Māori Grammar

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

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.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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.

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 i te pahi.
She has come back from the bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Kua tae mai a Honi.
Honi has arrived.

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

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