Māori Grammar

Kua tae mai a Ataahua.
Ataahua has arrived.

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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.

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

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

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