Māori Grammar

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata,.
Pani and Hata are parents.

Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary.
Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.

Kei te haere a Aria rāua ko Manu mā runga i te motukā.
Aria and Manu are travelling by car.

Ko Aria rāua ko Ani ōku tuāhine.
Aria and Ani are my sisters.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.

Ko Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa ngā rangatira.
Moki and Tu-te-kawa were the chiefs.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

Ko Ari rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Rangi rāua ko Kauri.
Ari and Aroha are the friends of Rangi and Kauri.

Ko Manu rāua ko Mia ngā mātua o Amaru.
Manu and Mia are the parents of Amaru.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.

Kua tūtaki au ki a Hēmi rāua ko tana hoa wahine, ko Moana.
I have met Hēmi and his girlfriend, Moana.

No Te Kaha mātou ko Hata mā.
Hata and I and the rest are from Te Kaha.

Kei te hui a Taika rāua ko Kauri ki te pātaka kōrero.
Taika and Kauri are meeting in the library.

Ka haere māua ko Pita ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Pita and I are going to the supermarket to shop.

I hiahia a Amaru rāua ko Rangi ki te tūtaki i a rāua anō.
Amaru and Rangi wanted to meet each other.

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Tipene ōna hoa.
Her friends are Rāhera and Tīpene.

Ka kōrero ia ki a māua ko Mere.
He spoke to Mere and me.

Kei Pōneke māua ko Sarah.
Sarah and I are in Wellington.

Kei mua a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are in front of the bus.

Ko Sally rāua ko Tīmoti ōku mātua.
My parents are Sally and Timoti.

Kei te kanikani a Rangi rāua ko Niko.
Rangi and Niko are dancing.

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger siblings.

Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.

Nō mua i te piringa ki a Rangi, ka moe a Papa rāua ko Tangaroa.
Before the union with Rangi, Papa was in a relationship with Tangaroa.

Nō muri noa mai ka whānau mai ngā tamariki a Nikau rāua ko Rina.
The children of Nikau and Rina were born much later.

Ko Billy rāua ko Bob ā rāua māhanga.
Their twins are Billy and Bob.

Ko Piripi rāua ko Miriama ōku mātua.
Piripi and Miriama are my parents.

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.

He hoa piritahi rāua ko Rāwiri.
He and Rāwiri are best friends.

Ko rātou ko ō rātou hoa ngā mea ngaro.
They and their friends are the missing ones.

Kei muri a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are behind the bus.

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.

Ko Jacob rāua ko Hana āku tamariki.
Harnah and Jacob are my children

Ko Isaac te tama a Phill rāua ko Angie.
Isaac is the son of Phill and Angie.

E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.

I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.

Ko Flo rāua ko Rāwiri ōku kaumātua.
Flo and Rāwiri are my grandparents.

Ko Koa te mokopuna a Taika rāua ko Ataahua.
Koa is the grandchild of Taika and Ataahua.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku tungāne.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my brothers.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku hungawai.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents-in-law.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku taokete.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my twins.

Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani and Mere are at the school.

Ko Chris te tama a Richard rāua ko Gin.
Chris is the son of Richard and Gin.

Ko Aidan rātou ko Kaia, ko Liam
Aidan and Kaia and Liam

Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua.
Brian and Fran are my parents.

Ko Liam te mokopuna a Beverley rāua ko Denis.
Liam is the grandchild of Beverley and Denis.

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.

Kei te haere a Riria rāua ko Larisa ki konā
Riria and Larisa are going there (by you the listener).

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana ā māua tamariki.
Riripeti and Tīwana are our children.

Ko Tawa rātou ko Hera ko N3 āku tamariki.
Tawa, Hera and N3 are my children.

Ko Val te tamāhine a Una rāua ko Vic.
Val is the daughter of Una and Vic.

Ko Jim rāua ko Doug aku taokete.
Jim and Doug are my brother in laws.

Nō te wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.

E tākaro ana a Ari rāua ko Tame.
Ari and Tame are playing.

Ko Mere rāua ko Lennon āku tamariki.
Mere and Lennon are my children.

Ko Timi rāua ko Jen aku mātua.
Timi and Jen are my parents.

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera.
Raureka and Te Naera are going.

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana āku irāmutu.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my nieces/nephews.

Ko Raureka rāua ko Tūhawaiki ngā mātua.
Raureka and Tāhawaiki are the parents.

I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?

Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua
Brian and Fran are my parents

Kei te oma a Mere rātou ko Hariata, ko Matiu, ko Ropata.
Mere, Hariata, Matiu and Ropata are running.

Ko Rongomai rāua ko Moana ōku mātua.
Rongomai and Moana are my parents.

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We (3+ exclusive) will take care of you.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Nō Rakiura, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Stewart Island, but my family and I are staying here.

Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Hēmi ki te tiki i a Aroha.
Soon Hēmi and I will go to fetch Aroha.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

Ko Tai, ko Moana rātou ko Rangi.
Tai, Moana and Rangi.

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.

Ko māua ko Mere ngā kaiāwhina.
Mere and I are the helpers.

Ko Pita rātou ko Paul, ko Mere.
Peter, Paul and Mere.

Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.

Ehara a Niko rāua ko Aria i te mātua.
Niko and Aria are not parents.

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.

Ko Pāora rāua ko Mia.
Pāora and Mia.

Ko Barry rāua ko Lynne ōku mātua.
Barry and Lynne are my parents.

Nō muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.

Kei te tangi a Mereana rāua ko Paul.
Mereana and Paul are crying.

Ko Nikau rāua ko Ataahua kei te haere ki te tāone.
Nikau and Ataahua are going to town.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa.
Me and my friend drove.

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We will take care of you.

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Hone ōku tūpuna.
Rāhera and Hone are my ancestors.

Kei roto a Honi rāua ko Aria i tō rāua whare.
Honi and Aria are inside their (2x) house.

Ko Manu rāua ko Taika ō tāua hoa.
Manu and Taika are our friends.

Ko Kayte rāua ko Denis, ko Beverley
Kayte and Denis and Beverley

Kei te moe a Angie rāua ko Raiha.
Angie and Raiha are sleeping.

Ko Aroha rāua ko Timi ana mātua.
Aroha and Timi are her parents.

Nā wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.

Kei te ako a Kauri rāua ko Pita i ngā kupu whānau i te reo Māori.
Kauri and Pita are learning Māori 'family' words.

Ko Tīwana rāua ko Riripeti aku irāmutu.
Tīwana and Riripeti are my nieces/nephews.

Ka kōrero māua ko Mere ki a ia.
Mere and I spoke to him.

Māua ko Amaru.
Amaru and me.

Kei te katakata a Rangi rāua ko Rangi.
Rangi and Rangi are laughing.

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

He mātua pai a Koa rāua ko Ani.
Koa and Ani are good parents.

Ko Tame rāua ko Aroha ngā mokopuna o Pāora rāua ko Kauri.
Tame and Aroha are the grandchildren of Pāora and Kauri.

Ko ia te mea hangareka o rāua ko Riripeti, tōna tuahine.
She is the funny one between her and Riripeti, her sister.

E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.

I hararei mātou ko aku hoa.
My friends and I had a holiday.

I muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa the children were born.

Ko Mia te tamāhine a Tawa rāua ko Moana.
Mia is the daughter of Tawa and Moana.

Ko Brooklyn te mokopuna a Lynne rāua ko Barry.
Brooklyn is the grandchild of Lynne and Barry.

Ko Niko te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Koa rāua ko N3.
Niko is the child between Koa and N3.

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.

I hea a Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?

I mahi māua ko tōku māmā.
My mother and I (us two, but not you the listener) worked.

Arā, ko au te tama a Hone rāua ko Rāhera.
That is, I am the child of Hone and Rāhera.

I te ata o te Rāhoroi ka haere mātou ko taku whānau ki Taranaki ki te whakatā.
On Saturday morning my family and I went to Taranaki for a holiday.

Kei te haere a Tawa rāua ko Hera.
Tawa and Hera are going.

Kei te hui a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.