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haere mai - welcome

Ko wai kei te haere mai?
Who is coming?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Nāku anō taku haere mai.
I alone am responsible for my coming here.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Haere mai ki tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

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

Kaua e haere mai!
Don't come here!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

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...

Ka haere ahau, engari kāhore a Honi i haere mai.
I went, but Honi didn't.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Haere mai ki konei noho ai.
Come over here to sit down.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

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

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

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

Kāore a Ari i te haere mai.
Ari is not coming.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Hēmi i te haere mai?
Isn't Hēmi coming?
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... 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

Haere mai ki Koro, e Ataahua!
Come here to your Grandad, Ataahua!
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

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 Rangi i Waikanae.
Rangi has come from Waikanae.
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

Haere mai ki te mihi ki tōku whanau!
Come and meet my family!
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko ēhea kāore i te haere mai?
Which ones are not coming?
Which - Ko tēhea?

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

Haere mai, tamariki !
Come here children!
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

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.
Towards - mai

Haere mai ki konei!
Come here! (to this place/to where i am)
Towards - mai

Haere mai koe ki konei kia kōrero ai tāua.
Come over here so we can talk.
In order to - kia... ai

Haere mai koe ki konei kia kore ai koe e mākū.
Come over here so that you don't get wet.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

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

Haere mai ki tēnei marae tino ātaahua.
Welcome to this beautiful place.

Haere mai ki konei
come here.

Haere mai ki konei.
Come here.

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

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

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

He āwha kei te haere mai.
There's a storm coming.

Haere mai, e ngā toa o te Tai Tokerau.
Welcome, champions of North Auckland.

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

Haere mai.
Come here.

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

Haere mai!
Come here!

Tokohia ngā tāngata kei te haere mai?
How many people are coming.

Tokohia ngā tangata e haere mai?
How many people are coming?

Haere mai ki te āwhina.
Come and help.

Kei te haere mai a Pita.
Pita is coming.

Kei te haere mai a Amaru?
Is Amaru coming?

Haere mai ki te tēpu.
Come to the table.

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

Ko wai kāore i te haere mai?
Who is not coming?

Ko Nikau kāore i te haere mai.
Nikau is not coming.

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

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

Kua kore ia e haere mai.
He isn't going after all.

Haere mai e hoa.
Come here friend.

Nau mai, haere mai.
Welcome.

Haere mai, tangohia ō kamupūtu, whakamaua ō tōkena.
Come here, take your gumboots off and put on your socks.

Ka tohe ia ki a Pou kia kaua e haere mai.
He urged Pou not to come.

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