Māori Grammar

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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.

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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.

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Koa.
Koa has arrived.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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