Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 30:
marae, kaiako, wā, hoko, mua, pene
Sentence Flashcards
120 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–30, including at least one word introduced in lesson 30.
Mā te wā
in good time
te wā horoi
wash time
Ko taku pene tēnā!
That is my pen!
Ehara tērā wahine i te kaiako.
That woman isn't a teacher.
He kaiako tērā wahine.
That woman is a teacher.
Ka hoki tātou ki te marae.
We all will return to the marae.
Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei wā.
Greetings to you who are gathered here at this time.
Mā te wā.
See ya in time!
Mā te wā!
(see ya) in time.
Hei te wā.
(see ya) in time.
I hoko kai au.
I bought food.
Me haere ngā wāhine ki mua.
The women should go to the front.
Kei hea tō marae?
Where's your marae?
Kei mua i a koe!
In front of you!
Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?
Nā te kaiako tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to the teacher.
I haere au ki ngā toa hoko kai ai.
I went to the shops to buy food.
Ngā pene ā ngā tamariki.
The children's pens.
I te wā...
When...
Pēhea te pene?
How was the band?
Kia kite ai rātou i te marae ātaahua nei.
So they could see the beautiful marae.
Nā wai te pene nei?
Whose pen is this?
He aha ngā kōrero o te wā?
What is the talk of the day?
Ko te aha te wā?
What's the time?
Kei a wai taku pene?
Who has my pen?
Kei hea ō pene?
Where are your pens?
Ehara nō tāua te marae nei.
This marae is not ours.
He aha te wā?
What is the time?
Kei mua rātou i te kura.
They are in front of the school.
Kia tae mai rātou ka haere tātou ki te marae.
When they arrive we will go the marae.
Ko au te kaiako.
I am the teacher.
I hoko mai ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
I bought a book.
Ko ngā waka i mua rā, mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.
Haere mai ki tēnei marae tino ātaahua.
Welcome to this beautiful place.
Nō mua noa atu.
A long time before.
Ka haere ahau ki te marae.
I will be going to the marae.
Ka hui tātou ki te marae.
We will meet at the marae.
I hea te pene?
Where was the pen?
Mā wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?
Nā wai tēnei pene?
Who does this pen belong to?
Nā wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?
He wahine marae.
A woman with the knowledge of a marae who is active in her community.
Kua tae mai ki te wā...
We have arrived at the time...
I te haere au ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
I was going to the shop to buy food.
Kei te riri ngā kaiako?
Are the teachers angry?
I noho ngā wāhine ki te marae.
The women stayed at the marae.
I hoko a Rangi i te waka.
Rangi bought the car.
Hei te marae rātou.
They will be at the marae.
Hei mua te waka i te whare.
The car will be in front of the house.
He kaiako ahau.
I am a teacher.
Ehara au i te kaiako.
I am not a teacher.
He kaiako nui a Mere.
Mere is an important teacher.
Ehara a Mere i te kaiako nui.
Mere is not an important teacher.
Ko wai i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who bought the books?
Nā ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books do not belong to the teachers.
I haere au ki te toa hoko kai ai.
I am going to the ship in order to buy food.
He tangata marae a Mere.
Mere is a generous/hospitable person.
Kei hea te pene?
Where is the pen?
i mua noa atu
long ago
I tērā wā
At that time
Mā Rangi tēnei pene.
This pen is for Rangi.
Nā te matekai, ka hoko ai au i te kai.
Because of hunger, I bought food.
Kei te oma ahau i mua i te whare.
I am running in front of the house.
Nā tāua tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to you and me.
Nā māua tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to us two (not you).
Nā kōrua tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to you two.
Nā rāua tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to those two.
Nā tātou tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to us.
Nā mātou tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to us (not you).
Nā koutou tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to you (3+).
Nā Rangi tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to Rangi.
Nā Rangi rāua ko Mere tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to Rangi and Mere.
Nā te kaiako tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to the teacher.
Nā ngā tamariki tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to the children.
Hei te marae rātou.
They will be at the marae.
Mā rātou ēnei pene.
These pens will be theirs (they).
nā te kaiako
the teacher is the reason
mā te kaiako
the teacher will be the reason
mā/mō te kaiako
for the teacher
I haere au ki te toa, a, ka hoko au i te kai.
I went to the shop and subsequently i bought food.
He kaiako ahau.
I am a teacher.
Kei te haere au ki te toa ki te hoko kai *ai*.
I am going to the shop to buy food.
E rua ngā pene.
And the e preceds the number: *e* rua.
E rua ngā pene
There are two pens
Ehara tēnei i te pene.
This is not a pen.
Ehara koe i te kaiako
You are not the teacher.
Ka hoko hoki te hoki.
The fish will indeed return.
He pene tēnei
This is a pen
Nā te kaiako
the teacher was the one
Hei aha te pene rā?
What is the purpose of that pen?
Nā rātou ēnei pene.
These pens are theirs (they).
Me kōrero koe ki tētahi kaiako.
You had better talk to a tutor.
Kei mua rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing in front of the house.
Haere ki mua.
Go to the front.
Kei mua koe i ahau.
You are in front of me.
Kei mua koe i a au.
You are in front of me.
I mahi kai mātou i mua i te hui.
We prepared food before the meeting.
Nō mua ake i tērā.
Before that.
I kōrero au ki tō kōrua kaiako.
I spoke to your teacher — the teacher of you two.
Kei a Mere te pene.
Mary has the pen.
I a Mere te pene.
Mary had the pen.
I haere ahau ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
I went to the shop to buy food.
I reira au i mua ai.
I had been there formerly.
Ka rere te manu rā ki te marae o te kāinga tū ai
That bird flew onto the village’s marae and stood there
Kaua tātou e noho tonu i ngā marae ..
Let us not continue to dwell on our marae ..
Ko tēnei te kura he kaiako (ai) ahau i 1970.
EQ this the school CLS teacher ai. I at 1970
Kia kite ahau i tētahi pene.
Let me see a coin.
i mua i
before (in front of)
Me kōrero koe ki te (tētahi) kaiako
You had better talk to a tutor.
He aha / Ko te aha tēnei wā o te tau
What is this season of the year?
Me kōrero kōrua ko te kaiako.
You and the teacher should have a talk.
(Kei taua marae te hui
The meeting is at that marae
Nō mua rā
Some time ago, some time before
Haere ki te marae
Go to the marae!
Ki runga i te marae
Onto the marae
Kei mua i/o te whare
Is in front of the house
(I tū te hui ki taua marae
The meeting took place at that marae
He haere tāua ki te hoko kai.
Let’s (you and I) go and buy some food.
He haere tātou ki te hoko kai.
Let’s (all of us) go and buy some food.