Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 58:
hau, kaupapa, mātakitaki, ono, pīrangi, tikanga
Sentence Flashcards
67 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–58, including at least one word introduced in lesson 58.
Kua pau te hau!
I'm exhausted! (my breath has gone)
E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.
tikanga Māori.
Maori etiquette.
He aha te tikanga o tēnā?
What does that mean?
Hei te ono karaka.
See you at six o'clock.
Tekau mā ono.
Sixteen.
Kua pau te hau au.
I'm exhausted.
Kei te mātakitaki ia i ērā tāngata.
She's watching those people.
Te tikanga, me kōrero kia tika.
Supposedly, one should talk correctly.
Ka āta whakaaro au (mō te kaupapa).
I'll think about it.
Kei a wai te tikanga?
Who is it up to?
Kei a koe te tikanga.
It is up to you.
Kia mātakitaki ake tātou.
Let's watch.
Kei te pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei mō taku pāpā.
I want to buy this for my dad.
He kaupapa āna?
Does she have some things on?
I hīkoi au ki te marae kia kōrero te iwi mō te kaupapa.
I went to the marae so the iwi can discuss the initiative.
He aha tō pīrangi hei kai?
What do you want to eat?
Kei te pīrangi kai te kōtiro nei.
The girl wants to eat.
He kaupapa tāku.
I've got something on.
He aha tāu e pīrangi ana?
What is it that you want?
E pīrangi ana ahau ki te āporo rā.
I am wanting that apple.
He aha taku kaupapa kōrero?
What is the theme of the conversation?
Kei te pīrangi koe ki te pukapuka?
Do you want a book?
E hia te moni e pīrangi ana koe?
How much money do you need?
He aha ērā tikanga?
What are those customs?
Ka pīrangi ia ki ngā mea katoa.
He wants all the things.
I runga anō i te kaupapa o te hui.
In accordance with the theme of the meeting.
Kei te pīrangi au ki tēnā pukapuka.
I want that book (of yours).
Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.
Mā te mahi tahi te kaupapa e tū ai.
Through cooperation the kaupapa will get off the ground or be realised.
Kei te mātakitaki koe i te aha?
What are you watching?
Kāore i a au te tikanga.
My hands are tied.
Kāore ia i te pīrangi ki tērā waka.
She does not want that car.
Kei te pīrangi ia ki tērā waka.
She wants that car.
Nā te kaupapa au i haere ai.
Because of the purpose, I went.
Kua mate te manu i te hau.
The bird was killed by the wind.
Kāore te manu i mate i te hau.
The bird was not killed by the wind.
E ono ngā rīhi.
There are six plates.
Kāore e ono ngā rīhi.
There are not six plates.
Ko wai tēnā e mātakitaki mai ana ki a mātou?
Who is that looking at us?
He tikanga anō nō te tāne, he tikanga anō nō te wahine.
Men have their ways, and women have their ways.
Ko ia te matua o ngā tamariki e mātakitaki mai ana.
He is the father of the children who are watching.
Ka mōhio | ngā tāngata | ki ngā tikanga.
The people know the protocol.
Ka mōhio ngā tāngata ki ngā tikanga.
The people know the protocol.
Kia ono tekau pea ngā tūru.
Let there be about sixty chairs.
Kua mōhio mai au ki tēnei tikanga mō te tekau tau.
I have known this custom for ten years.
E ono ngā pukapuka
Six books
E ono ngā manu e waiata ana.
Six birds are singing.
Kia ono ngā kapu wai i runga i te tēpu.
There should be six cups of water on the table.
Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki
The mother is watching the children
Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki e tākaro ana
The mother is watching the children who are playing
Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki kāore e tākaro ana.
The mother is watching the children who are not playing.
Hei aha te kaupapa?
What is the purpose of the kaupapa?
He aha tāu e pīrangi nā?
What do you want?
He aha tā kōrua e pīrangi nā?
What do you two want?
Tekau mā ono aua waka taua.
Those previously mentioned war canoes numbered sixteen.
E oti ai tēnā mahi i te wā tika, me whakaaro ake he tikanga.
In order to finish that job in time, you should develop a plan.
Kei te pīrangi a Mere ki te haere ki te marae.
Mere wants to go to the marae.
Mai rā anō e pēnei ana ā mātou tikanga.
Our customs have always been like this.
Kei reira tōna ake reo, ana ake tikanga.
That part has its own language and its own customs.
He aha tā koutou e pīrangi nā?
What do you all want?
Kei a au ngā mea e pīrangi nei a Māmā.
I have the things Mum wants.
He aha te mea i pīrangi koe?
What was it that you wanted?
Kei te mātakitaki ngā tamariki i ngā mea katoa.
The children are gazing around at everything.
Tekau mā ono aua waka taua
The number of those war canoes (previously mentioned) was sixteen
Kua kitea e rātou he tikanga
They have found a plan,
Mai rā anō e pēnei ana ā mātou tikanga
Our customs have always been like this, our customs have been like this since the beginning.