Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 78:
tiaki, tua, wehe, āhea, aotearoa, hua
Sentence Flashcards
66 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–78, including at least one word introduced in lesson 78.
Kāore i tua atu i...
There's no one better than...
Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
Me āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.
Āhea te kēmu?
When's the game?
Ka wehe tātou ā te 2 karaka ā tēnei ahiahi.
We (3 + incl) will leave at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Kei te wehe rāua.
Those two are going.
I tiaki tamariki au.
I looked after kids.
Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?
Kei konei te hua rākau.
The fruit is here.
Āhea koe haere ai?
When are you going?
Āhea koe ka haere?
When are you going?
Āhea koe ka kai?
When will you eat?
Āhea koe kai ai?
When will you eat?
Āhea rātou ka wehe atu?
When are they leaving?
Āhea rātou wehe atu ai?
When are they leaving?
Ko hea te wāhi pai rawa o Aotearoa ki a koe?
Where is your favourite place in Aotearoa?
Kia tūpato, me tiaki tētahi i tētahi.
Be careful and look after each other.
I oma rātou nā tua o ngā rākau.
They ran past beyond the trees.
Ki tua o te maunga.
On the other side of the mountain.
I tua atu i tēnā...
In addition to that...
Kāore he tangata i tua atu i a ia.
There's no one apart from him.
Kāore i tua atu.
There's none better.
Taihoa kōrua e wehe.
Don't you two leave just yet.
Āwhea koe wehe ai?
When do you leave?
Kāore i tua atu i tēnā.
There's nothing more commendable than that.
Tika tāu. Kāore i tua atu i tēnā.
That's true. That's the most important thing.
Ki a au te tiaki i ngā mokopuna.
I will look after the grandkids.
Mā te noho mai ka puta he hua ki a koe.
By staying (you) will benefit.
Kua tata wehe a Māmā i te hui.
Mum has almost left the meeting.
I puta he hua ki te iwi Māori i ērā kaupapa? Kāore kau.
Did Māori benefit from those measures? Not at all.
Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?
Āhea ngā kau kai ai?
When will the cows eat?
Kei tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain is beyond the river.
I tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain was beyond the river.
Kāore te maunga i tua i te awa.
The mountain was not beyond the river.
Hei tua te whare i te marae.
The house will be beyond the marae.
Kāore te whare hei tua i te marae.
The house will not be beyond the marae.
Āhea koe ka kai?
When will you eat?
Kāore he hua o te noho mai.
There is no benefit of staying here.
Āhea te kanikani?
When (is) the dance?
Āhea koe haere mai ai ki te whare?
When are you coming to the house?
Ka noho ia ki konei hei tiaki i ngā tamariki.
She will stay here to look after the children.
Āhea tātou haere atu ai?
When will we leave?
Āhea kōrero ai a Rangi?
When will Rangi speak?
Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?
Kāore i tua atu',
There's none better
Kāore he hua,
there is no benefit
Ka pai taku wehe ā te whā i tēnei ahiahi?
Is it okay if I leave at four this afternoon?
Kei te tangi ia, me te mea nei kua wehe rāua ko tana hoa tāne.
She is crying as if she has broken up with her boyfriend.
Āhea rānei ka haere au.
I’m going sometime.
Kāore i tua atu!
There is none better!
Kāore he hua o te noho noa iho!
There is nothing to be gained from simply sitting around!
I wehe atu te whānau ki tāwāhi.
The family departed overseas.
Āhea te hui?
When is the meeting?
Āhea koe hoki ai?
When are you returning?
Āhea rawa tō tāne hoki mai ai?
When will your husband return?
Nā te aha koe i wehe atu ai?
What causes you to depart? (Why are you leaving?) (See 24.7.)
Kua pau ngā hua rākau katoa i ngā manu.
All the fruit has been consumed by the birds.
I titiro ahau ki ngā tāngata e tiaki ana i te pouaka moni.
I looked at the men who were guarding the money box.
Me haere tātou ki tua o tēnei maunga.
We’ve got to go over this mountain.
Ko te iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.
The Māori people are the tangata whenua of Aotearoa.
Ko ā mātou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.
Māna rāua e tiaki.
He/She will look after them.
Nā wai rāua i tiaki?
Who looked after them?
Nāna rāua i tiaki
He/She looked after them