Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
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Kāore tāua matua i haere ki tāna hui.
Our father did not go to his meeting.

He toa ngā kuia o Waikato ki te kanikani.
The old ladies of Waikato are great dancers.

No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.
Your grandmother is from the South Island.

He ō ā māua tamariki.
Our children have shoes.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Pāora tōna matuakēkē.
Pāora is his uncle.

Ko Amaru te pāpā o Tawa.
Amaru is Tawa's father.

He aha ngā whainga o koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?

Kei hea ngā uri o Te Rangihiroa? Kāore ōna uri.
Where are the descendants of Te Rangihiroa? He had none.

Ko Aroha tōna matuakēkē.
Aroha is his aunty.

Ko Moana te whaea o Tame.
Moana is the mother of Tame.

He tatau te whare.
The house has a door.

Ko ngā iwi katoa o te ao kua huihui mai i tēnei .
All the peoples of the world have gathered here today.

No Waikanae ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Waikanae.

Me piri koe ki tōu ope.
You must stick to your party.

Hoake tātou ki rāua whare.
Let's go to their house.

He kaumātua a Nikau rāua ko Taika no tērā marae.
Nikau and Taika are elders of that marae.

Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.
All our old men are dead.

Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihuku i tērā ray tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.

Kei te haere māua hoa ki te whare o rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.

Ko Te Whanganui-a-Tara te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Wellington.

Ko Ingarangi pea te kīnga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.

He tatou rātou whare.
Their house has a door.

Haere mai ki te mihi ki tōku whanau!
Come and meet my family!

Ko to iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.
The Māori people are the tāngata whenua of Aotearoa.

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Rina ōku hungarei.
Hēmi and Rina are my inlaws.

E rua ōu whatu, kotahi tōu ihu.
You have two eyes and one nose.

Ko Mere te tuahine o Mārama rāua ko Tamahae.
Mere is Marama's and Tamahae's cousin.

Ko Ataahua te hoa wahine o Manu.
Ataahua is the wife of Manu.

Kei hea ō koutou kamapūtu, tamariki ?
Where are your gumboots, children?

Ko Aroha rāua tungāne.
Aroha is their cousin.

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.

Ko Rangi tōna hoa tane.
Rangi is her husband.