IdentityMaori words
by DuoCards
tauwhāinga
competitive
He tino tauwhāinga te mākete mahi.
haepapa
responsible
He mea nui te haepapa ki ō moni.
hoa
friend
He hoa, he tangata pāpori ia.
pukumahi
industrious
He ākonga pukumahi ia, ā, ka oti i a ia āna mahi i te wā tika.
hangahanga
funny
I tino hangahanga te kiriata kāore au i taea te aukati i te katakata.
pārehurehu
doubtful
He maha ngā tāngata e pārehurehu ana ki ngā kupu whakaari a te kaitōrangapū.
kore pakeke
immature
Ahakoa he pakeke ia, i ētahi wā ka mahi ia i te āhua kore pakeke.
tika te wā
on time
He mea nui te tika te wā mō te uiui mahi angitu.
kōrero nui
talkative
Nō Ahitereiria ia, ā, he kōrero nui ia.
kāore e manawanui
not patient
Kāore ia e manawanui ki te whakatuwhera i āna koha rā whānau.
manawanui
patient
He tino manawanui ia ki te whakaako tamariki.
pōrangi
unpredictable
Kua tino pōrangi ahau i tēnei wiki, ā, kāore au i te mōhio he aha ai.
auaha
innovative
He hinengaro auaha tōna, ā, ka puta mai ngā whakaaro pai.
pakeke
stubborn
He tino pakeke ia ki te whakaae he hē ia.
tinihanga
deceitful
He tinihanga te mahi tinihanga i tētahi whakamātautau.
kare ā-roto
feelings
He tino kare ā-roto tēnei kiriata, ā, i tangi ahau.
māhaki
humble
He tino māhaki ia ki te kōrero i mua i te karaehe.
ngākau whakatuma
hostile intent
I te wā i rongo te kurī i te mōrearea, ka ngākau whakatuma.
whakahē
defiant
Ka taea e ngā tamariki te whakahē.
whakapoapoa
alluring
He tangata whai whakapoapoa ia.
kāore i te atawhai
not kind
I pouri ia i muri i te whiwhinga i tētahi karere kāore i te atawhai mai i tētahi hoa.
matakite
visionary
Ko Steve Jobs he kaiārahi matakite nāna i huri te ahumahi hangarau.
whakapae
assumption
Kei te whakapae ia mō ōna tūmanako ki te toa i te whakataetae.
whakaatu aroha
showing love
Kei te tino whakaatu aroha taku whaea ki āna mokopuna.
mātātoa
energetic and hardworking
Ko te ākonga mātātoa ka whakaoti i āna mahi kāinga i te wā tika.
tūpato
be careful
He tino tūpato ia i te wā e taraiwa ana i te ua.
tangata whaiaro
selfish person
He tangata whaiaro ia ki te tango i te pihikete whakamutunga me te kore pātai ki tētahi.
māia
confident
I māia a Sue i tana hīkoi ki roto i te uiui.
whakatoi
cheeky
Ko ngā kōrero whakakata a te kaiwhakataetae i whakatoi i te tokomaha o te hunga whakarongo.
whakahoahoa
friendly
He tangata hoa, whakahoahoa hoki a Frank.
pōuri
sad
I pēnei te pōuri o te āhua o te rangi i te mea i pōuri ai te katoa.
kāore he hiahia nui
no great desire
I te harikoa ia ki tana kāore he hiahia nui noho, e pārekareka ana ki ngā pārekareka māmā me te kore o te pēhanga o te whakataetae.
he tangata noho takitahi
a person who keeps to themselves
He iti noa tana kōrero, ā, i puta ai te āhua he tangata noho takitahi ia.
whakahauhau
bossy
Kaua e whakahauhau, tukua te katoa ki te whai wāhi ki te kōrero.
motuhake
independent
I motuhake te whenua i muri i ngā tau maha o te pakanga.
mātau
clever
He tino mātau ia i āna akoranga.
pōhēhē
delusion
Kei a ia te tirohanga pōhēhē mō te anamata.
whakaritea
organized
He tino whakaritea ia, ā, ka noho mā, ka noho riterite tonu tana wāhi mahi.
kāore i te hoa
not friendly
Ko tana āhua kāore i te hoa i uaua ai te taenga atu o ētahi ki a ia.
tamaitiiti
childish
Nā tōna whanonga tamaitiiti i uaua ai tana whai hoa.
pātea
envious
I te pātea ia ki ngā hoa tāne a tana hoa wahine.
kua pirau
It has spoiled
He tamaiti kua pirau ia e whiwhi ana i ngā mea katoa e hiahia ana ia.
māramatanga
understanding
Kei te māramatanga tō mātou kaiwhakahaere. E mōhio ana ahau ka mōhio ia he aha te mahi.
kāore i te haumaru
it is not secure
I rongo ia kāore i te haumaru mō tana whakaaturanga i mua i te karaehe.
tūpono noa
happening by chance
I whakatau tūpono noa ia ki te haere ki tētahi haerenga.
pōturi
slow
I moe te ngeru pōturi i te rā katoa i runga i te moenga.
whai kiko
practical
Kei te hiahia te tīma ki tētahi otinga whai kiko mō te raruraru ka mahi i te ao tūturu.
whakahīhī
proud
I whakakitea e ia te whakahīhī i te hui, kia rangona ai ōna whakaaro.
pākiki
curious
He manawa pākiki tōna, ā, he manaaki ia i ētahi atu.
he tangata noho puku
a quiet person
I te pāti, he tangata noho puku ia, e noho ana i te kokonga me te mātakitaki i te katoa.
poauau
confused
I whakaputa ia i tētahi kōrero poauau i te hui.
hihiri
ambitious
He tino hihiri ia, ā, e hiahia ana ia ki te noho hei tākuta.
kāore e aro
unfeeling
Nā āna kōrero kāore e aro i whara ai ōna kare-ā-roto.
e whakawhirinaki ana ki te
depending on
Kei te tino whakawhirinaki a Jack ki tōna tuakana; he whai tonu ia i a ia i ngā wā katoa.
pūmau
reliable
He hoa pūmau ia.
pono
honest
Kei te whakamiha au i te pono o te whakaaroaro.
kore haepapa
irresponsible
Kāore ia i te haepapa mō te kore ako mō te whakamātautau.
awangawanga
worried
I tino awangawanga ahau mō te hui.
he tangata whakahoahoa
a friendly person
Ko tāku hoa he tangata whakahoahoa tūturu - he pai ki a ia te haere ki ngā pāti me te tūtaki i ngā tāngata hou.
whakaaro nui
thoughtful and generous
Nā te whakaaro nui o te koha i āwhina te kura ki te hoko pukapuka hou mō te whare pukapuka.