Māori Grammar

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Ataahua.
Ataahua has arrived.

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

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

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.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.