Sentences Flashcards
Look at this car
Titiro ki te motokā nei.
Eruera is that person (near you).
Ko Eruera te tangata nā
Those books (over there) belong to Mīria.
Nā Mīria ngā pukapuka rā
This is my car. (near the speaker)
Ko tōku motokā tēnei
Here are the keys of the car
Anei ngā kī o te motokā
Work is finished
Kua mutu te mahi
Leave the towel
Waiho te tāora
His wash is finished
Kua mutu tana horoi
Sentances starting with “mā”
show that it is up to somebody to do something
You all do it
Mā koutou e mahi
Who ate my porridge?
Nā wai taku pāreti i kai?
Nā wai + possessive pronoun + noun + i + verb
Who sat on my chair?
Nā wai i noho ki tōku tūru?
Nā wai + i + verb + ki + possessive pronoun + noun
Who messed (up) my bed?
Nā wai i tīhahu tōku moenga?
Nā wai + i + verb + possessive pronoun + noun
what for you?
He aha māu?
I should go
Me haere ahau
Sentances starting with “me
suggest that one had better, or should, do something
Let there be a 3 quarter cups of sugar
Kia toru hauwhā kapu o te huka
Kua mā ināianei?
Is it clean now?
Haere tonu
Keep going
whakaatu mai
Show me
Kaua e āwangawanga
Don’t worry
The sun is shining
Kei te whiti te rā
A hot day
He rangi wera
A fine day
He rangi paki
It’s raining
Kei te heke te ua
A wet day
He rangi mākū
The wind is blowing
Kei te pupuhi te hau
Cloudy day
He rangi kāpuapua
It’s thundering
Kei te whatitiri
I shall peel (scrape) the spuds
Māku e waruwaru ngā rīwai
He eggs will be cooked by you.
Māu ngā hēki e tunu
you’re not listening
Kāore koe i te whakarongo
listen carefully
Kia āta whakarongo
eat slowly or you’ll choke
Kia āta kai, kei rāoa koe
The hunger has subsided.
Kua mate te hiakai
I am satisfied
kua mākona
My stomach is full
kua kī taku puku
Never better!
Te mutunga kē mai o te pai!
Yes, Absolutely
Āe mārika
kei te rahi tēna
that’s enough
Mau te kōneke e pana
You push the trolley
Kaua e ringa raweke
Don’t go touching things
koia noa iho
Thats all
E kī, e kī
You’ve got cheek!
Mā whea tātou e haere atu ai ki te Papaioea?
How shall we go to Palmerston North?
