Māori Grammar

Titiro ake ki te rangi.
Look up to the sky.

Kia kaha ake tō reo!
Speak louder!

Ka piki ake ia.
He climbed up.

Kia ngāwari ake tō reo!
Speak quieter!

Ka hiki ake ko te kohu.
The mist raises up.

Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoa, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.

I piki ake tō mātou ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed to the summit of Mount Taranaki.

Kei te piki ake a Te Naera ki runga
Te Naera is climbing up on top.

Ka titiro ake a Rona ki te marama.
Rona looked up at the moon.

Kei piki ake te utu.
The price has gone up.

Piki ake mai.
Climb up to me.

I tētahi taha ake o taua pā tētahi ngāherehere.
On the far side of the fort there was a patch of bush.

E titiro ake ana au.
I was looking up.

Kia hoihoi ake tō reo.
Speak louder.