Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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

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.

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

E tata ana rāua ki Heretaunga.
They were approaching Hastings.

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

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

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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