Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 85:
haerenga, mōna, paru, rare, tuākana
Sentence Flashcards
60 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–85, including at least one word introduced in lesson 85.
Au?! Kātahi te kākahu paru!
Auē! How dirty the clothes are!
Ka horoi au i ngā kākahu paru.
I will wash the dirty clothes.
He rare kei runga i te tūru.
There's a lolly on the chair.
Kei te kai ngā tamariki i ngā rare.
The children are eating the lollies.
Mōna te whare nā.
That house by you is for her.
He reka ake tāku rare i tāu.
My lolly is yummier than yours.
He paru rawa koe.
You're really dirty.
Kei hea ngā rare?
Where are the lollies?
Kāore ōku tuākana.
I don't have any older siblings.
Kāore ō tuākana?
Do you not have an older sibling?
He pēhea te haerenga?
How was the journey?
He pēhea ngā haerenga?
How were the trips?
Ko ngā paru e rere ana ki waho o te moana.
The sewage is flowing to the sea.
He paru tēnei?
Is this dirty?
Ka pai tēnā, māku hoki ētahi kai e hoko mō te haerenga?
That's good, will I buy some food for the trip?
Kāore ōna tuākana.
She doesn't have any older siblings.
Tīkina ōu kākahu paru!
Fetch your dirty clothes!
E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.
I kite ahau i te tangata paru ngā ringa.
I saw a man with dirty hands.
Kei te kimi whare ia mōna.
He is looking for a house for himself.
Āta hīkoi atu kei kuhu ō waewae ki te paru.
Walk carefully so you don't step in the mud.
Kāore i roa ka hōhā ngā tuākana ki ngā teina.
Before long the older kids were over the younger ones.
Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?
Ehara mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
Ehara i te mea mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
Nā rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.
He aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
Why are your clothes dirty?
Nā te aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
For what reason are your clothes dirty?
Nā taku pukumahi i paru ai.
Because of my hard work, they are dirty.
He reka atu tēnei rare i tērā rare.
This lolly is yummier than that lolly.
Tē hiahia au ki ngā rare.
I do not want a lolly.
Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata, mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.
Ki te riri ki tōu tuākana.
To fight your big brother.
Me horoi rīhi ō rātou tuākana
Your older brothers should wash the dishes
Kua kai ngā tamariki i ngā rare anake.
The children have only eaten the lollies.
Kua kai ngā tamariki i ngā rare katoa.
The children have eaten all the lollies.
Kua kai ngā tamariki anake i ngā rare katoa.
Only the children have eaten all the lollies.
Kua kai ngā tamariki katoa i ngā rare anake.
All of the children have only eaten the lollies.
He kaha a Rangi ki te kōrero mōna anō.
Rangi has a tendency to talk about himself.
He kaha a Tī ki te kōrero mōna anō.
Tī has a tendency to talk about himself.
E toru aku haerenga ki tāwāhi.
I have been overseas three times.
I kite ahau i a Mere i mua i tōna haerenga.
I saw Mere before she left.
I a ia e haere atu ana, ka kitea mai e ōna tuākana.
As he was going, he was seen by his older brothers.
Taihoa kia tae mai ōku tuākana.
Wait until my older brothers come along.
Taihoa kia tae mai taku tuākana.
Wait until my older brother comes along.
Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.
I pau katoa ngā rare i ngā tamariki te kai.
The children ate all the lollies.
I pau katoa ngā rare te kai e ngā tamariki.
The children ate all the lollies.
Kātahi te tamaiti paru!
What a dirty child!
Ka kitea e rātou tēnei kurī he tino paru te āhua.
They found this dog of very dirty appearance (this dirty-looking dog).
= Nā te roa o te haerenga rātou i ngenge ai.
Why did you wake up? (What caused you to wake?)
Kainga ēnei rare
Eat these sweets
Kaua e kainga ēnei rare
Do not eat these sweets
Ka roa tō tātou haerenga.
Our journey is long.
I pau katoa ngā rare i ngā tamariki
The children ate all the lollies,
I pau katoa ngā rare i ngā tamariki te kai
The children ate all the lollies, the lollies were all used up by the children through their eating them
I pau katoa ngā rare te kai e ngā tamariki
The children ate all the lollies, the lollies were all used up through being eaten by the children
Ko ngā tuākana, kāore e mate te kai
As for his elder brothers, the food would not die (i.e., they could catch no birds)
Kei te kimi ia he whare mōna
He is looking for a house for himself
Ko wai ōu tuākana?
Who are your older siblings?