Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 50:
kino, tata, tiki, pēnei, pēpi, waiho
Sentence Flashcards
131 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–50, including at least one word introduced in lesson 50.
homai te pēpi!
pass the baby!
Homai te pēpi
Pass me the baby.
Kei te kāinga te pēpi.
The baby is at home.
Haere mai ki te tiki i ngā kākahu nei.
Come and get these clothes.
Kua mutu te tangi a te pēpi.
The baby's crying has finished.
Kei te tangi te pēpi.
The baby is crying.
Kei te kai te pēpi.
The baby is eating.
Me pēnei.
(You should do it) like this.
Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.
Waiho mā te wā.
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon.
I tiki au i ngā tamariki.
I got the kids.
Ka kino kē!
How wicked!
Kei te pēhea te pēpi?
How is the baby?
Ka kino kē.
Wicked, that's bad as.
I horoi pēpi au.
I washed baby.
Tino kino te pai!
Awesome! (It's so bad it's great!).
Te kino hoki!
How terrible!
Te ātaahua hoki o tō pēpi!
How beautiful your baby is!
Kua tiki koe i te kai?
Have you got the food?
He pēpi tāku.
I have a baby.
He kino ēnei.
These are bad.
He kino ēnei inu.
These drinks are bad.
Kaua e kino ki a ia.
Don't be bad to him.
He pēpi tau.
A settled baby.
He tau tō pēpi.
Your baby is settled.
Ka kino tērā.
That is bad.
Ka kino kē tērā.
That is worse.
Ka kino rawa tērā.
That is awful.
I te moe ngā pēpi.
The baby was sleeping.
Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.
He waiata pai pēnei.
This is a nice song.
Ka taea e koe ngā tamariki te tiki?
Can you pick up the kids?
E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.
Kei te moe te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.
Kei te hiakai koe, pēpi?
Do you want to have kai, baby?
Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.
Waiho tēnā.
Leave that alone.
He kino kē koe!
You are too much!
He ātaahua te pēpi.
The baby is beautiful.
He aha te mahi a te pēpi i te rā nei?
What is the baby doing today?
Nō muri tata mai.
Shortly after.
Nō mua tata atu.
Shortly before.
Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
Pēnei ia ka waiata koe.
He thought you would sing.
Pēnei au i te whakatā koe.
I thought you were resting.
Hoatu koutou, mā Pāpā ahau e tiki.
You lot go, Dad will pick me up.
Pēnei au kua haere kē koutou.
I thought you had already gone.
Pēnei au he kōtiro ia.
I thought he was a girl.
Kaua e waiho ngā rīhi mō āpōpō.
Don't leave the dishes until tomorrow.
Kua tata pau te kai.
The food is nearly all gone.
I tata tangi te pēpi.
The baby almost cried.
I tata mate au i te hiakai.
I just about died from starvation.
Ka kino tō mahi.
Your are doing wrong.
He pai ki a au ngā rangi pēnei, he ātaahua.
I like days like this - beautiful!
Me pēnei taku kōrero...
Let me tell you like this...
Māu ngā tamariki e tiki.
He will be the one to fetch the children.
Nā te aha i pēnei ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Waiho ngā kī.
Leave the keys.
Kaua e waiho ngā kī.
Don't leave the keys.
Kāore anō a Mere kia tiki i te kai.
Mere has not fetched the food yet.
Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.
Me tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
The children should be picked up from school.
Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?
Ko wai kāore i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who didn’t pick up the children from school?
Ehara i a ia ngā tamariki i tiki i te kura.
He/She didn’t pick up the children from school.
Nāku i tiki te pukapuka.
It was me who fetched the book.
Ehara i a au te pukapuka i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the book.
Nā te tama i tiki ngā mea tākaro.
It was the boy who fetched the toys.
Ehara i te tama ngā mea tākaro i tiki.
The boy didn’t fetch the toys.
Nāku i tiki te kai.
It was me who fetched the food.
Ehara i a au te kai i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the food.
Kei te noho te pēpi.
The baby is sitting.
Nā rāua ngā pēpi i moe ai.
Those two were the reason the babies slept.
i mua tata tonu ake
only just before
Me waiho i konei te mea nā.
Leave that thing here.
Kino pēhea nei?
Bad in whay way?
Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?
Nō nā tata nei.
.Just recently.
He kino tēnei kurī.
This dog is bad.
He kino iho tēnei whare i tērā whare..
This house is worse than that house.
Pēnei au kei taku whare.
I thought it was in my house.
Pēnei au i te moe koe.
I thought you were asleep.
Pēnei koe kei konei, engari i reira au.
You thought it was here, but I was there.
Pēnei ia he kurī, engari he ngeru.
He thought it was a dog, but it was a cat.
He aha i pēnei ai?
Why is it like this? (near me)
Nāku i tiki te kai.
It was me who fetched the food.
Ka tangi te pēpi
The baby will cry.
Ehara te rā i te kino.
The day is not bad.
He kino tō kurī.
But how do I ask: is your dog good or bad?
He pai rānei kino tō kurī?
Is you dog good or bad?
He tama, he kōtiro rānei tō pēpi?
Is your baby a boy or a girl?)
He pēnei tonu au ki te mahi.
I always work like this.
He aha ahau i kōrero pēnei ai?
Why did I speak like this?
He aha ahau e whakaaro pēnei nei?
Why am I thinking like this?
Kua tata mutu te hui.
The hui is almost over.
Kua tata hū te wai.
The water’s almost boiled.
Kua tata pau te wai.
The water’s just about all gone.
Waiho te mea nā.
Leave that thing alone.
Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.
He rite tonu ia ki te pēpi ki te tangi.
He is just like a baby when it comes to crying.
E tangi pēnei ana ia i te tamaiti.
He is crying like a child.
Kia ua, ka oma ai a Mere ki waho ki te tiki i ngā kākahu.
Whenever it rains, Mere runs outside to get the clothes.
Kia ua, ka oma a Mere ki waho ki te tiki i ngā kākahu.
Whenever it rains, Mere runs outside to get the clothes.
Waiho mō tētahi atu rā mahi ai.
Leave it for another day, leave it and do it another day.
He mea pai tēnei, he mea kino rānei?
Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?
Ā muri tata iho.
Very shortly.
nō muri tata mai
Shortly after
nō mua tata atu
Shortly before
Kei te moe tā rāua pēpi.
Their baby is sleeping.
Nō tata noa iho.
From very close by.
Kua moe te pēpi.
The baby has fallen asleep.
Ehara ia i te pēpi.
He is not a baby.
He ātaahua tō pēpi.
Your baby is gorgeous.
nō muri mai, nō muri tata mai, nō muri noa mai
L282: “Afterwards, shortly after, much later
E pēnei kē iho ana rā, ‘ Haere!
Go!
Nā te aha kē rā au i pēnei ai ..
Why was I thinking like this ..
He aha i waiho ai te manuhiri kia karanga ana?
Why is the visitor left calling (for water)?
Nō reira i kino ai.
From that cause he was displeased.
Nā reira anō i waiho ai ēnei rākau e te tangata Māori
as fire.starter Therefore these trees remain to be used by the Maori people as a fire starter.
He aha hoki i pēnei ai ngā Māori nei?
Why were these Maori people acting this way?
I tata tonu tō rāua whare ki te whare karakia.
Their house was quite close (near) to the church.
Nāku ngā reta i tiki.
I fetched the mail.
Mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki?
Who will fetch the children?
He tiki tēnei
This is a tiki
Ehara tēnei i (te/tētahi) tiki
This is not a tiki
E moe ana te pēpi
the baby is sleeping
He kino tāna kōrero.
What he says is bad.
kino → kino iho
bad, worse
Ka kino → tō mahi.
You are doing wrong.
He tangata pēnei i a koe nei
Someone like you
Me pēnei pea te kōrero
Perhaps it should be described this way