Māori Grammar

Ko James te tamaiti tuarua o te whānau
James is the second child in the family.

A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.

He pai ake te wāhanga tuatahi o te pukapuka nei i te wāhanga tuarua.
The first chapter is better than the second chapter of this book.

Tuawhā.
Fourth.

Tuatahi.
First.

Tuarua, whakamarokehia ngā perēti.
Secondly, dry the plates.

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

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.

Tuatoru.
Third.

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae.
This is my first time on this marae.

Ko koe te tuatahi ki te kōrero i roto i tēnei karaihe.
You are the first to speak in this class.

Ko te tuatahi hei te Rāhoroi.
The first will be on Sunday.

Tuatahi, horoia ngā kākahu, tuarua whakamarokehia ngā perēti.
First wash the clothes, second dry the plates.

Te rārangi tuarua.
The second line.

Kei te papa tākaro tuatahi taku kēmu.
My game is on the first field.

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.

Huri ki te whārangi tuatoru.
Turn to page three.

Ko te rā tuatahi o te hararei āpōpō.
It's the first day of the holiday tomorrow.

He aha tōu ā te wāhanga tuarua?
What do you have period two?

I tākaro mātou i te kōti tuarua.
We played on the second court.

Tuatahi, whakakāngia te umu.
First, turn on the oven.

Tuatahi, horoia oū ringaringa.
First, wash your hands.

A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.

Tuatahi me mihi ki te hunga mate. Tuarua me mihi ki te hunga ora.
Firstly you should acknowledge the dead (group of dead people). Secondly you should acknowledge the living (group of living people)

Ka tīmata taku tama i te kura ā te wāhanga tuarua o te tau.
My son will start school in the second part of the year.