Māori Grammar

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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 tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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.

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Koa.
Koa has arrived.

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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