Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 154:
kuikui, kōuraraka, mānukanuka, mārena, mātauranga, nanakia
Sentence Flashcards
29 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–154, including at least one word introduced in lesson 154.
Ko Kōuraraka tōna ingoa.
Her name is Goldilocks.
Ka kite a Kōuraraka i tētehi whare.
Kōuraraka sees a house.
Kei te āhua mānukanuka.
A little anxious.
Kei te āhua mānukanuka ahau.
I'm a little anxious.
Kei te mānukanuka au.
I'm anxious.
Kei te āhua mānukanuka au.
I'm somewhat anxious.
Kei te tino āhua mānukanuka au.
I'm very anxious.
Kei te āhua mānukanuka rawa atu au.
I'm extremely anxious.
Kaua e mānukanuka.
Don't be anxious.
He mātauranga pai tōu.
You have good knowledge.
Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?
Nā wai i kī e mārena ana tō tuakana?
Who said your brother's getting married?
Kei te mānukanuka ahau i te whakamātautau.
I'm worried about the exam.
Ko tēnei kupu, ko te "mārena" mea tango mai i te reo Pākehā.
This word, "mārena", was borrowed from English.
Ko Kuikui ahau.
I am Kuikiui.
Ko Kuikui tōku whaea. Ko Tahu tōku matua.
Kuikui is my mother. Tahu is my father.
Ko Kuikui tōku kuia.
Kuikui is my grandmother.
Ko Kuikui te kahurangi o te whānau.
Kuikui is the treasure of the family.
He kōtiro aroha nui ki tōna kuikui.
She is a girl who loves her grandmother very much.
Ka taea e koe te haramai ki te mārena?
Can you come to the wedding?
Kāore e taea e au te haramai ki te mārena.
It is not possible for me to come to the wedding.
He aha rāua i mārena ai?
Why did those two get married?
whāia te mātauranga!
seek knowledge!
Mā ēnei tikanga hoki ka ngāwari ai ngā ara, ngā huarahi, mō ā.tātou tamariki e whai ana, e rapu ana rānei i te mātauranga o te Pākehā.
In this manner you will ease the way for our children as they seek the knowledge of the Pākehā.
Kia mate rā.anō i a au tērā nanakia, ka mahi ai he kai.
When I have killed the monster then the food can be cooked.
(I pakaru te wini i te nanakia
The rascal broke the window
(I pakaru te whakaata i taua nanakia
The mirror was broken by the rascal
Kaua e whāia te mātauranga!
Don’t pursue knowledge!
Whāia te mātauranga!
Pursue knowledge!