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haere mai - welcome

E haere mai ana te ope ki runga i te marae.
That group over there is coming onto the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tangi haere mai ana te ope.
The group are weeping as they come.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere mai ana ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are coming from the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

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

Kua rongo au kei te haere mai koe.
I heard you were coming.
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

Me haere mai ki taku kāinga ki te kai.
(You) should come to my house to dinner.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere mai koe ki te tina.
You should come for dinner.
Simple sentences: you should - me

I haere mai au runga pahi.
I came by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au runga pahi.
I came by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au runga paihikara.
I came by bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au runga papa wīra.
I came by skateboard.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au runga motokā.
I came by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

E ruku pāua ana au te mea e haere mai ana tōku hungarei.
I'm going pāua diving because my mother-in-law is coming.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Haere ki te ngangau i te wheua kererū i te kono , ka haere mai ai me mātou.
Go and chew on the kererū bones in the kono, and then come with us.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

hea koe haere mai ai?
How did you get here?
Direction - ...ai

Āhea a Ataahua haere mai ai?
When are Ataahua and the others coming?
Direction - ...ai

Ā te whā o Ōketopa a Nikau haere mai ai.
Nikau and the others are coming on the 4th of October.
Direction - ...ai

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

Kei te haere māua ki te hokomaha. Kei te hia haere mai kōrua?
We're going to the supermarket. Do you want to come?
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I haere mai ia i waho tonu o Taupō.
He came here from just outside Taupō.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kua haere mai a Tawa i Tāmaki-makau-rau.
Tawa has come from Auckland.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

I haere mai ia i tērā taha o Te Kao.
She came from beyond Te Kao.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

I haere mai au ki te inu,.
I came here to drink.
Towards - mai

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

Āe, haere mai ki te kai.
Yes, come to eat.
Towards - mai

Ka haere mai ia āpōpō.
She is coming here tomorrow.
Towards - mai

Kei te haere mai koe, kāore rānei?
Are you coming with us or not?
Or... - ...rānei

Kei te haere mai koe rānei?
Are you coming with us or not?
Or... - ...rānei

He aha koe i kore ai e haere mai ki tōku whare?
Why didn't you come to my place?
Why didn't... - He aha... i kore... aib e

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

Kāore a Pita i haere mai ki te hui.
Pita and the others didn't come to the meeting.

Kei te haere mai aku kaihana.
My cousins are coming.

Kei te haere mai a Honi.
Honi is coming.

Kei te haere mai a Rangi?
Is Rangi coming?

I mōhio ahau e haere mai ana koe i tēnei .
I knew you would come today.

A tērā wiki, kei te haere mai tētahi rangatira ki mātou kāinga.
Next week, a chief is coming to our home.

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