Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

Kua tae mai a Manu.
Manu has arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.