Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 104:
inumia, kaikōrero, karangatia, kiore, kiriata, koretake
Sentence Flashcards
63 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–104, including at least one word introduced in lesson 104.
Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice.
E kimi ana te ngeru ki te kiore.
The cat is searching for the mouse.
E kimihia ana te kiore e te ngeru.
The cat is searching for the rat.
Inumia te wai!
Drink the water!
He koretake ēnā.
Those are useless.
He aha kei roto i ana ringaringa? He kiore?
What's that in his hands? A rat?
Kua inumia te miraka e te tamaiti.
The milk has been drunk by the child.
Inumia te miraka!
Drink the milk!
E inumia ana te miraka e te ngeru.
The milk is being drunk by the cat.
He koretake ia ki te kauhoe!
He's hopeless at swimming.
He koretake ia.
He is useless.
He koretake taua pikitia.
That movie was useless.
He koretake tēnei momo pēke.
This type of bag is useless.
Nōna te waka. He koretake taua mea.
The car is his. It's a useless one.
Ka inumia te miraka e koe.
The milk will be drunk by you.
Mā ngā kaikōrero e mihi ngā manuhiri.
It will be the speakers who will greet the visitors.
Ko te aha tō tino kiriata?
What is your favourite movie?
He koretake tāku Hone.
My John is useless.
I haere ia mā, muri i te kaikōrero.
He walked past, behind the speaker.
Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.
Kei te karangatia te ope e te wahine.
The group is being called by the woman.
Ka karangatia ana mātou, ka eke ki runga i te marae.
When we were called, we then proceeded onto the marae.
I te mātakitaki au i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was watching the movie with my friends.
Kāore au i te mātakitaki i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was not watching the movie with my friends.
He kaikōrero koe.
You are a speaker.
Ehara koe i te kaikōrero.
You are not a speaker.
He kaikōrero te kaiako.
The teacher is a speaker.
Ehara te kaiako i te kaikōrero.
The teacher is not a speaker.
He pai ki a koe tēnei kiriata?
Do you like this movie?
Ehara tēnei kiriata i te pai ki a koe?
Do you not like this movie?
Ka taea koe te mātakitaki i te kiriata.
You are able to watch the movie.
Kāore koe e taea te mātakitaki i te kiriata.
You are unable to watch the movie.
Rite tonu tērā tauira ki tōna kaiako te koretake.
That student is just as useless as their teacher.
He tamaiti koretake ia
He is a lazy child
Kua karangatia ngā tamariki.
The children have been called.
Kāhore anō kia karangatia ngā tamariki.
The children have not been called (yet).
I te tekau mā rua karaka ka karangatia mai mātou kia whakatika, kia haere.
At twelve o’clock we were called (and told) to get up and go.
Kei te riri a Mere ki a Rangi koretake.
Mere is angry at Rangi who is useless.
Kai ai tā rātou ngeru i ngā kiore.
Their cat always eats mice.
He iti ake te kiore i te ngeru.
The mouse is more small than the cat.
He iti iho te kiore i te ngeru.
He mouse is smaller than the cat.
He tangata, he kiore rānei koe?
Are you a man or a mouse?
Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice. (Kupu)
Ahakoa ko wai te kaikōrero, me whakarongo.
Whoever is the speaker, you should listen.
Tokohia ō rātou kaikōrero i tēnei rā?
How many speakers have they got today?
Karangatia ia kia hoki mai ai ia ki te kāinga.
Call him so that he will come back home.
Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.
He koretake au ki te waiata.
I am useless at singing.
Ko mua i te whare te wāhi e tū ai te kaikōrero.
The place where the speaker stands is in front of the house.
Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī tōku whare.
Call all the visitors to fill my house.
Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia ki ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.
Kaua e karangatia!
Don’t call (them)!
Karangatia rātou kia haere mai.
Call (summon) them to come.
E karangatia ana ngā manuhiri.
The guests are being called.
E karangatia ana ngā manuhiri e te kuia
The guests are being called by the kuia
He koretake kōrua ko Mere!
You and Mere are useless!
Ahakoa ko wai te kaikōrero me whakarongo
Whoever is the speaker (it doesn’t matter who is speaking), you should listen
Inumia te miraka
Drink the milk
Kei te tangi koretake ia.
He is crying for no reason at all.
Kua kite kē māua i tēnei kiriata.
We (him and I) have already seen this movie.
Kua kite kē mātou i tēnei kiriata.
We (us, three or more) have already seen this movie.
E inumia ana te miraka e te kōtiro
The milk is being drunk by the girl
Kāore te miraka e inumia ana e te kōtiro
The milk is not being drunk by the girl