Māori Grammar

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

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

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

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

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

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 ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

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

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

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

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

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

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

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

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

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

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

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

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

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

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

Te pai hoki!
How great!

Te moata hoki!
How early!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

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

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

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

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

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