Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.