Māori Grammar

Tuatahi, horoia ngā kākahu, tuarua whakamarokehia ngā perēti.
First wash the clothes, second dry the plates.

Tuatahi, horoia oū ringaringa.
First, wash your hands.

Tuatahi me mihi ki te hunga mate. Tuarua me mihi ki te hunga ora.
Firstly you should acknowledge the dead (group of dead people). Secondly you should acknowledge the living (group of living people)

Ko koe te tuatahi ki te kōrero i roto i tēnei karaihe.
You are the first to speak in this class.

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.

Ko te rā tuatahi o te hararei āpōpō.
It's the first day of the holiday tomorrow.

Tuatahi, whakakāngia te umu.
First, turn on the oven.

A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.

Ko te tuatahi hei te Rāhoroi.
The first will be on Sunday.

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.

Te rārangi tuarua.
The second line.

Kei te papa tākaro tuatahi taku kēmu.
My game is on the first field.

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

Tuatahi.
First.

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae.
This is my first time on this marae.

Tuarua, whakamarokehia ngā perēti.
Secondly, dry the plates.

Ko James te tamaiti tuarua o te whānau
James is the second child in the family.

Huri ki te whārangi tuatoru.
Turn to page three.

Tuatoru.
Third.

He pai ake te wāhanga tuatahi o te pukapuka nei i te wāhanga tuarua.
The first chapter is better than the second chapter of this book.

Tuawhā.
Fourth.

He aha tōu ā te wāhanga tuarua?
What do you have period two?

I tākaro mātou i te kōti tuarua.
We played on the second court.

A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.

Ka tīmata taku tama i te kura ā te wāhanga tuarua o te tau.
My son will start school in the second part of the year.