Māori Grammar

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Kua tae mai a Tame.
Tame has arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return 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.

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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.