Māori Grammar

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Rangi.
Rangi has arrived.

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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.

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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!

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!