Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 187:
waina, waipounamu, wao, whakaakona, whakaaturanga
Sentence Flashcards
17 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–187, including at least one word introduced in lesson 187.
Kei roto ngā rākau i te wao.
There are trees in the forest.
I whakaakona ngā tamariki e te kaiako.
The children were taught by the teacher.
I pakeke ake ia i Te Waipounamu.
He grew up in the South Island.
He waina māu?
Do you want a wine?
Kua haere koe ki Te Waipounamu?
Have you been to the South Island?
I whakaakona māua ki te raranga harakeke e tō māua kaiako.
We (2 exclusive) were taught to weave flax by our teacher.
E hia ngā manu i te wao nui?
How many birds are in the wilderness?
Nā ngā tauira i whakarite te whakaaturanga.
It was the students who prepared the presentation.
Ehara i ngā tauira te whakaaturanga i whakarite.
The students didn’t prepare the presentation.
o te wao
uncultivated and the domain of Tāne
Kua haere mai rātou kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have come in order to be taught Māori.
Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have gone to the university to be taught Māori.
Kei Te Waipounamu.
In the South Island.
Kei Te Waipounamu te pāpā.
The father is in the South Island.
Kei te oma te kurī ki Te Waipounamu.
The dog is running to the South Island.
Kua hinga te tōtara o te wao nui a Tāne.
The tōtara of Tāne’s great forest has fallen.
Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori
They have gone to the university in order/so as to be taught Māori