Māori Grammar

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

He hū ō ā māua tamariki.
Our children have shoes.

Ko Taika tōna matuakēkē.
Taika is his uncle.

Ko Tāmaki-makau-rau te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Auckland.

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

Ko Kauri te whaea o Pāora.
Kauri is the mother of Pāora.

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu te pāpā o Tame.
Manu is Tame's father.

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

He tatou tō tō rātou whare.
Their house has a door.

He tatau tō te whare.
The house has a door.

Kāore tō tāua matua i haere ki tāna hui.
Our father did not go to his meeting.

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha tōna matuakēkē.
Aroha is his aunty.

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

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

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

No Heretaunga ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Hastings.

Ko Mia tō rāua tungāne.
Mia is their cousin.

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

Ko Aria te hoa wahine o Niko.
Aria is the wife of Niko.

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

Ko Amaru tōna hoa tane.
Amaru is her husband.

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

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