Māori Grammar

Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.

A te waru karaka ka haere tātou ki te marae.
We will go the marae at 8 o'clock.

Nō te whā karaka i te ahiahi rātou i tīmata ai.
It was four o'clock in the afternoon when they started.

Hei te tekau mā tahi karaka.
See you at eleven o'clock.

Āe, i te rima karaka.
Yes, at 5 o'clock.

Hei te waru karaka.
See you at eight o'clock.

Haurua mai i te iwa karaka.
Half past nine.

Ko te whitu karaka i te ata.
7 o'clock in the morning.

Hauwhā ki te rua karaka.
Quarter to two.

Hāwhe pahi i te iwa karaka.
Half past 9.

Hauwhā mai i te rua.
Quarter past two.

Haurua mai i te rua.
Half past two.

E rua tekau meneti ngā tītī e tunua ana i roto it te umu.
The muttonbirds were roasted in the hot oven for twenty minutes.

Ko te tekau mā tahi karaka.
It is eleven o'clock.

E rua meneti mai i te whā karaka.
Two minutes past four.

Nō te iwa karaka rawa, ka tīmata te purei kāri.
Finally, at nine o'clock, the card games started.

I ngā ata katoa e ara ana is i te ono karaka.
He gets up at six o'clock every morning.

Hei te rua karaka.
See you at two o'clock.

E rima meneti e toe ana.
There are five minutes remaining.

Hei te ono karaka.
See you at six o'clock.

Te hui a te rua karaka, hei te whare wānanga.
The 2 o'clock meeting will be at the university.

Toru karaka te wā.
The time is 2 o'clock.

Hei te tekau mā rua karaka.
See you at twelve o'clock.

Kua whakaritea, me tae rātou ki te mira o Kawerau i te iwa karaka.
It was arranged that they should arrive at the Kawearau mill at nine o'clock.

Hei te whā karaka.
See you at four o'clock.

Haurua mai i te ono karaka.
Half past 6.

Ko te rima karaka i te ahiahi.
5 o'clock in the afternoon.

Mā runga i te tereina o te ono karaka.
On the six o'clock train.

Hei te rima karaka.
See you at five o'clock.

Ka kai tātou ā te whitu karaka.
We'll eat at seven o'clock.

Hei te whitu karaka.
See you at seven o'clock.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.

Hauwhā ki te toru.
Quarter to 3.

Toru hauwhā.
Three quarters.

Hei te toru karaka.
See you at three o'clock.

I te ono karaka, kua tae atu rātou ki Ōmihi.
By six o'clock they had got to Ōmihi.

Ā te tekau karaka tīmata ai te karakia.
The service starts at ten o'clock.

Hei te tahi karaka.
See you at one o'clock.

Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka.
I always get up every day at seven o'clock.

Hei te tekau karaka.
See you at ten o'clock.

Ka whakaweto te koroua i ngā rama ā te 10 karaka.
The old man will turn the lights off at 10 o'clock.

I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.

Ka tūtaki tātou ki te pāmu ā te 3 karaka.
We will meet at the farm at 3 o'clock.

I te tekau karaka.
At ten o'clock.

I te whitu karaka, kua haere mai ia.
He will have left at seven o'clock.

Ka wehe tātou ā te 2 karaka ā tēnei ahiahi.
We (3 + incl) will leave at 2 o'clock this afternoon.