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Sentences for a lesson

New vocabulary for lesson 166: maro, mīhini, nahea, naihi, nau, ngahau

Sentence Flashcards

23 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–166, including at least one word introduced in lesson 166.

He tino ngahau tēnei hui
This meeting is very entertaining
Nau mai ki Aotearoa.
Welcome to Aotearoa.
Nau mai!
Welcome here!
He aha ngā mea ngahau ki a koe?
What things do you find entertaining?
Homai tētehi naihi.
Pass me a knife.
Nō nahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you get back in?
Nau mai, haere mai.
Welcome.
I nahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
I ēnei rā, mā te mīhini e mahi te nuinga o ngā mahi.
These days, machines do most of the work.
I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.
Mā te mīhini e mahi ngā mea katoa.
The machine will do everything.
Ko te nama kei te taha raro o te mīhini.
The number is on the underside of the machine.
Nau mai hoki mai!
Welcome back!
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou i te whānau, nau mai ?? ki tō tā tēnei kaupapa
Greetings to you all, greetings to you all, family — welcome to this gathering / this occasion.
He tangata ngahau a Rangi.
Rangi is a fun/entertaining guy.
He maro riri te maro,
It is a war-kilt,
He maro kai taua.
A kilt for destroying war parties.
He naihi tēnei
In the category of knife this is
Ko naihi tēnei
THIS is the knife!
Kei mua te naihi i te pukapuka
The knife is in front of the book
I ēnei rā mā te mīhini e mahi te nuinga o ngā mahi.
These days, machines do most of the work.
Oho rawa ake te kuia rā, kāore tōna maro.
By the time the woman got up, her skirt was gone.
Nō nahea rātou i wehe atu ai?
When did they leave?