Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 168:
pōhēhē, pōtarotaro, pūhia, rona, rāhina, rōpā
Sentence Flashcards
27 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–168, including at least one word introduced in lesson 168.
Ko te Rāhina tēnei rā.
Today is Monday.
I pōhēhē ahau...
I thought mistakenly...
Ka haere rāua ki tāwāhi ā tēnei Rāhina.
They're going overseas on Monday.
Kotahi te poaka e pūhia ana a te Mane.
One pig will be shot on Monday.
Kaua e pōhēhē he huarahi ngāwari noa iho te huarahi ki te mātauranga.
Don't kid yourself that the path to knowledge is an easy one.
Ko ētahi o rātou, ko ngā rōpā me ngā wāhine i kata.
Some of them, the slaves and the women, laughed.
Ka pūhia e ia te manu.
The bird was shot by him.
Ka mea atu te rōpā rā, 'He kai.'
The slave said, 'Food!'.
Ka karanga ki tana rōpā ki te wai ki a ia.
He called to his slave to get water for him.
Taihoa e pōtarotaro pātītī kei te mākū tonu te papa.
Don't mow the lawns the grass is still wet.
Pēnei au ka māmā te whakamātautau - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought the exam would be a piece of cake - I was wrong.
Kia mahara ki te hē o Rona!
Let us remember the sin of Rona!
Tēnā pōhēhē tēnā!
Yeah right!
Koia nei te poaka, i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.
Kei whea te ngahere, i pūhia ai tēnei poaka?
Where is the bush in which this pig was killed?
Kei ngā pō mārama, e kitea ana a Rona me tana taha.
On moonlight nights Rona is seen with her calabash.
Kā tāria nei a Rona e āna tamariki kia hoki mai ki te kāinga.
Rona’s children waited for her to come back home.
Ka haere ia ā te Rāhina.
He will go on Monday.
Kia mahara ki te hē o Rona
Remember/Let us remember the sin of Rona
Ka titiro ake a Rona ki te marama.
Rona looked up at the moon.
Ka titiro iho te marama ki a Rona.
The moon looked down at Rona.
Koia nei te poaka i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.
Kei whea te ngahere i pūhia ai tēnei poaka?
Where is the bush in which this pig was killed?
Ā te Rāhina tae mai ai te ope.
The group arrives on Monday.
(I pūhia taua poaka e taku matua
The pig was shot by my father
I te Rāhina
Last Monday
Ā te Rāhina
On Monday coming