Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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.

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Rangi.
Rangi has arrived.

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

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.

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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