Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 43:
tauira, hoatu, homai, toru, whaea
Sentence Flashcards
90 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–43, including at least one word introduced in lesson 43.
He tauira ahau.
I am a student.
He tauira ahau
I am a student
Homai ōna kākahu.
Give me his clothes.
Homai ngā kākahu.
Pass me the clothes.
Kei te aha te kaiako ki ngā tauira?
What's the teacher doing with the students?
Ka ako te kaiako i ngā tauira.
The teacher will teach the students.
Homai ana pukapuka!
Give me her books!
Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?
Hei te toru karaka.
See you at three o'clock.
Tekau mā toru.
Thirteen.
Homai ki ahau.
Give it to me.
Ko wai tōu whaea?
Who is your mother?
Ko wai te ingoa o tō whaea?
What's the name of your mum?
Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?
E toru ngā pukapuka kei runga i te tēpu.
There are three books on the table.
E toru ngā ika.
There are three fish.
Tēnā koe Whaea.
Hello Ma'am.
Homai te pene.
Pass me the pen.
Ko tō whaea kēkē tēnā?
Is that your aunty?
Toru karaka te wā.
The time is 2 o'clock.
Hoatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.
Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.
E aroha ana te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.
Homai ki a mātou!
Give it to us!
I ngā toru rā.
Three days ago.
E toru ngā mea.
There are three things.
Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.
Homai ki au.
Give it to me.
Homai tēnā.
Give that (thing) here.
I hoatu a Mere i te keke ki tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.
I hoatu a Mere i te keke mā tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.
Ōna tau e toru tekau.
She is thirty years old.
Tēnā hoatu tērā ki a Māmā.
Can you please pass that to Mum.
Hoatu kōrua ki te whare kai, kāore au e roa.
You two go ahead to the dining room, I won't be long.
Hoatu koutou ki mua, kei te pai au i konei.
You guys go up the front, I'm fine here.
Hoatu koutou ki te whare kai, kāore au i te haere.
You guys go on ahead to the dining room, I'm not going.
Kaua e homai te mea nā.
Don't pass me that thing.
He tauira au?
Am I a student?
Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
I taku whaea ngā tamariki.
The children were with my mother.
E toru ngā tamariki a ō māua.
Our friends have three children.
Hoatu ki te tēpu!
Put it on the table!
Hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Put the books on the bookshelf.
Kaua e hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Don't put the books on the bookshelf.
He kuia tōku whaea.
My mother is an elder.
Ehara tōku whaea i te kuia.
My mother is not an elder.
E toru ngā pene.
There are three pens.
Kāore e toru ngā pene.
There are not three pens.
E toru ngā kurī.
There are three dogs.
Kāore e toru ngā kurī.
There are not three dogs.
Ka taea te kaiako te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is able to listen to the students.
Kāore te kaiako e taea te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is unable to listen to the students.
Nā ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens belong to the students.
Ehara i ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens do not belong to the students.
He aha ngā tauira i whakarongo ai?
Why did the students listen?
He aha ngā tauira e whakarongo ai?
Why will the students listen?
He aha ngā tauira e whakarongo nei?
Why are the students listening?
Hoatu kōrua ki mua. Kei te pai au i konei.
You two go up the front. I’m fine here.
Rite tonu tērā tauira ki tōna kaiako ki te kōrero Māori.
That student is just like their teacher at speaking Māori.
I hoatu e koe te pukapuka ki a wai?
To whom did you give the book?
Ka hoatu tana riri.
He gave vent to his anger.
Kia toru ngā ika!
Let there be three fish.
Homai te pukapuka kia pānui ai au.
Pass me the book so that I can read.
Homai te pukapuka kia pānui *ai* au.
Pass me the book so that I can read.
Ko te kura tēnei i ako ai tōku whaea.
This is the school where my mother studied.
Kei te aroha te whaea ki te tamaiti.
The mother loves the child. (active)
E toru ngā tamariki a ō māua hoa.
Our friends have three children.
Kei te aroha te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.
Mā ngā tauira e waiata.
The students will sing.
Kei te pānui tētahi tauira i tētahi pukapuka
And if some students are reading since books
Kei te pānui ētahi tauira i ētahi pukapuka.
Two new words
He aha te whaea i kōrero ai ki te kaiako i te kura?
Why did the mother talk to the teacher at the school?
E toru ngā tēpu.
There are three tables.
Homai tāku pukapuka
Give me my book
He kaha pea tō whaea.
Maybe your mother is strong.
He aha ngā tauira i harikoa ai?
Why were the students happy?
Hoatu / Hoatu koe / Hoatu kōrua / Hoatu koutou
You go on ahead. / You go first. / You go.
Ka hoatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a koe.
I will give you the book.
E toru aku waka.
I have three cars.
Kua hoatu he kai ki te manuhiri.
Some food has been given to the visitor.
I āwhina te kaiako i te tauira.
The teacher helped the student.
Ehara a Mere i tō rāua whaea.
Mere is not their mother.
Kei te haere au ki te wahine + e kōrero ana ki tōu whaea.
I am going to the woman + talking to your mother.
Mā tōu whaea koe e āwhina.
Your mother will help you.
= He hiahia nō rātou kia kite i tō rātou whaea.
What is the use of...?
Kei hea tōu whaea
Where is your mother?
Kei te marae tōku whaea
My mother is at the marae
I taku whaea ngā tamariki
The children were with my mother.
E toru ngā tamariki a ō mātou hoa.
Our friends have three children.
E toru ā kōrua kurī?
Do you have three dogs?