Food vocabulary words in Maori and English - Common Maori Vocabulary

Learn common Maori vocabulary with this English-to-Maori list of Food vocabulary words. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Maori language skills through popular words and play Maori quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Maori language, then the 1000 most common Maori words will help you to learn the Maori language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Food vocabulary words in Maori.

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List of Food vocabulary words in Maori with English Pronunciation

Learn Food in Maori, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Maori vocabulary for daily conversations.

Food vocabulary words - Maori

Bake	tunua
Boil	whewhe
Burn	tahuna
Butter	pata
Carve	whakairo
Chop	tapatapahia
Cook	tunu kai
Cookbook	pukapuka tunu kai
Delicious	reka
Dice	mataono
Diet	kai
Dish	rihi
Dough	paraoa pokepoke
Drink	inu
Eat	kai
Fat	ngako
Flavour	reka
Flour	paraoa
Food	kai
Fruit	hua

Fry	parai
Garlic	karika
Grain	witi
Grate	pae kupenga
Grease	hinuhinu
Grill	tunutunu
Heat	werawera
Herb	otaota
Ingredient	whakauru
Instruction	tohutohu
Juice	waiu
Liquid	wai
Mash	Rakei
Meat	kikokiko
Melt	rewa
Mix	whakaranu
Mixed	whakauru
Oil	hinuhinu
Onion	riki
Peeler	kaihoroi

Pepper	pepa
Pinch	whakawiri
Preheat	whakamahana
Prepare	whakarite
Recipe	tunu
Rice	raihi
Roast	tunua
Salt	te tote
Sauce	ranu
Seeds	kākano
Serve	mahi
Spice	mea kakara
Spoon	koko
Sprinkle	tauhiuhia
Steam	mamaoa
Sticking	piri
Stir	whakakorikori
Substance	taonga
Vegetable	huawhenua
Warm water	wai mahana

Wheat	witi
Whisk	pupuhi

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Top 1000 Maori words

Here you learn top 1000 Maori words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Maori meanings with transliteration.

Eat	kai
All	katoa
New	hou
Snore	ngongo
Fast	tere
Help	awhina
Pain	mamae
Rain	ua
Pride	whakakake
Sense	tikanga
Large	nui
Skill	pūkenga
Panic	ohorere
Thank	mihi
Desire	hiahia
Woman	wahine
Hungry	hiakai

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Daily use Maori Sentences

Here you learn top Maori sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Maori meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	Ata pai
What is your name	Ko wai to ingoa
What is your problem	He aha to raru?
I hate you	E kino ana ahau ki a koe
I love you	Aroha ana ahau ki a koe
Can I help you	Ka taea e au te awhina i a koe?
I am sorry	Ka pouri ahau
I want to sleep	Kei te pirangi ahau ki te moe
This is very important	He mea tino nui tenei
Are you hungry	Kei te hiakai koe?
How is your life	Kei te pehea to oranga?
I am going to study	Kei te haere ahau ki te ako