Māori Grammar

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.

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

Kua tae mai a Tame.
Tame has arrived.

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

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

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