Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 99:
raruraru, taura, tokotoru, tāria, tītī
Sentence Flashcards
42 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–99, including at least one word introduced in lesson 99.
Ka haere au ki te toa hoko tītī ai.
I will go to the shop to buy muttonbird.
Kua tae mai ngā tītī.
The muttonbirds have arrived.
Kua kai koe i te tītī?
Have you eaten mutton bird?
Āe, kua kai au i te tītī.
Yes I have eaten mutton bird.
Kua kite koe i te tītī?
Have you seen the muttonbird?
Kua rongo koe i te tītī?
Have you heard the muttonbird?
Kāo, kāore anō au kia kai i te tītī.
No, I haven't yet eaten mutton bird.
He reka te tītī.
The muttonbird is delicious.
Kua kai tītī koe?
Have you ever tried mutton bird?
He tītī tēnā.
That is mutton bird.
Tokotoru aku irāmutu.
I have 3 neices.
Kua tāria koe e au.
You have been waited for by me.
Kotahi te kuia, tokotoru ngā tamariki.
One grandmother, three children.
Tokotoru ngā tama kei te papa tākaro.
There are three boys at the playground.
Kei raro nei he kōrero mō ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.
Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Tāria te wā.
Wait for the time.
He nui ngā raruraru kei runga i a ia.
He has a lot of problems.
Ka tāria te pō pai.
A good night was waited for.
E tāria ana tō whakautu.
Your reply is being waited for.
Kua roa te pahi nei e tāria ana. Āwhea ka tae mai?
This bus has been waited for for a long time. When will it arrive?
Me tāria te waka.
The car should be waited for.
Kaua e tāria te waka.
The car shouldn't be waited for.
Ka tāria te waka e ngā kaiako.
The car will be waited for by the teachers.
Kāore te waka e tāria e ngā kaiako.
The car will not be waited for by the teachers.
Tokotoru ngā tangata kaumātua.
There are three elders.
Kāore e tokotoru ngā tangata kaumātua.
There are not three elders.
I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia wareware ai aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to forget my troubles.
I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia kore ai au e wareware i aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to not forget my troubles.
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia uru ai au ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to get into trouble.
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia kore ai au e uru ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to not get into trouble.
Tokotoru ngā pirihimana
There are three police officers
Titiro atu ki ērā kōtiro tokotoru.
Look at those three girls.
Tokotoru āu tamariki?
Have you got three children?
Tokotoru tekau pea.
About thirty.
He roa, he poto rānei tēnā taura?
Is that rope long or short?
He poto noa iho tēnei taura.
This rope is just short.
Atu i tērā, kāore he raruraru.
Beyond that, there are no problems.
I.te.mea anō e noho ana ia i reira, ka tupu ake tētahi raruraru.
Because he was staying there, trouble brewed.
He roa tēnei taura
This rope is long
Tāria te wā!
Bide your time!/Be patient!
Ka taea e au ngā tītī te tunu.
I am able to cook the muttonbird.