| Maori | English | Definition | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hamama | to shout | To call out loudly. | 3 |
| haramai (haere mai) | come | To move towards someone. | 2 |
| hari | to carry | To move an object from one place to another. | 5 |
| hiki | to raise | To lift something up. | 8 |
| hikoi | to walk | To move from one place to another by moving one's feet slowly. | 4 |
| hoe | to row | To move through water in a boat with oars | 3 |
| hokohoko | to shop | To buy things. | 9 |
| hopu | to catch | To take hold of something that is moving. | 9 |
| horoi | to clean | To remove dirt. | 6 |
| kake | to climb | To go move upwards. | 10 |
| kanikani | dance | To move to music. | 3 |
| kata | to laugh | To make sounds expressing amusement / joy. | 4 |
| kauhoe | to swim | To move through water using ones arms and legs. | 1 |
| kaukau | to bathe | To get clean using water. | 7 |
| kite | to see | To take in information using ones eyes. | 7 |
| korero | to speak | To say something | 1 |
| korerorero | to discuss | To take turns talking about a topic. | 9 |
| kukume | to pull | To drag something towards oneself | 5 |
| makere | to fall | To land on the ground after being higher up (often painful). | 5 |
| mataki | to watch | To observe something. | 3 |
| mihi | to greet | To say hello / good bye. | 7 |
| moe | to marry | To commit to be with someone else with the purpose of starting a family. | 3 |
| moe | to sleep | To rest (dreaming may be involved) | 6 |
| moemoea | to dream | To see images / experience something that is not really happening (when sleeping). | 3 |
| noho | to stay | To remain in one place. | 3 |
| noho | to live | Opposite of being dead. | 10 |
| noho | to sit | Opposite of standing. Often done on a chair but sometimes done on the floor. | 10 |
| nuku | to move | To go from one place to another. | 9 |
| oho | to wake up | To stop sleeping. | 4 |
| panui | to read | To interpret the meaning of written words. | 5 |
| patu | to kill | To take a life. | 10 |
| rere | to escape | To get away from a person / place. | 10 |
| rere | to sail | To travel on water (boats are involved). | 1 |
| rere | to fly | To travel through the air (requires wings / aircraft). | 8 |
| rere | to flow | To move smoothly (often involves water / liquid). | 5 |
| ruku | to dive | To enter water from a height. | 9 |
| takaro | to play | To be involved in a game. | 6 |
| tuku | to allow | To let something happen. | 1 |
| tuku | to send | To make something go somewhere. | 4 |
| waiata | to sing | To make musical sounds | 10 |