Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 234:
waihotia, wakarererangi, waruwaru, wero, whakahau, whakahīhī
Sentence Flashcards
19 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–234, including at least one word introduced in lesson 234.
I waruwaru rīwai au.
I peeled spuds.
Kei te waruwaru rātou i ngā rīwai.
They are peeling the spuds.
Kāore te Māori e pai ki te tangata whakahīhī.
Māori people don't like skites.
Kei te haere ia mā runga wakarererangi.
He/she is travelling by plane.
Kaua e whakahīhī.
Don't be arrogant.
Waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Kaua e waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Don't leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Me waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools should be left on the table.
Kaua e waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools shouldn't be left on the table.
Rite tonu tērā whakaputa mōhio ki a koe te whakahīhī.
That know-it-all is just as conceited as you.
Tino turituri te wakarererangi.
Aeroplanes are noisy.
Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.
Ka haere te tāne ki.te wero manu.
The man went to spear birds.
Ka haere anō rātou ki.te wero.
Then they went spearing again.
Mā koutou e wero ngā kanohi kia kore ai e kite.
Your task is to spear his eyes so that he cannot see.
Wero atu ai te wahine rā ki ōna ngutu.
That woman always speared with her lips.
I mahia tēnei mea e rātou kia rite ai ngā whakahau a te āpiha.
This thing was done by them so that the officer’s orders might be complied (there)with.
He whakahīhī ia ki tōna mōhio ki te reo Māori
She is proud of her knowledge of Māori
He rawe au ki te waruwaru kūmara
I am great at peeling kūmara