Māori Grammar

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

E tata ana rāua ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
They were approaching Wellington.

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

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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

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.

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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

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