Short native Maori sentences for reading practice, each paired with its English translation. Front: the Maori sentence. Back: English translation.
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- Kei te noho ahau ki Tāmaki Makaurau.
- I live in Auckland.
- He rā pai tēnei mō te haerenga.
- This is a good day for a trip.
- Kei te kai te whānau i te hangi.
- The family is eating the hangi.
- Ka haere māua ko taku hoa ki te marae.
- My friend and I are going to the marae.
- Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri ki te pōwhiri.
- The visitors have arrived for the welcome ceremony.
- E ako ana ahau i te reo Māori ia rā.
- I am learning the Maori language every day.
- Kei te mahi taku pāpā i te whare mahi.
- My dad is working at the office.
- Ka kanikani ngā tamariki i te wā o te kapa haka.
- The children dance during the kapa haka.
- He nui te aroha o te kuia ki ana mokopuna.
- The grandmother has great love for her grandchildren.
- Kei runga te maunga, kei raro te awa.
- The mountain is above, the river is below.
- I tērā tau, i haere mātou ki Rotorua.
- Last year, we went to Rotorua.
- Āpōpō, ka hoki mai a Hēmi ki te kāinga.
- Tomorrow, Hemi will return home.
- Kei te whakarongo ngā tamariki ki ngā kōrero a te kaiako.
- The children are listening to the teacher's stories.
- He tino reka tēnei kai.
- This food is very delicious.
- Kua mutu te mahi, kua tae mai te pō.
- The work has finished, night has come.