Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Te moata hoki!
How early!

Te pai hoki!
How great!

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

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

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

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

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

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

Te pai hoki o tēnei kai!
How good this food 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 rawa hoki!
How excellent!

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

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

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

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

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

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

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

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

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

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

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

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

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

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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