Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 150:
whakataukī, whakatūria, whiri, ārani, akoranga, atawhai
Sentence Flashcards
23 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–150, including at least one word introduced in lesson 150.
He tino kawa te ārani.
The orange is very sour.
E ai ki te whakataukī nei...
According to this proverb...
āporo me te ārani.
apples and oranges.
He kawa tēnei ārani.
This orange is sour.
He whakataukī tēnei.
This is a proverb.
Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
E toru ngā ārani.
There are three oranges.
He aha te kaupapa o tēnei akoranga?
What's the subject of this lesson?
I āwhina mai ia. He atawhai nōna.
She helped me, She is very kind.
Ko te whakataukī e kī ana...
As the saying goes...
He whakataukī tēnei nā ngā tūpuna Māori...
As the Māori ancestors said...
He tangata atawhai ia.
He is a kind person.
Ehara ia i te tangata atawhai.
He is not a kind person.
Mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is for the students.
Ehara mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is not for the students.
Kāore te iwi i rata ki ētahi o ngā kupu hou a Te Taura Whiri.
People did not like some of the new words coined by the Māori Language Commission.
He reka, he kawa rānei ēnei ārani?
Are these oranges sweet or sour?
tamaiti atawhai nā / a
A child in relation to the parent or caregiver.
He tamaiti atawhai ia nā Rangi.
He is an adopted child of Rangi. He's Rangi's adopted child.
Anei e whai ake nei ētahi atu o ngā kupu i kitea mai e te Taura Whiri.
Here follow some other words produced by the Māori Language Commission.
Kei hea te kāinga i whakatūria ai te whare o Rua?
Where is the settlement at which/where Rua’s house was erected?
Ko ēnei ngā ārani reka
these are the sweet oranges
Ka mate → he toa, ka whānau anō → he toa. (he whakataukī)
A champion dies, another is born. (a proverb)