On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai te tangata e hīkoi mai nei?
Who is the person walking this way?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ka taraiwa i te pō nei?
Who will drive tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ka haere ki te taone ā te pō nei?
Who's going to town tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara māu te kai nei.
This food isn't for you.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ēhara i a Ponga te hē nei.
The fault is not Ponga's.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara i a au te pōtae nei.
This hat is not mine.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te heke iho mai nei te ua.
The rain is coming down.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I pēnei anō te tītere o te moana inanahi nei i tēnei rā.
The sea yesterday was as rough as it is today.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka kaha te pupuhi o te hau ki Tauranga ā te pō nei.
The wind will blow in Tauranga tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere tātou ki te tāone i te pō nei.
We (3+you) will go to town tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Tokotoru ngā tohunga e hauhau ana i ngā waka nei.
There were three experts hewing these canoes.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Haere atu, kei tangi i a koe tamaiti nei!
Go away, lest you make the child cry.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

E taku tau, he aha nei ngā mahi mā tāua kia haere atu ki tātahi?
My love, what tasks do we have to do so we can go to the beach to holiday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a Tainui i te rā nei?
What is Tainui doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a te kurī inanahi nei?
What is the dog doing now?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Inanahi nei he aha te mahi a te ngeru?
What was the cat doing yesterday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a te pēpi i te rā nei?
What is the baby doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha tō koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Nō te taenga mai hoki o ngā tauhou ki konei, ka arahina rātou e mātou ki te toka nei kia kite.
And when outsiders come to our district we lead them to this rock so they can see it themselves.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri, ka āmio haere ia i ngā moutere e rua nei.
Afterwards, he circumnavigated these two islands.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōna tata nei.
Just a little while ago.
Belonging to the past - nō

Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Nikau ngā putiputi nei.
These flowers are for Nikau.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Niko a Taika e āwhina i te rā nei.
Niko will support Taika today.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā wai te kawhe nei?
Who is this coffee for?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamariki mātou.
He was talking to us as if we were kids.
It was as if - ānō nei

E hūrori haere ana ia ānō nei kua haurangi.
He was staggering along as if he was drunk
It was as if - ānō nei

E apu kai ana ānō nei kāore e ara te rā āpōpō.
He was stuffing food into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.
It was as if - ānō nei

I tū kau, kāore i paku nekeneke. Ānō nei kua whakakōhatutia.
She just stood there and didn't move a whisker. It was as if she'd been turned to stone.
It was as if - ānō nei

E kaha ana tāna tohutohu i a mātou ānō nei ko ia te kuīni o te kīhini.
She was telling us all what to do like she was the queen of the kitchen.
It was as if - ānō nei

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.
It was as if - ānō nei

I titiro māi rātou ānō nei he kūare māua.
They were staring at us as if we were stupid.
It was as if - ānō nei

E kōrero pākiwaha mai ana ia ānō nei ko ia te toa o te kēmu.
He was boasting as if he won the game.
It was as if - ānō nei

I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if I was a kid.
It was as if - ānō nei

I te kōrero mai a Pāpā ānō nei he kūare māua.
Dad was talking to us as if we (2) are stupid.
It was as if - ānō nei

I te kōrero mai te kaiako ānō nei he taringa kōhatu mātou.
The teacher was talking to us as if we were deaf.
It was as if - ānō nei

I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent
It was as if - ānō nei

E hūrori haere ana te kuia ānō nei kua māuiui.
The old woman was staggering along as if she was sick.
It was as if - ānō nei

E tū whakapakoko ana ia ānō nei kua kōhatutia.
He was standing like a statute as if he had become stone.
It was as if - ānō nei

E pararē ana ia ānō nei kua whati tana waewae.
She was screaming as is if her leg was broken.
It was as if - ānō nei

E kaha tohutohu mai ana ia ānō nei ko au tana mōkai.
He was ordering me around as if I was his servant.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he kau.
He is walking like a cow.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te oma ia anō nei he hōiho.
She is running like a horse.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.
It was as if - ānō nei

Ka pēwhea ngā punua ngeru nei?
How are the kittens?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Ka pēwhea te pūha nei?
How is the pūha?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kua tata te waka nei ki Tipitai.
This canoe neared Tipitai.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Ka horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tama ā te pō nei.
The dishes will be washed by the boys tonight.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Tapaia tonutia atu taua maunga nei ko Tirirau.
That mountain is still called Tihirua.
Passive sentences - tikina...

He tūranga motuhake tō te reo Māori i waenganui i ngā reo e kōrerotia ana i Aotearoa nei.
Māori has a special position amongst the languages spoken here in Aotearoa.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I titoa te waiata nei e Jeff Simmonds.
This song was composed by Jeff Simmonds.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki te whakataukī nei...
According to this proverb...
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā te pānui, hei te pō nei te kōnohete.
According to the flyer, the concert's tonight.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te rama tuna mātou ā te pō nei.
We are going eeling tonight.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E mōhio ana ahau, e taea e ia te whakamārama i te whakatauki nei.
I know that she will be able to explain this saying.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kua roa te pahi nei e tāria ana. Āwhea ka tae mai?
This bus has been waited for for a long time. When will it arrive?
Be waited for - tāria

E tāria atu nei a tuahangata.
The man of the moment is being waited for.
Be waited for - tāria

Kia kamakama e hoa, ko tāu kupu anake te mea e tāria nei.
Can you hurry things up a bit - your opinion is the only one still being waited on.
Be waited for - tāria

I a au e hapū ana, i manako au ki ētahi kai tino rerekē nei.
When I was pregnant, I had some weird cravings.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

Tērā pea he Hāmoa tana hoa. Ki a au nei he Hāmoa te āhua.
Maybe her mate's Samoan. He looks Samoan to me.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

He mea hoko kē pea te keke nei. Tērā tonu pea. Ehara ia i te tangata tunu keke, ki taku mōhio.
I think this cake might have been bought. Probably. As far as I know he's not a cake-maker.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

I a rāua te waka i te ata nei.
They had it this morning.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te pō roa nei, ha tihewa ia.
She sneezed all night.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

E kore e oti i a rātou taua whare i te ahiahi nei.
They will not finish that house this afternoon.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka riro i te hai hāte a Paki.
It was taken by Paki's ace of hearts.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou mō te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite o reira taitamariki rangatira i taua kōtiro nei, i a Puhihuia,.
The young chiefs from there was this girl, Puhihuia.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei.
A place was left open between the stone walls.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Nei rā te mihi ki a kōrua.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you both.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Nōku te koti nei.
This coat is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku te wāti nei,
This watch is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku te moni nei.
This money is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua tū mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Tēnā tātou kua huihui mai nei i tēnei pō.
Thanks for coming tonight.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Tokohia kē mai nei ngā tāngata e tae mai ana mō te kai!
What a lot of people are arriving for the food!
Towards - mai

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei rā!
Greetings to you who are gathered here on this day!
Towards - mai

Kua tae atu te tokorua nei ki te wharekai.
The pair have arrived at the restaurant.
Away - atu

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!
Away - atu

Ka heare tonu atu nei ahau.
I'll go right now.
Away - atu

Kei raro nei he kōrero mō ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

He pai ake te wāhanga tuatahi o te pukapuka nei i te wāhanga tuarua.
The first chapter is better than the second chapter of this book.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

He roa noa atu te kōrero a te iwi nei i taua pō.
The tribe's discussion that night lasted for a long time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Haere ake i aua ope nei he tamariki kau.
Only young people went in those groups.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.
*Future locatives - kei te

Kei reira tō tātou hihuinga a te marama ka heke mai nei.
That's where our meeting will be next month.
*Future locatives - kei te

I moe ia, pēnei tonu i a Tamahae nei.
He was asleep, just like Tamae here.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Nōnanahi nei.
Just yesterday.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

Te ātaahua hoki o te whare nei!
How beautiful this house is!
*How... - Te... hoki...

He pai ki ahau te mea nei.
I like this thing.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kātahi anō te whānau nei ka maranga.
The family has just woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Ko wai e whai nei?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

E whai nei a wai?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kātahi ka whakaohoia e te tangata nei tōna mōkai ki roto ki tētahi puna.
Then this man placed his pet in a spring of water.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Nā te aha koe i moe ai i te pō nei?
For what reason did you sleep tonight?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha koe i kore ai e moe i te pō nei?
Why didn’t you sleep tonight?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

He aha koe e pēnā nei?
Why are you doing it like that?
Why... now? - He aha... e... nei?

He aha koe e kore nei e moe?
Why aren't you sleeping?
Why aren't... - he aha... e kore nei e...

Ka kite au i a koe ā te pō nei.
I will see you tonight.

E pararē ana ia ānō nei kua whati tana waewae.
She was screaming as is if her leg was broken.

Ā muri atu nei.
Presently; soon.

I whakawhiti atu a ia me te mea nei ki te poohi i tana reta
He crossed over as if to post a letter

Ko wai tāu e pai ai o ngā rangatira nei?
Which one of these chiefs do you like?

E hūrori haere ana te tama ānō nei kua wherū.
The boy was staggering along as if he was exhausted.

Nā wai te pene nei?
Whose pen is this?

E totitoti haere ana ia ānō nei kua whara.
He was limping along as if he was injured.

Ka haere tonu atu nei ahau.
I’ll go right now. — 4125

Kātahi tonu nei rātou ka tae mai.
They’ve just arrived. — 853

Mā wai te taiaha nei?
Who is this taiaha for?

Kei runga nei.
Is up here.

Ināia tonu nei.
Right now. — 4259

Kei konei katoa nei mātou
We are all here

Kei te kimi te whare wānanga i tētahi tangata e hāngai nei ngā tohu mātauranga hei whakaako.
The university is looking for a suitably qualified person to teach.

Ka nui te aroha o ngā tāngata ki te take nei.
The people feel very sympathetic to this cause.

Titiro ki te motokā nei.
Look at the car here.

Mō te whare hou ngā moenga nei.
These beds are for the new house.

Ko Tōrere te marae e tū nei te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting is taking place.

Mō wai ngā mōhiti nei?
Who are these glasses for?

Ko te toki e tuaina nei e ia te rākau he toki pounamu.
The axe with which he is cutting down the tree is a greenstone axe.

Pēhea te roa o te Taura Whiri e kimikimi kupu hōu nei?
How long has the Māori Language Commission been making up new words?

Ehara māu te kai nei, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
This food is not for you, it is for the elders.

Kātahi tonu nei rātou ka tae mai
They’ve just arrived

Koia i mā ai te hau e whakahāngia nei e te tangata i ēnei rā.
Koia hoki i tika ai te noho o te mahana, o te makariri i ōna wā anō o te tau e tika ana.

Mehemea ka rui·a ngaa kakano i te waa nei, ka tupu
If you plant the seeds now, they will grow

Ānō, ānō nei, ānō noa nei
As if, as though, like

E mōhio ana au ki tēnei tangata e haere mai nei.
I know this man who is coming this way.

Meina naa·na i mau te wati nei, ka kite·a i tana kaainga
If he took the watch, it will be at his house

I wāu nei hoki.
poor you! Diddums.

Koia nei te poaka, i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.

Moumou tāima pēhea nei?
A waste of time in what way?

Ko wai te tangata, e poka nei i te poaka?
Who is the man butchering the pig?

Hoatu koe. Kāore au i te kuhu atu.ake nei.
You go (inside). I’m not going in.

Tino reka ngā panakeke nei e whae.
These pancakes are really delicious.

Pai pēwhea nei?
Good in what way?

Ko wai te taurekareka, nāna nei i tapahi ngā waea o te taiepa?
Who was the rascal who cut the fence wires?

E mau nei anō aua ingoa.
Those names are still used.

Kei hea te pūru, nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?

Nō te ata nei.
This morning.

Haere mai ki te tiki i ngā kākahu nei.
Come and get these clothes.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia.
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among.

Kino pēwhea nei?
Bad in what way?

Kua haere kē ngā kaimahi, nāna nei i mahi te hei?
The labourers who did the work on the hay have already gone.

I te ata, ko ō ngā tamariki, nāna nei i tohatoha ngā hea.
In the morning the children who spread the hay got up.

Nō nā tata nei.
.Just recently.

He aha ia e umere nei?
What is happening now to cause her to shout?

Nā reira, māku e kawe ai tō tātou nei tikanga, kia tīmata ai tō tātou nei kaupapa, tō tātou nei karaihe, i te pai, i te ora, i te hari.
Therefore, I will carry out our customs, so that our purpose, our class, may begin in goodness, in wellbeing, and in happiness.

He aha rātou e waiata nei?
Why are they singing?

MAO: Koia nei te poaka, i puuhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father...

Ā te ahiahi nei.
See you this afternoon.

Koia nei te wairua o te kōrero kia tino whakapau kaha koe i ngā wā katoa.
This is the essence of this proverb to expend all of your ability all the time.

He rite tonu ō māua nei wawata.
Our aspirations are exactly the same.

He aha a Rangi e haere atu nei?
Why is Rangi leaving?

Ka kai nei aua tupua i ngā kai i hoatu ai e mātou.
Those strangers ate the food we gave [them].

Ā te pō nei.
See you tonight.

Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tō tātou ??? ... ki a kiamārama??. Nāna mana ki tākia tātou i tēnei wā i tēnei hāora. Nā reira honore kurore ki tānei ki ngā tapu.
“And greetings to you all. ?? who have brought us together at this time, at this hour. Therefore, honour and glory to this sacred moment of ours.

He aha ngā tamariki e katakata nei?
Why are the children laughing?

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamariki mātou.
He was talking to us as if we were kids.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau te kapa nei.
This group is from Auckland.

Kua tae mai nei rātou.
They have arrived here.

He aha ngā pirihimana e kanikani nei?
Why are the police officers dancing?

Kua tae tonu mai nei rātou.
They have just arrived here.

Nō reira i mahara nei, ko te tangata rawa anō i runga nei.
So then she realised that he really was that notorious person from the world above.

I kau mai te wahine nei i ngā ahiahi katoa.
This woman swam here every evening.

Kāhore he wai kei roto i te pounamu nei.
There is no water in this bottle.

He poto rawa atu ngā kōrero nei.
These stories are extremely short.

Naa raatou i tahu te mea nei ki te maati, me kore e/*i toro
They put a match to the substance to see whether it would burn

I haehae rawa iho nei rātou.
They slashed deeply downwards here.

Ko tāku take e waea atu nei ..
The reason I’m phoning is ..

Heoi anō kāore ngā tungāne o Puhiwahine i pai ki te whaiāipotanga o te wahine nei ki tana whanaunga, nā reira ka tikina mai e rātau tō rātau tuahine, ka whakahokia ki roto o Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
Well Puhiwahine’s brothers did not approve of this woman's affair with her relative, so they fetched their sister, and returned her to Ngāti Tuwharetoa.

Nāku te kete nei.
This kit is mine.

Ka pēra haere tonu te mahi, ā tae noa mai ki Aotearoa nei (Pōtatau 1991:10)
They proceeded like that until they arrived in New Zealand

Ka mea ake rātou o te whare, ‘E koe e iri iho nei, kōrero iho rā!
The people in the house said, ‘You hanging up there, speak down to us!

Nei rā te mihi ki a koe.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you.

Te tēpu nei ea ana mō te rima tāra.
This table is worth five dollars.

Ka mea iho taua maia rā, ‘Te kino hoki o taua koutou haka e rongo iho nei au!
What a terrible haka of yours I can hear!

Ka mea ake taua iwi nei, ‘He iwi pai koutou ki te haka?
Are your people good at haka?

Nei rā te mihi ki a koutou.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you people.

Ka rongo tētahi tangata i ngā kōrero a taua tangata nei.
A man heard what this man here said.

Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i ngā waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei (Pōtatau 1991:15)
A place was left open between the stone walls

Nākū te wāti nei.
(This watch is mine.)

Ka rawe te pō nei e Rangi, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe!
This was an excellent night Rangi, many thanks to you!

E kore anō e kanga anō i te oneone ā muri ake nei mō ngā mahi a te tangata (Genesis 8:21)
Never again will I curse the earth because of human beings.

Auē, te āhua nei e pīrangi ana ia ki te moe.
Gosh, he looks like he needs to sleep.

E hia, e hia ngā punua kararehe e mau ana i te tuna nei, ana heke iho ki te inu.
Great numbers of young animals are seized by that eel when they go down to drink.

Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tō tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me tā rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.

Ka tū te hui i tēnei ata nei.
The meeting was held (at) this morning.

Nā reira, kua taea i tō tātou taha o te ōkawa, ā, kua tae mai ki tō tātou mahi o te āhua nei. Nā reira, tēnā koutou e hoa mā.
Therefore, it has been accomplished by our side of the formal proceedings, and it has now arrived at our work of this nature. Therefore, greetings to you all, friends.

Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes/ Who’s a fan of these new procedures?

Ehara māna ngā kai nei.
This food is not for him.

Koia nei te wāhi haere ai ngā hokowhitu ki.te whakatapu i ngā toa.
That was the place where armies went to acquire special powers so that they would not be killed in battle.

Anei a Mere e haere mai nei.
Here is Mere coming now.

Atu i te āhua o ngā kupu, kāore he tino rerekētanga o ēnei pū tohu wā e rua nei.
In terms of the meaning of the words, there is no significant difference between these two expressions.

Āe, i tae pai au ki Waitetoko, ā, mai i taua wā e noho nei au i taku kāinga.
Yes, I arrived safely at Waitetoko, and since that time I have been living in my home.

Hei/Ko te taaone a Hata i te poo nei?
Will Hata be in town tonight?

A te poo nei, ka haere a Hata ki te taaone?
Is Hata going to town tonight?

Ka karanga atu a Hinemoa, ki taua taurekareka nei, anoo he reo tane. Moo wai
slave proxI as a voice man intgen who

Ka tuku īmera au ki a koe ā te pō nei.
I'll send an email to you tonight.

Ki a Hēmi kē te reta nei.
This letter is to Hēmi.

Ki tēnei kaupapa, āe, i tō mātou nei kokenga atu, kia tutaki tātou i a tātou, kia whai tētahi rere āhua pai ki tō tātou nei kaupapa.
To this topic, yes, in our progression onward, so that we meet with one another, so that we might pursue a certain good flowing form for our topic here.

Ko ngā patu poto a te hokowhitu nei i hunaa ki muri i ngā tuara.
The party held their short clubs concealed behind their backs.

Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.
Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.

Ko tētahi āhuatanga whakaohorere ki te ākonga reo Māori, ko te akoranga nei, ehara noa te wātū i te "ka".
A common confusion for Māori language learners is that the verb "ka" is not only used for future tense.

Kia ora tātou, mihi ana ki a koutou katoa, ngā pātaka reo o tēnā, o tēnā kokona o te ao Māori nei. Ko Tūhoe Huata tōku ingoa. I tipu ake au i Ngā Rekereke, i ōku kaumātua o Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.
Greetings to us all, I acknowledge you all, the repositories of language in every corner of this Māori world. My name is Tūhoe Huata. I grew up at Ngā Rekereke, among my elders of Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.

Tēnā anō koutou e whai kaha nei i te reo rangatira!
Greetings again to you all striving in the Māori language!

Ko Ranginui e tū nei, ko Papatūānuku e takoto nei.
Ranginui standing above us, and Papatūānuku lying beneath us.

E rima ngā iwi e noho mai nei i te Tai Tokerau.
There are five tribes who live in Northland.

Kei a au ngā mea e pīrangi nei a Māmā.
I have the things Mum wants.

Tē 'aere mai nei 'aia i tuatua atu ei au kiāia.
I spoke to him as he was coming.

Ka aha koe ā te pō nei?
What are you doing tonight?

E haere mai nei tētehi o aku pēpi.
Here comes one of my babies.

Ka aha koe ā te mutunga wiki nei?
What are you doing this weekend?

Kāhore kau āku whakaaro ki te taua e haere mai nei.
My thoughts are not at all on the army that is coming.

Inapō nei, e pupuhi ana te hau.
Last night, the wind was blowing.

Hei te tāone a Hata i te pō nei?
Will Hata be in town tonight?

Ka hoki te māia nei ki tōna kāinga, ki Waiaua, i.te.mea kua hari tōna ngākau.
This champion returned to his home at Waiaua because his heart rejoiced.

Kei āpōpō te teretere nei te ū mai ai.
Tomorrow the travellers will land here.

Mōku nei, kāore he raruraru
As far as I am concerned, there’s no problem

Inapō nei ka pupuhi te hau.
Last night, the wind blew.

E hia kē mai nei ngā putiputi ātaahua i tēnei kōanga.
What a lot of beautiful flowers this spring.

I hea te rākau poikua nei?
Where was this softball bat?

He taitamāhine anake ēnei i kau atu nei ki uta.
Those who swam to shore were exclusively young women.

He aha hoki i pēnei ai ngā Māori nei?
Why were these Maori people acting this way?

Nā te ua ngā tamariki e māku nei.
The rain is the reason the children are getting wet.

Mā ngā mea nunui e rahu te tapu o te pā nei.
The important ones can touch the sacred things of this pā.

He aha ngā tauira e whakarongo nei?
Why are the students listening?

Ko Pararaki te mutunga ake o te one e kīia nei he one roa.
Pararaki is the end of the beach called Long Beach.

Ā muri ake nei.
Afterwards, in the future.

Kāti, kia puta ake nei au ki waho ki te tiki rau rākau.
Well, let me just pop out to get some tree leaves.

He aha rāua e kōrero nei?
Why are those two talking?

Kite ake nei au i roto i te pepa i te pō nei.
I’ve just seen it in tonight’s paper.

Nāku te māmā i harikoa nei.
I am the reason the mother is happy.

Nā te kaiako ngā tauira i hoha nei.
The teacher is the reason that the students are bored.

Kei whea kē mai te pai o te mahi nei.
What an excellent job.

Nā koutou ahau i pōhara nei.
You are the reason that I am broke.

Nō te ahiahi nei a Hine i tunu ai i te kai.
(It was this afternoon that Hine cooked the food.)

Mōu te wai nei.
This water is for you.

He ahai a Mere w tangi nei?
Why is Mere crying?

Nā Mere a Hemi i oho nei.
Mere is the reason Hemi is waking up.

Nō te ahiahi nei i tunua ai te kai.
(It was this afternoon that the food was cooked.)

Tiaho iho mai nei.
Shining down to us here.

Kia oti te tā o ēnei, kātahi te tino kōtiro nei kei muri ai
After they are done, the chiefly girl is tattooed.

Nei rā te reo mihi ki te mana whenua.
Here is my greeting to the people.

Nāku koe e ako nei.
It is because of me that you are learning.

Nei te mihi matakuikui ki te hau kāinga.
Joyful greetings to the home crowd.

Nā Rangi a Hēmi e haere atu nei.
It is because of Rangi that Hēmi is leaving.

Ākuanei tāua mate ai i te tāua nei kei.te pātīhau tonu.
Any minute now we will be killed by this old woman who keeps rumbling away.

Nā tāku mahi au e pukumahi nei.
I am busy because of my work.

Nā te hararei koutou e haere atu nei ki Taupō.
You are all going to Taupō because of the holiday.

Nā te hoko kai ahau e haere nei ki te hokomaha.
I am going to the supermarket because of the food buying.

Inā tata nei, i mate atu ai a Wii Huihui.
Just recently, Wii Huihui died.

Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau e haere atu nei.
I am leaving because of the crying of the baby.

Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.

Ko te Hone e kōrero nei, kāhore e roa.
The John I'm talking about isn't tall.

Kei te haere au ki te toa nei.
I am going to this shop.

Anei e whai ake nei ētahi atu o ngā kupu i kitea mai e te Taura Whiri.
Here follow some other words produced by the Māori Language Commission.

I titiro ia ki te pōtae nei.
She looked at this hat.

Kāore i te koi te toki nei.
This axe is not sharp.

Nō te hinganga o te taniwha nei, ka pakaru a Ngāti Porou ka whati.
When (because) this chief fell, Ngāti Porou broke and fled.

Ka whakangāwaritia e rātou tā rātou haere kia tae atu ai te wahine nei ki a rātou.
They slowed their pace so that this woman could catch up with them.

Ka oti i a koe te mahi nā i te rā nei?
Will you finish that job today?

Mōku nei...
According to me...

Kei konei katoa nei mātou.
We are all here.

He pai te keke nei.
This cake is good.

I tō rātou taenga ki te wāhi e kīa nei ko Korokota (Matthew 27:33)
When they arrived at the place called Golgotha

Ki a au nei, he pai ake te hēki i te panana.
In my opinion, eggs and better than bananas.

He pai ngā keke nei.
These cakes are good.

Ko ngā kupu iti o te reo e hono hono nei i te kōrero e kīa ana he punga
The small words of the language which connect utterances are called particles

Pai rawa atu te rangi nei.
It is a really lovely day.

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.

E kaha tohutohu mai ana ia ānō nei ko au tana mōkai.
He was ordering me around as if I was his servant.

Kei taku nei whakaaro, he tāone ātaahua a Rotorua.
In my thinking, Rotorua is a beautiful town.

Ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He is like a child.

Ki taku nei whakaaro, he tāone pai a Tūrangi.
In my thinking, Tūrangi is a good town.

I tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He was crying as if he was a child.

Kei te tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He is crying as if he is a child.

Ehara nā Hōri te reta nei i tuku mai.
George didn't send this letter.

Ka tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He will cry as if he is a child.

Mō muri noa nei i karamgatoa ai ko Tikirau.
Since then, [it] has been called Tikirau.

Kei te tangi ia, me te mea nei kua wehe rāua ko tana hoa tāne.
She is crying as if she has broken up with her boyfriend.

Kei te whakapau moni ia, me te mea nei kua toa ia i te Lotto.
He is spending money as if he has won Lotto.

Me te mea nei kei te moe kē rātou.
It looks as if they are already asleep.

Ānō nei ko ia te rangatira.
As if he were the chief.

nei, na, ra, ai
L52: “Complex sentences with subordinate clauses

Te tino omanga koa o te wahine nei, kua tata ki te taha o te toka rangitoto e tū ana i te ara.
This woman ran on happily, and reached the side of the scoria rock standing by the path.

Kei te haere rātou ki ngā pikitia i te rangi nei.
They (3+) are going to the movies today.

He tangata pai te tangata nei.
This man is a good man.

He nui te whare nei.
This house is big.

Tangohia ō hu i roto nei.
Take your shoes off inside.

I whakawhiti atu a ia me te mea nei ki te pōhi i tana reta.
He crossed over as if to post a letter.

rite pēwhea nei?
L484: “Alike in what way?

Kei te whakamanāmana a Rewi, ānō nei ko ia te rangatira.
Rewi is getting above himself, pushing himself forward, as if he were the chief.

Haere mai e tama, rukuhia ngā pāua a Tangaroa nei.
Come here son, dive for the pāua belonging to Tangaroa.

Inā ka takoto ngā mānia o Waikato, i waenganui tonu, me te mea nei i āta whakatūria ōna pukepuke hei parepare.
Thus the plains of Waikato lie right in between, as though the hills had been deliberately placed as fortifications.

Mehemea tonu ko te waha o te koroua nei.
It is just as if it is the voice of our old man.

I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if /like I was a kid.

Nō nanahi nei au i hoki mai ai i Pōneke
It was yesterday (not today) that I got back from Wellington

Kua tākaia te koha ki te pepa ātaahua nei.
The present has been wrapped in this beautiful paper.

Nā wai mā ngā kai nei?
Who owns this food?

Tēnā, kei hea tōku nei koma?
VOC at where my EMPH comb Now, where is my comb?

Nā, ka tere haere nei a Hinauri i te moana.
And Hinauri floated along on the sea.

nei, nā, rā, ana, ai
Later particles

E hia kē mai nei ngā kōura!
What a lot of crayfish!

E hia kē mai nei...
What a lot of...

Ko te ingoa nei nā Te Aotakī i tapa.
This name was given by Te Aotakī.

Tokohia kē mai nei...
What a lot of people...

He reka te keke nei.
This cake is sweet.

He tino reka te keke nei.
This cake is very sweet.

He reka rawa te keke nei.
This cake is too sweet.

Ko te āhua nei, tērā e hokihoki anō ana ia ki Taranaki.
It appears that he used to go back to Taranaki fequently.

Ko ngaa mema tonu o te Paremete te tupuna o taua mahi nei.
But the very members of Parliament are the originators of the fault.

Hoki katoa mai ai ngā Māori e haere nei ki tāwāhi?
Do all Māori who are going overseas come back?

Ka tupu te raruraru i waenganui i ngā tohunga nei, i a Nukutawhiti rāua ko Ruanui.
Trouble arose between these two experts, Nukutawhiti and Ruanui.

Hei te rangi tonu nei ka haere tātou ki Rotorua.
We will go to Rotorua this very day

Whanga noa mai nei au ki a koe, tē hohoro ake.
I waited a long time for you there, but you didn’t come.

E haere ana noki a Hata ki te tāone ā te pō nei?
Is Hata going to town tonight too?

Ki a au nei,.
In my opinion.

Tēra pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei.
Perhaps there's someone who knows the rest of this story.

He whare pai te whare nei.
This house is a good house.

Na wai te mea nei?
Who owns this thing?

E hūrori haere ana ia ānō nei kua haurangi.
He was staggering along as if he was drunk.

Ka rere tonu mai nei ngā waka ki tēnei motu
Then the canoes came on to this island.

He mahi pai te mahi nei.
This work is good work.

E apu kai ana ānō nei kāore e ara te rā āpōpō.
He was stuffing food into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.

E kaha ana tāna tohutohu i a mātou ānō nei ko ia te kuīni o te kīhini.
She was telling us all what to do like she was the queen of the kitchen.

Ko te toki e tuaina nei e ia te rākau, he toki pounamu.
The axe with which he is cutting down the tree is a greenstone axe.

.. koirā i takea mai ai te kōrero nei nā, ‘te kete rukuruku a Whakaotirangi
the small food basket of Whakaotirangi

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei wā.
Greetings to you who are gathered here at this time.

Tōna pai nei.
Sort of OK.

He koi tēnei toki? (He koi ranei te toki nei?)
Is this axe sharp?

He tawhiti rawa ngā marae o te wā kāinga nei hei hokinga mai mō rātau (Kāretu 1974:153)
The marae of the home area are too far away to be a place they can return to

Ko te whakaaro i oti nei i a rāua me haere rāua ki te pā o Uenuku rāua ko Toi ka muru mai i ngā hua o te poroporo o Uenuku (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:41)
The plan they devised was that they should go to Uenuku and Toi’s pā and steal the fruit of Uenuku’s poroporo

Tōna ora nei.
Sort of well.

Nōna te whare nei?
Is this his/her house?

Tōna wera nei.
Sort of hot.

E hia ngā wharekura o te tāone nei?
How many schools are in this town?

Ko te tāne a te wahine nei i haere ki te mahi i tētahi whenua tawhiti.
The woman’s husband had gone to a distant place to work. When he returned home the woman went hokianga mai ki te kāinga, ka haere te wahine ki te wharekai ki te mahi.

I te tau i anga te tamariki nei ki konei, i haere mātou ki runga i ngā motu nā, tirotiro tuatara ai.
at the(pl) island LOC look tuatara ai The year the children headed out here, we went onto the islands looking for tuatara there.

He pono tāku e kōrero nei ki a koe.
Is true my saying to you (literally).

Nōu te pōtae nei?
Does this hat belong to you?

E hia ngā whare o te kāinga nei?
How many houses are in this village?

He aha e nei?
Why are?

E hia ngā tamariki o te whānau nei?
How many children are in this family?

He aha koe e haere nei?
Why are you going?

Nō mātou nei te kāinga
this home is ours (and not theirs)

E hia ngā pukapuka o te wharepukapuka nei?
How many books are in this library?

He aha koe e hīkoi pēnā nei?
Why are you walking like that?

He aha tāu e kimi nei?
What your seeking now?

E hia ngā rākau o te ngahere nei?
How many trees are in this forest?

I hea te tīpao nei i te hāneanea
Where was this putter?

Ko Bob te rangatira i te tari nei.
Bob is the boss at this department.

E hia ngā kaiako o te kura nei?
How many teachers are in this school?

I muri i te tīpao nei i te hāneanea
This putter was behind the sofa

E hia ngā tauira o te whare wānanga nei?
How many students are in this university?

He aha ahau e whakaaro pēnei nei?
Why am I thinking like this?

Purea nei e te hau
Scattered by the wind

E tupu nei anō ināianei.
It is still growing there today.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among

Tēnā tātou kua huihui mai nei i tēnei rā.
Thanks for coming today.

Nā wai te waea pūkoro nei?
Who does this phone belong to?

Kātahi ka āta tiro i te takahanga waewae—nō te pō noa atu tēnei mahinga, ehara i te āta nei.
Then he looked carefully at the footsteps—this was something done the night before, not this morning.

He aha koe e noho nei i roto i te waiariki?
Why are you sitting in the hot pool?

Tēnā tātou kua huihui mai nei i tēnei ahiahi.
Thanks for coming this afternoon.

He whare kōhatu te whare nei.
This house is a stone house.

nei, na, ra
Direction particles

He pai te kai nei.
This food is good.

Nā wai koa hoki te whakatahe nei .. (Grey 1928:7) Rānei
can be used for coordinating alternatives

Ko wai hei tiaki i tēnei parepare mō ngā tau e toru e tū mai nei?
Who will guard this bastion for the next three years?

Haere atu, kei tangi i a koe te tamaiti nei!
Go away, you might make the child cry!

Ā kō kō ake nei.
Soon.

I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru nei i mua i te wharenui e tū ana.
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house.

Tērā kei roto i te whareherehere nei ētahi tāngata tokorua he kaimahi nā Parao.
There were in the prison two people who were servants of the Pharaoh’s.

E ki ana rāpea au nei anō au, inā hoki i whānau anō au i te taha o te ākau
So I say I am your child, seeing as I was born at the side of the sea

Ko tā rāua nei mahi tākaro he whakatangitangi pūtorino.
Their hobby was flute-playing.

He mahana te poraka nei.
This jesrsey is warm.

Ā te haurua mai i te ono karaka ā te pō nei.
6:30pm this evening (future).

Kia pēhea te hōhonu o te rua nei?
How deep should this hole be?

Kei te whakamanaamana a Rewi, ānō nei ko ia te rangatira
Rewi is getting above himself, pushing himself forward, “mana-tripping

Nāu te pahi nei i taraiwa.
You were the one who drove this bus.

Inā ka takoto ngā mānia o Waikato, i waenganui tonu, me te mea nei i āta whakatūria ōna pukepuke hei parepare
Thus the plains of Waikato lie right in between, (so that it looks) as though the hills had been deliberately placed as fortifications

Nō wai te paihikara pīataata nei?
Whose is this shiny bike.

Nā ngā tamariki te kemu nei i tākaro.
The children were the ones who played this game.

Nā wai te ngeru pīwari nei.
Whose cute cat is this?

Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau nei i a ia te tarakihi
Tamahae is the child by whom the tarakihi was caught

Māu te pahi nei e taraiwa.
You will be the one who drives this bus.

Ki tā te pānui, hei te pō nei te kōnohete.
According to the flyer, the concert’s tonight.

Ka noho ia i teetahi raakau e noho nei he taangata i raro
He sat in a tree under which some people were sitting

Ko Kāpiti te motu te rū nei taku ngākau.
Kāpiti is the island that speaks to my heart.

Mā ngā tamariki te kemu nei e tākaro.
The children will be the ones who will play this game.

Kia kite ai rātou i te marae ātaahua nei.
So they could see the beautiful marae.

Nōu ngā hū nei.
These are your shoes.

Rite pēwhea nei?
Alike in what way?

Kia ora māmā mō te kai pai nei.
Thanks mum for this good food.

E waru ngā rūma o te whare nei.
This house has eight rooms.

Ā te tau e heke mai nei, ka tū te hui nui.
In the year ahead, the big meeting will be held.

Nō muri nei tēnei ingoa tuarua.
This second name is from recent times.

Ka tū ia i roto i te rūnanga, ka waiata i te waiata nei.
She stood up in the assembly and sang this song.

Ki tōku nei whakaaro, koinei te mea pai rawa.
In my opinion, this is the best one.

I a au e hapū ana, i manako au ki ētahi kai tino rerekē nei.
When I was pregnant/During my pregnancy/pregnancies, I had some weird cravings.

He aha tā koutou mahi inanahi nei?
What did you guys (3 or more) get up to yesterday?

Kei te haere koe ki te whare pikitia ā te ahiahi nei, kei te tuhi rānei i tō tuhinga roa?
Are you going to the pictures tonight, or writing your essay?

Titiro ki ngā pikitia i raro nei.
Look at the pictures below.

Kia mutu tātou i te wā tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?

Auē, e Mā, kua wera a roto nei.
Gosh, Mā, it's got hot in here.

Kei te pīrangi kai te kōtiro nei.
The girl wants to eat.

Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei.
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.

Tōku nei whare.
This house of mine.

Mō wai te wai nei?
Who is this water for?

I Kirikiriroa nei.
Here in Hamilton.

Mō rāua te wai nei.
The water is for them.

He tika te kī a tō tātou ariki, nā te kōtiro nei i pai mai ki a Ponga, kāti me āwhina e tātou.
The words of our leader are just; because this girl loves Ponga, we should support her.

Ko wai te haere mai nei?
Who is (it that is) coming?

Kā tāria nei a Rona e āna tamariki kia hoki mai ki te kāinga.
Rona’s children waited for her to come back home.

✱Te haere mai nei te tangata
The person is coming

He hopunga kōrero reo Māori anō ka tāpirihia atu ki ngā mīhini hei ngā marama tata ake nei.
More audio in te reo Māori will be added to the system in the next few months.

"Katoa tō mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki mā te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."

E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha tō koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.

Heoi anō, he uaua te mahi nei.
However, this task is difficult.

Me kore ake a Harish, ka tere mau haere i a au te akoranga nei (Pōtatau 1991:72)
Thanks to Harish (I was lucky to have Harish), I quickly mastered this course

Hōhā pēwhea nei?
Boring in what way?

Kino pēhea nei?
Bad in whay way?

Tō tātou nei whare
This house of ours

Rite pai nei.
Alike in a good way.

Ka tīmata te kuia nei ki.te tatau i āna kūmara tekau, kia mōhio ai ia kei reira tonu tana pūkai kūmara.
After a while she began counting her ten kūmara; this was a way of checking that the pile of kūmara was still there.

Ko ngā mea nei.
These ones.

Ki ōku nei whakaaro
In my opinion (though others may think differently)

Hei huarahi mā tātou i te rangi nei.
A pathway for us all this day.

He tangi tonu te mahi a te tamaiti nei.
This child is always crying. — 137

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.

E hia ngā marae o te rohe nei?
How many marae are there in this region?

I titiro māi rātou ānō nei he kūare māua.
They were staring at us as if we were stupid.

Koia nei te poaka i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.

Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei (Genesis 27:21)
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.

E kōrero pākiwaha mai ana ia ānō nei ko ia te toa o te kēmu.
He was boasting as if he won the game.

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

me taua nei rangatira
and that chief (who has just been mentioned)

Hei ake nei, hei kaumātua ēnei tamariki.
In a future time, these children will be elders.

I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if /like I was a kid.

Tērā pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei, e taea pea e ia te whakamārama ki te hunga e noho ware ana.
Perhaps there’s somebody who knows the rest of this story and who perhaps will be able to explain it to those of us who live in ignorance.

I tihewa ia i te pō roa nei.
She sneezed all night long.

Ko wai te tangata e poka nei i te poaka?
Who is the man butchering the pig?

Kei te mātakitaki koe i te kēmu ā te pō nei?
Are you watching the game tonight?

I te kōrero mai a Pāpā ānō nei he kūare māua.
Dad was talking to us as if /like we (2) are stupid.

Ko wai te taurekareka nāna nei i tapahi ngā waea o te taiepa?
Who was the rascal who cut the fence wires?

Ka tipu haere te pēpi nei ā, ka hikitia e ōna mātua, ka waiatatia, ka mirimiria, ka romiromia, ka poipoia, ka whāngaia ki te waiū o ngā atua kia tipu ai hei tangata.
This baby grew and grew and his parents cuddled him, sang to him, stroked him, massaged him and cradled him to and fro. He was fed the milk of the gods so that he would grow up to be a fine man.

I te kōrero mai te kaiako ānō nei he taringa kōhatu mātou.
The teacher was talking to us as if we (3+) were deaf.

E tihewahewa ana ia i te pō roa nei.
She sneezed off and on all night.

Kei hea te pūru nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?

Ehara nō tāua te marae nei.
This marae is not ours.

I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent.

He koi rānei te toki nei?
Is this axe sharp?

Kua haere kē ngā kaimahi nāna nei i mahi te hei.
The labourers who did the work on the hay have already gone.

E hūrori haere ana te kuia ānō nei kua māuiui.
The old woman was staggering along as if she was sick.

Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.

Ka kite ā te pō nei!
See [you] tonight!

E tū whakapakoko ana ia ānō nei kua kōhatutia.
He was standing like a statue as if he had become stone.

Ka haere raatou ki waho o te whare herehere me te mea nei, e haere ana ki te karakia
They left the prison as if they were going to church