Māori Grammar

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 tae mai a Mia.
Mia has arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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.

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

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