Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 171:
tāwhaki, tītaha, upoko, waipiro, whakaatu
Sentence Flashcards
22 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–171, including at least one word introduced in lesson 171.
Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui
The head of the fish of Māui (a name for the Wellington region).
Whakaatu mai!
Show me!
Kore rawa au i te inu waipiro.
I never drink alcohol.
Inu ai au i te waipiro ia rā ia rā.
I always drink alcohol every day.
Inu ai au i te waipiro ia wiki ia wiki.
I always drink alcohol every week.
He tītaha ia.
He is crooked.
Kāore au e pai ki te inu waipiro i te ata.
I do not like drinking wine in the morning.
Kāore au e paku pai ki te inu waipiro.
I have no desire to drink alcohol.
E kore rawa au e inu waipiro.
I will never drink alcohol.
Ka horoi au i tō upoko me ō makawe.
I'll wash your head and your hair.
tītaha ki tēnei taha,
leaning to this side
Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.
He aha koe i titiro tītaha pēnā mai ai?
Why do you always look sideways at me like that?
Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?
Ko wai i whakaatu i te kiriata?
Who showed the movie?
Ko wai kāore i whakaatu i te kiriata?
Who didn’t show the movie?
Ka rongo tētahi wahine nō runga i te rangi ki te toa o Tāwhaki.
A certain woman in the sky heard about Tāwhaki’s bravery.
Ka piki ake a Tāwhaki ki te rangi.
Tāwhaki climbed up to the sky.
Ka ora ake a Tāwhaki i tōna mate.
Tāwhaki recovered from his illness.
Ki te kore koe e whakaatu mai, e kore ahau e mātau.
If you don’t explain, I won’t understand.
Ko te tangata kua riro ki.te whakaatu ki ōna hoa i te ātaahua o tōna wahine.
That man had gone to tell his friends about the beauty of his wife.
Mōhio koe ki a Tāwhaki?
You know Tāwhaki?