Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 159:
tōrere, tūranga, tūturu, wae, whakaaetia
Sentence Flashcards
15 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–159, including at least one word introduced in lesson 159.
Kei te ako au i ētehi karakia tūturu.
I am learning some traditional karakia.
Toro mai tō wae.
Give me your leg.
Hei aha te pata kē, tīkina te pata tūturu.
Never mind the margarine, get the real butter.
Kāore e kore te whakaaetia o tana tono.
Her request will almost certainly be granted.
Hei aha te pata kē, tīkina te pata tūturu.
Never mind the margarine, get the real butter.
I te mutunga iho, ka whakaaetia e te katoa.
In the end, it was agreed to unanimously.
Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūranga kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put the lamp up on a stand so that its light may be seen by the people coming in.
Kua heke iho ia i tana tūranga.
He has stepped down from his position.
Ko Tōrere te marae i tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting took place.
Ko Tōrere te marae e tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting will take place.
Ko Tōrere te marae e tū nei te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting is taking place.
Kua whati te wae wae o te tūru.
The leg of the chair is broken.
Kua whati te wae wae o tāku tamāhine.
My daughter has a broken leg.
Ko Ingarangi pea te kāinga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.
Ki te whakaaetia e ngā kaumātua, ka tū ia ki te kōrero
If it is agreed to by the elders, he will stand to speak