Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 72:
māra, nē, pērā, tungāne, tāwāhi, whāngai
Sentence Flashcards
97 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–72, including at least one word introduced in lesson 72.
He kaha tōku tungāne.
My brother is strong.
Māku ngā ngeru e whāngai!
I will feed the cats!
Kei tāwāhi ia.
She is overseas.
Ka haere atu ia ki tāwāhi.
She will go overseas.
māra kai
food garden
Kei te tika, nē rā?
That's right, isn't it?
Kei te pērā tonu au.
I'm unchanged.
Nē rā?
Is that so?
... nē rā?
.. isn't it? (Turns sentence into a question).
He pai tēnei kai, nē?
This food is great, eh?
He pai tērā kōrero, nē rā?
That was a good talk, wasn't it?
Kei te pai koe, nē rā?
You're okay, aren't you?
Kei te harikoa koe, nē, Rangi?
You're happy aren't you, Rangi?
Āe, kua roa te wā, nē rā?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?
I mahi au i te māra, ā, āe, i pānui pukapuka, ā, i tunu hoki au i te kai mā te whānau.
I worked in the garden, yeah, I read books and I cooked for the family.
I mahi māra au.
I did gardening.
Tekau mā waru te pakeke o tana tungāne.
Her brother is 18.
He mea whāngai ia.
He was fostered.
Kei te māra a Māmā.
Mum's in the garden.
Me mahi tāua, nē?
We should do some work, eh?
He reka, nē rā?
It's delicious, isn't it?
Ka kite i a kōrua, nē?
See you both, eh?
Ko tana tungāne.
Her brother.
He tungāne tōu?
Do you have brothers (to a female)?
Kua tae atu koe ki tāwāhi?
Have you been overseas?
Kei te hiahia haere koe ki hea, ki tāwāhi?
Do you want to go to where, overseas?
Māku te tamaiti e whāngai.
I will feed the child.
E hiahia ana ia ki te haere ki tāwāhi.
Do you want to go to.
Ehara nāku i whakapai te māra.
I did not fix the garden.
He kaha ia ki te pānui pukapuka nē?
She/he's good at reading eh?
Nē rā?!
Really? Eh?
Kāore ōku tungāne.
I don't have brothers.
Kāore ō tungāne?
Don't you have any brothers?
Kāore ōku tungāne, he wāhine katoa mātou ngā tamariki.
I don't have any brothers, all of the children are female.
He tungāne ōu?
Do you have any brothers?
Nē! Harikoa ana au i tēnā!
Really? I'm happy to hear that!
Kei te pērā tonu hoki a muri i a ia.
Those behind him were doing the same.
Pērā tonu i ngā rā katoa, i ngā pō hoki e te iwi.
The tribe did that by day and at night.
Kua haere koe ki tāwāhi?
Have you been overseas?
I whāngai tamariki ai ia.
She fosters children.
Pērā tonu i ngā rā katoa, i ngā pō hoki, e te iwi.
The tribe did this every day, and at night too.
Nē? I aha koe?
Really? What did you do?
Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.
Koia kei a koe mō te āwhina i tō whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?
Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.
Kei te pērā tonu.
Still the same.
Kei te moe tonu pea, pērā i tō rāua pāpā.
They are probably still sleeping, just like their father.
I pēwhea tō moe, tungāne?
How was your sleep, brother?
Māku te ngeru e whāngai?
Shall I feed the cat?
Taihoa koutou e kai me whāngai te manuhiri i te tuatahi.
Don't eat yet, feed the visitors first.
Māku pea e tunu, nē?
Shall I perhaps cook, right?
Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero mō te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.
I muri i tērā, ka haere ki tāwāhi.
After that, I went overseas.
Pēnei māua kei tāwāhi tonu koe!
We thought you guys were still overseas!
Ki a Pāpā te whāngai i te ngeru.
Dad will feed the cat.
Mā wai ngā kurī e whāngai?
Will will feed the dogs?
Māku ngā kurī e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the dogs.
Mā ā tātou tamariki ā tātou ngeru e whāngai.
Our kids will feed our cats.
Māku te pēpi e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the baby.
Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.
Nā te aha i pērā ai?
For what reason is it like that?
Kaua e pērā!
Don't do it like that! Don't be like that!
Kaua e kōrero pērā!
Don't talk like that!
Kaua e mahi pērā!
Don't work like that!
Kei tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family is overseas.
I tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family was overseas.
Kāore tōna whānau i tāwāhi.
His/Her family was not overseas.
Hei tāwāhi tō whānau.
Your family will be overseas.
Kāore tō whānau hei tāwāhi.
Your family will not be overseas.
He aha i pērā ai?
Why is it like this? (over there)
Kei te tākaro au i te kēmu a tōku tungāne.
I am playing my brother's game.
Kei whea kē tō tungāne?
Where is your brother?
Kei whea tō tungāne?
Where is your brother?
Kei te mau hū au pērā i a ia.
I am wearing shoes like her.
He aha a Rangi e kanikani pērā ai?
Why will Rangi dance like that?
He aha rātou i waiata pērā ai?
Why did they sing like that.
He aha tā tātou pēpi e tangi pērā ai?
Why will our baby cry like that.
I muri i tērā, ka haere ki tāwāhi.
After that, I went overseas.
He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi māra
She’s very knowledgeable when it comes to gardening/growing veges.
Kāore a Pāpā e whāngai i tēnei ngeru.
Dad will not feed this cat.
Kotahi tōku tungāne.
I have one brother.
Ki tāwāhi o te awa.
To the other side of the river.
Kei tāwāhi ia e mahi ana.
He is working overseas.
He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi māra.
She is very knowledgeable about gardening.
Ā, ka haere atu tērā ki tāwāhi.
And so she went overseas.
Hoki katoa mai ai ngā Māori e haere nei ki tāwāhi?
Do all Māori who are going overseas come back?
Tino pai, nē?
It’s fine, isn’t it?
E whāngai ana ia i te kuri.
He is feeding the dog.
Nā wai ngā kurī i whāngai? (Mā wai ngā kurī e whāngai?)
Who fed/will feed the dogs?
Nā tātou katoa ngā kurī i whāngai (Mā tātou katoa ngā kurī e whāngai).
We all fed/will feed the dogs.
He rangatira te tangata e pērā ana āna mahi.
The man whose actions are like that is a gentleman.
Ka hoko ahau i te hōiho e whāngai ana e te tamaiti.
I will buy the horse that is being fed by the child.
Māna te kuri e whāngai
She will feed the dog
I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?
Ki tāwāhi o te awa
Across the river, To the other side of the river
Kei tāwāhi ia e mahi ana
He’s working abroad
Kua haere tō rātou pāpā ki tāwāhi
Their father has gone overseas