Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Hera.
Hera has arrived.

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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.

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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