Māori Grammar

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

He hanawiti māku.
I want a sandwhich.

Mā rāua tēnei kāri.
This card is for them (two).

Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.

He tī pango māku!
I'll have a black tea!

Mā Hera ngā putiputi nei.
These flowers are for Hera.

Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me.

Mā ngā tāngata tēnei kōrero.
This speech is for the people.

Mō tātou.
For all of us.

Mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Pita.

Mō wai ērā hu?
Who are those shoes for?

Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.

Māku
for me

Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.

Mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is for the elders.

He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?

Māku tēnei.
I will have this one.

He panakeke pea māku, kia rua.
Perhaps I'll have two pancakes.

He kawhe, he hanawiti, he keke hoki māku.
I want a coffee, a sandwich and cake.

He tī puihiwhero māku.
I'll have a red bush tea.

Māna tēnei pene.
This pen is for her.

Mō Nikau rāua ko tana tama.
For Nikau and his son.

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei tākaro.
This toy is for the children.

Mā Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.

Mō tā rāua tama ērā hū.
Those shoes are for their son.

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei āporo.
This apple is for the children.

Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is for the children.

Kia kotahi māku, kia rua mā Ataahua.
One for me, two for Ataahua.

Mā te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is for the teacher.

Mā te whānau tēnei keke.
This cake is for the family.

Mā wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?

Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.

Mā ngā manuhiri tēnei kai.
This food is for the guests.

Mā ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is for the teachers.

Mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is for them.

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.

Mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is for your mother.

Māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is for him/her.

Mō Rangi ērā hu.
Those shoes are for Rangi.

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei kākahu.
This clothing is for the children.

Mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is for the students.

He wītipiki anō māu e te tau?
Do you want another weetbix darling?

Mōku ērā hū.
Those shoes are for me.

Mā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper is for the students.