Māori Grammar

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

Kua tae mai a Tame.
Tame has arrived.

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

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.