Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
If using ki - ki

Ki te rite tau ki taku, me hoki koe i a au.
If your feelings are the same as mine, you should return with me.

Ki te tae mai he ope, me pōhiri.
If a group arrives, they must be welcomed.

Ki te tīmata te ua, ka noho tātou ki te kāinga.
If the rain starts, we will stay home.

Ki te kitea noatia e tētahi tangata mea...
If someone just sees something...

Ki te mutu te ua, ka haere ahau.
If it stops raining I will go.

Ki te whiti te āpōpō, ka haere tātau ki tātahi.
If the sun shines tomorrow, we will go to the beach.

Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho tāua ki te kāinga, kei mākū.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay home in case we get wet.

Ki te tōmuri a Honi, ka hōhā au.
If Honi is late, I will be annoyed.

Ki te haere koe raro, ka tōmuri kope.
If you go on foot, you will be late.

Ki te hoki wawa mai a Aria, ka koa ahau.
If Aria comes back on time, I will be happy.

Ki te wehe moāta tātau, ka tae wawe tātau ki Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa.
If we leave early, we will arrive in Gisborne on time.