Māori Grammar

Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my family.

Ka rere atu tāna tama ki a Niko.
Niko's son rushed off to him.

Ngā mihi manahau ki a kōrua.
Delighted greetings to you both.

Kua haere koe ki Te Waipounamu?
Have you been to the South Island?

Kei te heke iho a Hēmi ki raro.
Hēmi is heading down to the bottom.

Kua haere koe ki te toro atu i a Ani?
Have you been to visit Ani?

I homai te koroua i te moni ki a māua.
The old man gave the money to us (two, but not to you the listener).

Haere mai ki tō Koro, e Ari!
Come here to your Grandad, Ari!

Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.

I ahu te ara ki te rerenga mai o te rā.
The path pointed towards the rising sun.

Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.
He is thinking of going to the sea.

I kawea mātou e Niko ki te tāone.
Niko took us to town.

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.

Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā kai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.

Kei te haere a Raureka ki te kura.
Raureka is going to school.

Nei rā te mihi ki a kōrua.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you both.

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

Me haere tātou ki tua o tēnei maunga.
We've got to go over this mountain.

Ka nui te mihi ki a tātou.
Greetings to us all.

Ā tērā wiki, e haere ana mātou ki te riketa.
Next week, we're going to the regatta.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki Ōtaki.
The children are going to Ōtaki.

Haere ki tōku tari tatari ai.
Go to my office and wait.

He haere ki te awa, he haere rānei ki te tāone Nan.
We will go to the river or go to town, Nan.

Ka haere tāua ki te pura kaukau.
Shall we go to the pool.

Āpōpō, ka haere au ki te kura.
Tomorrow, I will go to school.

Inanahi ke haere atu ia mai i Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday, he went from Rotorua to Wellington.

Ka hoe te waka ki uta.
The canoe paddled ashore.

Kei te haere māua ki te hokomaha. Kei te hia haere mai kōrua?
We're going to the supermarket. Do you want to come?

Kaua e mauria tērā poaka ki te kāinga!
Don't bring that pig home!

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

E tata ana rāua ki Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa.
They were approaching Gisborne.

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki ki te tāone.
The children are walking to town.