Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
How... - Te... hoki...

Te reka hoki o te kai!
How sweet it is!

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.

Te moata hoki!
How early!

Te reka hoki o tēnei kai!
How sweet this food is!

Te pai hoki o hanga i ēnā kākahu.
You look pretty/handsome in those clothes.

Te kakara hoki o tātou kai.
Our food smells great.

Te kakara hoki o tēnei inanga.
This whitebait smells delicious.

Te makariri hoki o te wai.
How cold the water is.

Te reka hoki o tōna reo!
How sweet her language is!

Te pōturi hoki o tēnei pahi!
How slow this bus is!

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

Te pai hoki o tēnei kai!
How good this food is!

Te ātaahua hoki o pēpi!
How beautiful your baby is!

Te tere hoki o tērā motopaika!
How fast that motorbike is!

Te pai hoki!
How great!

Te nui hoki o tēnā mea!
How big that thing is!

Te hoki o ōu niho.
Gee, your teeth are white.

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

Te roaroa hoki o ngā karaehe!
How long the grass is!

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!

Te mōmona hoki o tēnā mīti!
How succulent that meat is!

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

Te ātaahua hoki o tātou wharenui!
Our meeting house is extremely beautiful!

Te pai hoki o tēnā whakaaro!
How great that idea is!

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

Te marino hoki o te moana!
How calm the ocean is!

Te tere hoki o motukā!
How fast your car is!

Te ātaahua hoki o tērā wahine!
How beautiful that woman is!

Te wera hoki o tēnei raumati!
How hot this summer is!

Te makariri hoki o tēnei rūma!
How cold this room is!

Te tau hoki o ngā putiputi!
How lovely the flowers are!

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

Te nuinui hoki o tēnei rākau!
How big this tree is!

pai hoki ki te tunu keke!
How good you are at baking cakes!

Te māngere hoki o āu kaimahi!
How lazy your workers are!

tau hoki ki te waiata!
How excellent you are at singing!

Te reka hoki o te keke!
The cake was delicious!

Te tere hoki o tēnei motokā!
How fast this car is!

Te makariri hoki o tēnei wāhi!
How cold this place is!

Te ātaahua hoki o te whare nei!
How beautiful this house is!

Te kaha hoki o tāu tamaiti!
How strong your child is!