Māori Grammar

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

Te pai hoki!
How great!

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

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

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

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

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

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

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

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

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

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

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

Te moata hoki!
How early!

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

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

Te pōturi hoki o tēnei pahi!
How slow this bus 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 reka hoki o tōna reo!
How sweet her language is!

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

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

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

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

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!