Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

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 hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

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

Kua tae mai a Taika.
Taika has arrived.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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