Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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.

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Hera.
Hera has arrived.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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.

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

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

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

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