Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 219:
korowai, kotirangi, kuru, kāmura, kāre
Sentence Flashcards
19 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–219, including at least one word introduced in lesson 219.
Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.
Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.
Kua hangaia tōku whare e te kāmura ki te rākau.
My house has been built with wood.
He kāmura ahau.
I am a carpenter.
Kāre anō te rā kia tō.
The sun has not set yet.
Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.
Kāre e taea a au te haere ki te mahi āpōpō.
I can't go to work tomorrow.
Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.
Ehara ōku tūpuna nō Kotirangi, nō Ingarangi hoki.
My ancestors are not from Scotland or England.
Ka kuru te tamaiti i a Mere.
The child struck Mere.
Ka kuru te tamaiti ki a Mere.
The child hit out at Mere.
Kei hea tōku korowai?
Where is my cloak?
Kei roto tō korowai i te whata kākahu.
Your cloak is in the wardrobe.
Ahakoa i whara, kāre i mate rawa.
He was hurt but not fatally.
Kāre tētahi i te mōhio engari e ai ki ngā kōrero i horo taua wāhi i tētahi wā.
At that end of the beach on a small hill. Ngarire-o-te-moana the elder was the first to be
I te mahi te kāmura i te aha?
What was the carpenter making?
Mō te rangatira tēnei korowai
This korowai is for the chief
Ka kuru te tamaiti i a Mere
The child struck Mere (Mere is actually affected by the punch)
Ka kuru te tamaiti ki a Mere
The child hit out at Mere (though the punch did not land, so Mere was not affected)