Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Koa.
Koa has arrived.

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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.

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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