Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Kua tae mai a Amaru.
Amaru has arrived.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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.

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

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

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

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

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