Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 87:
rata, riro, tātau, whakahoki, whiti
Sentence Flashcards
49 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–87, including at least one word introduced in lesson 87.
Kua riro te mahi uaua i a au.
The hard work has been received by me.
E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.
He aha te whakahoki tika?
What's the correct response?
Kei te whiti te rā.
The sun is shining.
Kāore ia i rata mai ki tōku pōtae hou.
She didn't like my new hat.
Ka whiti te rā?
Will the sun shine?
Mehemea ka whiti te rā, ka haere mātou ki tātahi.
If the sun shines we will go to the beach.
Whiti ora ki te whai ao
Cross over to life in the changing world
Whiti ki runga, whiti ki raro.
Cross upwards, cross downwards.
E rata ana au ki a ia. He tangata pai.
I like him. He's a good fella.
E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira.
I really like the people from there.
E rata ana a Pāpā ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
Pāpā likes to watch television.
Pēnei au ka whiti mai te rā - engari anō!
I thought the sun would shine. Not so!
Kāore i roa ka whiti mai te rā.
It wasn't long before the sun was shining.
Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.
Ka āhei tātau ki te haere ki te hui?
Are we allowed to go to the meeting?
Ki te whiti te rā āpōpō, ka haere tātau ki tātahi.
If the sun shines tomorrow, we will go to the beach.
Ki te kore te rā e whiti āpōpō, kāore tātau e haere.
If the sun does not shine tomorrow, we won't go.
Me wehe tātau ināianei, kia kore ai tātau.
We had better leave now so we are not late.
He aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
Nā te aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
Ka taea e koe āku pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka?
Are you able to return my books to the library?
Ka taea e koe ngā pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
You are able to return the books to the library.
Kua riro te moni i a Rangi.
The money was taken by Rangi.
Kāore te moni i riro i a Rangi.
The money was not taken by Rangi.
Nā rāua i whakahoki ngā pukapuka.
It was them (two) who returned the books.
Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka i whakahoki.
They didn’t return the books.
Mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.
Ehara mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends won’t return the books to the library.
E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira. – Tō rātou āhua, ā rātou tikanga – ngā mea katoa.
I really like the people from there – how they act, their customs – everything about them.
kia riro ai hoki
that may also be taken accordingly
Ki te kore e whiti te rā, e noho ana mātou.
If the sun does not shine we are staying.
Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.
Kei te rata ahau ki a ia.
I like him.
Ka tino rata ia ki te keke.
He really likes cake.
Kua whakahoki ia i te pukapuka.
He has returned the book.
Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes/ Who’s a fan of these new procedures?
Ki te whakahoki i ana pukapuka.
To return her books.
Me mahi tonu tātau kia rite ai ēnei mea katoa.
We had better keep working so that all these things will be ready.
Ka whakahoki te tangata i ngā pukapuka.
The man will return the books.
I whakahoki mai rātou ki a ia.
They replied to him.
Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Āwhea ara ai te marama?
When will there be a new moon?
Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Kia ahiahi ka puta ake ai?
When it is evening, then he emerges?
Hoki rawa atu a Rata, kua tū anō te rākau rā ki runga.
By the time he returned the tree was upright again.
Me pēhea rā e riro ai i a au?
How can I get her for myself?
Ko te teina ia he wahine āhua pai, nō reira i riro ai te tāne i a ia.
The younger sister was a beautiful woman, and so she took the man as a husband.
I whakahoki mai rātou ki ā ia.
They replied to him.
Ka kata tātau ki a rātou.
We shall laugh at them.
Ka haere a Rata.
Rata will set off.