Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 84:
huarahi, kuhu, motu, poto, taenga, tētehi
Sentence Flashcards
53 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–84, including at least one word introduced in lesson 84.
Kuhu mai!
Come in!
E kauhoe ana ia ki te motu.
She is going to swim to the island.
Kei te tū te waka i te huarahi.
The car's parked on the road.
I kauhoe atu ia ki te motu.
He swam to the island.
Kei te ako au i tētehi waiata.
I am learning a song.
Kei te mātakitaki au i tētehi kēmu.
I am watching a game.
I pānui au i tētehi pukapuka.
I read a book.
He aha tētehi pukapuka reo Māori kua pānui koe i tēnei wiki?
What Māori language book have you read this week?
Ka kuhu mai te hoa o Mere.
Mere's friend comes in.
He tangata tino poto tērā.
That's a really short person.
He tangata poto ia.
He is a short person.
Kātahi ka haere ki te kite i tētehi pikitia.
And then we went and saw a movie.
He poto ia.
He is short.
He poto ōna makawe.
His hair is short.
Kuhu mai.
Come in.
Ehara koe i te tangata poto.
You aren't a short person.
Kua haere kē i mua tata o taku taenga atu.
He left just before I arrived.
Inanahi, ka haere atu ia i runga i te huarahi.
Yesterday, he walked along the road.
Kia poto tō kōrero.
Speak for a short time.
Kuhu atu koe, ka noho ki tō tūru.
Get in and sit on your carseat.
Kuhu atu ki roto i tō moenga.
Get in your bed.
Kei runga rātou i te huarahi e haere ana.
They are travelling on the road.
He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?
E tū ana te waka ki te huarahi.
The car is parked on the road.
Hei huarahi mā tātou i te rangi nei.
A pathway for us all this day.
Kuhu mai, e hine!
Come in, girl!
Kāore au i te pīrangi ki tētehi kai pērā i tēnei ata.
I do not want any food like that this morning.
Ki a au anō tētehi mahi.
I have a job to do myself.
Hoatu koe, kāore ahau e kuhu atu.
You go, I'm not going in.
I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
E kuhu, e kuhu!
Help yourself!
Kuhu mai ki roto!
Come inside!
Kātahi te motu wera!
What a hot island!
Kuhu mai ki roto kia kore ai koe e makariri.
Come inside so that you don't get cold.
Hoatu koe. Kāore au i te kuhu atu.ake nei.
You go (inside). I’m not going in.
I kitea e wai, tēnei motu?
Who discovered this island? (This island was discovered by whom?)
Poto tonu ngā kai!
The food is all gone!
Ki te motu i kauhoe ai te wahine.
It was to the island that the woman swam.
Ki te motu e kauhoe ai te wahine.
It will be to the island that the woman will swim.
E hia ngā motokā i te huarahi?
How many cars are on the road?
He poto rawa atu ēnei kōrero.
These stories are extremely short.
Kimi ana, kimi ana i te huarahi ki te kāinga.
She kept searching for the path home.
Mā whea tātou e kuhu atu ai?
Where shall we go in?
E haere mai nei tētehi o aku pēpi.
Here comes one of my babies.
Ka rere tonu mai nei ngā waka ki tēnei motu
Then the canoes came on to this island.
Ko te huarahi tika tēnei
This is the right road
He poto rawa atu ngā kōrero nei.
These stories are extremely short.
Kaua e kuhu mai ki roto!
(Do not come inside!)
Nō tō rātou taenga atu
When they arrived, on their arrival
Nā rātou anō rātou i kuhu
They looked after themselves
Nō tō rātou taenga atu ki te papa tākaro, ka mutu te ua
When they arrived at the playing field, the rain stopped
He wā poto
A short (period of) time
Tō rāua taenga atu
Their arrival