Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 98:
irāmutu, mataku, māia, mātāmua, niho, pū
Sentence Flashcards
46 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–98, including at least one word introduced in lesson 98.
Horoia ō niho.
Clean your teeth.
Ko Hone te mātāmua.
Hone is the eldest sibling.
Ko tāku irāmutu ia.
She is my niece/He is my nephew.
Kia tū māia!
Let's be brave!
Kia māia kōrua.
You two be brave.
I horoi au i aku niho.
I brushed my teeth.
Ko wai te mātāmua o tō whānau?
Who is the eldest in your family?
Pū! Te kino hoki!
Poo! How bad!
Kia kaha, kia māia.
Be strong, be brave.
Pū, e hoa, he aha tēnā?
Phew, mate, what is that?
Ko koe te mātāmua?
Are you the eldest?
He mā ō niho.
Your teeth are white.
Ko wai te mātāmua?
Who is the oldest?
Ā māua pū.
Our (2 exc) guns.
Kia māia.
Be brave.
He māia ia. Kāore ia i te mataku.
She is brave. She isn't scared.
Kaua e mataku.
Don't be scared.
Te mā hoki o ōu niho.
Gee, your teeth are white.
Ko ia tāu irāmutu.
He is your nephew.
Ehara tāu irāmutu i a ia.
He is not your nephew.
Ko āu irāmutu rātou.
They are your nephews.
Ehara rātou i āu irāmutu.
They are not your nephews.
Ko mataku māua i a ia.
We were frightened by him.
He irāmutu tāu?
Do you have a niece/nephew?
Kāore āku irāmutu.
I don't have nieces and nephews.
Ā, ko koe te mātāmua?
Ah, you're the oldest?
Āe, ko au te mātāmua.
Yeah, I'm the oldest.
Tino mataku ia i te taniwha.
He is very frightened of the taniwha.
Kua horoia e koe ō niho?
Have you cleaned your teeth?
Kāore ā Māia tamariki.
Māia doesn't have any children.
E mataku ana ia ki a au?
Is she afraid of me?
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa.
A flute can be heard every night.
He rite tāku irāmutu ki tōna pāpā.
My nephew is just like his like father.
Horoi ai au i aku niho i te ao, i te pō.
I habitually brush my teeth day and night.
Ehara i a māua te kai i tunu. Nā tō rāua irāmutu i tunu.
It wasn't us two who cooked the food. It was their nephew.
Kei te horoi i ana niho.
Brushing his teeth.
Kei te māia ia.
He is brave (in this moment).
He māia ia.
He is brave (as part of his character
Mātāmua: Kei te horoi i ana niho.
Brushing his teeth.
E mataku ana rātou kei kore e oti te mahi.
They are afraid the job might not get done.
I tae atu rātou ki reira me ā rātou pū.
They arrived there with their guns.
I tangi māua i te mataku.
We cried because of fear.
Ka kī atu a Māia, ‘ Mā whea rā au haere ai?
But how can I go?
Nō reira i mataku a Tāne, kāhore i kai, tū tonu.
Therefore Tāne was afraid and would not eat, he just left it standing there.
Kei te tū āna irāmutu i runga i ōku kākahu mā.
His nephews are standing on my clean clothes.
Kei te tū tāna irāmutu i runga i tōku kākahu mā.
His nephew is standing on my clean dress.