Sentences for a lesson

New vocabulary for lesson 17: āhua, nō, tāne, iti, nui

Sentence Flashcards

96 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–17, including at least one word introduced in lesson 17.

Ko tō tāne!

It's your husband!

Tēnā koe, ko Tāne ahau.

Hello, I am Tāne.

Kei te āhua pai.

Pretty good.

Ka nui te ora au.

I'm really well.

Ka nui te pai au.

I'm really good.

Kei te āhua pai au.

I'm somewhat good.

Kei te āhua ora au.

I'm somewhat well.

Kei te āhua pōuri au.

I'm somewhat sad.

Kei te āhua hiainu au.

I'm somewhat thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiamoe au.

I'm somewhat sleepy.

Kei te āhua riri au.

I'm somewhat angry.

Kei te tino āhua riri au.

I'm very angry.

E pēhea ana tērā tāne pai?

How is that good man?

He nui te whare.

The house is big.

He nui te whare nei.

This house is big.

Ka nui tēnā.

That's enough.

Nō rātou te whare rā.

That is their house/That house belongs to them.

I āhua pai ahau.

I was somewhat good.

Ka āhua pai ahau.

I will be somewhat good.

I āhua ora ahau.

I was somewhat well.

Ka āhua ora ahau.

I will be somewhat well.

I āhua matekai ahau.

I was somewhat starving.

Ka āhua matekai ahau.

I will be somewhat starving.

I āhua hiainu ahau.

I was somewhat thirsty.

Ka āhua hiainu ahau.

I will be somewhat thirsty.

I āhua hiamoe ahau.

I was somewhat sleepy.

Ka āhua hiamoe ahau.

I will be somewhat sleepy.

I āhua harikoa ahau.

I was somewhat happy.

Ka āhua harikoa ahau.

I will be somewhat happy.

I āhua riri ahau.

I was somewhat angry.

Ka āhua riri ahau.

I will be somewhat angry.

I āhua pōuri ahau.

I was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri ahau.

I will be somewhat sad.

I āhua wera ahau.

I was somewhat hot.

Ka āhua wera ahau.

I will be somewhat hot.

I āhua pai koe.

You were somewhat good.

Ka āhua pai koe.

You will be somewhat good.

I āhua ora koe.

You were somewhat well.

Ka āhua ora koe.

You will be somewhat well.

I āhua matekai koe.

You were somewhat starving.

Ka āhua matekai koe.

You will be somewhat starving.

I āhua hiainu koe.

You were somewhat thirsty.

Ka āhua hiainu koe.

You will be somewhat thirsty.

I āhua hiamoe koe.

You were somewhat sleepy.

Ka āhua hiamoe koe.

You will be somewhat sleepy.

I āhua harikoa koe.

You were somewhat happy.

Ka āhua harikoa koe.

You will be somewhat happy.

I āhua riri koe.

You were somewhat angry.

Ka āhua riri koe.

You will be somewhat angry.

I āhua pōuri koe.

You were somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri koe.

You will be somewhat sad.

I āhua wera koe.

You were somewhat hot.

Ka āhua wera koe.

You will be somewhat hot.

Kei te āhua pai ahau.

I am somewhat good.

Kei te āhua ora ahau.

I am somewhat well.

Kei te āhua matekai ahau.

I am somewhat starving.

Kei te āhua hiainu ahau.

I am somewhat thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiamoe ahau.

I am somewhat sleepy.

Kei te āhua harikoa ahau.

I am somewhat happy.

Kei te āhua riri ahau.

I am somewhat angry.

Kei te āhua pōuri ahau.

I am somewhat sad.

Kei te āhua wera ahau.

I am somewhat hot.

Kei te āhua pai koe.

You are somewhat good.

Kei te āhua ora koe.

You are somewhat well.

Kei te āhua matekai koe.

You are somewhat starving.

Kei te āhua hiainu koe.

You are somewhat thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiamoe koe.

You are somewhat sleepy.

Kei te āhua harikoa koe.

You are somewhat happy.

Kei te āhua riri koe.

You are somewhat angry.

Kei te āhua pōuri koe.

You are somewhat sad.

Kei te āhua wera koe.

You are somewhat hot.

Ka nui te pai.

Very good, thanks.

Tāne mā!

Men!

He whare nui tēnei.

This is a big house.

He whare nui tēnā.

That (by you) is a big house.

He whare nui tērā.

That (over there) is a big house.

Ko te whare nui tēnei.

This is the big house.

Ko tēnā te whare nui.

That (near you) is the big house.

Nō wai te whare rā?

Who does that house belong to?

Nō te kurī te whare rā.

That house belongs to the dog.

Nō rātou tēnei whare.

This house is theirs.

Kei te waiata ngā tāne

If a man is singing

Ko wai tērā tāne?

Who is that man?

He tino nui tēnei whare.

And you can say this this house is bigger than my house.

He harikoa nō rātou.

Because they were happy.

Kei te āhua mate au.

I am somewhat ill.

He nui tēnei.

This is big.

He nui tēnei whare.

This house is big.

nā wai / nō wai

Asking about an intended recipient

He āhua mate ahau.

I am somewhat ill.

He tino nui tērā whare.

That house (building) is very large.

he whare tino nui

a very big house

He iti tēnei

This is small

iti → iti iho

small, smaller

He rā nui tēnei rā.

Today is a great day.

He tino nui!

It's very big!