Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.