| Kupu | Brief description |
| āpōpō | tomorrow |
| heihei | chicken |
| poitarawhiti | netball |
| nau mai | welcome |
| engari | but |
| waea | phone |
| rangi | sky |
| niho | tooth / teeth |
| pahi | bus |
| awa | river |
| kaiako | teacher |
| wahine / wāhine | woman, wife / women |
| Tāwhirimātea | Atua of the wind and storms |
| marama | moon / month |
| homai | pass/give (to me) |
| inu(mia) | to drink |
| Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| āporo | apple |
| pāremata | parliament |
| rā whānau | birthday |
| whare hākinakina | gym |
| kaukau | to bathe / swim |
| whakatā | rest, holiday |
| maranga | to get up, to arise |
| kura | school |
| Poihākena | Sydney |
| manuhiri / manuwhiri | visitors |
| īPapa | iPad |
| rū | earthquake |
| pirihimana | police officer |
| Te Waipounamu | the South Island |
| ukurere | ukulele |
| ngutu | lips |
| taihoa | wait! hang on! |
| Aranga | Easter |
| horoi(a) | wash |
| maumahara(tia) | remember |
| Papatūānuku | Earth mother |
| manu | bird |
| ika | fish |
| moana | ocean, sea, big lake |
| tio | oyster |
| taringa | ear |
| Hāmoa | Sāmoa |
| āe | yes |
| whetū | star |
| tohutō | macron |
| tākuta | doctor |
| whakaata | display, mirror, reflect |
| Wīwī | France / French |