Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 14:
mai, whare, aha, nā, tangi, mātou
Sentence Flashcards
71 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–14, including at least one word introduced in lesson 14.
Me aha au?
What must I do?
te whare
the house
tēnei whare.
this house.
Mai i te.
For after the hour.
Kei te aha?
What's happening?
Noho ora mai.
Stay/keep well.
Kei te aha rātou?
What are they (3+) doing?
Me aha ai?
What should he do?
Me aha rātou?
What should they do?
Ko te aha?
What?
Noho pai mai!
Look after yourself!
Kei te pai mātou.
We're (not you) okay.
Kei te aha koe i tēnei rā?
What are you doing today?
I aha koe?
What did you do?
Mā te aha i tēnā!
What's better than that!
I haere koutou ki te aha?
What did you go for?
Haere mai e hoa.
Come here friend.
Ko ngā aha?
What are?
Haere mai!
Come here!
Me haere mai!
You should come here!
Nā, ka pai tēnā.
That's better, now.
Haere mai.
Come here.
Mā mātou.
They and I will.
Kua ora mātou i a koe.
We have been saved by you.
Mā te aha i tēnā.
More than adequate. That will do. It's OK.
E tangi!
Cry!
Mā mātou tō waiata e waiata.
We will song your song.
Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
E haere ana au ki te whare.
I am going to the house.
Kei te waiata mātou.
We are singing.
Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
Nā mātou i kai ngā kai katoa.
It was us (excluding you) who ate all the food.
30.42 Kei te aha koe? 87
30.43 Pronunciation of kei 87
Kei te whare
(is) at the house
I te whare
(was) at the house
e haere mai ana?
Who is coming?
E aha ana koe?
What are you doing?
I haere ahau ki te whare.
I went to the house.
Ki te whare au i haere.
It was to the house that I went.
Ki te whare au i haere *ai*.
It is to the house that I am going.
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare
I am going to the house.
I oma ahau i te whare.
I ran from the house.
Kei te aha koe?
What are you doing?
Ka haere atu mātou ki tō mātou whare
We will go to our house
E tangi ana koe
You crying
Kei te whare ahau.
I am at the house.
Kei tō whare ahau
I am at your house
Kei tō rātou whare
I am their house
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i noho ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I lived.
Nā te aha koe i mākū ai?
What made you wet?
I haere mai au i te whare.
I came from the house
Ko tēnei te whare.
This is the house.
tō rātou whare
their house: o-category tō followed by rātou.
Ka haere mātou.
We will go, excluding you.
Ko te aha tēnei?
What is this?
ko te aha?
L100: “What?
Ko te tangi tēnei.
EQ the cry this This was the cry.
Ko te aha tēnei rā?
What is this day?
E aha ana rātou? (Kei te aha rātou?)
What are they doing?
Kei te haere koe ki te aha?
What are you going (off somewhere) to do?
I aha rātou?
What did they do?
Ko te whare tēnei.
This is the house.
Kua aha koe
What have you done?
I aha koe
What did you do?
Ka aha koe
What will you do?
I te aha koe
What were you doing?
Ka waiata mātou
we (my companions and I
Haere ki te whare
Go to the house
Me te aha
as a result
Mā te aha
Better than nothing, never mind, at least that’s something
Haere mai koutou!
Come here all of you! (three or more people)