Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 158:
tangaroa, tangihanga, tokoono, tonutia, tāroaroa, tīma
Sentence Flashcards
26 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–158, including at least one word introduced in lesson 158.
Tokoono ngā tāngata kei tōku whare e noho ana.
There are six people living at my house.
Tokoono ngā kōtiro kua haere.
The six girls have gone.
He tama tino tāroaroa ia.
He's a really tall boy.
Tokomaha i haere atu ki tōna tangihanga.
Many went to her funeral.
Kei hea te tangihanga?
Where is the funeral?
He tāroaroa ia.
She is tall.
He tāroaroa tāku tāne.
My husband is tall.
Tokoono mātou, ko ōku mātua, me ōku tuākana.
There are six of us, my parents and my older sisters.
Tokoono ngā tāngata e noho ana kei tōku whare.
There are six people living at my house.
Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri.
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests.
I tīmata te ao i te moenga o Papa i a Tangaroa.
The world began with the union of Papa, the earth mother, with the sea, Tangaroa.
He tāne a Tangaroa.
Tangaroa was a male.
He pai ake tō tīma i tōku tīma.
Your team is better than my team.
Tokoono ngā tauira.
There are six students.
Kāore e tokoono ngā tauira.
There are not six students.
Ko tēhea tīma i toa?
Which team won?
Tokoono ngā tāngata i te whare.
There are five people in the house.
Tokoono ngā kaikōrero.
There are six speakers.
E hia ngā tūru e hiahia ana tātou i te tangihanga?
How many chairs do we want or need at the tangi?
Kei te waiatatia tonutia tēnei waiata.
This song is still sung today.
E waiatatia tonutia ana tēnā waiata i ngā momo hui katoa.
That song is still sung at all kinds of meetings.
I te ata anō, ka haere anō a Tangaroa ki.te hī.ika.
The very next morning Tangaroa went fishing.
Rere ai ahau i ētahi wā ki a Tangaroa ruku ika ai.
I often go to sea to dive for fish.
Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests
Kei te waiatatia tonutia tēnei waiata
This song is still sung (today)
Kua tino tāroaroa haere tō tamaiti!
Your son has really grown!