Māori Grammar

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

E oma atu ana ngā tamariki.
The children are running away.

Me kōmuhu mai koe ki a au.
You should whisper it to me.

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.
They have arrived here from Rototua.

Ka hoki mai au i te rua haora.
I'll be back in two hours.

I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana.
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out.

I haere mai au mā runga pahi.
I came by bus.

Kei te hiahia au kia whakarongo mai koe!
I want you to listen!

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

Ka hoki mai au ākuanei.
I'll come back soon.

Karanga mai, karanga mai, karanga mai!
Call me! Call me! Call me!

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

Mauria mai ngā toka ki tēnei taha o te whare.
Bring the stones to this side of the house.

Tokohia kē mai nei ngā tāngata e tae mai ana mō te kai!
What a lot of people are arriving for the food!

Kua hoki mai ia i te pahi.
She has come back from the bus.

Haere mai ki konei!
Come here! (to this place/to where i am)

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei rā!
Greetings to you who are gathered here on this day!

Tae tonu mai te ope ki konei, ka eke ki te marae.
As soon as the party got here, they went to the marae.

Kua tae mai a Koa.
Koa has arrived.

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Kei te menemene mai te pēpi.
The baby is smiling at me.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Ka rīngi mai ia a te awatea.
She'll ring in the middle of the day.

Kia ora mai tātou katoa.
Greetings to all of us.

Ā, kua hoki mai taku mokopuna.
Ah, my grandchild has returned.

Kei te ata ka eke mai ka patu.
In the morning they will arrive and attack.

Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.

Pānuihia mai te whārangi tuarua.
Read me the second page.

Titiro mai, whakarongo mai, kōrero mai!
Look, listen and speak!

Ka haere mai ia āpōpō.
She is coming here tomorrow.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka tae mai rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived here in Christchurch.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

E noho mai ana tāku tamāhine i Ōtautahi.
My daughter is living in Christchurch.

Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku, e kō?
Can you bring me an apple please, dear?

Tatari mai i konā, e te tau.
Wait there, my darling.

Kahore ia i whakawātea mai mua o te haka.
He didn't move away from the front of the haka.

I haere mai au ki te inu,.
I came here to drink.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Auē! E haere tonu mai ana te pūru!
Oh! The bull is still coming!

Kō ēnei waka e rua, i ū mai ki Hokianga.
These two canoes landed at Hokianga.

Ka haere mai rātou a te Mane.
They will come on Monday.

Tukuna mai mā te tuhinga kūkara.
Send it to me via google doc.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

Ka puta mai te Ao Mārama.
The world of light came forth.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Ka tū mai Aorangi, te tipuna maunga o Waitaha.
There stands Aorangi, the ancestral mountain of the Waikato people.

Tatari mai i konā, e te tau.
Wait there, my darling.

Āe, haere mai ki te kai.
Yes, come to eat.

I hoki mai koe inanahi?
Did you come bach yesterday?

Kei te whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?

Me kōrero mai anō koe.
You'd better speak to me again.