Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 101:
kohi, kāretu, kōrerotia, mano, momo
Sentence Flashcards
31 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–101, including at least one word introduced in lesson 101.
Kua kōrerotia te tamaiti e tōna kaiako.
The child has been spoken to by his/her teacher.
Rua mano rua tekau
2020
He aha tēnei momo kai?
What type of food is this?
Kaua e kohi i te pāua iti!
Don't gather small pāua.
E rua mano ngā tūru.
There are 2000 chairs.
He pai ki taku māmā tēnei momo hū.
My mum likes this type of shoe.
Ka kōrerotia au.
I am spoken to/about.
I runga ngā momo kai katoa i te tēpu.
All kinds of food were on the table.
Koia kei a ia, he momo tērā nō tō koutou whānau.
He's onto it. That's an attribute from your family.
He momo ika.
A species of fish.
Kōrerotia te reo Māori!
Speak the Māori language!
E kōrerotia ana te karakia e te wahine.
The prayer is being spoken by the woman.
Kāore i te kōrerotia te kaupapa e ia.
The kaupapa is not being talked about by her.
Kāore te kaupapa i te kōrerotia e ia.
The kaupapa is not being talked about by her.
Kāore te kaupapa e kōrerotia e ia.
The kaupapa will not be talked about by her.
Kāore e kōrerotia te kaupapa e ia.
The kaupapa will not be talked about by her.
Ā tēnei ata ia kōrerotia ai.
This morning he will be spoken about.
I tēnei tau, arā, rua mano rua tekau mā ono.
In this year, two thousand and twenty-six.
Nō te tau kotahi mano, e iwa rau mā whitu, tēnei haerenga ōku.
This journey of mine was in the year nineteen hundred and seven.
He momo tonu.
True to form. Its a family trait.
Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo.
It is because the language is spoken all the time that it will survive.
e rua tekau mā whitu = 27 kotahi rau e rima tekau mā tahi = 151 e ono mano e waru rau e toru tekau mā iwa = 6839
When counting things off, we say ‘ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru
Nā rātou ngā pāua i kohi.
They gathered the pāua.
100,000: kotahi rau mano 200,000: rua rau mano 700,000: whitu rau mano
Complex Numbers:
Mā te kōrerotia o te reo, ka ora
It is through the language’s being spoken that it will survive
Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo
It is because the language is spoken all the time, that it will survive
Ki a tāua, ki te Māori, he mea nui tēnei (Kāretu 1974:51)
To us, the Māori, it is a very important thing
Ko āna tamariki tonu ki te āwhina haere i a ia (Kāretu 1974:106)
Her own children used to help her
Ko āna tamariki tonu kei te āwhina haere i a ia (Kāretu 1974:106)
Her own children used to help her
e rima mano ‘5000.
Numbers from 1 to 9999 are made up by combining these patterns:
He aha ēnā momo inu?
What are those types of drinks (by you)?