Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Māku
for me

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

Mō tātou.
For all of us.

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

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

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

Māna tēnei pene.
This pen is for her.

Māku tēnei.
I will have this one.

Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me.

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

Mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Pita.

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

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

Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.

He hanawiti māku.
I want a sandwhich.

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

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

Mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is for them.

Mōku ērā hū.
Those shoes are for me.

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

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

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

Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.

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

Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.

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

Mō wai ērā hu?
Who are those shoes for?

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

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

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

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

Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.

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

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

Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.

Mā wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?

Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.

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

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

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

Mō Rangi ērā hu.
Those shoes are for Rangi.

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

Mā Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.