adj • beginner
pai
good
pie
He pai tēnei pukapuka.
This book is good.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
✨ Qualities
22 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
Qualities vocabulary
Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.
Vocabulary
qualitiesdescribingadjectives
adj • beginner
kino
bad
kee-noh
He kino te huarere.
The weather is bad.
adj • beginner
nui
big
noo-ee
He nui te whare.
The house is big.
adj • beginner
iti
small
ee-tee
He iti te kurī.
The dog is small.
adj • beginner
roa
long
roh-ah
He roa te rori.
The road is long.
adj • beginner
poto
short
poh-toh
He poto te pene.
The pen is short.
adj • beginner
tere
fast
teh-reh
He tere te waka.
The vehicle is fast.
adj • beginner
pōturi
slow
poh-too-ree
He pōturi te honu.
The turtle is slow.
adj • beginner
kaha
strong
kah-hah
He kaha taua tāne.
That man is strong.
adj • beginner
ātaahua
beautiful
aa-tah-ah-hoo-ah
He ātaahua te whenua.
The land is beautiful.
adj • beginner
hou
new
hoh
He motokā hou tēnei.
This is a new car.
adj • beginner
tawhito
old
tah-fee-toh
He whare tawhito tēnā.
That is an old house.
adj • beginner
mā
clean
maa
He mā te tēpu.
The table is clean.
adj • beginner
paru
dirty
pah-roo
He paru ngā ringa.
The hands are dirty.
adj • beginner
taimaha
heavy
tie-mah-hah
He taumaha te pēke.
The bag is heavy.
adj • beginner
māmā
light in weight
maa-maa
He māmā te pouaka.
The box is light.
adj • beginner
mārō
hard
maa-roh
He mārō te kōhatu.
The rock is hard.
adj • beginner
ngohengohe
soft
ngo-he-ngo-he
He ngohengohe te paraikete.
The blanket is soft.
adj • beginner
puku
quiet
poo-koo
He tamaiti puku ia.
She is a quiet child.
adj • beginner
haruru
loud / noisy
hah-roo-roo
He haruru te ruma.
The room is noisy.
adj • beginner
kī
full
kee
Kua kī te kapu.
The cup is full.
adj • beginner
putu
empty
poo-too
He putu te pouaka.
The box is empty.