Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 188:
whakaeke, whakairia, whakamahana, whakamahia, whakamaroke, whakaora
Sentence Flashcards
16 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–188, including at least one word introduced in lesson 188.
Ka whakamahana au i te kai.
I will warm the food.
Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.
The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.
Whakakāngia te whakamahana.
Turn on the heater.
Ka whakairia te tapu kia wātea ai te ara.
Restrictions are moved aside so that the pathway is clear.
Koia rā e Rongo, whakairia ake ki runga.
Rongo, suspended high above.
Hei aha ērā. Whakamahia ko ēnei.
Never mind those ones over there. Use these ones.
Horoia ngā rīhi, kātahi ka waiho ai māna e whakamaroke.
Wash the dishes then leave them for her to dry.
Ko te rā, ko te marama hei rama, ā, ko te ahi hei whakamahana i a mātou.
The sun and the moon were our lights, and the fire was all we had to keep us warm.
Māku te kākahu e whakamaroke.
I will dry the clothes.
Ehara māku te kākahu e whakamaroke.
I won’t dry the clothes.
Āta whakairia te pikitia, kei tītaha.
Carefully hang the picture or it might be crooked.
I muri tata mai i te waiata tira, ko te whakaeke.
Straight after the waiata tira comes the whakaeke.
Pā tonu mai te karanga, ka whakaeke te ope.
As soon as they heard the call, the party went onto the marae.
Ka whakaora te tākuta i a ia.
The doctor will heal him.
Ka whakamahia rātou kia tuhi i ō rātou whakaaro.
They will be asked or made to write their thoughts.
Ka whakamahia rātou kia tuhi i ō rātou whakaaro
They will be asked/caused/made to write their thoughts (about it)