Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 88:
atua, kō, nōna, pango, tahu, taniwha
Sentence Flashcards
59 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–88, including at least one word introduced in lesson 88.
Kei te tangi te koroua i tōna tahu.
The old man is mourning his love.
Ka hoko au i tētahi taonga mā tāku tahu.
I will buy a gift for my love.
Ko Kai Tahu te iwi.
Kai Tahu is the tribe.
I kōrero te koroua ki tāna tahu.
The old man spoke to his love.
He tī pango māku!
I'll have a black tea!
Mā pango, mā whero ka oti te mahi!
Black and red will get it dome!
He pango ana hū.
His shoes are black.
He pango tēnā.
It is black.
Kāore he tangata i kō atu i tōku koroua ki ahau.
There's no one better than my grandad in my opinion.
Nōna te whare nei?
Is this his/her house?
Ā kō kō ake nei.
Soon.
He taniwha.
Taniwha exist.
Ka puta katoa ki waho ngā tāngata o te pā ki te tahu kai.
All the people of the pā came outside to cook food.
Nōna tērā.
That is hers/his.
Nōna tērā koti.
That coat is her/his.
Ka karakia ia i ngā karakia mō ngā taniwha moana.
He chanted the incantations for the taniwha of the sea.
Kei te tahu ia i te ahi i te marae.
He is lighting the fire at the marae.
Kei roto i a Ngāti Tahu.
Among Ngāi Tahu.
Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare.
Then they set the house alight.
Nā ngā atua i homai.
Given to us by the gods.
Ko Pango te kurī.
Pango is the dog.
Ko Tahu tōku hoa tāne.
Tahu is my husband.
Ehara te manu pango i te manu māori.
The blackbird is not a native bird.
Nōna tata nei.
Just a little while ago.
Haere atu ki kō waiata ai.
Go over there to sing.
He mea hanga nā te Atua.
God created.
Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.
Kei kō te motokā.
The car is yonder.
Kāore te motokā i kō.
The car isn’t yonder.
Mā te atua koutou e tiaki.
May the gods look after you all.
Ko wai te iwi, nōna te whenua?
What is the tribe which owns the land?
Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.
He pango tāku waea
My phone is black
Mā te atua koutou e tiaki
May the gods look after you all
He māngere nōna i moe ai ia.
He slept because he is lazy.
He whero ētahi, he pango ētahi.
Some are red, some black.
Kia makariri te rangi, ka tahu mātou i te ahi.
Whenever the weather is cold, we light the fire.
Kei kō, kei tua i te whare.
Over there, on the other side of the house.
E haere atu ana au ki kō.
I am going over there.
Kei kō atu te ngahere i te awa.
The bush is beyond the river.
Ka puta ake te taniwha i roto i tōna rua.
The taniwha came forth from inside his den.
Ko wai te iwi nōna te whenua?
What is the tribe which owns the land?
He taniwha tēnei nāna i kai taku tama.
It was certainly a taniwha that ate my son.
Mā pango mā whero ka oti te mahi.
By chiefs and commoners the work is finished.
Mā te aha e mate ai te atua i a koe?
How could you kill a god?
Ka haere a Pango ki.te tūtaki ki a rāua.
Pango went to meet them.
Ka kite ai koe, e tama, kei tēnā iwi ōna taniwha, kei tēnā ōna taniwha.
Therefore you can see, son, that each iwi has its own taniwha.
Ka puta ake te taniwha i roto i tōna rua
The taniwha came forth from in his den
Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare
Then they set the house alight
Āe, he taniwha
Yes, there are (such things as) monsters
Kāore he taniwha
There are no monsters
He taniwha kei roto i tērā ana
There are monsters in that cave
Kāore he taniwha i roto i tērā ana
There are no monsters in that cave
Nōna te hē
The fault is his
He māngere nōna (i kore ai e haere ki te mahi)
(He didn’t go to work) because he is lazy
Nōna te hē!
It was his mistake, it was his fault!
E haere atu ana au ki kō
I’m going over there (to some place pointed out)
He pango tōku waka ināianei
My car is black now
He waka pango tōna
He has a black car