Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 25:
tētahi, tā, kāinga, tau, aroha
Sentence Flashcards
83 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–25, including at least one word introduced in lesson 25.
kia tau!
be settled! (settle down!)
Kaua e tangi, e te tau.
Don't cry my darling.
E oma, e te tau!
Run, my darling!
Kei te hoki rāua ki te kāinga.
Those two are returning home.
Aroha mai.
I'm sorry, excuse me.
I hoki au ki te kāinga.
I returned home.
Kei te aha a Aroha?
What is Aroha doing?
Kei te hoki au ki te kāinga.
I'm returning home.
Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!
He tau tō tamaiti.
Your child is relaxed.
Kia tau, kia tau!
Just chill out!
Me haere mai ki taku kāinga ki te kai.
(You) should come to my house to dinner.
I aha koe i tērā tau?
What did you do last year?
He iti nā te aroha.
It's small but given with love (proverb).
Aroha mai, aroha atu.
Love received demands love returned.
Ka nui taku aroha ki a koe.
My love for you knows no bounds.
Nui te aroha!
Lots of love!
Tā rāua tamaiti.
Their child (two people, one child).
Ngā pukapuka ā tā rāua tamaiti.
Their children's books.
He aha ngā tamariki i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
Why did the kids return home?
I tēnei tau.
This year.
Ko tēnei tētahi o ngā mea pai rawa.
This is one of the best ones.
E tā!
By jingoes!
Aroha mai!
Excuse me!
Kia tau!
Be settled, settle down!
He aha tā tātou?
What do we want?
I tērā atu tau.
The year before last.
I tērā tau.
Last year.
Ā tērā tau.
Next year.
Kua hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga.
The children have returned home.
Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga.
We (3+ inclusive) should return (go back) home.
Ka nui te aroha.
Lots of love.
Aroha atu, aroha mai, tātou i a tātou katoa.
Let us show love for each other, for one another.
Kia tau kia tātou katoa.
May peace, love, and safety.
E te tau!
Expression of endearment to a lover or sweetheart.
Ki tā te pukapuka.
According to the book.
Tō tau hoki ki te waiata!
How excellent you are at singing!
Nō tērā tau.
Last year.
Me mahi koe i tō mahi kāinga.
You had better do your homework.
Kia pai tētahi ki tētahi!
Be good to each other!
I roto i ngā tau...
In years past...
Kua hoki te waka ki te kāinga.
The car has returned home.
Hei te kāinga te tamaiti.
The child will be at home.
E noho rā e te tau!
Bye darling!
Ko wai rā hoki tētahi?
Who else is there?
Me hoki, te tamaiti rā, ki te kāinga.
That child must go home.
ā tērā tau
next year
Ka aroha au ki a koe.
I love you.
Kei te aroha ahau *ki* a koe.
I love you.
Ā tērā atu tau.
The year after next.
Ka waiata a Rangi i tētahi waiata
But if Rangi will sing some songs
Ka kai ahau i tā rāua keke
I will eat the cake that belongs to those two
Me kai ngā tamariki i tā rātou kai
The children should eat their food.
I tērā tau
Last year
He aha koe i mahi ai i te kāinga?
Why were you working at home
Ka aroha hoki.
I'm sorry to hear that. That's sad.
He aha tā koutou mahi i te kura i tēnei rā?
What did you guys get up to at school today?
He aha koutou i noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why did you stay home?
Nā te aha koutou i noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why did you stay home?
Me aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.
tā Mere pukapuka te pukapuka a Mere
Mere’s book
Kua kaha tā mātou mahi.
We have worked hard.
Ka aroha atu au ki a rātou.
I felt sorry for them.
Ko hea tēnei kāinga?
What is this place?
Nō mātou tēnei kāinga
this home is our own
Nō mātou te kāinga nei
this home is (one of ) our own
Nō mātou nei te kāinga
this home is ours (and not theirs)
I noho rāua i te kāinga.
They lived at the place.
He aha tā rātou e hiahia ana?
What is it that they desire? (What do they want?)
I waiata rāua tētahi ki tētahi.
They sang to each other (one to another).
He aha tā te kurī?
What is the dog up to? (What’s the trouble with the dog?)
He pēhea tā rātou mahi?
What is their job like?
He tino pai tā rātou mahi.
Their job is very good.
Kua haere rāua ki te kāinga.
They have gone to the village.
Ko wai te tamaiti kua hoki ki te kāinga?
Who is the child who has gone back to the village (who has gone back home)?
Ka mate ahau i te aroha.
I shall die by (from) love.
Ka mate ahau i te aroha
I will perish, or die, through (by, or from) love.
tā tātou, tō tātou ā tātou, ō tātou
(Inclusive) our
tā mātou, tō mātou ā mātou, ō mātou
(Exclusive) our
Kua kaha → tā mātou mahi.
We have worked hard.
Kia pai tā koutou noho
I hope you have a good stay
ā te tau 2003
in (the year) 2003
Ka nui te aroha
Lots of love