Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 71:
pēnā, pōro, tī, koti, kuri
Sentence Flashcards
72 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–71, including at least one word introduced in lesson 71.
E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
tōku koti
my coat
Kei hea tōku koti?
Where's my coat?
E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
I hea tana koti?
Where was her coat?
Kei hea tana koti?
Where is her coat?
Ka patu au i te pōro.
I will hit the ball.
Me pēnā.
(You should do it) like that.
He aha koe e pēnā ai?
Why are you like that?
Kaua e pēnā!
Don't be like that!
He makariri tērā tī.
That tea is cold.
He koti tino pai rawa atu tēnā.
That's an extremely nice coat there.
Kei mua te pōro i a koe.
The ball is in front of you.
He pōro tāu?
Do you have a ball?
He pai ake tēnei koti i tēnā koti.
This coat is better than that one.
Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.
Kua ngaro tō pōro.
Your ball has gone missing.
I waiho ahau i te koti ki tō whare.
I left the coat at your house.
Kia hia ngā kuri?
How many dogs do we need?
He kapu tī pea māu?
Maybe you want a cup of tea>
Tēnā mahia mai he tī māku.
Please make a tea for me.
Pai noa iho te tī.
The tea is just fine.
Hei hoa mō tō kapu tī?
Something to go with your cup of tea?
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku?
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha tō koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
E noho koe ki te inu i tō tī.
You sit and drink your tea.
E noho koe me tō tī.
You sit with your tea.
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī mā māua?
Can you please make us (2) a cup of tea?
Kāore te pōro i mau i a ia.
He didn't catch the ball.
Nā te aha i pēnā ai?
For what reason is it like this?
He aha koe e pēnā nei?
Why are you doing it like that?
He kuri ā rāua?
Do they have a dog?
Kāore ā rāua he kuri?
Do they not have a dog?
Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.
Kei waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.
I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.
Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog was not in front of the car.
I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.
Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog was not outside the house.
Hei raro ngā kuri i te tēpu.
The dogs will be under the table.
Kāore ngā kuri hei raro i te tēpu.
The dogs will not be under the table.
Ka taea te kuri te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is able to run in the playground.
Kāore te kuri e taea te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is unable to run in the playground.
Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.
Ehara i a koe tēnei kuri.
This dog does not belong to you.
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha tō koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
He aha i pēnā ai?
Why is it like that? (near you)
Homai ō koti.
Give me your coats
I pēnā hoki.
It was the same.
He aha koe e hīkoi pēnā nei?
Why are you walking like that?
Nō whea e pēnā te Māori!
A Māori would never do that!
He aha koe i pēnā ai?
Why are you being like that? Why do you think that?
Kei te horoi ia i tana kuri.
She/he is washing her/his dog.
He kapu tī māu?
A cup of tea for you?
Tēnā mahia mai he tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea?
He pōro nui, he whero hoki.
A big, red ball.
He aha koe i kōrero pēnā ai?
Why did you speak like that?
Koia ahau i kōrero pēnā ai.
That’s why I spoke like that.
Nā taku pukuriri i kōrero pēnā ai.
It was because of my anger that I spoke like that.
Kia mārama ai tana kite mai i ahau e mau ai au i te koti whero.
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat.
Ka pēnā tonu tāna.
He did this every time.
He pēnā tōku pōtae.
My hat is like that.
E aha ana ia i te kuri?
What is he doing to the dog?
He aha ia i kōrero pēnā ai ki a tāua?
Why did he speak like that to us?
Ka kai te kuri.
The dog will eat.
Kei raro te kuri i te whare (Kei raro i te whare te kuri)
The dog is under the house
Kite te tangata i te kuri
The person saw the dog
He tangata pēnā i a koe nā
Someone like you
Kaua koe e kōrero pēnā.
Don’t you talk like that.
Kua ngaro tō pōro
The milk has run out
Kua ngaro tō pōro?
Has the milk run out?