| A | B |
|---|
| kotahi/tahi | one |
| rua | two |
| toru | three |
| whä | four |
| rima | five |
| ono | six |
| whitu | seven |
| waru | eight |
| iwa | nine |
| tekau | ten |
| tekau mä tahi | eleven |
| rua tekau | twenty |
| rua tekau mä tahi | twenty one |
| kotahi rau | one hundred |
| kotahi mano | one thousand |
| E hia? | How many (objects) |
| Tokohia? | How many (people) |
| Ko wai? | Who is? |
| kura | school |
| hekeretari | secretary |
| tari | office |
| kaitaki | caretaker |
| pou niho | dental nurse |
| kaiako | teacher |
| tumuaki | principal |
| kaimahi | cleaner |
| akomanga | classroom |
| rüma kaiako | staffroom |
| papa täkaro | playground |
| pere | bell |
| tangata | person/man |
| rüma türoro | sick bay |
| mätou | we (more than two) |
| Rätou | they (more than two) |
| mahi | work |
| ako | teach/learn |
| ki | at/to |
| o | of |
| kei runga | is on |
| kei roto | is in |
| kei mua | is in front of |
| kei raro | is under |
| kei waho | is outside |
| kei muri | is behind |
| kei hea | where is/are? |
| tëpu | table |
| papa | floor |
| karaka | clock |
| matapihi | window |
| ipu para | rubbish bin |
| pepa | paper |
| rüri | ruler |
| pukapuka | book |
| peita | paint |
| pikitia | picture |
| pouaka | box |
| whäriki | mat |
| paepae | container |
| türu | chair |
| käpata | cupboard |
| pakitara | wall |
| papa-tuhituhi | whiteboard |
| pene | pen |
| pene räkau | pencil |
| ükui | eraser |
| pene hinu | crayon |
| paräehe | brush |
| mahere | map |
| pëke | bag |
| kuaha | door |
| tika | correct |
| hë | wrong |
| kei roto te pene i te pouaka | The pen is in the box |
| Kei waho ngä kötiro i te akomanga | The girls are out side the classroom |
| E waru ngä pëke kei raro i te tëpu | There are eight bags under the table. |
| Tokowaru ngä tamariki, kotahi te kaiako kei raro i te rakau. | There are eight children and one teacher under the tree. |
