Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 65:
pirihimana, tai, tīkina, whitu, marama
Sentence Flashcards
76 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–65, including at least one word introduced in lesson 65.
Ko Tai tāku tama.
Tai is my son.
He tāne a Tai.
Tai is a man.
Kei tai ngā ika.
The fish are seaward.
Hei te whitu karaka.
See you at seven o'clock.
Tekau mā whitu.
Seventeen.
Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.
Ko Tai, ko Moana rātou ko Rangi.
Tai, Moana and Rangi.
I aha koe i tērā marama?
What did you do last month?
Ko tēhea rā o te marama tēnei?
Which day of the month is this?
Tīkina tō pukapuka.
Fetch your book.
Ko te whitu karaka i te ata.
7 o'clock in the morning.
I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
I tērā atu marama.
The month before last.
I tērā marama.
Last month.
Ā tērā marama tātou hui ai.
We are meeting next month.
E whitu marama tōna pakeke.
Seven months is her age.
Kua tīkina ngā kākahu horoi e ngā tamariki.
The clean clothes have been fetched by the children.
I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.
I te whitu karaka, kua haere mai ia.
He will have left at seven o'clock.
Ka kai tātou ā te whitu karaka.
We'll eat at seven o'clock.
Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.
He pirihimana koe.
You are a police officer.
He aha mō runga, e tai?
What do you want on it friend?
Tīkina he tūru anō.
Fetch another chair.
Tēnā tīkina atu he kai mā kōrua.
Please, fetch some food for you two.
Tēnā tīkina he keke mā tātou.
Please fetch us some cake.
He pirihimana ia?
Is she a policewoman?
Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!
Tīkina he wai!
Fetch some water!
Nō tērā marama.
Last month.
Kei te riri ngā pirihimana.
The policemen are angry.
Kāore ngā pirihimana i te riri.
The policemen are not angry.
E whakarongo ana ngā pirihimana ki te tangata.
The policemen are listening to the person.
Kāore ngā pirihimana e whakarongo ana ki te tangata.
The policemen are not listening to the person.
I kite koe i te pirihimana?
Kāore koe i kite i te pirihimana?
Tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Fetch the book from the table.
Kaua e tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Don't fetch the book from the table.
Tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Fetch the car from the marae.
Kaua e tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Don't fetch the car from the marae.
Kua tīkina e Mere te kai.
Mere has fetched the food.
Kei tai te waka.
The boat is by the sea.
I te waka te pirihimana.
The policeman was in the car.
Kāore te pirihimana i te waka.
The policeman was not in the car.
I tai te waka.
The boat was by the sea.
Kāore te waka i tai.
The boat was not by the sea.
Hei roto te pirihimana i te waka.
The policeman will be in the car.
Kāore te pirihimana hei roto i te waka.
The policeman will not be in the car.
Hei tai te waka.
The boat will be by the sea.
Kāore te waka hei tai.
The boat will not be by the sea.
Kua mau te tangata i ngā pirihimana.
The man was caught by the police.
Kāore te tangata i mau i ngā pirihimana.
The man was not caught by the police.
Kua tū te waka i te pirihimana.
The car was stopped by the police.
Kāore te waka i tū i te pirihimana.
The car was not stopped by the police.
E whitu ngā waka.
There are seven cars.
Kāore e whitu ngā waka.
There are not seven cars.
Kei te oma te pirihimana.
The police officer is running.
Tīkina taku tamaiti.
Fetch my child.
Tīkina aku tamariki.
Fetch my children.
Tīkina he wai i te awa!
Get some water from the river!
Ā tērā marama.
Next month.
Ā tērā atu marama.
The month after next.
He pirihimana ahau
I am a police officer.
I tērā marama
Last month
I tērā marama i waiata ia
Last month she sang
Ka whakarongo au ki te waiata ā tērā marama
I will listen to the song next month
He aha ngā pirihimana e kanikani nei?
Why are the police officers dancing?
Kotahi rau mā whitu ngā whare.
One hundred and seven houses.
E ono rau e rua tekau mā whitu ngā tamariki i te kura.
There are 627 children at the school
Kei te waiata ngā tamariki ono rau rua tekau mā whitu i te kura.
And we don't need an e.
Kei te riri a Mere ki a Rangi i mau i ngā pirihimana.
Mere is angry with Rangi who was caught by the police.
I te tau e ono tekau mā whitu
In sixty-seven.
E rua marama ki muri.
Two months ago.
He pirihimana tērā tangata
That person is a policeman
Tīkina atu tāu pukapuka!
Go and get your book!
Ka kai tātou ā te whitu karaka
We’ll eat at seven o’clock
I hea tō māmā i te whitu karaka?
Where was your mother at seven o'clock?