Māori Grammar

Towards - mai

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I'm coming. You're going.

haere mai, haere atu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.

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

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.

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

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

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

Kua tae mai a Pāora.
Pāora has arrived.

Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.

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

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

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

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

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

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

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

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

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

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

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away children!

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

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.

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