Māori Grammar

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Hera.
Hera has arrived.

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

Kua hoki mai ia i te pahi.
She has come back from the 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 tae mai rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived here in Christchurch.

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.

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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