Kupu Flashcards (Back)

Set A: Core Greetings & Pepeha Words

1

Hello / Greetings

kee-ah or-ah

2

Good morning

moh-reh-nah

3

Good morning (formal)

ah-tah mah-ree-eh

4

Hello (to one person)

teh-nah ko-eh

5

How are you?

kay teh peh-heh-ah ko-eh

6

I am well

kay teh pie

7

What is your name?

ko why toh een-go-ah

8

My name is ___

ko ___ ah-how

Set B: Pepeha Foundations

9

Where are you from?

noh heh-ah ko-eh

10

I am from ___

noh ___ ah-how

11

Mountain

mow-ung-ah

12

River

ah-wah

13

Canoe / ancestral waka

wah-kah

14

Tribe / people group

ee-wee

15

Sub-tribe

hah-poo

16

Family / extended family

fah-now

Set C: Classroom Kupu

17

Listen here

fah-kah-ron-go my

18

Look here

tee-tee-ro my

19

Stand up

too my

20

Sit

noh-ho

21

Write

too-hee-ah

22

Read

pah-noo-ee

23

Question / ask

pah-tie

24

Answer / respond

fah-kow-too

Set D: Everyday Actions

25

Go

hah-eh-reh

26

Come here

hah-eh-reh my

27

Food / eat

kai

28

Drink

ee-noo

29

Work / do

mah-hee

30

Learn

ah-koh

31

Play

tah-kah-roh

32

Walk

hee-koy

Set E: Time & Place

33

Now

ee-nah-ee-ah-nay

34

Tomorrow

ah-paw-paw

35

Yesterday

ee-nah-nah-hee

36

Morning

ah-tah

37

Afternoon

ah-hee-ah-hee

38

Night

paw

39

Day

rah

40

Year

toe

Set F: Whānau Kupu

41

Mother

mah-mah

42

Father

pah-pah

43

Parent

mah-too-ah

44

Children

tah-mah-ree-kee

45

Grandchild

moh-koh-poo-nah

46

Grandfather

koh-roh

47

Grandmother

koo-ee-ah

48

Friend

hoh-ah

Set G: Pronouns & Pointing Words

49

I / me

koh oh

50

You

koh ko-eh

51

He / she

koh ee-ah

52

We (not you)

mah-toh

53

We (including you)

tah-toh

54

You all

koh-too-toh

55

They

rah-toh

56

This

teh-nay

Set H: Numbers 1-8

57

One

tah-hee

58

Two

roo-ah

59

Three

toh-roo

60

Four

fah

61

Five

ree-mah

62

Six

oh-noh

63

Seven

fee-too

64

Eight

wah-roo

Set I: Days of the Week

65

Monday

rah-hee-nah

66

Tuesday

rah-too

67

Wednesday

rah-ah-pah

68

Thursday

rah-pah-reh

69

Friday

rah-meh-reh

70

Saturday

rah-haw-roy

71

Sunday

rah-tah-poo

72

Week

wee-kee

Set J: Marama (Months 1-8)

73

January

koh-hee tah-teh-ah

74

February

hoo-ee tah-ngu-roo

75

March

poh-too teh rahn-gee

76

April

pie-ngah fah-fah

77

May

hah-rah-too-ah

78

June

pee-pee-ree

79

July

hong-oh-ngoy

80

August

heh-reh-too-ree koh-kah

Set K: Marama (Months 9-12) + Seasons

81

September

mah-hoo-roo

82

October

fee-ree-ngah ah noo-koo

83

November

fee-ree-ngah ah rahn-gee

84

December

hah-kee-heh-ah

85

Summer

row-mah-tee

86

Autumn

ngah-hoo-roo

87

Winter

tah-koo-roo-ah

88

Spring

koh-ah-ngah

Set L: Weather

89

Sky / weather

rah-ngee

90

Fine / nice (weather)

ah-hoo-ah ah-tah-ah-toh-ah

91

Hot

weh-rah

92

Cold

mah-tow

93

Wind

how

94

Rain

oo-ah

95

Cloud

kah-poo-ah

96

Lightning

oo-ee-rah

Set M: Emotions

97

Happy

hah-ree

98

Sad

poh-oo-ree

99

Angry

ree-ree

100

Worried

mah-hah-rah-hah-rah

101

Scared

mah-tah-koo

102

Sleepy

hee-ah-moh-eh

103

Hungry

hee-ah-kai

104

Thirsty

hee-ah-ee-noo

Set N: Classroom Objects

105

Book

poo-kah-poo-kah

106

Computer

roh-roh-kee-koh

107

Pen / pencil

peh-neh

108

Eraser

rah-pah

109

Chair

too-roo

110

Table

tay-poo

111

Device

poo-reh-reh

112

Bag

peh-keh

Set O: Colours

113

Red

feh-roh

114

Blue

kee-koh-rah-ngee

115

Green

kah-kah-ree-kee

116

Yellow

koh-fai

117

Brown

pah-row-ree

118

White

mah

119

Purple

why-poh-roh-poh-roh

120

Black

pah-ngo

Set P: Numbers 9-16

121

Nine

ee-wah

122

Ten

teh-kow

123

Eleven

teh-kow mah tah-hee

124

Twelve

teh-kow mah roo-ah

125

Thirteen

teh-kow mah toh-roo

126

Fourteen

teh-kow mah fah

127

Fifteen

teh-kow mah ree-mah

128

Sixteen

teh-kow mah oh-noh

Set Q: Numbers 17-20 + Classroom Phrases

129

Seventeen

teh-kow mah fee-too

130

Eighteen

teh-kow mah wah-roo

131

Nineteen

teh-kow mah ee-wah

132

Twenty

roo-ah teh-kow

133

Open

fah-kah-too-eh-rah

134

Close

kah-tee-ah

135

Use

fah-kah-mah-hee-ah

136

Help me

ah-fee-nah my

Set R: Colours (Natural + Non-natural)

137

Blue (non-natural)

kee-koh-rah-ngee

138

Blue (natural)

kah-hoo-rah-ngee

139

Red (non-natural)

feh-roh

140

Red ochre (natural)

koh-koh-why

141

Black (non-natural)

pah-ngo

142

Dark / black (natural)

poh-oo-ree

143

White (non-natural)

mah

144

White (natural)

koh-too-koo

145

Orange (non-natural)

kah-rah-kah

146

Grey (natural)

hee-nah

147

Pink (non-natural)

mah-feh-roh

148

Bluish grey (natural)

oh-rah-ngee-hee-nah