Māori Grammar

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

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

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

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

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

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

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

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

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

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

Te pai hoki!
How great!

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

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

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

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

Te moata hoki!
How early!

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

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

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

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

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

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

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 tērā wahine!
How beautiful that woman is!

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

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

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

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

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

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!