Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

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.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

Kua tae mai a Kauri.
Kauri has arrived.

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

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

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