Māori Grammar

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Hera.
Hera has arrived.

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

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

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