Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
How... - Te... hoki...

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

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

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

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

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

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

Te reka hoki o tōna reo!
How sweet her language 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 ātaahua hoki o tātou wharenui!
Our meeting house is extremely beautiful!

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

Te pai hoki!
How great!

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

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

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

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

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

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

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

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

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

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

Te moata hoki!
How early!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

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

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

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

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

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

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

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