Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 170:
tihi, tira, tirotiro, tonoa, tuarā, tupuna
Sentence Flashcards
15 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–170, including at least one word introduced in lesson 170.
I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.
Kātahi ka tirotiro atu mātou i ngā toa mō te ahiahi.
We then had a look around the shops for the afternoon.
Kei te mamae taku tuarā.
My back is sore.
Oho rawa ake ia i te ata, ka tirotiro haere, kua ngaro kē `na hoa.
When he finally woke up in the morning, [he] looked all around, but his friends had disappeared.
Anei te tihi.
Here's a tissue.
Ko Kui tōku tupuna kuia, arā, ko au te mokopuna a Kui.
Kui is my grandmother, that is, I am Kui's grandchild.
Ko Kui tōku tupuna whaea.
Kui is my ancestral mother or grandmother.
Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.
Me ārahi a Rangi i te tira.
Rangi should lead the group.
Ki te tihi o te maunga i piki ai ngā toa.
It was to the top of the mountain that the warriors climbed.
Ki te tihi o te maunga e piki ai ngā toa.
It will be to the top of the mountain that the warriors will climb.
Kia tūpato kei whara tō tuarā.
Be careful, lest you injure your back.
E iti anō ana te tamaiti, e waha tonu i te tuarā.
The baby was still small and being carried on her back.
I reira, ka tū te tira ki te tina.
There, the travelling party had lunch.
Ko tāku mahi ia rā, he haere ki te tupuna whare.
Every day I went to the ancestral house.