Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

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

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

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

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

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

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

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

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 rawa hoki!
How excellent!

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

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

Te pai hoki!
How great!

Te moata hoki!
How early!

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

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

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

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

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

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

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

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

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

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

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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