Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 18:
rāua, kōrero, ehara, hei, anō, hipi
Sentence Flashcards
82 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–18, including at least one word introduced in lesson 18.
kia kaha te kōrero!
speak with authority!
tō rāua whare
their (2) house
rāua ko
those two
Kei te waiata rāua.
Those two are singing.
Kei te haere rāua.
Those two are going.
Hei aha.
Never mind.
A koe anō?
And how are you?
Kei te pai rāua.
Those two (not us) are okay.
Kei te aha rāua?
What are they doing?
Kei te kai rāua.
They're eating.
Kei te noho rāua.
They're staying.
Tēnā kōrero tēnā!
Don't talk like that!
Nā wai tērā kōrero?
Who said that? (Literally: That speech belongs to whom?)
Te kai a ā rāua kurī.
Their dogs' food.
Kōrero mai.
Talk to me, say it.
E mahi ana rāua.
Those two are working.
Ka kōrero au.
I will speak.
Ehara i a koe tēnei whare.
This is not your house.
I hoki mai rāua mā te mākū.
They returned on account of the damp.
Kua kōrero.
She's talking now.
Ka haere rāua.
They went.
Kei te kōrero mātou i te whare.
We are talking in the house/about the house.
Kia nui tō kōrero.
Speak louder.
He aha te tino kai hei kai mā ngā tamariki?
What is best food for the children to eat?
Hei aha tēnei?
What's it for?
Mā rāua.
Those two will.
Kōrero atu!
Speak out!
Ehara i ahau tēnei.
This does not belong to me.
Ehara i a koe tēnei.
This is not yours.
Hei aha tēnā!
Never mind about that! Forget it!
Ehara i a au.
It doesn't belong to me. It wasn't me.
Kei te kōrero ahau ki a koe.
I am talking to you.
E kōrero!
Speak!
He tamariki ā rāua.
They (two people) have children.
Ehara koe i te hoa pai.
You are not a good friend.
Nā te aha rātou i kōrero ai?
For what reason did they speak?
Ehara i a mātou ngā kai katoa i kai.
We didn’t eat all the food.
Ehara i a au te whare iti.
The small house is not mine.
Ehara i a au tēnei whare.
This house is not mine.
Ehara mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is not for them.
He aha rāua i kōrero ai?
Why did they talk?
He aha rāua e kōrero ai?
Why will those two talk?
He aha rāua e kōrero nei?
Why are those two talking?
ko koe anō,
you, yourself
e kōrero atu nei
is speaking away here
Ehara rātou i te tamariki.
They are not children.
Kōrero mai ki a au.
Speak (or talk)
Hei te whare
(will be) at the house
i a rāua.
Yes, let’s kill them.
Kōrero mai anō.
Say that again.
Ko koe anō.
You yourself.
Nā te kōrero rātou i riri ai.
They were angry because of the talking.
Me kōrero atu koe.
You should speak to someone else.
E kōrero ana rātou
They were speaking
Kōrero ai tērā tāne.
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah!
Ko wai e kōrero ana?
Who is speaking?
Kei te kōrero ahau
And if I'm sick I say
He aha rātou I kōrero ai
What them past or present talking reason for?
He aha rātou I kōrero ai?
That's what I said.
E kōrero ana koe.
You are, were or will be talking
Ehara te whare i te nui
The house is not big.
Ehara te kurī i te pai.
It is not a good dog. It's a bad dog.
Hei aha tō mahi?
What is the point of your work? (There is no point!)
He whare tō rāua.
They have a house.
Ko koe anō!
You, yourself!
Ehara i te
L308: “Negating ko
anō’, ‘hoki’, ‘rā
L139: “Intensives
Ka aha rāua?
What will they do?
Ka noho rāua.
They will stay.
Ehara tēnei i te pai.
This is not good.
i, kei, hei
at (located)
Ka kōrero koe ki a wai
Who will you talk to?
Me kōrero koe ki a rāua
You had better talk to them
= He tamariki ā rāua
I have an axe
Kua haere rāua
They have gone
Me haere anō koe
You had better go again
E mahi ana rāua
They are working
Me kōrero mai anō koe.
You’d better speak to me again.
Ehara tēnei i a au.
This is not mine.
Ehara i te aha
It’s nothing, It’s of no importance
Kia kaha te kōrero!
Speak with authority!
E kōrero ana au
I am talking