Māori Grammar

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.
They have arrived here from Rototua.

Haere mai ki konei!
Come here! (to this place/to where i am)

I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana.
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out.

Kua tae mai a Ataahua.
Ataahua has arrived.

Ka hoki mai au ākuanei.
I'll come back soon.

Titiro mai, whakarongo mai, kōrero mai!
Look, listen and speak!

Tokohia kē mai nei ngā tāngata e tae mai ana mō te kai!
What a lot of people are arriving for the food!

I haere mai au mā runga pahi.
I came by bus.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Āe, haere mai ki te kai.
Yes, come to eat.

Ka rīngi mai ia a te awatea.
She'll ring in the middle of the day.

Me kōrero mai anō koe.
You'd better speak to me again.

Kahore ia i whakawātea mai mua o te haka.
He didn't move away from the front of the haka.

Auē! E haere tonu mai ana te pūru!
Oh! The bull is still coming!

I haere mai au ki te inu,.
I came here to drink.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Kei te hiahia au kia whakarongo mai koe!
I want you to listen!

Tukuna mai mā te tuhinga kūkara.
Send it to me via google doc.

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Mauria mai ngā toka ki tēnei taha o te whare.
Bring the stones to this side of the house.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

E noho mai ana tāku tamāhine i Ōtautahi.
My daughter is living in Christchurch.

Tatari mai i konā, e te tau.
Wait there, my darling.

Tae tonu mai te ope ki konei, ka eke ki te marae.
As soon as the party got here, they went to the marae.

Kia ora mai tātou katoa.
Greetings to all of us.

Ā, kua hoki mai taku mokopuna.
Ah, my grandchild has returned.

Ka puta mai te Ao Mārama.
The world of light came forth.

Kei te menemene mai te pēpi.
The baby is smiling at me.

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

I hoki mai koe inanahi?
Did you come bach yesterday?

Kō ēnei waka e rua, i ū mai ki Hokianga.
These two canoes landed at Hokianga.

Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku, e kō?
Can you bring me an apple please, dear?

Ka tae mai rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived here in Christchurch.

E oma atu ana ngā tamariki.
The children are running away.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

Pānuihia mai te whārangi tuarua.
Read me the second page.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Ka hoki mai au i te rua haora.
I'll be back in two hours.

Ka haere mai rātou a te Mane.
They will come on Monday.

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei rā!
Greetings to you who are gathered here on this day!

Ka tū mai Aorangi, te tipuna maunga o Waitaha.
There stands Aorangi, the ancestral mountain of the Waikato people.

Karanga mai, karanga mai, karanga mai!
Call me! Call me! Call me!

Tatari mai i konā, e te tau.
Wait there, my darling.

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

Kei te whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?

Kei te ata ka eke mai ka patu.
In the morning they will arrive and attack.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

Kua hoki mai ia i te pahi.
She has come back from the bus.

Me kōmuhu mai koe ki a au.
You should whisper it to me.

Ka haere mai ia āpōpō.
She is coming here tomorrow.

Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.