Māori Grammar

Kei te whiti te rā.
The sun is shining.

Kia tae mai rātou ka haere tātou ki te marae.
When they arrive we will go the marae.

Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.
When I return, you are to have finished this job.

Kia tae mai rātou, ka pōwhiritia.
When they arrive they will be welcomed.

Kia pakeke au, ka hoko whare nui au, mōku.
When I grow up, I'll buy a big house for myself.

Kei te tino pukuriri a Mere.
Mere is very grumpy.

Kei te pai rātou.
They're (not us) okay.

Kei te mamae tō taringa?
Have you got a sore ear?

Kia oti te mahi ka hoki tātou.
When the work is done, we will go home.

Kia oti i a koe tēnei mahi a te wā e hoki mai ana ahau.
This job should be finished by you at the time when I return.

Kia whiwhi te tamaiti tāne ki te moni, ka hoko mai ia i te koha mā te kōtiro.
When they boy got the money, he bought a present for the girl.

Kei te āhua mānukanuka rawa atu au.
I'm extremely anxious.

Kia tae atu tātou ki te Whanganui a Tara, ke hīkoi ki te taha o te moana.
When we get to Wellington, we will work on the side of the ocean.