Māori Grammar

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

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

Kua tae mai a Niko.
Niko has arrived.

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

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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!

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

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