Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 119:
hāora, kui, kōwhai, ma, māhita
Sentence Flashcards
34 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–119, including at least one word introduced in lesson 119.
E pīrangi ana koe ki tēnei tī hāte kōwhai?
Are you wanting this yellow t-shirt?
Kia ora e kui!
Hello elderly woman!
Kia ora e kui mā!
Hello elderly women!
Kia ora e kui.
Hi elder.
He ātaahua ngā putiputi kōwhai.
The yellow flowers are pretty.
He kōwhai tana pōtae.
Her hat is yellow.
He kōwhai te rā.
The sun is yellow.
Te pukapuka a te māhita.
The master's book.
te whare o te māhita.
The master's house.
Ka kite anō i a koe e Kui.
See you again Nan.
Ko taku teina hei kura māhita.
My younger sibling will be a school teacher.
E kui!
Address to an elderly woman.
He inu māu, e kui?
Would you like a drink, grandma?
Ko au te mōkai a Kui. Ko Tahu tōku koroua. Kua mate ia.
I am Kui's pet. Tahu is my grandfather. He has passed away.
Ma wai koe e āwhina.
Who will help you?
Tae mai ai te pahi, i ia hāora, i ia hāora.
The bus regularly arrives every hour.
Ma hea mai koutou?
What way did you come?
Ma runga i te waka o Pani.
By Pani’s canoe.
Ma runga o te maunga.
By way of the mountain top.
He whero, he kahurangi, he kākāriki, he kōwhai rānei tēnā hāte?
Is that shirt red, blur, green or yellow?
E toru tekau ngā tamariki, kotahi te māhita, tokorua ngā mātua e haere ana.
There were thirty children, one teacher, and two parents who were going.
Kia tae mai ngā mokopuna, ka tunu keke a Kui.
Whenever the grandchildren arrive, Kui bakes a cake.
Ko tēnei tō te māhita whare.
This is the teacher’s house.
Ko ēnei ā te māhita kī.
These are the teacher’s keys.
Ko te toru tēnei o ngā hāora o te ata (o te pō).
It is three in the morning (in the afternoon).
He kōwhai tē rā rākau.
That tree is yellow.
Ehara ia i te kura māhita
He/she is not the school teacher (identity)
Me pānui te māhita
The teacher had better read aloud (active); a strong suggestion, or polite order.
Ma wai tāku karanga e rongo?
Who will hear my call?
Ma wai koe e āwhina?
Who will help you?
Ma āku mokopuna tēnei manu.
This kite is for my grandchildren.
i te whā o ngā hāora
at four o’clock.
Ka whā hāora tātou ki konei, ka haere atu anō
We’ll spend/be/stay here for four hours, then go on
I mea atu te māhita ki ngā tamariki kia kaua e waiho ō rātou hū ki te papa tākaro
The teacher told the children not to leave their shoes on the playing field