| The garden has a hedge about it. |
He taiepa to te kaari, taka noa. |
| Mary is better now; she is walking about the garden. |
Kua ahua ora ake a Meri inaianei; kei te kaari ia e i haereere ana. |
| It was about here that John lived formerly. |
Kei; konei te wahi i noho ai a Hoani i mua. (Kahore i mamao atu i konei.) |
| What is the price of butter now? About two shillings a pound. |
He aha te utu o te pata inaianei? Kei te rua hereni mo te pauna. (Ara, ki te mea ehara i te rua hereni tuturu, kihai i nui te nekehanga ake, te hokinga iho ranei.) |
| It is about five years since his son was bora. |
Ka rima pea enei tau o te whanautanga o tana tamaiti. (Ara, e rima pu ranei, wahi iti ranei te nekehanga ake, te hokinga iho ranei.)page 66.gif) |
| James' house is about as large as Peter's. |
[unclear: Me] Pita pea te whare o Hemi te nui. |
| When I came away at eight o'clock, the men [unclear: w] about to go to work. |
I toku haerenga mai i te,[unclear: wan] nga haora, meake tea haere nga, tangata ki te mahi. |
| What was Thomas about before breakfast? He [unclear: w] writing letters. |
I te aha a Tamati i mua o te [unclear: parakuil]. I te tuhituhi pukapuka. |
| I saw your father yesterday, and had a long [unclear: ta] with him about the school. |
I kite ahau i tou,[unclear: p] inanahi, he roa hoki ta maua korerorero mo te kura. |
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