Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 56:
koa, nāna, hōiho, māharahara, pōtae, rau
Sentence Flashcards
129 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–56, including at least one word introduced in lesson 56.
Nā wai te pōtae nā?
Whose is that hat (near you)?
kotahi rau
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No te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.
Kei te āhua māharahara.
A bit anxious.
Homai koa tēnā.
Please pass that.
Tēnā koa, āta kōrero mai.
Please speak slowly.
Kei te koa au.
I'm happy.
Kei te āhua koa au.
I'm somewhat happy.
Kei te tino koa au.
I'm very happy.
Kei te koa rawa atu au.
I'm extremely happy.
Tēnā koa...
Please...
Tēnā koa, āwhina mai.
Excuse me, can you help.
Kua oti taku mahi nō reira kei te koa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.
Kia koa tō rā whānau.
Have a good birthday.
He pōtae pai tēnā.
That's a neat hat.
Ko wai ka haere mā runga hōiho?
Who goes by horse?
I a ia tōu pōtae e mau ana.
She had your hat on.
Ehara nāna te pene.
The pen isn't hers.
Nāna ēnei āporo.
These apples are his.
Ehara i a au te pōtae nei.
This hat is not mine.
Kei te oma ia anō nei he hōiho.
She is running like a horse.
Nō te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.
Kei hea tō pōtae?
Where is your hat?
He pōtae tōu?
Do you have a hat?
Ehara nāna te pōtae rā.
The hat is not yours.
Ehara i a ia te pōtae rā.
The hat is not his.
Ehara tēnei i tōku pōtae.
This is not my hat.
He hōiho tōku.
I have a horse.
Kāore ō māua pōtae.
We don't have any hats.
Kaua rawa atu koe e hoko i tēnā pōtae.
You mustn't buy that hat.
Waiho tēnā, koa.
Leave that alone, please.
Nāna tērā.
That is hers/his.
Nāna tērā pukapuka.
That book belongs to her/him.
Nāna ngā manuhiri i karanga.
She called to the guests.
Āe ana mai, haere ana, noho ana ia, tunu manu ana nāna.
She agreed and went off, he stayed and cooked birds for himself.
Tōna rua rau pea.
About 200, perhaps.
Kei te māharahara ahau.
I am anxious.
Kei te māharahara koe.
You are anxious.
Kei te māharahara ia.
He or she is anxious.
I māharahara ahau.
I was anxious.
Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.
I māharahara koe.
You were anxious.
Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.
I māharahara ia.
He or she was anxious.
Ka māharahara ia.
He or she will be anxious.
I tino māharahara ahau.
I was very anxious.
Ka tino māharahara ahau.
I will be very anxious.
I tino māharahara koe.
You were very anxious.
Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.
I tino māharahara ia.
He or she was very anxious.
Ka tino māharahara ia.
He or she will be very anxious.
I āhua māharahara ahau.
I was somewhat anxious.
Ka āhua māharahara ahau.
I will be somewhat anxious.
I āhua māharahara koe.
You were somewhat anxious.
Ka āhua māharahara koe.
You will be somewhat anxious.
I āhua māharahara ia.
He or she was somewhat anxious.
Ka āhua māharahara ia.
He or she will be somewhat anxious.
Kei te āhua māharahara ahau.
I am somewhat anxious.
Kei te āhua māharahara koe.
You are somewhat anxious.
Kei te āhua māharahara ia.
He or she is somewhat anxious.
Kei te tino māharahara ahau.
I am very anxious.
Kei te tino māharahara koe.
You are very anxious.
Kei te tino māharahara ia.
He or she is very anxious.
Kei te tino māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi is very anxious.
Kei te tino māharahara a Mere.
Mere is very anxious.
Kei te āhua māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat anxious.
Kei te āhua māharahara a Mere.
Mere is somewhat anxious.
I āhua māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat anxious.
Ka āhua māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat anxious.
I āhua māharahara a Mere.
Mere was somewhat anxious.
Ka āhua māharahara a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat anxious.
I tino māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi was very anxious.
Ka tino māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi will be very anxious.
I tino māharahara a Mere.
Mere was very anxious.
Ka tino māharahara a Mere.
Mere will be very anxious.
He hōiho ēnā.
Those (by you) are horses.
Kaua koe e mau pōtae.
You shouldn't wear a hat.
Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.
Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.
Nāna te keke i tunu.
She was the one who baked the cake.
Homai koa tētahi o ngā āporo.
Please give me one of the apples.
Homai koa kia toru ngā ika.
Please give me three fish.
Taihoa koa!
Hold on!
Me mau ngā tamariki i ngā pōtae.
The children should wear hats.
Kaua ngā tamariki e mau i ngā pōtae.
The children shouldn't wear hats.
He pai ki te kōtiro tērā pōtae.
The girl likes that hat.
Ehara tērā pōtae i te pai ki te kōtiro.
The girl does not like that hat.
Nāna i tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
It was him/her who picked up the children from school.
Nāna i tunu te keke.
It was him/her who baked the cake.
Nāna ōku hoa i koa ai.
She/He was the reason my friends were happy.
Rite tonu koe ki te hōiho ki te oma.
You're just like a horse at running.
I te oma atu te hōiho i a Koa.
The horse was running away from Koa.
He tangata koa ia.
He's a happy chappy.
Nāna ngā rīhi i horoi.
He was the one who washed the dishes.
Nāna tēnei pene.
This pen is his/hers.
I titiro ia ki tēnei pōtae.
She looked at this hat.
I titiro ia ki te pōtae nei.
She looked at this hat.
Kei te oma tō māua hōiho.
Our horse is running.
I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga hōiho
They travelled to the gathering by horse
I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
They travelled to the gathering on their horses
Kotahi rau ngā pukapuka i te whare pukapuka.
One hundred books in the library.
E toru rau e rua tekau mā whā ngā tāngata.
There are 324 people
Toru rau, rua tekau mā whā ngā tāngata
There are 324 people.
Kia rua rau ngā tūru.
Let there be two hundred chairs
Kāore he pōtae kei a au.
I don't have a hat in my possession.
Kāore ōku pōtae.
I don't have any hats, that is, I don't own any.
Kia kaua e roa ake i te rua rau kupu te roa.
Do not exceed the 200-word limit.
Kia rua koa.
Two please.
Rite tonu ia ki te hōiho ki te oma.
He runs just like a horse.
Mā runga hōiho.
On horseback.
E hoa, kau mai koa ki konei nā.
Friend, swim this way, please.
Hei aha koa.
Never mind; no matter.
Me aha koa.
So what? No matter.
I oma tere te hōiho.
The horse ran swiftly.
Kei te waiata koa rātou.
They are singing joyfully.
He hōiho pai, he hōiho tere.
A fine, swift horse.
He hōiho pai, he mea tere.
A fine, swift horse.
He hōiho nui, he hōiho kaha.
A big, strong horse.
rawa, tonu, kē, noa, pea, koa
L36: “Particles in the postposed perophery
He aha ahau e māharahara ai mō tērā?
Why should I worry about that?
Kāhore te hōiho i te oma.
The horse is (was) not running.
Ko Mere te wahine nāna tēnei pukapuka.
Mere is the woman to whom this book belongs.
Nāna te kurī i mau mai.
He brought the dog.
He kaha te hōiho.
Horses are strong.
He tere tōna hōiho
His horse was fast
Kua oma atu ō tātou hōiho.
Our horses have escaped.
I tae mai ngā tamariki mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
The children arrived on their horses
he hōiho tere
a fast horse
I te hōiho
The horse did