Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Hera.
Hera has arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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