Māori Grammar

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

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

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

Te moata hoki!
How early!

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

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

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

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

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 mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

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

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

Te pai hoki!
How great!

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

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

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

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

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

Te makariri hoki o te wai.
How cold the water 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 kakara hoki o tēnei inanga.
This whitebait smells delicious.

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

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

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

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

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

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

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

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

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

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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