Māori Grammar

Kua tae mai a Kauri.
Kauri has arrived.

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

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!

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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.

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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