Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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 whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Aroha.
Aroha has arrived.

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.