Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 63:
hone, mārama, rima, koia, mokopuna
Sentence Flashcards
66 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–63, including at least one word introduced in lesson 63.
Ko tēnei whare te whare o Hone.
This is Hone's house.
tā te kuia mokopuna
the old woman's grandchild
ā te kuia mokopuna
the old woman's grandchildren
Kua mārama koe ki te pātai?
Have you understood the question?
Kua rere atu ngā manu e rima.
The five birds have flown away.
Āe, kei te mārama ahau.
Yes, I understand.
Hei te rima karaka.
See you at five o'clock.
Tekau mā rima.
Fifteen.
Āe, kei te mārama au.
Yes, I understand.
Kei te mārama au.
I understand.
Kāore au i te mārama.
I don't understand.
Kāore mārama ahau.
I don't understand.
E hia ngā tau o tana mokopuna?
How old is her grandchild?
Āe, i te rima karaka.
Yes, at 5 o'clock.
Kei te mārama koe?
Do you understand?
Ko au tāna tino mokopuna.
I'm her favourite grandchild.
Ko te rima karaka i te ahiahi.
5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Koia kei a koe!
You're onto it! You got what it takes!
Koia kei a koe mō te kōrero Māori!
You're great at speaking Māori!
Engari, kei te mahi tonu. Koia kei a ia ki te mahi!
But he is still working, what a champ!
E mārama ana au ki te kōrero.
I understand what is being said.
Te rima ngā kura, rua wiki te roa o ia kura.
There are five schools - each school is two weeks long.
Ko te Hone e kōrero nei, kāhore e roa.
The John I'm talking about isn't tall.
Kua rima ōna tau.
She has reached five years.
Kua rima tau tōna pakeke.
She has reached five years.
I tērā tau ka rima tekau ia.
He will be fifty next birthday.
Ko Hone tōku hoa tāne.
Hone is my husband.
Ko Hone tōku ingoa.
My name is Hone.
E rima tekau mā whā tōna pakeke.
She is fifty-four years old.
Kei hea aku mokopuna?
Where are my grandchildren?
He rite a Hone ki tōna pāpā.
Hone is just like his father.
Ā, koia!
Ah, indeed!
Ā, kua hoki mai taku mokopuna.
Ah, my grandchild has returned.
Āe, āe, kei te mārama au! Tēnā. Me haere tāua.
Yeah, yeah, I know! Right, we'd better get going.
Ki a rātou te tiki i a Hone.
They will fetch Hone.
He rā mokopuna.
A fine winter's day.
Kua mārama a Rangi i te kaupapa.
Rangi has understood the topic.
Kāore anō a Rangi kia mārama i te kaupapa.
Rangi has not understood the topic yet.
E rima ngā pukapuka.
There are five books.
Kāore e rima ngā pukapuka.
There are not five books.
Kei whea aku mokopuna?
Where are my mokopuna?
Mā Hone e mahi.
It's up to Hone to do.
Tekau mā rima ngā whare.
There are fifteen houses.
Ko Hone tōku matua.
John (is) my father.
Kei te haere atu a Hone.
John is going away.
Ka kōrero tā rāua mokopuna.
Their (2 people) grandchild is talking.
Ka kōrero ā rāua mokopuna.
Their (2 people) grandchildren are talking.
Koia noa iho
That's all.
Koia kei a koe.
Good on you. / You’re the one alright. / No flies on you alright. / Get you.
Tekau mā rima ngā whare i tōku kāinga.
There are fifteen houses in my village.
Ki tōku whakaaro, e rima tekau aua kāinga.
In my estimation, there are fifty of those settlements.
Kia pakeke rā anō ngā tamariki, ka mārama rātou.
Only when the children are older will they understand.
Tekau tonu ngā mokopuna a Ata.
Ata has exactly ten grandchildren. — 1655
mokopuna nā / a
A grandchild, viewed in relation to the grandparent.
I pō, i pō, ā, ka mārama.
It was dark for a long time, and then at last it became light.
I tunu keke a Hone rāua ko Mere mā rāua anō.
John and Mary baked cakes for themselves, or for each other.
Koia te waiata i waiata ai ia.
That is the song which he sang.
Koia te take i tū ai/rā te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting was held.
Koia te take e tū ai te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting will be held.
Koia te take e tū nei/nā/rā te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting is being held.
Nā Hone te mahi i oti ai.
The work was finished by (because of) Hone.
Koia tāku kupu tēnei ki a koutou.
This then (indeed) is what I have to say to you.
Nō te rima karaka au i kai ai.
I ate at five o’clock.
Kei te mārama haere te rangi.
The sky is getting lighter (becoming lighter).
Ko te kaiako a Hone
Hone is the tutor
Ko Mārama tāna tamāhine.
Mārama is her daughter.