Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

If a verb has one or two syllables, when giving a command, the verb is preceeded by e:

E tū!
Stand up!

E noho!
Sit down.

If the verb has three or more syllables, we do not need the e:

Whakarongo!
Listen!

Titiro ki te maunga!
Look at the mountain!

Homai ringa.
Pass me your hand.

Hoatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.

E rua āu āporo. Homai tētahi!
You've got two apples. Give me one!

Waiho te wini.
Leave the window alone.

Hoatu ngā pune.
Pass the spoons (away).

E runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!

Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.

Waiho te hopi.
Leave the soap.

Homai ki a mātou!
Give it to us!

Homai ki ahau.
Give it to me.

Kōrero atu!
Speak out!

Homai ngā kākahu.
Pass me the clothes.

Whakatika i tōu rūma.
Tidy your room.

Homai te pēpi
Pass me the baby.

Homai ngā paoka me ngā pune.
Pass me the forks and spoons.

Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.

Homai te parāoa.
Pass me the bread.

Hoatu ēnā taputapu ki a ia.
Give those tools to him.

Waiho ngā .
Leave the keys.

Noho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!

Oma atu!
Run away!

Tirohia te maunga!
Look at the mountain!

Homai hingareti.
Pass me your singlet.

Homai te pene.
Pass me the pen.

Homai tēnā.
Give that (thing) here.

Moe mai!
Sleep!

Hōmai te tote.
Pass me the salt.

Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!

Hoatu tēnei ki a ia.
Give this to him.

Homai ngā āporo.
Pass me the apples.

He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big, pass me a smaller one.

Homai ngā ūkui.
Pass me the wipes.

Homai te tāora.
Pass me the towel.

Hoatu te pukapuka ki a ia.
Pass the book to him.

Waiho te .
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon.

Homai ki au.
Give it to me.

Homai ngā tarau.
Pass me the trousers.

Homai ō koti.
Give me your coats.

Haere atu i konei!
Go away from here!

Homai ōna kākahu.
Give me his clothes.

Pātai atu ki hoa.
Ask your friend.

Hōmai tēnā pene whero.
Give me that red pen (by you).

Noho iho!
Sit down!

Hoatu te paraoa ki a ia.
Pass the bread to her.

Waiho mātou, te hunga taiohi, ngā mea e kawe.
Leave it to us, the youth, to carry the things.

Titiro ki te waka.
Look at the car.

Hōmai tēnā ōku.
Pass me that shoe of mine.

Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remote.

Homai te paoka.
Pass the fork.

Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.

Waiho te mea .
Leave that thing alone.

ake!
Stand up!

Waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
Sing to the guests.

Homai te ūkui.
Pass me the cloth.

Waiho ō ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes by the door.

Homai tōna tīhāte.
Give me his t-shirt.

Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!

Homai te tote.
Pass the salt.

Homai ō ringaringa.
Give me your hands.

Waiata!
Sing!

Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remote

Homai koa tēnā.
Please pass that.

Tēnā homai te huka.
Can you pass me the sugar.

Homai tōna pātara.
Pass me his bottle.

Hōmai ēnā ōku.
Pass mne those shoes of mine.

Waiho ō kamuputu paru ki waho.
Leave your dirty gumboots outside.

Titiro ki te mainga!
Look at the mountain!

Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.

Hoatu te parāoa.
Pass the bread (away).

Homai tētehi naihi.
Pass me a knife.

Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.

Kuhu mai ki roto!
Come inside!

Tatari i te kete!
Wait at the gate!

Homai tāora.
Give me your towel.

Titiro ki te paratuhituhi!
Look at the blackboard!

Waiho te tāora.
Leave the towel.

Waiho tēnā, koa.
Leave that alone, please.

Homai te hopi.
Pass me the soap.

homai te pēpi!
pass the baby!

Haere mai ki tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!

E oma ki a Taika!
Run to Taika!

Homai ngā tōkena.
Pass me the socks.

Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.

Hoatu te hopi ki a ia.
Give him the soap.

Homai te tote me te pepa.
Pass the salt and pepper.

Waiho teina.
Leave your younger sibling

Homai koa te pata.
Pass me the butter please.

Hōmai te rākau ki a au.
Give the stick to me.

Hoatu he pereti ki a ia.
Give him a plate.

Hōmai ngā tote.
Pass me the [bags of] salt.

Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.

Homai ngā pereti.
Pass me the plates.