Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 53:
pukumahi, matua, awa, piki, pouaka
Sentence Flashcards
96 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–53, including at least one word introduced in lesson 53.
He pukumahi ia.
He is a hard worker.
Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!
Me pukumahi koe.
You should work hard!
Kua piki rātou i te maunga.
They have climbed the mountain.
piki ake!
Climb up!
Me oma tātou ki te awa.
We (3+ including listener) should run to the river.
Ka haere au ki te tiki miraka i te pouaka makariri.
I will go and fetch the milk from the fridge.
Mā te awa.
Via the river.
Kia piki te ora ki a koe.
May you be in perfect health.
Kia piki te ora ki a kōrua.
May you two be in perfect health.
Kia piki te ora ki a koutou.
May you three or more be in perfect health.
Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei awa?
What is the name of this river?
Kei hea tō matua?
Where is your father?
Ka piki ake ia.
He climbed up.
Ko wai te ingoa o tō matua?
What's the name of your dad?
Tō pukumahi hoki!
How hardworking you are!
Ka haere mātou mā runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.
I te piki au i te rākau.
I was climbing the tree.
He tangata pukumahi tō māmā.
Your mum is a hard working person.
Piki ake mai.
Climb up to me.
He aha kei roto i te pouaka?
What is inside the box?
I mate ia i te awa.
He died because of the river.
I mate ia ki te awa.
He died at the river.
Kei te pukumahi ahau.
I am busy.
Kei te pukumahi koe.
You are busy.
Kei te pukumahi ia.
He or she is busy.
I pukumahi ahau.
I was busy.
I pukumahi koe.
You were busy.
Ka pukumahi koe.
You will be busy.
Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.
I pukumahi ia.
He or she was busy.
Ka pukumahi ia.
He or she will be busy.
I tino pukumahi ahau.
I was very busy.
Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.
I tino pukumahi koe.
You were very busy.
Ka tino pukumahi koe.
You will be very busy.
I tino pukumahi ia.
He or she was very busy.
Ka tino pukumahi ia.
He or she will be very busy.
I āhua pukumahi ahau.
I was somewhat busy.
Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.
I āhua pukumahi koe.
You were somewhat busy.
Ka āhua pukumahi koe.
You will be somewhat busy.
I āhua pukumahi ia.
He or she was somewhat busy.
Ka āhua pukumahi ia.
He or she will be somewhat busy.
Kei te āhua pukumahi ahau.
I am somewhat busy.
Kei te āhua pukumahi koe.
You are somewhat busy.
Kei te āhua pukumahi ia.
He or she is somewhat busy.
Kei te tino pukumahi ahau.
I am very busy.
Kei te tino pukumahi koe.
You are very busy.
Kei te tino pukumahi ia.
He or she is very busy.
Kei te tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi is very busy.
Kei te tino pukumahi a Mere.
Mere is very busy.
Kei te āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat busy.
Kei te āhua pukumahi a Mere.
Mere is somewhat busy.
I āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat busy.
Ka āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat busy.
I āhua pukumahi a Mere.
Mere was somewhat busy.
Ka āhua pukumahi a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat busy.
I tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi was very busy.
Ka tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi will be very busy.
I tino pukumahi a Mere.
Mere was very busy.
Ka tino pukumahi a Mere.
Mere will be very busy.
He rite tonu tērā tamaiti ki tōna matua.
That child is just like his father.
E, pai ake te haere ki te awa.
Yes, it's better to go to the river.
E hia ngā pene i te pouaka?
How many pens are in the box?
Kāore tātou e whai wā ki te haere ki te awa.
We're not going to have time to go to the river.
Kāore tō tāua matua i haere ki tāna hui.
Our father did not go to his meeting.
Ka piki ā rāua tamariki i te maunga āpōpō.
Their children will climb the mountain tomorrow.
Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.
Kāore anō te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has not climbed onto the chair yet.
I roto i te pouaka ngā āporo.
The apples were in the box.
Kāore ngā āporo i roto i te pouaka.
The apples weren’t in the box.
Kotahi te pouaka.
There is one box.
Kāore e kotahi te pouaka.
There is not one box.
Mā ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is for the teachers.
Ehara mā ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is not for the teachers.
He rite tonu tērā tamaiti ki tōna matua.
That child is just like his father.
Ka taea e koe tērā maunga te piki?
Can you climb that mountain over there?
Āe, ka taea e au tērā maunga te piki.
Yes, I can climb that mountain.
he awa wai ora
a river of life-giving water
Nā tāku mahi au e pukumahi nei.
I am busy because of my work.
Kei te piki ia i te maunga.
He is climbing the mountain.
Kei te piki ia ki te maunga.
He is climbing to the mountain.
I rongo anō pea te kōtiro rā i te reo o tana matua.
Perhaps the girl really heard the voice of her father.
Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka?
Whose are the things in this box?
Ka piki a Tāne ki te rangi o runga rawa.
Tāne climbed to the highest of the heavens.
I mātua haere rāua ki tō rāua matua.
They went first to their father.
Kei te piki ake ia i te rākau.
She is climbing up the tree.
E, tēnā rawa te piki ake nā ..
Then it came rushing up towards him ..
I te rā i kite ai mātou i tō mātou matua ka ora ia.
On the day (on which) we saw our father he became well.
Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka
Whose are the things (that are) in this box?
I te taha o te awa.
They were beside the river.
Ko Rangi tōna matua kēkē.
Rangi is his uncle.
Kāore anō te tama kia piki i te rākau?
Has the boy not climbed the tree yet?
Kua piki te tama ki te rākau
The boy has climbed the tree
Kāore anō te tama kia piki i te rākau
The boy has yet to climb the tree