Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

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

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

Te moata hoki!
How early!

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

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

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!

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

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

Te ātaahua hoki o pēpi!
How beautiful your baby 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 nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!

Te pai hoki!
How great!

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

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

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

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

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

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

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

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

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

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

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