Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 24:
tōna, roto, rawa, kore, tana, hui
Sentence Flashcards
116 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–24, including at least one word introduced in lesson 24.
hoki mai ki roto!
come back inside!
Ki roto
to the inside.
Kei te haere au ki roto
I am going inside.
Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei rā!
Greetings to you who are gathered here on this day!
Kei te pai rawa atu.
Really good.
Kei te pai rawa atu au.
I'm extremely good.
Kei te ora rawa atu au.
I'm extremely well.
Kei te pōuri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sad.
Kei te hiainu rawa atu au.
I'm extremely thirsty.
Kei te hiamoe rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sleepy.
Kei te āhua riri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely angry.
Tōna pai nei.
Sort of OK.
Tōna ora nei.
Sort of well.
Tōna wera nei.
Sort of hot.
Kia pai tō hui.
Have a good meeting.
Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!
Kaua rawa e haere!
Do not go!
Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.
Kia ora rawa atu.
Thanks heaps.
He pai rawa atu tēnā.
That's great.
E kore...
There is no... (future).
E hoa e, ko tana kurī!
Jees mate, it's her dog!
Kei roto ngā tamariki i te whare kura.
The children are in the school building.
He tangata tino pai rawa atu.
A great person.
Ko wai kei te haere ki te hui?
Who is going to the hui?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere?
Why didn't you go?
Kore rawa au e haere.
I will never go.
Tana tamaiti.
Her child.
Nā te mea, he wera rawa!
Because it's too hot!
He pai rāua ko tana hoa ki te waiata.
She and her friend are good singers.
Kei te haere mātou ki te hui.
We are going to a meeting.
He waka tōna.
She has a car.
Ā hea tātou hui ai?
When are we meeting?
He whare nui tōna.
She has a big house.
Ka nui te hui.
The gathering is big.
I taku whare te hui.
The meeting was at my place.
Kore rawa ahau e haere.
I won't go.
Me haere koe ki te hui.
You should go to the meeting.
Me tino haere koe ki te hui.
You really must go to the meeting.
He tino pai te hui, ā, he tino pai anō hoki te kai.
The meeting was very good, and the food was also very good.
He nui ake tōna whare i tōku.
Her house is bigger than mine.
He iti ake tōku whare i tōna.
My house is smaller than hers.
Kei roto rātou e mahi kai ana.
They are inside preparing food.
I roto i te whare.
Inside the house.
He tangata pai rawa atu.
A very good person.
I pēhea te hui?
What was the meeting like?
Kua tino ora a roto.
The inside is very well.
He pai te noho kore waka.
It's good not having a car.
Kei roto rātou i te whare.
They are inside the house.
Kei te hui rātou.
They are at the meeting.
Ā hea te hui?
When is the meeting?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn't you go to work?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn't go?
I pēhea tō hui?
How was your meeting?
Tōna pai hoki.
How good she is!
Tōna ātaahua hoki.
How beautiful she is.
Tōna rere hoki!
How fast she is!
Hei aha te hui?
What is the purpose of the meeting.
He aha koe e haere ai ki te hui?
Why will you go to the hui?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere mai ki tōku whare?
Why didn't you come to my place?
I waiata rāua i te hui?
Kāore rāua i waiata i te hui?
I roto i te whare ngā pukapuka.
The books were inside the house.
Hei roto te tāne i te whare.
The man will be inside the house.
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn’t go?
Nā te aha rātou i kore ai e kōrero?
Why didn’t they speak?
Ki te kore koe e kai, ka matekai koe.
If you don't eat, you will be hungry.
E hui ana
The meeting is going on now
E hiahia ana ahau ki te mea tino nui rawa
I want the very biggest piece
Tino kaha rawa atu koe
You are very strong
Me koe anō tōna āhua.
He looks just like you.
Mere rāua ko tōna hoa
Mary and her friend
Tino pai rawa atu!
Absolutely outstanding!
pai rawa atu
to be very, very good
tino pai rawa atu
to be absolutely marvellous
Kei te oma ahau i roto i te whare.
I am running inside the house.
He iti iho tōku whare i tōna.
My house is smaller than hers.
Ka ora ake a Rangi i tōna mate.
Rangi recovered from his illness.
He nui rawa atu tēnei whare.
This is the biggest house.
He nui rawa tēnei whare.
This house of too big.
Tino nui rawa
Very big
Hei aha tēnei hui?
What is the purpose of this meeting? (Like, why on earth are we here?)
Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi.
Because we’ve got too much to do.
Kei roto i te whare ngā tamariki.
The children are in the house.
Haere mai ki roto.
Come inside.
Kei te haere au ki roto.
I am going inside.
Haere atu i roto i tēnei whare.
Go from this house.
Pai rawa tēnā!
That’s very good!
Tino pai rawa!
Very good indeed!
He tino ātaahua rawa atu koe!
You are absolutely stunning!
Kei te tino pai rawa atu au!
I am absolutely fantastic!
He pai tana mahi.
He works well.
He nui ake tana pōuri i tana riri.
His sadness was greater than his anger.
Pai rawa atu te rangi nei.
It is a really lovely day.
Kei te tae mai, te tino tangata rā, ki te hui.
That very man is arriving at the meeting.
He aha te kore ai e rere mā runga waka?
Why did she not go by boat?
Ki te kore):
If...is not/does not
kei roto i
is in
i roto i
was in
Ka kore ahau e haere
I will not go
Ka kore rātou e kai
They will not eat
I haere rātou ki te hui
They went to the hui
Ko rātou i haere ki te hui
It was they who went to the hui
I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.
He pai rātou ko tana hoa ki te waiata.
She and her friend are good singers.
Ko tēnei tōku hoa pai rawa.
This is my best friend.
A. Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi
Because we’ve got too much to do
Kei te haere au ki te hui
I am going to the meeting
E haere ana koe ki te hui?
Are you going to the hui?
(I tae mai ngā tāngata ki te hui
The people came to the meeting
He pai tana mahi
He works well, His working is good
A. I pēhea te hui
What was the meeting like?
I roto i te whare
Inside the house
He tangata pai rawa atu
A very good person
He pai rawa atu
very good
He tino nui rawa atu!
It's absolutely huge!
He tino wera rawa atu!
That's absolutely boiling hot!