Kei te mahi rātou i te māra.
They are working in the garden.
n • beginner
papa tākaro
playground
pah-pah taa-kah-roh
Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are at the playground.
n • beginner
takutai
beach
tah-koo-tie
Kei te takutai mātou.
We are at the beach.
n • beginner
whanga
harbour
fah-ngah
He nui te whanga.
The harbour is large.
n • beginner
piriti
bridge
pee-ree-tee
Kei runga mātou i te piriti.
We are on the bridge.
n • beginner
ara
path / track
ah-rah
Whāia te ara.
Follow the path.
n • beginner
hokomaha
supermarket
hoh-koh-mah-hah
Kei te hokomaha mātou.
We are at the supermarket.
n • beginner
mākete
market
maa-keh-teh
Kei te mākete rātou.
They are at the market.
n • beginner
pēke
bank
pay-keh
Kei te pēke ahau.
I am at the bank.
n • beginner
poutāpeta
post office
poh-taa-peh-tah
Kei te poutāpeta ia.
He is at the post office.
n • beginner
whare rongoā
pharmacy / chemist
fah-reh roh-ngoh-aa
Kei te whare rongoā ahau.
I am at the pharmacy.
n • beginner
whare pikitia
cinema / movies
fah-reh pee-kee-tee-ah
Kei te haere mātou ki te whare pikitia.
We are going to the cinema.
n • beginner
wharekai
restaurant
fah-reh-kye
Kei te kai mātou i te wharekai.
We are eating at the restaurant.
n • beginner
kawhe
café
kah-feh
Kei te kawhe mātou.
We are at the café.
n • beginner
papa rēhia
park
pah-pah ray-hee-ah
Kei te papa rēhia ngā tamariki.
The children are at the park.
n • beginner
puna kaukau
swimming pool
poo-nah kow-kow
Kei te puna kaukau rātou.
They are at the swimming pool.
n • beginner
whare korikori
gym
fah-reh koh-ree-koh-ree
Kei te whare korikori ia.
He is at the gym.
n • beginner
taunga hākinakina
stadium
tow-ngah haa-kee-nah-kee-nah
Kei te taunga hākinakina mātou.
We are at the stadium.
n • beginner
pāmu
farm
paa-moo
Kei te pāmu mātou.
We are at the farm.
n • beginner
taiepa
paddock / enclosure
tie-eh-pah
Kei roto ngā kau i te taiepa.
The cows are in the paddock.
n • beginner
wharau
barn / shed
fah-row
Kei te wharau ngā kau.
The cows are in the barn.
n • beginner
ātea
yard (stockyard)
aa-teh-ah
Kei te ātea ngā hipi.
The sheep are in the yard.
n • beginner
whare tiaki kararehe
shelter (animal)
fah-reh tee-ah-kee kah-rah-reh-heh
Kei te whare tiaki kararehe te kurī.
The dog is at the animal shelter.
n • beginner
kāinga pūmau
forever home
kaa-ee-ngah poo-mow
Kua kitea tana kāinga pūmau.
It has found its forever home.
n • beginner
kāinga taupua
foster home
kaa-ee-ngah tow-poo-ah
Kei te kāinga taupua te kurī.
The dog is in a foster home.
n • beginner
taunga rererangi
airport
tow-ngah reh-reh-rah-nghee
Kei te taunga rererangi mātou.
We are at the airport.
n • beginner
hōtera
hotel
hoh-teh-rah
Kei te hōtera mātou.
We are at the hotel.
n • beginner
tāone
city / town
taa-oh-neh
Kei te tāone mātou.
We are in town.
n • beginner
kāinga
village
kaa-ee-ngah
He iti te kāinga.
The village is small.
n • beginner
whenua
country (nation)
feh-noo-ah
Ko Aotearoa tōku whenua.
New Zealand is my country.
n • beginner
tāwāhi
overseas
taa-waa-hee
Kei te haere ia ki tāwāhi.
He is going overseas.
n • beginner
motu
island
moh-too
He ātaahua te motu.
The island is beautiful.
n • beginner
maunga
mountain
mow-ngah
He teitei te maunga.
The mountain is high.
n • beginner
awa
river
ah-wah
He roa te awa.
The river is long.
n • beginner
roto
lake
roh-toh
He nui te roto.
The lake is big.
n • beginner
moana
sea / ocean
moh-ah-nah
He nui te moana.
The ocean is vast.
n • beginner
ngahere
forest / bush
ngah-heh-reh
Kei te ngahere mātou.
We are in the forest.
n • beginner
arawhiti
bridge
ah-rah-fee-tee
Kei runga mātou i te arawhiti.
We are on the bridge.
n • beginner
rori
road
roh-ree
He roa te rori.
The road is long.
n • beginner
tiriti
street
tee-ree-tee
Kei tēnei tiriti te toa.
The shop is on this street.
n • beginner
wāhi tū
car park
waa-hee too
Kei te wāhi tū te motokā.
The car is in the car park.
n • beginner
teihana penehīni
petrol station
tay-hah-nah peh-neh-hee-nee
Kei te teihana penehīni mātou.
We are at the petrol station.
n • beginner
whitinga
crossing
fee-tee-ngah
Whiti i te whitinga.
Cross at the crossing.
n • beginner
porowhita
roundabout
poh-roh-fee-tah
Huri i te porowhita.
Go around the roundabout.
n • beginner
whitinga rori
intersection / crossroads
fee-tee-ngah roh-ree
Kei te whitinga rori mātou.
We are at the intersection.
n • beginner
ara
lane
ah-rah
Noho ki tō ara.
Stay in your lane.
n • beginner
rori nui
motorway / highway
roh-ree noo-ee
Kei te rori nui mātou.
We are on the motorway.
n • beginner
putanga
exit
poo-tah-ngah
Huri ki te putanga.
Turn at the exit.
n • beginner
tomokanga
entrance
toh-moh-kah-ngah
Kei te tomokanga mātou.
We are at the entrance.