Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Rangi.
Rangi has arrived.

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

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.

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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.

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

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

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, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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