Māori Grammar

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

Huri ki te whārangi tuatoru.
Turn to page three.

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

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

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)

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

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

Tuatahi.
First.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Tuawhā.
Fourth.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.