Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Kua tae mai a Amaru.
Amaru has arrived.

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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!

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.