Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 308:
pa, paerau, pahemo, pakopako, pakupaku, panaia
Sentence Flashcards
11 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–308, including at least one word introduced in lesson 308.
He pakupaku ia.
He is small.
Ka pahemo te awa o Tōrere.
He passed Tōrere's stream.
Ka haere tonu a Tainui, ā, ka pahemo i tētahi moutere.
Tainui went on and passed an island.
He pakupaku te whare.
The house is small.
Ka pakopako, ka mutu, ka pakopako, ka mutu. Pēnei tonu mō tētehi wā roa.
It would knock, and then stop, knock and stop. It carried on like this for quite a while.
He hono tangata e kore e motu; ka pa he taura waka e motu.
Unlike a canoe rope, a human bond cannot be severed.
Kia tika te mahi, kei panaia koe.
Make sure your work is good or else you'll get fired!
Ehara rānei a Paerau i te tuakana ōna?
Is not Paerau an elder brother of his?
E pa/E koro.
Sir (respectful form of address to older or senior man).
= Ehara rānei a Paerau i te tuakana ōna?
Will you not both fall together into the water?
Me i konei ia e mahi ana, kua kore e panaia
If he were/had been working here, he would not have been fired