Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

Kua tae mai a Manu.
Manu has arrived.

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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