Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 213:
arero, haki, hangarau, haututū, hiwi
Sentence Flashcards
16 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–213, including at least one word introduced in lesson 213.
Kei te hanga a Haki i tētehi whare.
Jack is building a house.
Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.
Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.
He koi te arero.
The tongue is sharp.
He kamakama te hinengaro, he koi hoki te arero.
She is quick-witted, and also sharp-tongued.
He hangarau noa e Mā, he hangarau noa!
I'm only pretending, Ma, just pretending!
Mā te hiwi rā tātou hei whakaora!
That hill will give us life!
Kātahi te tamaiti haututū!
What a mischievous child! (Te Aka Māori Dictionary)
He hangarau tō koutou hiahia i ngā wā katoa,
all you three want are devices, all the time' or 'all you three do is constantly play on your devices
He haututū a Kōuraraka.
He then goes on to say that Kōuraraka tends to be rather playful and mischievous
He koi te arero
The/Her tongue is sharp. (She is quick-witted/doesn’t hold any punches when it comes to talking.)
Kaha rawa ia ki te haututū me ērā atu mahi a te tamariki tāne.
He’s too much into playing up and the other things that boys will get up to.
He koi te arero.
The tongue is sharp.
Ka whakatū ake i te pou haki āpōpō.
The flagpole will be erected tomorrow.
Ko Hone Heke te tangata nāna te pou haki i tua
Hone Heke was the man who felled the flagpole
He tama haututū rātou
They are mischievous boys