On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai te mea pai ki te kōrero Māori?
Whose good at speaking Māori?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te iwi e pai ana ki te haka?
Who is the nation who is good at doing haka?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who played at the playground?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te tahu ia i te ahi i te marae.
He is lighting the fire at the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

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 mahi a Rangi i te whare.
Rangi is working at home.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te tākaro a Pita i te papa tākaro.
Pita is playing at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te whakapakari tinana rāua ki te whare hākinakina.
Those two are exercising at the gym.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E kāia ana hoki he tino toa koe ki taua mahi.
It is also said that you were a real champion at that job.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tākaro ana rāua i te papa tākaro.
They (two people) are playing at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mahi ana au i te hōhipera.
I work at the hospital.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I kite au i te kurī i te pāmu.
I saw the dog at the farm.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho ngā wāhine ki te marae.
The women stayed at the marae.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I whakatā māua i te whare.
We (me and one other) rested at the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I waiho ahau i te koti ki tō whare.
I left the coat at your house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taku whare te hui.
The meeting was at my place.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I titiro atu ia ki te rā, ka tihewa.
He look at the sun and sneezed.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

I mahi poka noa au ki te keri i te whenua, ka kohete mai ia, 'E tama e! Me taki karakia i te tuatahi'.
I heedlessly started digging and she growled at me, 'Boy! You should do karakia first!'
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te mutunga o te pōwhiri, ka tū te hākari.
At the end of the welcome, a feast was held.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te ako a Pita i te reo Māori i te kura.
Pita was learning te reo Māori at school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te tākaro ngā tamariki i te pāmu i te rā wera
The children were playing at the farm on the hot day.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka waiata te kapa haka i te hui.
The haka group will sing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka inu te manuhiri i ngā inu i te marae.
The guest will drink the drink at the marae.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka whakaweto te koroua i ngā rama ā te 10 karaka.
The old man will turn the lights off at 10 o'clock.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kite au i ōku hoa ki te kura.
I will see my friends at school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka wehe tātou ā te 2 karaka ā tēnei ahiahi.
We (3 + incl) will leave at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tūtaki tātou ki te pāmu ā te 3 karaka.
We will meet at the farm at 3 o'clock.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere mai ia i te torongitanga o te rā.
He will come at sunset.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me titiro ki te karoro!
You should look at the seagull!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kōrero tātou i te reo Māori i te kāinga.
We (3/+inclusive) should speak the Māori language at home.
Simple sentences: you should - me

He maha ngā moni kua pau i a ia i te toa.
She has spent lots of money at the shop.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te titiro au ki te tamaiti e menemene mai ana.
I am looking at the child who is smiling at me.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

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

Kei te whare hākinakina a Ari e whakapakari ana.
Ari is at the gym working out.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Tokoono ngā tāngata e noho ana kei tōku whare.
There are six people living at my house.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Tokorima ngā tauira e katakata ana ki a ia.
There are five students laughing at him.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei te hōhipera au e mahi ana.
I am working at the hospital.

Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.

Kei te awa a Liam e hī ika ana.
Liam is fishing at the river.

Kei te kāinga a Kauri e mahi ana.
Kauri is at home working.

Kei te marae a Ripeka e whakapaipai ana.
Ripeka is at the marae cleaning.

Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?

Kei te kura ngā tamariki e ako ana.
The children are learning at the school.

Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka.
I always get up every day at seven o'clock.
Habitual action - ai

Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.
Habitual action - ai

Tū ai ngā whakamātautau i te mutunga o te tau.
The exams always take place at the end of the year.
Habitual action - ai

Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.
Habitual action - ai

He aha tā koutou mahi i te marae i te Rāhoroi?
What were you guys doing at the marae on Saturday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a ngā kuia i te marae?
What is the work of the elderly women at the marae?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Ka tino rata ia ki te keke ka tunua ki te kāinga.
They really like the cake that is baked at home.
To like - rata

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
At this moment, Toto's daughters arrived.
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 wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te Kirihimete rā ka hoki mai ia ki Te Kao.
She returned to Te Kao at Christmas.
Belonging to the past - nō

Mā Ani e hoko kai ki Peke te Pēke, koinā tōna tino.
Ani will buy food at Pak n Save, that's her favourite.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Tirohia te rā!
Look at the sun!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes at the door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare mō te hui.
Prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
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

Titiro ki te maunga!
Look at the mountain!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Titiro ki te waka.
Look at the car.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Tirohia te maunga!
Look at the mountain!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Tatari i te kete!
Wait at the gate!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Titiro ki te paratuhituhi!
Look at the blackboard!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua e titiro ki te maunga!
Don't look at the mountain!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e tatari i te kēti!
Don't wait at the gate!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e kata ki a māua.
Don't laugh at us.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e tiro tītahi pēnā mai.
Don't look sideways at me like that.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e kai pia ngaungau ki te kura.
Don't chew gum at school.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kua hōha noa ia ki ngā harihari kōrero me te amuamu anō a ngā kiritata.
He was annoyed at the gossip and also the complaining from his neighbours.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kei te torohia e te kairangahau ngā pukapuka.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tirohia ngā tāonga e ngā tauira.
The treasures have been looked at by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I kōhurutia te tangata ki te awa.
The man was murdered at the river.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E tirohia ana ngā taonga tākaro ki te toa e ngā tamariki.
The toys in the shop are being looked at by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E hī ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children are playing at the beach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children were playing at the beach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te haere au ki Te Tai Rawhiti hei hui ki te marae.
I'm going to the Eastland region to meet up at the marae.
For the purpose of - hei

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

He aha koe i hoki mai ai i te 11?
Why did you come back at 11?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I tēnei wā, kāore anō kia huaina tēnei wāhi ko Whangaparāoa.
At this time, this place was not yet names Whangaparāoa.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

I puta he hua ki te iwi Māori i ērā kaupapa? Kāore kau.
Did Māori benefit from those measures? Not at all.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Ka mura te ahi i te rarauhe, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere.
The fire blazed up in amongst the bracken. In no time at all it had spread to the forest.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

E ai ki ngā rongo kua taumaha a ia, mea ake ka hemo.
They say he's very ill, and it won't be long at all before he dies.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don't actively look after those children of Tāne, they'll become extinct in no time at all.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ka āhei ngā tamariki te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are allowed to play at the playground.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ahakoa e mahana ana ināianei, me kawe tonu he koti, kei makariri.
Although it's warm at the moment, you should still take a coat, in case it turns cold.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Kia oti i a koe tēnei mahi a te wā e hoki mai ana ahau.
This job should be finished by you at the time when I return.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te whare pikitia au.
I'm at the movie theatre.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te mahi ia.
She is at her place or work. OR: She is working.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

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

Kei te hokomaha.
At the supermarket.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kuaha.
At the door.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te toa au.
I'm at the shop.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa tākaro rāua.
Those two are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te tāone.
At town.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kura.
At school.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāinga te pēpi.
The baby is at home.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kura a Mere.
Mere is at school.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te hōhipera tō māmā.
Your mother is at the hospital.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te toa ngā āporo.
The apples are at the shop.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāinga tōna tuahine.
Her sister is at home.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te whare wānanga ngā tauira.
The students are at the university.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore koe i te mahi.
You are not at work.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Rangi i te mahi i te whare.
Rangi is not working at home.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Pita i te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
Pita is not playing at the playground.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I taua wāhi te marae.
The marae was at that place.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te kura ia.
She was at school.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te toa.
At the store.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te whare pikitia.
At the pictures.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te kāinga ahau ināpō.
I was at home last night.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te marae, he aha te mahi a ngā koroua?
At the marae, what is the work of the elders?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te tekau karaka.
At ten o'clock.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te wā o te āraitanga e haere ana mātou ki te one.
At the time of the eclipse, we were going to the beach.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te whā karaka i te atu ai i wehe atu ai ki Ahuriri.
I left for Napier at 4 in the morning.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he konohete.
At the end of the hui, a concert was held.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te tekau mā tahi karaka i te ata te karakia.
The service was at 11 am.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te mutunga o te wānanga ka ngana a Hēmi ki te whakawehe i ōna mātua.
At the conclusion of the wānanga Hēmi attempted to separate his parents.
Past - specifying a particular time - 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

I te poutūtanga i kite au i taku hoa.
At lunchtime I saw my friend.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te pō i kai hapa au, ā, i mahi au.
At night I had dinner and worked.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te whitu karaka, kua haere mai ia.
He will have left at seven o'clock.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore au i kite i te kurī i te pāmu.
I did not see the dog at the farm.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore ngā wāhine i noho ki te marae.
The women did not stay at the marae.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore māua i whakatā i te whare.
We did not rest at the house.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Did they sing at the gathering?
Did they not sing at the gathering?
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

I mate ia ki te awa.
He died at the river.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Ka titiro a Honi ki te parani i runga i te pounamu.
Honi looked at the brand on the bottle.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka oho te tini i roto i te whare manuhiri.
The party at the visitor's house woke up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tae ki te teihana, ā, ka hīkoi mātou i te taha moana ki Te Papa.
We arrived at the station and we walked by the sea to Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tū ngā tamāhine i te mataihi katau o te marae.
The daughters stood at the front right of the marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoe mai whaka te tauranga waka i Onehunga.
They rowed through the canoe anchorage at Onehunga.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore te kapa haka e waiata i te hui.
The haka group will not sing at the gathering.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He kaha te iwi te manaaiki i ngā manuhiri.
The iwi is strong at looking after guests.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kāore rāua e tākaro ana i te papa tākaro.
They are not playing at the playground.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore māua e waiata ana i te hui.
We are not singing at the gathering.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kei te kura ā raua tamariki.
Their children are at school.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ka koa tōku ngākau ki āna kupu.
My heart raced at her words.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha tāu tūnga i tēnei wa?
What is your role at the moment?
What? - He aha?

Kāore a Pita i te ako i te reo Māori i te kura.
Pita was not learning te reo Māori at school.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Kāore mātou i te whakarongo ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were not listening to the song at the birthday.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Kāore ngā tamariki i te tākaro i te pāmu i te rā wera.
The children were not playing at the farm on the hot day.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Kei te menemene mai te pēpi.
The baby is smiling at me.
Towards - mai

Kō ēnei waka e rua, i ū mai ki Hokianga.
These two canoes landed at Hokianga.
Towards - mai

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

Engari kei te marae ētahi e rua.
But there are two already at the marae.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Hei te rua karaka.
See you at two o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te whā karaka.
See you at four o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te rima karaka.
See you at five o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te ono karaka.
See you at six o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te whitu karaka.
See you at seven o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te waru karaka.
See you at eight o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te tekau karaka.
See you at ten o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te tekau mā tahi karaka.
See you at eleven o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te tekau mā rua karaka.
See you at twelve o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Ka kai tātou ā te whitu karaka.
We'll eat at seven o'clock.
Telling time - kara

A te waru karaka ka haere tātou ki te marae.
We will go the marae at 8 o'clock.
Telling time - kara

I ngā ata katoa e ara ana is i te ono karaka.
He gets up at six o'clock every morning.
Telling time - kara

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

Te hui a te rua karaka, hei te whare wānanga.
The 2 o'clock meeting will be at the university.
Telling time - kara

Āe, i te rima karaka.
Yes, at 5 o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Ka kitea ia e Aria i ngā toa.
Aria saw him at the shops.
Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at' - i

Hei te kāinga te tamaiti.
The child will be at home.
Future locative - hei

Hei te toa a Hemi.
Hemi will be at the shop.
Future locative - hei

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

Hei te kura ia.
She will be at school.
Future locative - hei

Hei Whakatāne te hui a Oketopa.
The meeting in October will be at Whakatāne.
Future locative - hei

Hei tātahi ngā tāngata e whakatā ana.
The people will be relaxing at the beach.
Future locative - hei

Tokoiwa ngā tāngata i taua hui.
There were nine people at that (aforementioned) meeting.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaue e kōrero i te hui.
Don't speak at the meeting.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e titiro ki te waka.
Don't look at the car.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Don't leave your shoes at the door.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare mō te hui.
Don't prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore ngā tauira i te whare wānanga.
The students are not at the university.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te marae i taua wāhi.
The marae wasn’t hlace.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

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

Kāore a Mere i te kura.
Mere is not at school.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore tō māmā i te hōhipera.
Your mother is not at the hospital.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children are not at the playground.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā āporo i te toa.
The apples are not at the shop.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore tōna tuahine i te kāinga.
Her sister is not at home.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki i tātahi e tākaro ana.
The children were not playing at the beach.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tāngata hei tātahi e whakatā ana.
The people will not be relaxing at the beach.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kei te kura ngā tamariki āpōpō.
The children will be at school tomorrow.
*Future locatives - kei te

He aha koe i titiro tītaha pēnā mai ai?
Why do you always look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Nō te ono kartaka i te pō.
Last night at 6pm.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

He kōrero tēnei mō te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Tō tau hoki ki te waiata!
How excellent you are at singing!
*How... - Te... hoki...

Tō pai hoki ki te tunu keke!
How good you are at baking cakes!
*How... - Te... hoki...

I a Spongebob rāua ko Patariki e tītoitoi ana i te Krusty Krab ka pararē a Squidward ki a rāua.
While Spongebob and Patrick were goofing off at the Krusty Krab, Squidward yelled at them.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kia āta titiro ki te whakaahua, kia kite ai koe.
Look carefully at the picture so you can see.
In order to - kia... ai

Ko to ono karaka te wā e tīmata ai te hui.
The meeting starts (specifically) at 6 o'clock.
Specifically - ai

Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time texting.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Kāore te tamaiti hei te kāinga.
The child will not be at home.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kāore a Hemi hei te toa.
Hemi will not be at the shop.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

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

Ko wai kāore i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who didn’t play he playground?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki e āhei te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are not allowed to play at the playground.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

E tohu ana ia i mua o ngaa matua raa, me te mea tonu ka whatiwhati te taiaha i roto i ngaa ringa
the taiaha at inside at the(pl) hand ‘He was gesticulg before the blions as if the taiaha would break in pieces in his hands’ (TWh, 22)

Roa-noa, ka titiro ki te waka rā.
For a long time, he looed at that canoe.

E titiro ana te tauhou ki a au.
The stranger was looking at me.

Ko te toru o ō hokinga mai i te tuarongo, kei waho ahau o te tatau, māku e whakatuwhera te kuaha ka rere tika mai koe ki waho, ka tūtaki atu ai tāua i te kuaha.
The third time you go to the back of the house, I will be at the door, I will open the door, and you will jump right outside and then we will shut it.

E titiro ana te tauhou ki ahau.
The stranger was looking at me.

Kei te pai te kurī
At the moment, the dog is good.

I pō, i pō, ā, ka mārama.
It was dark for a long time, and then at last it became light.

Kua tae mai ki te wā...
We have arrived at the time...

Kei te hokomaha / Kei waho / Kei Kaitāia
She’s he supermarket / She’s outside / She’s in Kaitāia.

Kāore te kurī i te pai
At the moment the dog is not good.

He tino maha ngā mea whakamīharo i kite rātou i taua rā.
at that day The wonderful things that they saw that day were very numerous.

Ka koa tōku ngākau ki ana kupu.
My heart rejoiced at her words.

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

I harihari ia i tō rāua tūtatakitanga.
He was glad at their meeting.

Ka kai tātou ā te poupoutanga o te rā.
We'll eat at midday.

He aha te whaea i kōrero ai ki te kaiako i te kura?
Why did the mother talk to the teacher at the school?

Takitahi noa mātou i te hui.
There were just a few of us at the meeting.

I mau i a tātou wēnei tāngata i taua wā.
We caught these beings at that time.

Titiro ki tērā taraka nui kua tae mai
Look at that big truck that has arrived

Ka mīharo rātou ki te ātaahua o te wahine patupaiarehe.
They were astonished at the beauty of the fairy woman.

Ka waea mai ia i te weherua pō.
She rung me at midnight.

E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tāne Mahuta.

Kua titiro mai te iwi rā ki a ia.
The tribe had been looking at her.

titiro ki te karoro!
look at the seagull!

Tokohia ngā tāngata i te marae?
How many people were at the marae?

I mātakitaki ngā tāngata i ngā whakaahua.
The people gazed at the pictures.

He aha koe i titiro mai ai ki au?
Why are you looking (why did you look) at me?

Ka kai tātou ā te whitu karaka
We’ll ebeven o’clock

Ko ngā tamariki kāhore e haere ana ki te pikitia ka noho tonu ki te kura.
The children who are not going to the film will remain at school.

Tērā a Tūrongo kei te tatari kia hauhaketia tana kūmara, ā, kia mene mai i a ia ngā kai pērā i a Whatihua, ka karanga ai a ia kia haria mai a Rua-pū-tahanga.
Meanwhile Tūrongo was waiting for his sweet potatoes to be harvested, so that he would have food stored up like Whatihua, at which point he would send for Rua-pū-tahanga.

Kei te haere koe ki hea a te Aranga?
Where are you going at Easter?

Kei te tirohia ngā pukapuka e te kairangahau.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.

Ka tūtaki tātou ki te teihana tereina.
We'll meet at the train station.

I whānau ia i te wāhi.
He was born at the place.

Kei te hohipera ia inaianei.
She's at the hospital now.

Hei te tahi karaka.
See you at one o'clock.

Ka hui tātou ki te marae.
We will meet at the marae.

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

He aha koe i mahi ai i te kāinga?
Why were you working at home

I puta a Te Pātū i te wā.
Te Patu escaped at the time.

Titiro ki te whare ātaahua rā.
Look at that beautiful house.

Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea

Hei te toru karaka.
See you at three o'clock.

Nā, kawea ana e rātou a Kae, ka whakatakotoritia ki te pou tokomanawa o te whare o Tinirau.
Then they carried Kae and laid him at the main supporting post of Tinirau’s house.

E waiata a Mere ki te rūma.
Mere will sing at the room.

Kei te whare a Rewi.
Rewi is at the house.

Titiro ki ēnā pikitia.
Look at those pictures (near you).

Mā Nani e hoko kai ki Peke te Pēke, koinā tōna tino.
Nanny will buy food at Pak n Save, that's her favourite.

kei te pōuri a Rangi, ā, kei te tangi ia, engari, he harikoa ia.
At the moment Rangi is sad and the ia crying now, but, actually he is really a happy person.

Ka tū te hui ki tēhea marae?
At which marae is the hui to occur?

Kei te ngenge ia.
At the moment she is tired

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 titiro au ki te tane.
I am looking at the man.

Kei te titiro te tane ki a au.
The man is looking at me.

Kei te titiro te tane ki ahau.
The man is looking at me.

Koia kei a koe mō te kōrero Māori!
You're great at speaking Māori!

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 his time, his hour. Therefore, honour and glory to this sacred moment of ours.

Kāhore a Rōpata i te whare kura.
Rōpata is not (was not) at school.

Mā te aha
Better than nothing, never mind, at least that’s something

Koia kei a Rangi ki te tuhituhi.
Rangi is great at writing.

Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can’t drive properly whilst he same time texting/ texting as you go.

Me titiro ki te aha?
What should (we) look at?

Koia kei a ia mō te akoako!
She/he is great at learning!

E hīkoikoi ana a Koro me te whiowhio anō.
Koro was walking along whilst at the same time whistling.

Ā te ata ka hoki ai au ki te mahi
In the morning I will go back to work (then, at that time)

Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani, and Mere are at the school.

Kei hea te kāinga i whakatūria ai te whare o Rua?
Where is the settlement at which/where Rua’s house was erected?

Mā te aha i tae mai rātou ki te tautoko
At least they came to offer their support

Titiro ki te papa tuhituhi.
Look at the board.

Kāore he pukapuka kei a au.
There is not a book at my location

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

Kei te haere atu ahai ki te hokomaha hei hoko kai.
But we can also add ai at the end.

Te tino putanga o Ponga ki mua o te kapa.
When Ponga appeared at the front of the ranks.

Kāhore he tangata i te toa.
There is no one at the shop.

Kei te pai koe?
At the moment, are you well?

He aha koe i haere mai i te rourou iti a Haere, te noho atu ai koe, i te tokanga nui a Noho?
Why did you come here for the short supplies of the traveller, instead of remaining at home with the plentiful provisions of the stay-at-home?

Kei te ora ia.
At the moment, he or she is well.

I noho rāua i te kāinga.
They lived at the place.

Nō reira ka tangi a Ue-roa ki tōna iwi.
It was taken right away, out to the fishing ground at Karanga-tū. Then Te Awa-riki sent

Ā te tekau karaka
At ten o’clock

Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.

I reira, ka kitea e ia he pounamu i Arahura.
There, he saw greenstone at Arahura.

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

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.

I reira, ka kitea e ia tētahi pounamu i Arahura.
There, he saw a piece of greenstone at Arahura.

I hē te whakahaere a Rua-tatanoa i tētahi wāhi o te karakia.
Rua-tatanoa made a mistake at one place in the incantation.

Tae rawa atu te whānau ki te hōhipera, kua hoki kē te koroua ki tōna kāinga.
By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.

Me i noho amoo a Ngaaotoroo maa i Maketuu, me i kaua te haere ki Moehau, kīhai i wera a Te Arawa.
If Ngaatoro and his people had settled at Maketuu, and if the journey to Moehau had not taken place, Te Arawa would not have been burned.

Kei te kākāriki te karaihe.
At the moment, the grass is green (because it has rained).

Ko Hine-tītama koe matawai ana te whatu i te tirohanga.
You are like Hine-tītama, a vision at which the eyes glisten.

I tae mātou ki te marae i hui ai te whānau.
We arrived at the marae where the family met.

He kaha koe ki tēnei mahi.
You're good at this work.

He kaha ia ki te pānui pukapuka nē?
She/he's good at reading eh?

Titiro ki te mainga!
Look at the mountain!

Titiro mai ki tēnei whakaahua.
Look at this photograph.

Titirohia te mainga!
Look at the mountain!

I titiro ia ki a tāua.
She looked at us.

Kei te hikoi ahau.
At the moment, I am walking.

Ā te waru karaka, ka tae mai rātou.
At eight o’clock, they will arrive.

Ka kata tātau ki a rātou.
We shall laugh at them.

I te hui te Pirimia
The Prime Minister was at the meeting

Ina haere mai koe aapopo me heke i taku kainga.
If (or when) you come tomorrow get off at my place.

Kei te oma koe.
At the moment, you are running.

Kāore a Rewi i te whare.
Rewi is not at the house / was not at the house.

He koretake a Tīwana ki te tunu keke.
Tīwana is useless at baking cakes.

Kei te waiata ia.
At the moment, she is singing.

He kaha ia ki te mahi
She is strong at working. (i.e. She’s a hard worker.)

Ina haere mai koe āpōpō, me heke i taku kāinga.
If or when you come tomorrow, get off at my place.

I ōna haerenga katoa i ngā pō ki te hi tuna, ka haere anō au hai hoa mōna (Pōtatau 1991:14)
Whenever she went at night to catch eels, I went along as well as a companion for her.

He toki a Tūmanako ki te tākaro poitūkohu.
Tūmanako is an expert at playing basketball.

Te pai te kite i a koutou, kua tau mai ki tēnei wā, ki tēnei ahiahi.
It is good to see you all, having arrived at this time, this afternoon.

Ko te Pirimia i te hui
The Prime Minister was at the meeting

E titiro ana rāua ki etahi nūpepa tawhito.
They are looking at some old newspapers.

He ringa rehe a Moana ki te purei rakuraku hiko.
Moana is a dab hand at playing electric guitar.

Rite tonu tērā kaiwaiata ki te manu tioriori ki te waiata.
That singer is just like a songbird at singing.

He mātanga a Raimona ki te mahi kai.
Raimona is a master at preparing food.

Rite tonu koe ki tō Pāpā ki te whaikōrero.
You're just like your dad at making speeches.

Kei te titiro koe ki te aha
What are you looking at?

Rite tonu tērā whakaputa mōhio ki a koe ki te whakautu pātai.
That know-it-all is just like you at answering questions.

Kia hāmama tētahi ki a Mere, ka tangi ia.
Whenever someone yells at Mere, she cries.

I tiro iho a Māui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Māui looked down at the men sitting down there.

Kei te titiro ahau ki tērā motukā hou
I am looking at that new car

Rite tonu koe ki te hōiho ki te oma.
You're just like a horse at running.

Rite tonu tōu waha ki tōu nono ki te kōrero teka.
Your mouth is just like your backside at telling lies.

Kia māuiui ia, ka noho ia ki te kāinga.
Whenever he is sick, he stays at home.

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.

Rite tonu ia ki tōna kuia ki te karanga.
She's just like her grandmother at doing the karanga.

He nui te whare rūnanga i Ōhinemutu.
The meeting house at Ōhinemutu is large.

Rite tonu tērā tauira ki tōna kaiako ki te kōrero Māori.
That student is just like their teacher at speaking Māori.

Hoko ai hoki rātau i ngā maniūa mō te māra i Ōpotiki.
They usually buy the manure for the garden at Ōpotiki.

E tipu ana te kūmara ki Ōtaki.
Kūmara are growing at Ōtaki.

Rite tonu tā Riki tama ki te aihe ki te kauhoe.
Riki's son is just like a dolphin at swimming.

Ka tū te hui ki Mangaweka.
A meeting will be held at Mangaweka.

He kuia kaha ki te kōrero i ngā mahi o tana tamarikitanga.
She is an elderly woman who is good at talking about her childhood.

Rite tonu a Reubin ki a Tīmoti ki te whakatika hapa.
Reubin is just like Tīmoti at correcting mistakes.

I hangaia te Tiriti ki Waitangi.
The Treaty was made at Waitangi.

Ka titiro ake a Rona ki te marama.
Rona looked up at the moon.

Ka titiro iho te marama ki a Rona.
The moon looked down at Rona.

He uaua ki te noho ki runga i tētahi i te tuatahi nā te puku o runga i te tuarā (Pōtatau 1991:58)
It is difficult to sit on one at first because of the hump on its back

Kei te whare kura ōu hoa.
Your friends are at the school.

I te iwa o ngā hāora i te ata o te Rātapu, ka whakahaeretia te karakia o te Koroneihana.
At nine o’clock on Sunday morning, the Coronn Church Service was held.

Ko Hone te tohunga kutikuti pātītī.
Hone is the expert at mowing the lawns.

Kāhore ōu hoa i te whare kura.
Your friends are not at the school.

He pai a Tai ki te whakatangi piana.
Tai is good at piano playing.

Kei tātahi te waka.
The waka is at the beach

I titiro ahau ki ngā tāngata e tiaki ana i te pouaka moni.
I looked at the men who were guarding the money box.

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.

Kei te titiro ia ki a au.
He's looking at me.

Ka kite + i a + koutou + ā te + whā karaka
I'll see you all at 4 o'clock.

Me tika te mahi + kei pukuriri mai a Māmā
Make sure the work is done correctly, or Mum will be angry at us.

I hui te komiti ki Tōrere.
The committee met at Tōrere.

Kei te kura ā rāua tamariki.
Their children are at school.

Tokomaha ngā tauira kei tēnei kura!
What a lot of students at this school!

Oho ai au i te waru karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o’clock in the morning. (Māori Dictionary)

Tirohia ngā whetū.
Look at the stars.

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.

I te tuatahi, kāore te wahine i mahara ki tāna mātāmua.
At first, the woman did not recognise her first-born.

Nā, ka miharo rātou ki tāna kupu, ā whakarongo kau ana.
They marvelled at his word and just listened.

Ke mea mai ia, ka pai tana kaiako ki te waiata.
He says that his teacher is good at singing.

He toki ki te tākaro poitūkohu me te pā whutupōro.
He is a champion at playing basketball and touch rugby.

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.

Kei te titiro taua ngeru ki tāna kai.
That cat is looking at his meal.

I te Tuurei raa, ka tuhi au ki taku teina me taku pene hou, i runga i te pepa
sister with sggenIsg pen new at top at the paper

Katahi anō te ope ka tae ki te marae.
At last, the group arrived at the marae.

E ono rau e rua tekau mā whitu ngā tamariki i te kura.
There are 627 children at the school

Rite tonu a Pāora ki a Elvis ki te kanikani.
Pāora is just like Elvis at dancing.

Āe, māu tonu, kia titiro au ki te rārangi o ngā kai hei hoko.
Yes, you drive, so that I can look at the list of food to buy.

Titiro ki te whakaahua
Look at the picture

He mātanga hoki a Raimona ki te mahi kai, he kaha ki te kai!
Raimona is also an expert at cooking, he loves to eat!

Ka haere mai rātou ki te kāinga hei kai i te hākari.
They will come to the house to eat at the feast.

Whānau rawa mai te tamaiti.
At last the child was born.

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

Kāre tētahi i te mōhio engari e ai ki ngā kōrero i horo taua wāhi i tētahi wā.
At that end of the beach on a small hill. Ngarire-o-te-moana the elder was the first to be

He ringa rehe a Moana ki te mahi māra, ki te purei rakuraku hiko, ka mutu, he rōreka ki te waiata.
Moana is a dab hand at gardening, playing electric guitar, and she loves to sing.

Ki te kore koutou e haere mai ināianei, e mahue ana koutou i a mātou.
If you don’t come nce, we will leave you behind.

Kua takoto te tikanga kia tukuna atu tetahi tangata herehere ki a rātou i te hākari.
The custom had been established that one prisoner should be released to them at the feast.

Noo te poo i tae mai ai
At night, [it] arrived

Ka tū mātou ki te tatau hei manaaki i ngā manuhiri.
We will stand at the door to welcome the guests.

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 te tangi koretake ia.
He is crying for no reason at all.

Kei te tēpu, tēnā koutou.
Greetings to those presiding at the table.

I mātua hui te iwi ki te marae, kātahi ka haere ki te urupā.
First the tribe met at the marae, and then set off to the cemetery.

I tērā wā
At that time

I tērā wā ka haere a Haumoe ki Kaipara.
At that time Haumoe went to Kaipara.

Hei te marae rātou.
They will be at the marae.

He tino kaha rātou ki te whai i tā rātou e hiahia nei
They are very energetic at pursuing their own goals

He kaha a Tīwana ki tana whiu pātai nanakia me te whakapātaritari i tōna tuahine me tōna kuikui.
Tīwana is good at asking tricky questions and teasing her sister and grandmother.

Kāo, kāore āku tamariki i tēnei wā.
No, I don't have children at the moment.

E tiro ana ahau ki a ia.
I am looking at him.

I hea tō māmā i te whitu karaka?
Where was your mother at seven o'clock?

Kei te mahi au i taku rorohiko
I am working at my computer.

Ko tēnei te kura he kaiako (ai) ahau i 1970.
EQ this the school CLS teacher ai. I at 1970

I tatari te toa ki te tomokanga.
The warrior waited at the gate.

I tū tū mai ngā koroua ki te kōrero
The elders stood up (individually, one at a time) to speak.

Ā hea a Pita mutu ai i te whare wānanga?
When will Pita finish at the university?

Kei te marae tōku whaea
My mother is at the marae

I te wharekura ahau
I was at the school

I tītiro ia ki ngā kākahu ātaahua i roto i te matapihi o te toa.
She looked at the beautiful dresses in the shop window.

I eke teeneki tangata ki runga i Maataatua i muri i tana tahuri·tanga
at behind at sggenIIIsg capsize·nom ‘This man boarded M/b /bafter its capsizing

Kei te taha moana ngā kōtiro.
The girls are at the seaside.

I tērā tau, i mahi ai taku tama i taua wāhi.
Last year my son worked at that place.

Whū! Kei a koe mō te ako reo, e hoa.
You're awesome at learning languages mate.

Ka kuru te tamaiti ki a Mere
The child hit out at Mere (though the punch did not land, so Mere was not affected)

I te kāinga mātou, inapō.
We were at home last night.

Hei te ata pō, ka hoki a Pānia, ki te moana.
At dawn Pānia will return to the sea.

Kei te tiro rātou ki te pukapuka
They are looking at the book, The book is the thing to which they are directing their eyes

Kaua e titiro ki te karoro!
Don’t look he seagull!

Ā Te Aranga ka haere au ki...
At Easter I will go to...

I te ata ka tae mātou ki Te Reinga.
In the morning we arrived at Te Reinga.

i, kei, hei
at (located)

Kia tekau ngā tamariki i te kura āpōpō.
There should be ten children at school tomorrow.

Kua pupuhi a Hēnare ki ngā poaka.
Hēnare has shot at the pigs.

Kei Whakarewarewa a Haora.
Haora is at Whakarewarewa.

Ka pai ia ki te oma
He is good at running

E hia ngā tūru e hiahia ana tātou i te tangihanga?
How many chairs do we want or need at the tangi?

Ka moe tātou ki Taupō.
We shall sleep at Taupō.

Ka tūtaki tāua i te marae
We met at the marae

He tino ātaahua ngā whetū ki te titiro ake.
The stars were very beautiful to look up at.

I mahi taku tama i taua wāhi.
My son worked at that place.

I tōku whare ngā tamariki.
The children were at my house.

Ka tūtaki tāua ki te marae
Let’s meet he marae, We’ll meet b> marae

I hea te kāinga i noho ai ōu mātua?
Where is the village at which your parents lived?

He rārangi roa kei te toa.
It is a long queue at the shop.

Titiro ki te pouaka whakaata.
Look at the T.V.

I te atapō tonu, ka haere a Tamahae ki te whaiwhai poaka.
At early dawn Tamahae went pig-hunting.

Rite tonu ia ki te tia ki te oma.
He is just like a deer at running.

Rite tonu a Rangi ki a Elvis ki te kanikani.
Rangi is just like Elvis at dancing

Kīhai a ia i hoki mai, ko ana hoa ia i hoki atu i te kupu o te tangata i karanga atu rā.
She did not return; her friends, however, returned at the word of the man who called out.

Ka kawa ia ki te waiata
He is awful at singing

I taua wā, ka tū mai ngā rangatira ki te kōrero ki a ia.
At that time the chiefs stood forth to speak to him.

I te pō kua tārore te tāne i a ia i roto i tōna rūma.
At night the man locked her in her room.

He tamaiti pai ia i te kura
She is a child who is good at school

Tino pai ia ki te taakaro
She is very good at sport

I titiro ia ki tēnei pōtae.
She looked at this hat.

Kei te kataina a Rewi e Tamahae.
Rewi is being laughed at by Tamahae.

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

Tirohia ngā kapua i te rangi.
Look at the clouds in the sky.

Kei mua a Tu-whakairi-ora i ngā mātua rā.
Tu-whakairi-ora is at the front of those battalions.

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

Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana.
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea.

Kei te whare kura rātou
They are at the school

I a mātau i hoki mai ai i Toka-a-kuku ka tae mai ki Whare kahika.
When we were returning from Toka-a-kuku we arrived at Whare kahika.

I Taupō ōku hoa
My friends were at Taupō

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

He tino pai a Manu ki te kōrero, he tino mōhio ki te karakia.
Manu was good at speaking, and also knowledgeable on karakia.

Hei te whare pukapuka ahau āpōpō
I will be at the library tomorrow

He tauira ahau ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
I am a student at Massey

Nō te katanga a Tīwaiwaka i a Māui i kūtia ai e Hine-nui-te-pō, ā, mate ana.
It was because Fantail laughed at Māui that he was crushed by Hine-nui-te-pō and died.

Kāore e pai a Hēmi ki te keri i te hāngī.
Hēmi isn't good at digging the hāngī pit.

Māta-ki-na te papa mā.
Look at the board.

Nō te rima karaka au i kai ai.
I ate at five o’clock.

He koretake a Tawa ki te keri i te hāngi.
Tawa is useless at digging the hāngī.

He kaimahi ahau ki Te Kōhanga Reo
I am a worker at Kōhanga Reo.

He mātau a Tame ki te karakia.
Tame is adept at incantations.

He kaimahi ahau ki Countdown.
I am a worker at Countdown.

He pai a Nikau ki te tiaki i ngā tamariki.
Nikau is good at looking after children.

Rite tonu koe ki te poaka ki te kai
You’re just like a pig g

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa

He kaimahi ahau ki ANZ
I am a worker at ANZ

He tere a Taika ki te hīkoi, ki te omaoma hoki.
Taika is fast at walking and running.

I tae mai rātou ki Kāwhia.
They arrived at Kāwhia.

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki Ōtaki.
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in (or at) Ōtaki.

He pehea a Pāora ki te waiata?
What's Pāora like at singing?

He rawa ngā tamariki ki te tuhituhi, ki te pānui hoki.
The children are good at writing and reading.

Kei reira a Whatihua.
Whatihua is at that place.

He kaimahi ahau ki ANZ ki Pōneke.
I am a worker at ANZ, in (or at) Wellington.

He reka ia ki te waiata.
She's sweet at singing.

I te whā karaka
At four o’clock

He koretake ia ki te kauhoe!
He's hopeless at swimming.

B. Ko Tamahae kāore i noho ki te kāinga, i haere kē ki te whare pukapuka
Tamahae didn’t stay ome. He went to the library instead.

He tere ake a Mere i a Hāmi ki te omaoma.
Mary's faster than Sam at running.

Tokowaru ngā pēpi kei tēnei kōhanga.
There are eight babies at this creche.

Ko ngā iwi katoa e pai ana ki te haka.
All of the iwi are good at doing haka.

Ā te whā karaka
At four o’clock

Ehara i te mea he tohunga ia ki tēnei mahi.
It is not as if he were an expert at this work.

He koretake au ki te mahi pangarau.
I'm useless at maths.

I te tekau mā rua karaka ka karangatia mai mātou kia whakatika, kia haere.
At twelve o’clock we were called (and told) to get up and go.

I te titiro ia ki te aha?
What was she looking at?

Titiro ki tō wātaka.
Look at your timetable.

I te titiro ia ki te (ngā) āporo.
She was looking at the apples.

Kei te kura ia.
She is at school.

Kia kitea, mauria mai ki te taha o te māra tū ai.
When you find it, bring it over to stand at the side of the garden.

Kei te pupuhi ia ki te aha?
What is he shooting at? (At what is he shooting?)

He kaha a Koa ki te haka.
Koa is good at haka.

Ka kuru te tamaiti ki a Mere.
The child hit out at Mere.

Kei te pupuhi ia ki te rāpeti.
He is shooting at the rabbit.

He aha koe tē noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why didn’t you stay ome?

Kei te marae o Te Herenga Waka ia.
She is at Te Herenga Waka marae.

Similarly, ki waho i te kete
to outside at the kit

Me noho ki muri.
Sit at the back.

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

Titiro ki te karoro!
Look at the seagull!

Kātahi anō au kua tae mai.
I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).

I tiro anō ia ki a ia.
He looked again at her (He looked at her again).

Kei te tae mai, te tino tangata rā, ki te hui.
That very man is arriving at the meeting.

kore take noa iho
Don’t you behan for no reason ll!

Kei te wharepaku ia.
At the moment, she's located in the toilet.

E hia kē mai ngā waka i tae atu ki Waitangi i taua wā
What a lot of canoes arrived at Waitangi at that time!

Me mutu tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu i te toru karaka
Their writing of their answers must stop at three o’clock (i.e., they must stop writing their answers hree o’clock)

Kei Whakatū au i nāianei!
I'm at Nelson at the moment!

Nō te taenga atu o te tūpāpaku ki te marae, ka timata te tangitangi a te iwi
When the body of the deceased arrived at the marae, the people began to mourn

E maumahara ana ahau i whiu·a koe moo te haehae i roto i too pukapuka
intgen the scribble at inside at sggenIIsg book ‘I remember thou were punished for scribbling in your book

He tino tohunga tēnei ki te patu i te tangata mā te mākutu.
He was very expert at killing people with black magic.

Kua whakarite·a me tae raatou ki te mira o Kawerau i te iwa karaka
gen Kawerau at the nine clock ‘It was arranged thhey should arrive he Kawerau mill ine o’clock

Hoki mai ā te waru karaka!
Come back at eight o’clock!

I tīmata te hui i te waru karaka.
The meeting began at eight o’clock

Titiro ki te papa tuhituhi!
Look at the blackboard!

Kaua e tirohia ēnei whakaahua!
Don’t look hese photos!

Ka tīmata te hui ā te waru karaka.
The meeting will begin at eight o’clock

Pērā tonu i ngā rā katoa, i ngā pō hoki e te iwi.
The tribe did that by day and at night.

Ko te tere kahawai rā ki waho i te moana haere ai, ko te tangata rā ki uta oma haere atu ai, me to oma, me te karakia.
The shoal of kahawai was swimming along out at sea, and the man was running along the shore and as he ran he recited karakia.

I tiro iho a Maui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Maui looked down at the men sitting down there.

Ka taea au te whakaoho e koe ā te whitu karaka?
Are you able to wake me at 7 o’clock?

Ka nui hoki tō kōrua pai ki tēnei tākaro.
You two are awesome at this game!

Tērā tētahi pukepuke rarauhe, he nehenehe i tētahi pito i tua tata mai o te pā.
There was a fern hill with a patch of bush at one end on the near side of the fort.

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
Just at this moment, Toto’s daughters arrived

I haere au ki Tīpene, kura ai.
I went to school at Tīpene.