Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 110:
raranga, taumaha, tēra, wawata, whakahokia, whakamā
Sentence Flashcards
48 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–110, including at least one word introduced in lesson 110.
E haere ana tātou ki te hui raranga.
We are going to the weaving meeting.
Ka raranga ngā kuia i ngā kete.
The old women will weave the bags.
Nā te kōtiro ngā putiputi i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the flowers.
Nā te kōtiro te kete ātaahua i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the beautiful basket.
Whakahokia ngā kupu ki te wāhi tika.
Put back the missing words.
He aha ō wawata?
What are your aspirations?
I wawata kau au.
I daydreamed.
Kei te haere tātou ki te hui raranga.
We (3+ inclusive) are going to the weaving meeting.
Whakahokia ngā pukapuka.
Put the books back.
He taumaha tēnei.
This is heavy.
He taumaha te pukapuka nā?
Is that book heavy?
E kore e roa kua tīmata ki te raranga i tana kete.
It will not be long before she has started to make her kit.
Whakahokia ō kākahu ki te kāpata.
Can you put your clothes away?
He rite tonu ō māua nei wawata.
Our aspirations are exactly the same.
Nō muri mai ka whakamā ia i tāna mahi.
Afterwards she felt embarrassed by what she had done.
Kaua e whakahokia ngā tūru kākāriki.
You shouldn't return the green chairs.
I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
Kāore ahau whakamā i a koe.
I wasn't embarassed by you.
Kua tino taumaha te raruraru,
The problem has become very serious.
Kei te kōtiro te tino pakeke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.
Māu te whare e whakamā i tēnei pō.
You will clean the house today.
Kei te taumaha ia.
She is very sick.
Whakahokia mai te motokā ki a au.
Return the car to me.
Whakahokia ngā rīhi ki te kāpata i muri i te kai.
Return the dishes to the cupboard after the meal.
Kaua e whakahokia ngā rīhi ki te kāpata i muri i te kai.
Don't return the dishes to the cupboard after the meal.
Me whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books should be returned to the library.
Kaua e whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books shouldn't be returned to the library.
Kei te whakamā ia.
He is embarrassed.
Nui atu te whakamā o te tangata rā.
That man was very ashamed.
Kei te raranga ia i tētahi kete.
She is weaving a basket.
Kei te raranga kete ia.
She is basket-weaving.
Hei tēra wiki.
It will be next week.
Hei tēra tau.
It will be next year.
Hei tēra wiki, ka kōrero ai ahau ki tōku māmā.
This contains two ideas..firstly, next week something is going to happen.
Patua te taniwha o te whakamā
Don't be shy
He pai tonu te wawata ahakoa kāore he moni.
It is pleasant daydreaming, although there is no money.
Waiho mā te whakamā e patu.
Leave him; let shame punish him.
Kua rite ki tāna i wawata nui ai ..
It was just like he had wished ..
Pēnei e kore au e whakamā te mea atu ai au ki ērā, ‘E kore au e tae atu.
If it had been like this, then I would not have hesitated in saying to them, ‘I will not go with you
Nā Pani tēnei kete i raranga
Pani plaited this kete (the agent is emphasised)
He taumaha rawa atu te pēke a Mere.
Mere’s pack is extremely heavy.
Kei a wai te pēke taumaha i te ata āpōpō?
Who’s going to have (carry) the heavy pack tomorrow morning?
Kei te kōtiro te tino pēke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.
He ara kino tēra?
Is that a bad road?
He aha tēra?
What’s that?
Kua tino taumaha → te raruraru.
The problem has become very serious.
Tū kē atu tēra maunga.
That mountain stands apart.
Ka whakahokia mai e ia te kōtiro ki tōna ana hei wahine māna
He took the girl back to his cave as his wife, to be a wife for him