Māori Grammar

Mō Niko rāua ko tana tama.
For Niko and his son.

Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.

He tī pango māku!
I'll have a black tea!

Māku
for me

Mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Pita.

Mā ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is for the teachers.

He panakeke pea māku, kia rua.
Perhaps I'll have two pancakes.

Mā wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei kākahu.
This clothing is for the children.

He wītipiki anō māu e te tau?
Do you want another weetbix darling?

He tī puihiwhero māku.
I'll have a red bush tea.

Māna tēnei pene.
This pen is for her.

Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.

Mā rāua tēnei kāri.
This card is for them (two).

Kia kotahi māku, kia rua mā Aroha.
One for me, two for Aroha.

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.

Mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is for your mother.

Mā Ataahua ngā putiputi nei.
These flowers are for Ataahua.

Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me.

Mō tātou.
For all of us.

Mā Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.

Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.

Mā ngā manuhiri tēnei kai.
This food is for the guests.

Mā te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is for the teacher.

Mō wai ērā hu?
Who are those shoes for?

Mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is for them.

Mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is for the elders.

He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei āporo.
This apple is for the children.

Mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is for the students.

He kawhe, he hanawiti, he keke hoki māku.
I want a coffee, a sandwich and cake.

Māku tēnei.
I will have this one.

Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.

Māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is for him/her.

Mā ngā tāngata tēnei kōrero.
This speech is for the people.

He hanawiti māku.
I want a sandwhich.

Mō tā rāua tama ērā hū.
Those shoes are for their son.

Mōku ērā hū.
Those shoes are for me.

Mō Manu ērā hu.
Those shoes are for Manu.

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei tākaro.
This toy is for the children.

Mā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper is for the students.

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is for the children.

Mā te whānau tēnei keke.
This cake is for the family.