Māori Grammar

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

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 tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

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

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

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

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

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

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

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

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

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

Te moata hoki!
How early!

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

Te pai hoki!
How great!

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

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

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

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

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

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

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

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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