Māori Grammar

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Mia.
Mia has arrived.

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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.

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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