Māori Grammar

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

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.

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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.

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Honi.
Honi has arrived.

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

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