Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere a Mere runga i te pahikara o Makere.
Mere is going on Mikaere's bike.

Ka haere au ki te mahi runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.

Ka tae mai a Mere runga aha?
What did Mere travel on (transport)?

Kei te haere au runga waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.

runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

runga motokā.
By car.

Ka haere māua runga pahi.
We (he/she and I) will travel by bus.

I haere mai au runga pahi.
I came by bus.

runga tereina.
By train.

Ka haere koe ki Tāmaki-makau-rau runga i te tereina?
Are you going to Auckland by train?

Ka haere ia runga i te motukā.
She went by the car.

runga poti ahau haere ai.
I travelled by boat.

runga i waka tātou haere ai.
We are travelling by your car.

Ka haere ia runga i tana motukā.
She went by her car.

I haere mai au runga paihikara.
I came by bike.

Ko wai ka haere runga hōiho?
Who goes by horse?

Kei te haere koe runga aha?
How are you travelling?

Kei te haere au runga i te waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.

Ka haere koe runga aha?
How will you travel?

Ka haere koe runga i te aha?
How are you going? (travelling).

runga kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.

Kei te haere a Manu rāua ko Pāora runga i te motukā.
Manu and Pāora are travelling by car.

Ka haere mātou runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.

Kei te hoki rātou runga i te pahi.
They are returning by bus.

runga waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.

Ka haere ia runga i te motukā o Tim.
She went on Tim's car.

runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

I haere au runga motokā.
I traveled by car.

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone runga tereina te rua haora.
We went to town by train for two hours.

runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.

runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.

Kei te tae mai ia runga i te pahi.
She is arriving by bus.

Ka haere au ki te mahi runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.

Me runga tereina ki Te Awamutu.
They are going by train to Te Awamutu.

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone runga tereina.
We went to town by train.

runga i te tereina o te ono karaka.
On the six o'clock train.

Kei te haere koe runga i te aha?
How are you travelling?

I haere mai au runga papa wīra.
I came by skateboard.

I tae mai ia runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.

Ka rongo a Aria, ka hihiri kia hoe atu ia runga i te waka.
Aria heard, and wanted to paddle there by canoe.

Kāore au i te taraiwa, ka haere runga i te waka rererangi.
I'm not driving, I'm going by plane.

runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.

Ka tae mai a Ataahua runga motukā.
Ataahua travelled by car.

I haere mai au runga motokā.
I came by car.

runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.

I tae mai ia runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.

I haere rāua runga pahi.
Those who travelled by bus.

runga aha?
On what (will you travel)?

Ka haere ia runga motukā.
She went by car.

I haere mātou ko aku hoa runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.

I haere koutou runga aha?
How did you come?

Ka haere runga i te hōiho kerei.
Let's go on the grey horse.

I haere mai au runga pahi.
I came by bus.

Kei te haere ia runga wakarererangi.
He/she is travelling by plane.

Ka haere au runga motokā.
I will travel by car.