I hoatu a Mere i te keke ki tana tama.Mary gave the cake to her son.Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.Belonging to a place - nō
Mā Mere e whakaoti te kaupapa.Mary will complete the project.Future agent emphatic - māku
Ka haere a Mere.Mary goes.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary.Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
I a mātou i Rānana ka tūtaki ki a Mere mā i a rātou e hoko ana i ng`1a parāoa wīwī.While they were in London, they met Mary and her group while they were buying French bread.While... - i... e... ana, ka...
Kei te māuiui a Mary.Mary's sick.
He kuia aroha a Mere.Mary is a loving elder.
E Mere.Hey Mary.
I hoatu a Mere i te keke mā tana tama.Mary gave the cake to her son.
Ā, kua tutaki kōrua, ko Mere?Now, have you and Mary met?
