Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Mia.
Mia has arrived.

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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.

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

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

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)

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!