Māori Grammar

Kia ngāwari ake tō reo!
Speak quieter!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Piki ake mai.
Climb up to me.

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.

Kia hoihoi ake tō reo.
Speak louder.

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

Ka piki ake ia.
He climbed up.

Kia kaha ake tō reo!
Speak louder!