On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko rātou ngā tāmgata.
They are the people.
Identity sentences - ko...

He aha rātou i kai ai i ērā āporo?
Why did they eat those apples?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

He aha rātou i peka ai ki taua marae?
Why did they visit that marae?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ehara i a rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They didn't welcome the guests.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te whakapakari tinana rātou ki te papa tākaro.
They are exercising at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te oma rātou.
They are running.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te oma rātou ki te kura.
They are running to school.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E kauhoe ana rātou i ngā ngaru.
They are swimming in the waves.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hīkoi ana rātou ki te tūnga pahi.
They're walking to the bus stop.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mātakitaki ana rātou i te netipāora.
They are watching the netball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tae atu rātou ki reira me ā rātou pū.
They arrived there with their guns.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pakipaki te katoa me tō rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāua i kī ai.
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tauomaoma rātou e rua maero i te one.
They had a race for two miles along the beach.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere rātou ki te ngahere inānahi.
They went to the forest yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kite au i a rātou e hī ika ana.
I saw them fishing.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho rātou ki te kāinga o Pita.
They stayed at Pita's home.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere ā tāua tamariki ki tō rātou wharekura.
Our children went to their school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te hīkoi rātou i nanahi.
They were walking yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te inumanga o te pia, ka hauranga rātou.
On drinking the beer, they got drunk.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te haere rātou.
They were going.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te haere rātou ki te moana ki te kauhoe.
They were going to the beach to swim.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka haere rātou ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will go to the beach to swim.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te hanga rātou i te whare.
They were building the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka taitai rātou ō rātou niho.
They will brush their teeth.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tae mai rātou, ka noho tahi mātou ki te kōrero.
When they arrive, we will all sit and chat.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.
They have arrived here from Rototua.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae katoa mai rātou.
They have all arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua moumou rātou i te rehu horoi.
They have wasted the soap powder.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua haere mai rātou kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have come in order to be taught Māori.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae mai rātou?
Have they arrived?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua rongo rātou i te kai.
They (3/+) have perceived (tasted, smelt) the food.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te waruwaru rātou i ngā rīwai.
They are peeling the spuds.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te whakaoti rātou i ā rātou taumahi.
They are competing their assignments.
Sentences with i - i

Ko te hapu e noho ana i Maungawhau e mea ana nā rātou taua moana.
The sub-tribe living at Maungawhau said that that sea was theirs.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana.
Then they left me standing while they had a rest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei mua rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing in front of the house.
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Kei muri rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing behind the house.
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Kei roto rātou e mahi kai ana.
They are inside preparing food.
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Kei runga rātou i te huarahi e haere ana.
They are travelling on the road.
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Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.
Habitual action - ai

Ki a rātou te tiki i a Hone.
They will fetch Hone.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

He aha tā rātou mahi āpōpō?
What is their task tomorrow?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Nō te whā karaka i te ahiahi rātou i tīmata ai.
It was four o'clock in the afternoon when they started.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai.
It was last Saturday that they arrived there.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tataunga o Taranga i ana tamariki, tokorima kē rātou.
When Taranga counted her children, there were five instead.
Belonging to the past - nō

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 te pō, i a rātou ka taurite ki te kūrae o Taumata-apanui, ka peke a Tōrere.
At night, when they were opposite Taumata-apanui, Tōrere jumped [overboard].
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is not for them.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is not for them.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Nā rātou i whakapai te whare.
It was them who cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They welcomed the guests.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou i horoi ngā pereti.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna rātou i manaaki.
She was the one who looked after them.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā tō rātou māmā.
It was their mother who did it.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou ngā pereti i horoi.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is for them.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu te kai e hari atu ki a rātou.
You can take the food to them.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They will welcome the guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They will welcome the guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou te kēmu e takatū.
They will prepare the game.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou ā mātou manuhiri e pōwhiri.
They will welcome our guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku e horoi tō rātou waka.
I will be the one to clean the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

I kōrero rātou mō tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou.
They will.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou e horoi ngā pereti.
They will wash the plates.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou ngā pereti e horoi.
They will wash the plates.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Āwhinatia rātou!
Look after them!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

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

Kei te hoki rātou mā runga i te pahi.
They are returning by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?
Passive sentences - tikina...

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger siblings.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua mahia e Ari he kapu tī mā rātou.
Ari has made them a cup of tea.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I te ngahuru i hauhaketia e rātou ngā riwai.
In the autumn, they harvested potatoes.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki tā rātou, ko Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū tētahi anō ingoa mō Horomaka.
According to them, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is another name for Banks Peninsula.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua.
They are house building for their parents.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E haere waiata ana rātou.
They were walking along singing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kia hoki mai rātou i te tāone, ka kai ai tātou.
When they get back from town, then we'll eat.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka tango rātou i ō rātou hū, ka tomo ai i te whare.
They took their shoes off and then went inside.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka aroha rātou. Nō hea e oma, nō hea e huna. - Poor things.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka aroha rātou. Nō whea e oma, nō whea e huna.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ka hui rātou āpōpō kōrero ai mō te wharenui.
They will meet tomorrow to discuss the wharenui.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I tērā Rāhoroi, i haere rātou ki tātahi kohi pipi a.
On Saturday, they went to the beach to gather pipi.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pēpuere.
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February.
Direction - ...ai

Ā tērā wiki rātou hoki mai ai.
They come back next week.
Direction - ...ai

Kei te pai rātou.
They're (not us) okay.
When - Kia

Kia tae mai rātou ka haere tātou ki te marae.
When they arrive we will go the marae.
When - Kia

Kia tae mai rātou, ka pōwhiritia.
When they arrive they will be welcomed.
When - Kia

Kei te pōuri rātou?
Are they sad?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hui rātou.
They are at the meeting.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei Matipō Tirīti tō rātou kāinga.
Their house is in Matipō Street.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te aha rātou?
What are they (3+) doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore rātou i te hīkoi i nanahi.
They weren't walking yesterday.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore rātou i te pōuri?
Are they not sad?
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore rātou i te haere.
They are not going.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore rātou i te oma ki te kura.
They are not running to school.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te Kirihimete, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki ki ā rātou takoha.
At Christmas, the children were playing with their gifts.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the old man had died.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

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 mīharo rātou, me te tino whakamihi.
They were all full of admiration, and very grateful.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka roherohea taua moana e rātou.
That sea was divided up by them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tātua i a rātou mō te haere.
They girded themselves for the journey.
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 rite i te tokomaha te whakataāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many young people reached agreement on the day for their return.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tangi ngā tamāhine ki tō rātou pāpā.
The daughters mourned for their father.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tae te ope rā ki ā rātou mea i mahia mai rā i Āwhitu.
The group took their things which had been made in Āwhitu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka haere noa atu te iwi whenua ki ō rātou kāinga.
The local tribe went to their home.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tū mai te tumuaki ki te mihi ki a rātou.
The headmaster stood up to greet them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore rātou e haere ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will not go to the beach to swim.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kua wehe rātou i te rōpū matua.
They have separated from the parent organisation.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Mate noa ake rātou katoa i te aroha ki taua kōtiro.
They were all overcome with love for that girl.

He whānau pai tō Ataahua, he nui tō rātou aroha ki a rātou anō.
Ataahua has a good family. They love each other very much.

Nā rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No rātou tēnei poupou.
This house-post belongs to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore anō tā rātou kurī kia hoki mai i te pāmu.
Their dog has not yet returned from the farm.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kāore anō ngā tamariki tāne kia paraihe i ō rātou makawe.
The boys have not brushed their hear yet.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tatou tō tō rātou whare.
Their house has a door.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha ō rātou whakaaro e pā ana ki tēnā?
What do they think about that?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ka mīharo rātou ki te ātaahua o te wahine patupaiarehe.
They were astonished at the beauty of the fairy woman.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kaua e tū ki runga i tō rātou whāriki hou!
Do not stand on their new carpet!
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore a Tame i te whāia e rātou.
Tame is not being chased by them.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ka hōhā tō tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Niko, ko Tame, ko Amaru ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Niko, Tame and Amaru.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Hera, ko Ataahua, ko Pāora ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have younger siblings, their names are Hera, Ataahua and Pāora.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore ō rātou hū.
They don’t have any shoes.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He hū ō rātou.
They have shoes.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko tā rātou kurī tērā e auau ana.
That is their dog barking.
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore rātou i te haere ki te moana ki te kauhoe.
They were not going to the beach to swim.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Tai, ko Moana rātou ko Rangi.
Tai, Moana and Rangi.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Pita rātou ko Paul, ko Mere.
Peter, Paul and Mere.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani and Mere are at the school.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko rātou ko ō rātou hoa ngā mea ngaro.
They and their friends are the missing ones.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Pāora rātou ko tōna whanau.
Pāora and his family.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Aidan rātou ko Kaia, ko Liam
Aidan and Kaia and Liam
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Mia rātou ko Hēmi ko Taika āku tamariki.
Mia, Hēmi and Taika are my children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te oma a Mere rātou ko Hariata, ko Matiu, ko Ropata.
Mere, Hariata, Matiu and Ropata are running.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

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...

Ka haere mai rātou a te Mane.
They will come on Monday.
Towards - mai

Kua tae atu rātou ki Rotorua.
They have arrived in Rotorua.
Away - atu

I te ono karaka, kua tae atu rātou ki Ōmihi.
By six o'clock they had got to Ōmihi.
Away - atu

Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoa, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.
Up - ake

E rua ō rātou whare.
They have two houses.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Kua whakaritea, me tae rātou ki te mira o Kawerau i te iwa karaka.
It was arranged that they should arrive at the Kawearau mill at nine o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te marae rātou.
They will be at the marae.
Future locative - hei

Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana nā rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua rātou e āwhinatia!
Don't help them!
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore rātou i te hui.
They are not at the meeting.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

He nui te mana o tō rātou waka.
Their canoe has great prestige.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Ehara mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They won't welcome the guests.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They won't welcome the guests.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rātou te kēmu e takatū.
They won’t prepare the game.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

I kōrero rātou mō tēnei tangata.
They spoke about that person.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Tokohia ō rātou kaikōrero i tēnei rā?
How many speakers have they got today?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Ehara i a rātou te whare i whakapai.
They didn’t clean the house.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kāore rātou i mahue i te pahi.
They were not left by the bus.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore mātou i hinga i a rātou. I toa mātou
We didn't lose to them. We won.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Ka hōhā ia i a rātou.
She is fed up with them.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti i a rātou ngā mahi.
The work has been finished by them.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti ngā mahi i a rātou.
The work has been finished by them.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Mā rātou tātou e pōwhiri?
Who will greet us today?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

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...

I a rātou e waiata ana i tā rātou waiata ka whakarite kai ngā ringawera mā rātou.
While they were singing their song, the cooks prepared food for them.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

I tō rātou pēne e waiata ana, ka inu mātou i ngā inu kore utu!
While the band sang, we drank free drinks!
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kātahi anō rātou ka tīmata ki te kai.
They have just started to eat.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Mā wai tō rātou kakahu e haenga?
Who will iron our clothes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Nā te aha rātou i kōrero ai?
For what reason did they speak?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha rātou i kore ai e kōrero?
Why didn’t they speak?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Tō rātou kaha hoki.
How strong they are.
How... - tō... hoki

Ka haere rātou mā Te Wairarapa mā Tararua rānei.
They will either go via the Wairarapa or Tararua.
Or... - ...rānei

Ka tae mai ana rātou, ka kai tātou.
When they arrive, we will eat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka kai tātou, ka tae mai ana rātou.
We will all eat when they arrive.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

He hiakai nō rātou.
Because they were hungry.
Because - he... nō...

Kāore rātou hei te marae.
They will not be at the marae.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Nō te karahipi mō te kotahi tau anake i haere ai rātou ki Amerika.
A scholarship for a year has taken them to America.

Kua rongo rātou i te kai.
They (3/+) have tasted/smelled the food.

Kātahi tō rātou rangatira, a Rua, ka mea....
Then their chief, Rua, said...

Kei te hangaia e rātou he whare mō ō rātou mātua.
A house is being by them for their parents.

Na rātou ēnā mea.
Those things are theirs.

Ā rātou tahā hinu.
Their gourds of oil.

Ka manaaki rātou i a mātou.
They will look after us.

Kei te haere mai rātou ki konei.
They (3 or more people) are coming here (by the speaker).

Ka riro pea a Puhihuia i te tangata kē anō o rātou.
Perhaps Puhuihuia would be taken by another one of them.

Ko ētahi o rātou, ko ngā rōpā me ngā wāhine i kata.
Some of them, the slaves and the women, laughed.

Te tino haerenga o rātou, 'Koia anō me te huruhuru manu e rere ana i te hau'.
They all ran on "like a bird's feather flying in the wind".

Ka haere tahi ati anō i a rātou ētahi o te tangata whenua.
Some of the local people accompanied them.

Ohorere tātou i tō rātou hokinga mai i te kaha o te kōpeke.
We were surprised at their return on account of the cold.

Kei te tākaro rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are playing here.

Ko tēnei tō rātou waka.
This is their car.

Kei te kāinga ngā tamariki, kei waho rātou i te whare.
The children are at home, they are outside the house.

Kua rite rātou?
Are they ready?

Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.

Ko rātou!
It's them!

Kei roto rātou i te whare.
They are inside the house.

Kua oti tā rātou peita.
Their painting is finished.

Kei te tino harikoa rātou.
They're very happy.

Kua piki rātou i te maunga.
They have climbed the mountain.

Kei te tākaro rātou i te pā whutupāoro.
They are playing touch rugby.

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.

Tokohia rātou kei te haere mai?
How many people are coming?

E raranga ana ngā katipō i ō rātou pūngāwere.
Spiders spin webs.

He kākahu rangatira ō rātou.
They have flash clothes.

Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.

Āpōpō, ka ea i te iwi tā rātou whakataunga.
Tomorrow, the tribe will settle their decision

Ka haere rātou.
They (3 or more people) will go.

Kua tomo atu rātou, ki roto i te whare.
They have entered into the house.

Kua tae atu rātou.
They have arrived.

Kua puta mai rātou, i roto i te whare.
They have come forth out of the house.

Ko āu irāmutu rātou.
They are your nephews.

Ehara rātou i āu irāmutu.
They are not your nephews.

Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?

Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare.
Then they set the house alight.

I waiata rātou.
They sang.

Kātahi-tonu-nei rātou ka tae mai.
They have just arrived.

I rā uta mai rātou.
They came by way of the shore.

Kei te matekai rātou.
They're starving.

Kua tutuki tō rātou wawata.
Their dream has been fulfilled.

Kei hea tō rātou motokā?
Where is their car?

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakaāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many people reached agreement on the day for their return.

He tohunga katoa ki ā rātou kaupapa ngā kaiako o tēnei whare wānanga.
The teachers at this university are all experts at their subject.

Pātai atu ki ngā tāngata kei te aha rātou.
Ask the people what they are doing.

Ehara nā rātou te whare i hanga.
They didn't build the house.

Ka oma rātou ki muri o te whare.
They ran behind the house.

Kei Whakatū rātou.
They are in Nelson.

Ko rātou, ko ngā poaka e toru.
Them (over there), the three little pigs.

Ka noho rātou ki te whāriki.
They will sit on the mat.

Kei te karo rātou i te uwhiuwhi.
They are avoiding the shower.

Ka haere au ki te paku āwhina i a rātou.
I'll go and give them a bit of a hand.

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

Kua piki rātou i te pātū.
They climbed the wall.

Kei te haere rātou ki tātahi ā te Rāhoroi.
They are going to the beach on Saturday.

I tae pai katoa rātou ki uta.
They all reached the shore safely.

Ka oma rātou.
They ran.

Ko ngā tāngata o Pōneke, ka whakatūtū i ō rātou whare ki ngā tahataha o ngā puke.
in Wellington, people build houses on the sides of hills.

Ko rātou ka toa.
They will win.

I tō rātou taenga atu, e pōuri tonu ana te hōro.
When they arrived, the hall was still dark.

Ko Raima rātou ko Tanira, ko Aniwa ōku tuāhine.
Raima, Tanira and Aniwa are my sisters.

Kei te ruku kōura rātou.
They are crayfish diving.

I oma rātou nā tua o ngā rākau.
They ran past beyond the trees.

Āe, kua tae mai rātou.
Yes, they've arrived.

Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.

Āhea rātou ka wehe atu?
When are they leaving?

Āhea rātou wehe atu ai?
When are they leaving?

He mā tō rātou whare.
Their house is white.

Āe, he tuāhine ōku, ko Ani, ko Moana, ko Aroha ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have a sister, their names are Ani, Moana and Aroha.

Me pēhea rātou e mōhio ai?
How are they to know?

Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Manu, ko Koa, ko Taika ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Manu, Koa and Taika.

Ko tō rātou whare tika tonu ki tērā taha.
Their house is opposite.

Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Mia, ko Kauri, ko Rina ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Mia, Kauri and Rina.

Hiki ana te hui, hokihoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Hēmi, ko Tawa, ko Rangi ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Hēmi, Tawa and Rangi.

Kei Otaki rātou e hui ana.
They are meeting at Otaki.

Rātou ko.
Them (three or more).

Ko Tanya rātou ko Sarah, ko Hugh
Tanya and Sarah and Hugh

Ā rātou tamariki.
Their children.

I kainga ngā kina katoa e rātou.
All the kina wee eaten by them.

Nō rātou te whare rā.
That is their house/That house belongs to them.

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

Kei te tākaro whutupāoro rātou.
They are playing football.

Ko te heihei te tūmomo mīti e kainga ana e ratou.
The type of meat that is being eaten by them is chicken

Ko Ponga tētahi tangata rangatira o rātou.
Ponga was one of their chiefs.

Kei te kai rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are eating here.

Kei mua rātou i te kura.
They are in front of the school.

Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoka, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.

Tokoiwa rātou i tū ki te kōrero.
Nine of them stood to talk.

Tekau mā tahi rātou e haere ana.
Eleven of them are going.

He whare ō rātou.
They have houses.

"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."

Kei te waiata rātou.
They (3 or more) are singing.

Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.

Mā hea rātou haere ai?
How are they going?

Kei waho rātou.
They're outside.

Nā te mahi rātou i hoki ai ki Pōneke.
They returned to Wellington because of the work.