Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 167:
nuku, painga, paruparu, pepeha, piri
Sentence Flashcards
17 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–167, including at least one word introduced in lesson 167.
Kia tūpato, kei paruparu te whāriki.
Be careful, lest you get the mat dirty.
Ko tēnei taku pepeha.
This is my pepeha.
Te paruparu o tērā tangata!
What a dirty man.
I mahia e ia te wini me ana ringa paruparu.
He mended the window with dirty hands.
Engari ko te painga, he mōhio ia ki te tiaki i te pakeke, i tōna kuia.
But on the good side, he's very good at looking after his elders.
Kua paruparu i ngā tamariki te whare.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Kua paruparu te whare i ngā tamariki.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Kōrero mai tō whakapapa, kaua ko tō pepeha.
Tell me your whakapapa, not your pepeha.
Kōrero mai tō whakapapa, kaua rawa ko tō pepeha.
Tell me your whakapapa, definitely not your pepeha.
Koia tēnei pepeha mō te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying concerning something found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.
Mahia hei painga mōu.
Do it for your own good.
He aha rāua i piri ai?
Why were those two together?
I paruparu he kākahu hou o te māhita.
Some of the teacher’s new clothes got dirty.
Kua hōhā ahau ki ngā paruparu e puta ana ki te moana.
I hate the pollution of the sea.
Me piri koe ki tōu ope.
You must stick to your party.
He aha te painga o te pērā?
What’s the good of doing that?
I a Piri ōu tōkena
Piri had your socks