Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 160:
whakairi, whakapaitia, whakapapa, whakapono, whakatoi, whutupōro
Sentence Flashcards
27 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–160, including at least one word introduced in lesson 160.
E whakairi ana taku tāne i ngā kākahu horoi.
My husband is hanging the washing.
Mā taku hoa tāne ngā kākahu horoi e whakairi.
It will be my boyfriend who will hang the washing.
E whakapono ana ia ki te Atua.
She believes in God.
I tākaro whutupōro au.
I played rugby.
Kei te mōhio koe ki tō whakapapa?
Do you know your family tree?
Kei te māra tō whutupōro.
Your football's by the garden.
Me whakapono mai!
You should believe in me!
Kaua e whakatoi ki a ia.
Don't be cheeky to her.
Kāore te tamaiti i whakapono ki tā tōna hoa i kī ai.
The child didn't believe what his friend said.
Ko tēhea kua whakapaitia?
Which has been fixed?
I mua i whakapono ngā tāngata ki ngā taniwha.
People used to believe in taniwha.
E whakapono ana au ki a koe.
I am believing in you.
He whakatoi rawa nōu!
You are very cheeky!
Whakapaitia tōu rūma moe.
Tidy your bedroom.
Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana.
May the sea be like greenstone.
Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.
Kia oti te whakairi i ngā kākahu, ka haere tāua.
Once the clothes are hung up, we will go.
I pēwhea te whutupōro?
How did the rugby go?
Me horoi koutou i ngā rīhi me te whakairi anō i ngā kākahu.
You guys should wash the dishes and hang out the clothes too.
Ākuanei tō waha whakatoi i a au.
You'd better watch it - I've had enough cheek from you.
Whakapaitia ngā moenga!
Make the beds!
I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.
I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.
Kia kite rā anō au i a ia, ka whakapono au.
I won't believe it until I see him/her.
Whakapaitia tō moenga!
Make your bed!
Me i kore te ua i nanahi, kua haere mātau ki te mātakitaki whutupōro
If it hadn’t rained yesterday, we’d have gone to watch football
Kaua e whakapaitia tō moenga!
Don’t make your bed!
He pai ia ki te tākaro whutupōro
He is a good rugby player