Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 118:
umu, wairua, whakamārama, hapū, hoe, huna
Sentence Flashcards
24 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–118, including at least one word introduced in lesson 118.
Ka hoe atu ngā tāngata i uta ki tai.
The people will paddle from the shore towards the sea.
E rere, wairua, e rere
Fly, o free spirit, fly
Kei roto ngā kūmara i te umu.
The kumara are in the oven.
E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.
Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Ki te hoe!
Get paddling!
Kei te mahi huna koe?
Are you being sneaky?
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Kei te huna rāua.
They're hiding.
Ka aroha rātou. Nō whea e oma, nō whea e huna.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
Tēnā koe i tō whakamārama mai.
Thanks for your explanation.
I tuhituhi te kaiako i te pukapuka hou hei whakamārama i te reo Māori ki āna tauira.
The teacher wrote the new book in order to explain the Māori language to her students.
Ka huna te tama kei kitea ia e te tangata.
The boy hid lest he be seen by the man.
Āwhea te hoe mai ai?
When will he paddle here?
Nā.te.mea kua hapū ahau, ka noho ahau ki tō taha.
Because I am now pregnant I will stay with you on earth.
Me hoe rawa ki waho rawa, ka hoki mai ai tātou.
We must paddle further out, and then we will return.
Hua atu me hoe rawa ki te au o te moana ka tuku ai
the anchor One would think we should paddle to the deep sea and then let go the anchor.
Ka huna te tama kei kitea (ia) e te tangata.
The boy hid in case he was seen (found) by the man (The boy hid lest he be seen (found) by the man).
Nā rātou te waka taua i hoe mai
They paddled the war canoe
Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereti hoki?
Where are her cups hiding, and her plates?
Ka hoe te waka ki uta.
The canoe paddled ashore.
Kua rere te wairua o Rua.
Rua’s spirit has fled.
Kei konei ia hei kaimahi mā te hapū
She is here to work for the tribe