Māori Grammar

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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.

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

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Aroha.
Aroha has arrived.

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.

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.