Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

A kōrero ana rāua te e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.

Mātakina te pakipūmeka Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Watch the documentary about Wellington.

E, kāti te kōrero pēnā taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!

Ehara Māui taku kōrero.
My talk is not about Māui.

Kua tuhi pūrongo rāua rāua haere.
They've written a report about their trip.

Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.

He kōrero tēnei te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.

Tuhia he kōrero whānau.
Write a story about your family.

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.

Kei te kōrero ia mātou.
He is speaking about us.

Kei raro nei he kōrero ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.

Kaua e kōrero pēnā Kauri.
Don't talk like that about Kauri.

Ka kōrero te Pirihitini te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.

I kōrero rātou tēnei tangata.
They spoke about that person.

I kōrero rātou tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.