Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Te pai hoki!
How great!

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

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

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

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

Te tere hoki o motukā!
How fast your car 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 mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

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

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

Te moata hoki!
How early!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

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

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

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

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

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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