Māori Grammar

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Kauri.
Kauri has arrived.

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

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.

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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!

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