Sentences Flashcards
1
Q
Kāore āno te whānau kia wehe
A
The family hasn’t yet departed
2
Q
Kua pakapaka te kai
A
The food has been burnt
3
Q
Kāore āno ngā tamariki kia horoi.
A
The children haven’t bathed.
4
Q
Kua kai koe?
A
Have you eaten?
5
Q
Kua piki te tama i te rākau
A
The boy has climbed the tree
6
Q
Kāore āno ia kia oma
A
She hasn’t run.
7
Q
The bird has flown.
A
Kua rere te manu
8
Q
Haven’t you eaten yet?
A
Kāore āno koe kia kai?
9
Q
Has the cat been hurt?
A
Kua whara te ngeru?
10
Q
He hasn’t been available
A
Kāore āno ia kia wātea
11
Q
The children played
A
I tākaro ngā tamariki
12
Q
The old man fell over
A
I hinga te koroua
13
Q
I kai koe I ngā ika?
A
Did you eat the fish?
14
Q
I hīkoi au ki te tāone
A
I walked to town.
15
Q
Kāore koe i tōmuri
A
You weren’t late
16
Q
The family didn’t return
A
Kāore te whānau i hoki mai
17
Q
The family didn’t return
A
Kāore te whānau i hoki mai
18
Q
Kāore te hau i pupuhi
A
The wind didn’t blow
19
Q
The sun didn’t shine
A
Kāore te rā i whiti
20
Q
The tree didn’t grow
A
Kāore te rākau i tipu
21
Q
Ka oma ia āpōpō
A
She’ll run tomorrow
22
Q
The children will laugh
A
Ka kata ngā tamariki
23
Q
Ka menemene te kuia
A
The old lady will smile
24
Q
The tree will fall
A
Ka hinga te rākau
25
Ka pōuri a Mere
Mere will be sad
26
I will not speak
Kāore au e kōrero
27
Kāore te wahine e karanga?
Will the woman not call?
28
The birds won't sing
Kāore ngā manu e waiata
29
Kāore au e riri
I won't be mad
30
She won't win
Kāore ia e toa
31
Kāore au e haere ki mahi
I will not go to work
32
Koia kei a koe
So it is with you
(Great job, as always)
33
Kino kē koe
(You're too much)
34
Taputapu (kē) (rawe)
(Cool, neat!)
a colloquialism complimenting the listener(s) on something they have done or achieved.
35
He did not buy houses
Kāore ia i hoko i ngā whare
36
Kāore ia e heke ana i te maunga
She isn't descending the mountain
37
Kāore a Rihari e mahi i taua mahi
Rihari won't work that job
38
Kei te tunu ia i te kai
She's cooking the food
39
The family has left the building
Kua wehe te whānau I te whare
40
Kei te whakapai koe i tō taiwhanga moe?
Are you cleaning your bedroom?
41
Kua horoi ngā tamariki i ngā tihi
The children have washed the dishes
42
Mere will write the speeches
Ka tuhituhi a Mere i ngā kōrero
43
I haven't yet drunk the milk
Kāore āno au kia inu i te mirika
44
E hia ngā āporo?
How many apples are there?
45
There are five fingers
E rima ngā matimati
46
Kotahi te hōiho
There's one horse
47
There's one remedy
Kotahi te rongoā
48
There are six books
E ono ngā pukapuka
49
E whā ngā waka rererangi
There are four airplanes
50
Tokohia ngā tāngata?
How many people are there?
51
Tokohia ngā wāhine o tēnei kapa?
How many women are on this team?
52
There are seventy four players
E whitu tekau mā whā ngā kaitākoro
53
Kei te moe rāua
Those two are asleep.
54
I'm going to the park with Hēni
Kei te haere māua ko Hēni ki te papa rēhia
55
E hari ana au i te paramanawa ki te papa rēhia
I'm taking snacks to the park
56
What are your parents doing?
E aha ana ō mātua?
57
Are you two hungry?
Kei te hiakai kōrua?
58
Ka kata rāua
Those two will laugh
59
Kua kai māua
She and I have eaten
60
You and I will win
Ka toa tāua
61
Kāore koe i waea atu ki i ia?
Didn't you phone her?
62
Kua tae a Hēni ki tō whare?
Has Hēni arrived at your house yet?
63
Tokohia āku tamariki?
How many are my children?
64
He has a good teacher.
He kaiako pai tōna
65
Do you(1) have a car?
He waka tōu?
66
He whare tōna
She has a house
67
Does she have tickets?
He tīkiti āna?
68
He kai āu?
Do you have food?
69
He ngeru tāu
You have a cat
70
I have one cat
Kotahi tāku ngeru
71
E hia ā koutou kōura?
How many crayfish do you 3 have?
72
He pōtae ō tāku iramutu
My nephew has hats.
73
Kua tae mai tō māua hoa
Our friend has arrived
74
How many books do we (3) have?
E hia ā mātou pukapuka?
75
Ka mātua I tēnā
And that's it/that'll do
76
Ehara i te tī (k)
You're no tī (tree that regrows when cut).
You only live once.
77
Kia ahatia
So what
(let it happen)
78
He whakaaro ō kōrua?
Do you have any thoughts?
79
Kāore ōku hiahia
I have no wants.
80
They(2) have no grandchildren.
Kāore ā rāua mokopuna
81
Do you(1) have anything to say? 🗨️
He kōrero tāu?
82
Kāore ā rātou pātai
They have no questions
83
You(3) don't have any cars
Kāore ō koutou waka
84
Do they(3) have cats?
He ngeru ā rātou?
85
Ka mau te wehi!
How amazing! Awesome!
How terrible! How frightening!
(Fear takes hold)
86
Kua pau te hau
I'm beat; I'm exhausted; I'm stuffed!
87
I'm going to your (3) house
Kei te haere au ki tō koutou whare
88
He paraikete ō rāua?
Do they have blankets?
89
We've eaten all our(3) food.
Kua pau ā tātou kai
90
Anei tō tātou hoa! Kua tae mai ia!
Here's our friend! He's arrived!
91
Here's our (3) friends! They've(3) arrived!
Anei ō tātou hoa! Kua tae mai rātou!
92
Titiro ki ō koutou kākahu paru
Look at your dirty clothes.
93
Ruapehu is our mountain.
Ko Ruapehu tō mātou maunga.
94
She's running to your(3) home.
E oma ana ia ki tō koutou kāinga.
95
Ka mātakitaki rātou i tā mātou pouaka whakaata.
They'll watch our TV.
96
Kāore āku mahere, engari e mōhio ana au kei hea.
I don't have a map but I know where it is.
97
What are we(2) doing today?
Kei te aha tāua I tēnei ra?
98
Kua tae ngā mokopuna a tō māmā?
Have your mother's grandchildren arrived?
99
We(2) went to my mom's house.
I haere tāua ki te whare o tōku māmā
100
Kāore āu pukapuka akoako
You don't have any study guides
101
We have no grandchildren
Kāore ā tāua mokopuna
102
They(3) don't have any cats
Kāore ā rātou ngeru
103
Kei kōna au!
I agree! I'm with you there.
104
Hoea tō waka
Paddle your own canoe; you're on your own
105
Kāti te patu taringa!
Stop beating (my) ears! Shut up already!
106
Ehara i te mea māku te pouaka āporo
The box of apples isn't for me.
107
This coat isn't for you
Ehara i te mea mōu te koti
108
Ehara i te mea mō te whānau te waka hou
The new car isn't for the family
109
The pencils aren't for Mere
Ehara i te mea mā Mere ngā pene rākau
110
Ehara I te mea mō te koroua te whare.
The house isn't for the old man
111
Mā rātou te waireka
The juice is for them
112
The cat is for us (2)
Mā tāua te ngeru
113
The car is for you(2)
Mō kōrua te waka
114
The bag of food is for them(3)
Mā rātou te pēke kai
115
Māu te punua kurī
The puppy is for you
116
The cell phone is for me
Māku te kawe reo
117
Mā tātou ngā pukapuka
The books are for us
118
The bike is for you (1)
Mōu te pahikara
119
He aha mō te whānau?
What is for the family?
120
What is for the girls?
He aha mā ngā kōtiro?
121
The bikes are for the children
He pahikara mō ngā tamariki
122
Ehara i te mea mā ngā manuhiri te kai
This food is not for the visitors
123
The car is for Hēmi and Rewi
Mō Hēmi rāua ko Rewi te waka
124
Nā wai ngā pukapuka?
Who do these books belong to?
125
Nāku te kawe reo.
That cell phone belongs to me.
126
The puppy belongs to him.
Nāna te punua kurī
127
Nō tātou tēnei whare
This house belongs to all of us
128
That book belongs to you and me
Nā tāua tēnā pukapuka
129
This food belongs to them (2)
Nā rāua tēnei kai
130
This land doesn't belong to the tribe.
Ehara nō ngā iwi tēnei whenua.
Ehara i ngā iwi tēnei whenua.
131
Ehara i ngā whare wānanga ngā pukapuka.
These books don't belong to the universities.
132
The eels don't belong to them.
Ehara nā rāua ngā tuna.
Ehara i a raua ngā tuna.
133
The ball doesn't belong to her.
Ehara nāna te pōro.
Ehara i a ia te pōro.
134
The lollys don't belong to Hēmi.
Ehara nā Hēmi ngā rare.
Ehara i a Hēmi ngā rare.
135
Ehara i a Mere ngā pene rākau.
The pencils don't belong to Mere.
136
That house over there doesn't belong to him.
Ehara i a ia tērā whare.
Ehara nōna tērā whare.
137
Ka aroha (kē) (hoki)
What a pity, bummer, sorry to hear that
138
Meinga! Meinga! 😲
Is that so!
139
Tō ihu
Butt out, mind your business, don't be nosy
140
Nā whai āno
That explains it, no wonder
141
Tanira is my grandmother's name.
Ko Tanira te ingoa o tōku kuia.
142
Ko Riki te tuakana o Bruce
Riki is Bruce's older brother.
143
George is Barry's younger brother.
Ko George te teina o Barry.
144
Ko Mike ahau, tokowhā ōku teina.
I'm Mike and I have four younger brothers.
145
Julia and Jessica are my younger sisters.
Ko Julia rāua ko Jessica ōku teina.
146
Scotty is my brother.
Ko Scotty tōku tungāne.
147
Ashley and Nicole are my sisters in law.
Ko Ashley rāua ko Nicole ōku taokete.
148
Ko Maka tōku autāne
Maka is my brother in law.
149
Kāore e nama te kōrero (k)
(He has an answer for everything)
150
Te weriweri rā
That creep!
151
Tuhia ki tō rae
(Never forget it)
[Write it on your face]
152
Nā manu I kapo ake te pōro.
(AE)
The bird caught the ball.
153
The dog ate the bone.
(AE)
Nā te kurī i kai te wheua.
154
Nāna I whakahoki te manu ki tōna kōhanga.
(AE)
She returned the bird to its nest.
155
You made her bed.
(AE)
Nāu i whakapai tōna moenga.
Nāu tōna moenga i whakapai.
156
They (3) arranged the meeting.
(AE)
Nā rātou i whakatū te hui.
Nā rātou te hui i whakatū.
157
Nā koutou I homai ngā pukapuka.
(AE)
You brought the books.
158
The tribe helped with the work.
(AE)
Nā te hapū te mahi i āwhina.
Nā te hapū i āwhina te mahi.
159
Nāku koe i whakahoki ki tōu whare.
(AE)
I took you home.
160
Nā te wahine rāua I whāngai.
(AE)
The woman raised them.
161
She made the cup of tea.
(AE)
Nāna te kapu tī i mahi.
Nāna i mahi te kapu tī.
162
Nā rātou ngā pahikara i whakatikatika.
(AE)
They fixed the bikes.
163
Hika mā!
Good heavens! For crying out loud!
164
Tōna tikanga...
Supposedly, it would seem, strictly speaking, by rights, it's supposed to be like this - an idiom used to make an assertion or to state that something was supposed to take place or have taken place
165
Whakaputa mōhio
Smart aleck, know-it-all
166
Ehara i te mea nā kōrua te taiepa i peita.
(AE)
You didn't paint the fence.
167
Mere sharpened the pencils.
(AE)
Nā Mere ngā pene rākau i whakakoi.
168
The girls didn't eat the fruit.
(AE)
Ehara i te mea nā ngā kōtiro ngā hua rākau i kai.
169
Nā rātou te kōauau i whakairo.
(AE)
They carved the flute.
170
She didn't grow the flowers.
(AE)
Ehara i te mea nāna te putiputi i whakatō.
171
Ehara i te mea nāu ngā tuna I hopu.
(AE)
You didn't catch the eels.
172
The universities didn't buy the books.
(AE)
Ehara i te mea nā ngā whare wānanga i hoko ngā pukapuka.
173
The family helped the children.
(AE)
Nā te whānau ngā tamariki i āwhina.
174
Who cooked the food?
(AE)
Nā wai te kai i tunu?
175
Nā wai ngā kākahu i whātui?
(AE)
Who folded the clothes?
176
Nā ngā kaiako i tautoko te kura.
(AE)
The teachers supported the school.
177
They didn't catch the fish.
(AE)
Ehara i te mea nā rāua ngā ika i hopu.
178
She didn't return the bathing suit to her friend.
(AE)
Ehara i te mea nāna te kākahu kaukau I whakahoki ki tōna hoa
179
Where is the dog? The dog is in the house.
Kei hea te kurī? Kei roto te kurī I te whare.
180
Kei runga ngā pukapuka I te tēpu kaiako.
The books are on the teacher's desk.
181
Where are the cats? They're under the table.
Kei hea ngā ngeru? Kei raro rāua I te tēpu.
182
Kei roto te tamariki I te moenga.
The child is in bed.
183
Mere is outside the church.
Kei waho a Mere i te whare karakia.
184
Kei roto te pōro i ōna ringaringa.
The ball is in her hands.
185
Where is the bird? It's between the cat and dog.
Kei hea te manu? Kei waenganui te manu I te kurī me te ngeru.
186
The cat was in the car.
I roto te ngeru i te waka.
187
I runga ta tāua rorohiko i te tēpu.
Our computer was on the table.
188
I muri te pōro i te taiepa.
The ball was behind the fence.
189
The women were in front of the house.
I mua ngā wāhine i te whare.
190
Kāore te kōtiro i waho i te whare.
The girl isn't outside the house.
191
The boat wasn't on the ocean.
Kāore te waka i runga i te moana.
192
🌳The girl isn't in front of the tree.
Kāore te kōtiro i mua i te rākau.
193
Gran wasn't between the house and the church.
Kāore i kuia I waenganui i te whare me te whare karakia.
194
Kei a wai ōku hū omaoma?
Who has my running shoes?
195
Piri has your apples.
Kei a Piri āu āporo.
196
I a Robert mā ōu kākahu hākinakina.
Robert and the others had your sports clothes.
197
They had Mere's car.
I a rātou te waka o Mere.
198
Kāore tō rorohiko I ngā kōtiro.
The girls don't have your computer.
199
The birds don't have the bread.
Kāore te parāoa i ngā manu.
200
Kāore te mātauranga o te iwi i a ia.
He doesn't hold the tribal knowledge.
201
Gran doesn't have our cell phone.
Kāore tā tāua kawe reo i te kuia.
202
Ehara ērā i te koha nui.
Those are not important gifts.
203
Ehara tēnei i te rangi ātaahua
It's not a beautiful day.
204
Wiremu is not a strong man.
Ehara a Wiremu i te tane kaha.
205
Kāore ō tērā whānau kōtiro māhaki.
That family has no meek daughters.
206
Your wife isn't beautiful.
Kāore tāu wahine ātaahua.
207
They don't have any cute kids.
Kāore ā rāua tamariki pīwari.
208
He kōtiro tūpore tāna tamāhine.
Her daughter is a caring girl.
209
He huarahi kōpikopiko tēnei.
This road is winding.
210
That tree (by you) is tall.
He rākau teitei tēnā.
211
Those children are naughty.
He tamariki whakatoi ērā.
212
This is a lovely car.
He Waka ātaahua tēnei.
213
Tāku matakawa atu. ☹️
I hate it
214
Pakaru ana te tangi
Bawled their eyes out
215
Tē mōhio hoki
No idea, clueless
216
She doesn't have sweet apples.
Kāore āna āporo waitī.
217
The birds were on the roof, singing.
I runga ngā manu i te tuanui e waiata ana.
218
They were in the forest, walking.
I roto rātou i te ngahere e hīkoi ana.
219
Kei raro ngā ngeru i te tēpu e moe ana.
The cats are under the table sleeping.
220
Kei waho a Mere i te whare karakia e kanikani ana.
Mere is dancing outside the church.
221
Kei waenganui te kuia i te whare me te rākau e tū ana.
The old woman is standing between the house and the tree.
222
Kāore a Tama i runga i te tūru e noho ana.
Tama isn't sitting in the chair.
223
Kāore ngā kōtiro i roto te kāuta e mahi ana.
The girls weren't working in the kitchen.
224
The birds aren't singing in the tree.
Kāore ngā manu i runga i te rākau e tangi ana
225
The car isn't parked in front of the fence.
Kāore te waka i mua i te taiepa e tū ana.
226
He pai ia ki te tākaro whutupōro.
He's a good rugby player.
227
He tau rāua ki te kanikani.
Those two are lovely dancers.
228
He is a fast runner.
He tere ia ki te oma.
229
You are more beautiful than him.
He ātaahua ake koe i a ia.
230
He koretake atu rāua I tō tama.
They're more useless than your son.
231
Oranges are sweeter than apples.
He reka ake te ārani i te āporo.
232
He tere ake a Kurawaka i ēra tamariki.
Kurawaka is faster than those kids.
233
He kino atu tērā wahine i a ia.
That woman is worse than he is.
234
He makariri ake te wai o te awa i te wai o te moana.
The river is colder than the ocean.
235
They are more useless than we are.
He koretake ake rātou I a tātou.
236
She's shorter than you.
He poto ake ia i a koe.
237
He tere ake Māka rāua ko Mere i a Tūranga rāua ko Tama ki te oma.
Māka and Mere are faster runners than Tūranga and Tama.
238
He nui ake te mamae e rongo ana au i te mamae e rongo ana koe.
The pain I feel is great than the pain you're feeling.
239
He nui ake tō mōhio I tōku.
You know more than me.
240
I love you more than she does.
(My love for you is greater than hers)
He nui atu tōku aroha ki a koe i tōna.
241
Reweti's plan is better than Rōmana's.
He pai ake te mahere a Reweti i te mahere a Rōmana.
242
Sweet potatoes taste better than mushrooms.
He reka ake te kūmara I te harore.
243
It's absolutely huge!
He tino nui rawa atu!
244
Kei te tino pai rawa atu ahau!
I'm doing fantastic!
245
They have won overwhelmingly!
Kua tino toa rawa atu rātou!
246
I tino rawe rawa atu te rōpū waiata!
The band was absolutely phenomenal!
247
He tino māngere te tamariki nei ki te āwhina i tana whānau.
This boy is so lazy about helping his family.
248
Hereana knows a lot about reading.
He mātau a Hereana ki te pānui.
249
Orewa is an amazing swimmer!
He tino pai rawa atu a Orewa ki te tāhoe!
250
He tino koretake rawa atu tō rātou pāpā ki te mahi māra.
Their dad is absolutely useless at gardening.
251
Ki te haere koutou mā te waka o Mere, ka tōmuri koutou.
If you go in Mere's car, you'll be late.
252
If you look, you'll see.
Ki te titiro koe, ka kite koe.
253
Ki te āwhina koe ki tō whaea, ka haere tātou ki te wharekai.
If you help your mother (aunt), we'll go to the restaurant.
254
If you beat him, he'll be cry.
Ki te patu koe i a ia, ka tangi ia.
255
I'll clean the house.
(AE)
Māku te whare e whakapai.
256
Mā te rōpū tātou e āwhina.
The group will help us.
257
We'll do the work.
(AE)
Mā tāua e mahi te mahi.
258
Māu e whakapai te moenga.
You'll make the bed.
259
I'll help the cat.
(AE)
Māku e āwhina te ngeru.
260
Mā rātou ngā pahikara e whakatikatika.
They'll fix the bicycles.
261
Ki te kore e haere mā raro, ka kotiti koe.
If you don't go on foot, you'll get lost.
262
Ki te kore e ua, ka kore tātou e noho ki te kāinga.
If it doesn't rain, we won't stay home.
263
Ki te haere koutou mā te waka o Mere, ka kore koutou tōmuri.
If you go in Mere's car, you won't be late.
264
If it's not a sunny day, we'll stay inside.
Ki te kore te rā e whiti, ka noho tātou ki roto.
265
Ki te kore koe e āwhina mai, ka kore e hoatu te rima tekau tāra ki a koe.
If you don't help, I can't give you the $50.
266
If you don't write it down, you won't remember.
Ki te kore koe e tuhi I ngā kōrero, ka kore koe e maumahara.
267
Ki te kore koe e pupuhi I te manu, ka kore au e tino kohete I a koe.
If you don't shoot that bird, I won't have to yell at you.
268
Engari tonu
You bet, for sure
269
Tāne rau ā-hine
Hine rau ā-tane
(to a man)
(to a woman) plenty more (x) out there
270
Kaua mā ngā tamariki ngā kākahu e whātui.
The children won't fold the clothes.
(AE)
271
Grandfather won't paint the house.
(AE)
Ehara i te mea mā te koroua te whare e peita.
Kaua mā koroua te whare e peita.
272
She won't kick the ball.
(AE)
Ehara i te mea māna te pōro e whana.
Kaua māna te pōro e whana.
273
Ehara i te mea mā te whānau ngā rīwai e waruwaru.
The family won't peel the potatoes.
274
Kaua mā te iwi e whakatau te raruraru.
The iwi won't solve the problem.
(AE)
275
He won't look for the remote.
(AE)
Ehara i te mea māna te rou mamao e kimi.
Kaua māna te rou mamao e kimi.
276
Ki te kore tīmata te ua, ka haere tāua ki te whare o Mere.
If it doesn't rain, we'll go to Mere's house.
277
If he doesn't wash his body, he'll stink.
Ki te kore ia e horoi I tōna tinana, ka haunga.
278
Ki te kore au haere, ka mokemoke tāku wāhine ki I au.
If I don't go, my girlfriend will miss me.
279
Kōrero ai au ā te ahiahi nei.
I'll speak this afternoon.
280
Ka ako ngā tamariki ā tērā tau.
The children will learn next year.
281
Ā tērā wiki ka hoki mai ia.
He'll return next week.
282
You'll be good tomorrow.
Ka pai koe āpōpō.
283
Next week the sun will be out.
Ā tērā wiki ka whiti te rā.
284
At some point, the dog always escapes.
Ā tōna wā te kurī rere ai.
285
When will the water be cold?
Āhea ka makariri te wai?
Āhea te wai ka makariri?
Āhea te wai makariri ai?
286
Āhea te whānau ka wehe atu?
When will the family leave?
287
When do you go to school?
Āhea ka haere koe ki te kura?
Āhea koe haere ai ki te kura?
Āhea koe ka haere ki te kura?
288
When does the cat eat?
Āhea te ngeru ka kai?
Āhea ka kai te ngeru?
Āhea te ngeru kai ai?
289
Āhea te hui tīmata ai?
When does the meeting start?
290
Kāore a Rīhari e mahi a tērā wiki.
Rīhari doesn't work next week.
291
We're not going to box next week.
Kāore tāua e mekemeke ā tērā wiki.
292
Nōnahea a Hēni I hoko ai I tōna waka hou?
When did Hēni buy her new car?
293
Nōnahea te hui i mutu ai?
When did the meeting end?
294
Koinā te utu!
That's the price!
(That's what you get.)
295
Auare ake! 🚫
To no avail!
Not a chance
No such luck
296
When will you (8) arrive?
Āhea koutou tae mai ai?
297
You'll be okay soon.
Ka pai koe ākuanei.
Pai ai koe ākuanei.
298
When does the cat eat? The cat eats at 4pm.
Āhea ka kai te ngeru?
Āhea te ngeru kai ai?
- Ka kai te ngeru ā te whā karaka.
299
Āhea te hui tīmata ai? Ā hauwhā i tahi karaka.
When does the meeting start? At 1:15.
300
Nōnahea tō whānau I hoki atu ai ki Rarotonga noho ai?
When did your family move to Rarotonga to live?
