Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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.

Kua tae mai a Amaru.
Amaru has arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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