Māori Grammar

He haere ki te awa, he haere rānei ki te tāone Nan.
We will go to the river or go to town, Nan.

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.

Haere mai ki tō Koro, e Aroha!
Come here to your Grandad, Aroha!

Kei te haere a Raureka ki te kura.
Raureka is going to school.

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

Inanahi ke haere atu ia mai i Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday, he went from Rotorua to Wellington.

Me haere tātou ki tua o tēnei maunga.
We've got to go over this mountain.

Āpōpō, ka haere au ki te kura.
Tomorrow, I will go to school.

Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my family.

Ka nui te mihi ki a tātou.
Greetings to us all.

Haere ki tōku tari tatari ai.
Go to my office and wait.

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.

Ngā mihi manahau ki a kōrua.
Delighted greetings to you both.

I ahu te ara ki te rerenga mai o te rā.
The path pointed towards the rising sun.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki Ōtaki.
The children are going to Ōtaki.

E tata ana rāua ki Te Waipounamu.
They were approaching the South Island.

Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā kai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.

Kua haere koe ki te toro atu i a Moana?
Have you been to visit Moana?

Ka hoe te waka ki uta.
The canoe paddled ashore.

I homai te koroua i te moni ki a māua.
The old man gave the money to us (two, but not to you the listener).

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.

Ā tērā wiki, e haere ana mātou ki te riketa.
Next week, we're going to the regatta.

Kua haere koe ki Te Waipounamu?
Have you been to the South Island?

Kei te heke iho a Koa ki raro.
Koa is heading down to the bottom.

Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.
He is thinking of going to the sea.

Kei te haere māua ki te hokomaha. Kei te hia haere mai kōrua?
We're going to the supermarket. Do you want to come?

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki ki te tāone.
The children are walking to town.

Ka rere atu tāna tama ki a Rangi.
Rangi's son rushed off to him.

Nei rā te mihi ki a kōrua.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you both.

Ka haere tāua ki te pura kaukau.
Shall we go to the pool.

I kawea mātou e Tawa ki te tāone.
Tawa took us to town.

Kaua e mauria tērā poaka ki te kāinga!
Don't bring that pig home!