Māori Grammar

Kei te kōrero ia mō mātou.
He is speaking about us.

Mātakina te pakipūmeka mō Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Watch the documentary about Wellington.

He kōrero tēnei mō te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.

Ehara mō Māui taku kōrero.
My talk is not about Māui.

A kōrero ana rāua mō te rā e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.

Kei raro nei he kōrero mō ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.

Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero mō te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.

E, kāti te kōrero pēnā mō taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!

Kaua e kōrero pēnā mō Rangi.
Don't talk like that about Rangi.

Kua tuhi pūrongo rāua mō tā rāua haere.
They've written a report about their trip.

Tuhia he kōrero mō tō whānau.
Write a story about your family.

Ka kōrero te Pirihitini mō te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.

I kōrero rātou mō tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.

I kōrero rātou mō tēnei tangata.
They spoke about that person.