Māori Grammar

Ka haere mai ia āpōpō.
She is coming here 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.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

Kua tae mai a Honi.
Honi has arrived.

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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