Māori Grammar

Inu ai au i te kawhe ia ata, ia ata.
I always drink coffee every morning.

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai au ki te mahi hei nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to work as a nurse.

Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.

Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka.
I always get up every day at seven o'clock.

Tunu kai ai ahai i a pō, i a pō.
I always cook food every night.

Āe. Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Yes, I always walk each and every day.

Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
I always walk each and every day.

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day I always cook dinner.

Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.

I ngā Rāpare, mātakitaki ai au i Coronation Street.
On Thursdays I always watch Coronation Street.

Haere ai a Mia ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Mia always goes to the marae each and every day.

Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.

Haere ai au ki Pōneke.
I am always going to Wellington.

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia rā ia rā.
I always drink alcohol every day.

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia wiki ia wiki.
I always drink alcohol every week.

Ako ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Learn something habitually every day.

Titiro ai au ki te ua.
I always watch the rain.

Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree

Haere ai mātou ki Rotorua i ngā hararei.
We regularly go to Rotorua in the holidays.

Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he always have a beard? No!

Ia Rāapa ia Rāapa waea ai tāku tamāhine ki a au.
Every Wednesday my daughter always phones me.

Karakia ai au ia ata, ia ata.
I always pray every morning.

Tunu rēwena ai ia i ia Rātapu.
She always bakes bread every Sunday.

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.

Hīkoi ai a Koa ki te kura.
Koa always walks to school.

Kai ai au i te pāreti ia ata, ia ata.
I always eat porridge each and every morning.

Oma ai a Ari ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Ari always runs to work every day.

Pānui ai au i ia pō, i ia pō.
I always read each and every night.

I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush.

I ia Rāhoroi haere ai a Hēmi ki te hoko tīkiti Rotarota.
Every Saturday Hēmi always goes to buy a Lotto ticket.

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes.

Horoi ai au i aku niho i te ao, i te pō.
I habitually brush my teeth day and night.

Tū ai ngā whakamātautau i te mutunga o te tau.
The exams always take place at the end of the year.

Hokihoki ai ia ki te wā kāinga.
He returned home regularly.

Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.

Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice.

Noho ai ngā wāhine ki konei.
The always women sit here.

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day, (each day) I always cook dinner.

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

Tae mai ai te pahi, i ia hāora, i ia hāora.
The bus regularly arrives every hour.

Mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ai au, ia pō.
I always watch television every night.

Mahi ai au, ia te rā, ia te rā, hāunga anō ko ngā Rātapu.
I work regularly, every day except on Sundays.

I ngā raumati, kaukau ai au i te moana.
In the summer, I regularly swim in the sea.