Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 206:
rimurimu, rāwhiti, rūkahu, taiohi, takahi, tapa
Sentence Flashcards
19 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–206, including at least one word introduced in lesson 206.
Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.
Kaua e takahi tikanga.
Do not disregard customs.
Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.
E kāo! He rūkahu tēnā!
No way! That's rubbish (an exaggeration).
Tēnā rūkahu tēnā!
That's a load of rubbish!
Kaua e rūkahu!
Don't talk rubbish!
Kei a koe mō te rūkahu!
You're the one for talking rubbish.
He rimurimu te kai pai ki a koe?
Is seaweed the food that you like?
Kāo, kāore te rimurimu i te kai pai ki a au.
No, seaweed is not the food that I like.
Turituri taiohi mā.
Quiet please you kids.
Ka tapa au i tana ingoa ko Huia.
I name this child Huia.
Ko ngā iwi o te rāwhiti, o te tonga hoki, ha mahi kē i te "kei te...".
The tribes of the east and the south, on the other hand, use "kei te...".
Waiho mā mātou, te hunga taiohi, ngā mea e kawe.
Leave it to us, the youth, to carry the things.
I a au e taiohi ana, i tukua aku makawe kia tupu. I āhua roa tonu.
When I was a teenager, I let my hair grow. It got quite long.
Tēnā piki rūkahu tēnā!
That's a big load of rubbish!
Inanahi, ka haere au ki Te Tai Rāwhiti.
Yesterday, I went to town.
Nā te kaha o āna takahi haere, ka pakaru te rangi.
So forceful was his stamping about that he broke the floor.
Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri i te Tai Rāwhiti
The visitors have arrived from the East Coast
Takahi tōu wae!
Stamp your foot!