Māori Grammar

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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.

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

Kua tae mai a Pāora.
Pāora has arrived.

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.