Māori Grammar

Te mōmona hoki o tēnā mīti!
How succulent that meat is!

Te ātaahua hoki o tō pēpi!
How beautiful your baby is!

Te marino hoki o te moana!
How calm the ocean is!

Te moata hoki!
How early!

Te kakara hoki o tā tātou kai.
Our food smells great.

Te pōturi hoki o tēnei pahi!
How slow this bus is!

Te kakara hoki o tēnei inanga.
This whitebait smells delicious.

Te pai hoki o tēnei kai!
How good this food is!

Te pai hoki o tēnā whakaaro!
How great that idea is!

Te tere hoki o tērā motopaika!
How fast that motorbike is!

Te makariri hoki o te wai.
How cold the water is.

Te pai hoki o tō hanga i ēnā kākahu.
You look pretty/handsome in those clothes.

Te nui hoki o tēnā mea!
How big that thing is!

Te tere hoki o tō motukā!
How fast your car is!

Te ātaahua hoki o tērā wahine!
How beautiful that woman is!

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

Te mā hoki o ōu niho.
Gee, your teeth are white.

Te pai hoki!
How great!

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

Te reka hoki o tēnei kai!
How sweet this food is!

Te ātaahua hoki o tō tātou wharenui!
Our meeting house is extremely beautiful!

Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

Te reka hoki o te kai!
How sweet it is!

Te roaroa hoki o ngā karaehe!
How long the grass is!

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.

Te reka hoki o tōna reo!
How sweet her language is!

Te tau hoki o ngā putiputi!
How lovely the flowers are!

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

Te tere hoki o tēnei motokā!
How fast this car is!

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

Tō pai hoki ki te tunu keke!
How good you are at baking cakes!

Te kaha hoki o tāu tamaiti!
How strong your child is!

Te reka hoki o te keke!
The cake was delicious!

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

Te ātaahua hoki o te whare nei!
How beautiful this house is!

Te nuinui hoki o tēnei rākau!
How big this tree is!

Tō tau hoki ki te waiata!
How excellent you are at singing!

Te makariri hoki o tēnei rūma!
How cold this room is!

Te māngere hoki o āu kaimahi!
How lazy your workers are!

Te wera hoki o tēnei raumati!
How hot this summer is!

Te makariri hoki o tēnei wāhi!
How cold this place is!