On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko ōku hoa kei waho!
It's my friends outside.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Tipene ōna hoa.
Her friends are Rāhera and Tīpene.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Raimona tōku tino hoa.
Raimona is my best friend.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te ingoa o tō hoa?
What's the name of your friend?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ō hoa?
Who are your friends?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ōna hoa?
Who are his/her friends.
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara koe i te hoa pai.
You are not a good friend.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tō hoa i te tangata anuhea.
Your friend isn't an ugly person.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

I toro au ki ngā hoa.
I visited friends.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere a Hori ki te kanikani ki te kimi hoa wahine.
Hori went to the dance to look for a girlfriend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki to awa ki to hīkoi, i toro auto ki tōku hoa, ā, i kai tahi hoki me tōku whānau.
I went to the river to go walking, I visited my friend and I are together with my family.
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 mātakitaki au i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was watching the movie with my friends.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tuhituhi a Pita i te reta mō tōna hoa.
Pita will write the letter for his friend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

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

Me kimi hoa ako.
Find a friend to learn with.
Simple sentences: you should - me

I a ia e kai ana, ka kite ia i tōna hoa.
While he was eating, he saw his friend.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Nō Ahuriri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nā tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
My friend was the one who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ehara i tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
It wasn't my friend who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā taku hoa tāne ngā kākahu horoi e whakairi.
It will be my boyfriend who will hang the washing.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Ask your friend.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei tana hoa a Amaru.
Amaru is with his friend.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Don't ask your friend.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I herua ōku makawe e tōku hoa.
My hair was combed by my friend.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I tuhia tētahi reta e ia ki tōna hoa.
The letter was written by her to her sweetheart.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te āwhinatia te hoa e au.
The friend is being helped by me.
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...

Kei te wetekia a Taika e tona hoa.
Taika is being untied by his friend.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka kuhu a Hine i ana kākahu papai, ka haere ai ki te tūtaki ki tana hoa i te tāone.
Hine put on her good clothes, and then went to meet her friend in town.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

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

Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei

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

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

Ka kuhu mai te hoa o Mere.
Mere's friend comes in.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mōhio taku hoa ki te tangata rā.
My friend knows that man.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore a Pita e tuhituhi i te reta mō tōna hoa.
Pita will not write the letter for his friend.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He hoa pai koe.
You are a good friend.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kua hoki mai taku hoa i Amerika.
My friend has returned from America.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Ko Kauri te hoa wahine o Rangi.
Kauri is the wife of Rangi.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore te hoa i te āwhinatia e au.
The friend is not being helped by me.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore āu hoa.
You don’t have any friends.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He hoa tāu.
You have a friend.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamariki āu e hoa?
Do you have any children, friend?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Pū, e hoa, he aha tēnā?
Phew, mate, what is that?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Mōrena e hoa. Kei te pai a Hera i tēnei ata.
Morning friend. Sarah's good this morning.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kāore au i te mātakitaki i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was not watching the movie with my friends.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

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

Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

He hoa piritahi rāua ko Rāwiri.
He and Rāwiri are best friends.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I hararei mātou ko aku hoa.
My friends and I had a holiday.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Ari rāua ko Moana ngā hoa o Koa rāua ko Rina.
Ari and Moana are the friends of Koa and Rina.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Māua ko tōku hoa.
My friend and I.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Pāora rāua ko tōna hoa.
Pāora and her friend.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Mātou ko ōku hoa.
My friends and I.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Ari rāua ko Mia ō tāua hoa.
Ari and Mia are our friends.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kua tūtaki au ki a Niko rāua ko tana hoa wahine, ko Aroha.
I have met Niko and his girlfriend, Aroha.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Tokorua ngā hoa.
There are two friends.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends won’t return the books to the library.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara i tōku hoa ō māua kākahu i horoi.
My friend didn't wash our clothes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

I a Mere e whakatā ana, ka mātaki tana hoa i te poiwhana.
While Mere was resting, her friend was watching the football.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kātahi anō taku hoa ka haere atu ki Hawaii.
My friend has gone to Hawaii for the first time.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi anō tō hoa ka waea mai.
Your friend just called. (or: your friend finally called; or: your friend called for the first time)
Has just... - kātahi anō...

I haere mātou ki te kura kia kite ai i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to see our friends.
In order to - kia... ai

I haere mātou ki te kura kia kore ai mātou e kite i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to not see our friends.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kāore e tokorua ngā hoa.
There are not two friends.
Negating counting people - Kāore e toko...

Ko au te tino hoa o Rāwiri.
I am Rāwiri's best friend.

Kei konei tōku hoa tāu i pātai mai nā.
Here is my friend about whom you asked.

Kāore te tamaiti i whakapono ki tā tōna hoa i kī ai.
The child didn't believe what his friend said.

Ka whawhai tonu au ki a koutou ko ō hoa.
I will keep fighting against you and your mates.

E kore te puhi e noho hoa kore.
A virgin would never be without attendants.

Hoea tō waka, e hoa!
Go for it, mate!

I whakaoho ahau i ōku hoa.
I woke my friends.

Aroha mai e hoa. I tōmuri te pahi.
Sorry mate, the bus was late.

Mō taku hē e hoa.
My bad mate.

Mā tana hoa rāua e kawe ki te mahi.
Her friend will take them to work.

Kei konei tōku hoa, tāau i pātai mai nā.
Here is my friend about whom you asked.

He hoa au nō Nikau.
I'm a friend of Nikau.

I a mātou e hoki mai ana i Pōneke, ka toro atu mātou ki ētahi hoa.
As we were coming back from Wellington, we called in on some friends.

Ko te Mane te rā e hoki atu ai ōku hoa ki Manurewa
Monday is the day on which/when my friends will return to Manurewa.

Nāna ōku hoa i koa ai.
She/He was the reason my friends were happy.

Kāore ōu hoa.
You have no friends.

Kei mua au i aku hoa.
I am in front of my friends.

Kei muri a Pare i tō hoa.
Pare is behind your friend.

E toru ngā tamariki a ō māua hoa.
Our friends have three children.

He pai rātou ko tana hoa ki te waiata.
She and her friend are good singers.

Kia haere tāua ki Kai Reka, kei reira taku hoa, a Niko, e mahi ana.
Let's go to Kai Reka, my friend, Niko, works there.

Ko tēnei tōku hoa pai rawa.
This is my best friend.

Āpōpō kā kōrero au ki tōku hoa.
Tomorrow, I will speak to my friend.

Kia aroha ki ōu hoa whawhai!
Be loving to your enemies!

Ko Pani te hoa wahine o Hata.
Pani is the wife of Hata.

Āpōpō kā kōrero au me tōku hoa.
Tomorrow I will speak with my friend.

Ko Hata tōna hoa tāne.
Hata is her husband.

Kei taku hoa tō nama waea.
My friend has your phone number.

Ko rāua aku hoa.
They are my friends.

I kite au i taku hoa.
I saw a friend.

Ka hiahia ia kia noho ōna hoa.
He wished that his friends would stay.

Me he mea kaahore ahau e noho ana i konei, kaahore he tangata hei hoa moou.
If I were not living here (but I am) there would be no one to be your friend.

Ko rātou ko ō rātou hoa ngā mea ngaro.
They and their friends are the missing ones.

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.

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.

Kia haere au ki Ōtaki, ka toro atu ai au ki taku hoa.
Whenever I go to Ōtaki, I visit my friend.

E hoa, kia mahara koe ki ahau ina haere atu koe ki Ingarangi.
Friend, remember me when you go to England.

Ka kōrero ahau ki tōku hoa, ki a Rāpata
I will talk to my friend, Rāpata

I mokemoke ia i te ngaro o tō māua hoa.
He's lonely as a result of the absence of our (2 inclusive) friend.

E hoa/E hoa mā.
Friend/Friends (used to one’s friends or workmates).

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.

I tuhi ia i tētahi reta ki tōna hoa.
She wrote a letter to her sweetheart.

Ka rere iho te tīwaiwaka, rere iho hoki tana hoa.
The fantail flew down, and so did her mate.

Kia ora e hoa!
Hello friend/mate!

I pakeke tō hoa i hea?
Where did your friend grow up?

Haere ai a Pōhutukawa ki te awa kia kite i tōna hoa ..
Pōhutukawa would go down to the river to see her mate ..

He hātākēhi tō hoa.
Your mate is hardcase.

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

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

Nō reira, e hoa mā, haere mai, haere mai, haere mai!
Therefore, friends, welcome, welcome, welcome!

He hoa taku kurī.
My dog is a friend.

E whā tau tōna pakeke ake i a Rāhera, tōna hoa rangatira.
He is four years older than Rāhera, his significant other.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa.
Me and my friend drove.

Kia ora e hoa mā!
Hello friends/mates!

I kōrero tonu au ki tōku hoa wahine kia mahue ia i te pahi.
I kept on talking to my girlfriend so that she would be left behind by the bus.

Kua tae mai ō rātou hoa.
Their friends have arrived.

A tōku māmā Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka a ō mātou hoa.
I am reading our friends' book.

E hoa!
Hey mate!

E pai ana koe kia haere au hei hoa mōu?
Are you willing for me to go as (a) companion for you?

Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.

Katahi ia ka haere ki te whare o tōna hoa.
Then he went to his friend’s house.

Kei hea tō tāua hoa?
Where is our friend?

Ko taku hoa tēnei.
This is my friend.

Ko ia taku hoa.
He's my friend.

Kāore ōna hoa.
He or she has no friends.

Kia ita e hoa mā.
Be committed friends.

E hoa, kua roa te wā!
Hey friend! It's been a while.

Māua ko taku hoa tāne
My husband and I

Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki rō whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.
Before long his anger subsided, and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.

Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.

Kōrua ko tōu hoa wahine
You and your wife

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

Aroha, Ko taku hoa ako tēnei. Ko Te Manaaki.
Aroha, This is my study buddy, Te Manaaki.

Kia ora e hoa. Pai te tutaki i a koe.
Hi mate. Nice to meet you.

Kia ora e hoa, i aha koe mō Te Aranga?
Hi friend, what did you do for Easter?

E hoa e, titiro! Kei mua i a koe!
Jees mate, look! It's right in front of you!

Kia āta kōrero tātou kei rongo mai aku hoa.
Let us talk quietly so that my companions do not hear.

Ko tēhea te ara e haere mai ai tō tātou hoa?
Which is the track will come thereby our friend?

Ko Hēra rāua ko Ruku ō tāua hoa.
Hera and Ruku are our friends.

Nō te mea ko ia tōku hoa.
Because she is my friend.

Kei roto ngā kōtiro i te whare o tō rātou hoa.
The girls are in their friend’s house.

Kei te wetekia a Rewi e tana hoa.
Rewi is being untied by his friend.

He kawe reo tāu, e hoa?
Do you have a cellphone, my friend?

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.

E hoa e, ko tana kurī!
Jees mate, it's her dog!

E hia āu pene e hoa?
How many pens have you got mate?

Nā tōu hoa,
John Foster

He hoa nōku.
A friend of mine.

Ka kuhu a Hine i ana kākahu papai, ka haere ai ki te tūtaki ki tana hoa i te tāone.
Hine put on her good clothes, and then went to meet her friend in town.

I tūtaki ahau ki tētahi hoa o rāua.
I met a friend of theirs.

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

He hoa tōku
I have a friend

Kia ora e hoa, ko wai koe?
Hi friend, who are you?

Ko Rangi taku hoa.
Rangi is my friend.

He hoa au nō Te Ngae
I’m a friend of Te Ngae’s. / I’m Te Ngae’s friend.

Kei waho i te kēti te ope o te Kuīni, arā o Te Atairangikaahu rātou ko ōna hoa rangatira.
The party of Queen Te Atairangikaahu and her chiefly supporters is outside the gate.

Kua mate tōku hoa.
My friend has died.

Ko wai hei hoa haere mōu?
Who is going with you as a mate?

Ko Kauri te hoa o Manu.
Kauri is the friend of Manu.

Kua mate taku hoa.
My friend has died.

Kia toa koe e hoa.
Be strong friend.

E hoa e!
Jees mate!

Ko Hera tō tāua hoa.
Hera is our friend.

No hea too hoa, e Rewi?
Where does your friend come from, Rewi?

Ko ōku hoa, kei waho!
It's my friends outside!

Āta hoatu te maripi, kei haehaetia te ringa o tō hoa.
Carefully pass the knife or you might cut your friends hand.

E hoa, he tino pai taku mutunga wiki!
Mate, my weekend was great.

Kia kaha e hoa mā!
Stay strong, friends!

Kei te mōhio koe ki tōku hoa?
Do you know my friend?

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te hoa tāne o Keiko?
Do you know who Keiko’s husband is?

Ko ēnei ngā mea i mauria mai e tōku hoa.
These are the things that were brought by my friend.

Ko wai tō hoa?
Who is your friend?

Tika tāu e hoa. I aha koe i te mutunga wiki?
You are right! What did you do in the weekend?

E mōhio ana tōu hoa kei hea tōku whare?
Does your friend know where my house is?

Tēnā koe e hoa.
Hello friend.

E hoa mā, kāore tērā i hoki mai ki a Kupe.
Friends, that (bird) never returned to Kupe.

E hoa.
Hey mate.

Ka tuhi ia ki tana hoa.
He wrote to his friend.

Ko ia tōku tino hoa.
He is my best friend.

Kei waho ōku hoa.
My friends are outside.

Anā tō kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki tō whaea ā tōna wā.
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.

Kei waho ōku hoa i te kūaha.
My friends are outside the door.

E toru ngā tamariki a ō mātou hoa.
Our friends have three children.

Kia ora e te hoa!
Hi my esteemed friend!

Tokomaha ōna hoa.
He has many friends.

He pai rāua ko tana hoa ki te waiata.
She and her friend are good singers.

Haere mai e hoa.
Come here friend.

Ko Rewi te hoa o Mere.
Rewi is the friend of Mary.

Ko ēhea ngā āporo a tōu hoa?
Where are your friend’s apples?

Ko ēnei ngā āporo a tōku hoa.
Here are my friend’s apples.

I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.
I gave the knife to John's friend for John.

Ko wai tōu hoa?
Who is your friend?

Rawe e hoa, koia kei a koe!
Great, love. You are onto it.

Ko ia tō tāua tino hoa.
He is our real friend.

Ehara tōna hoa i te tangata mōhio
his friend is not clever

E hoa, kei te pai.
Mate, it's okay.

Ko tōku hoa tēnei.
This is my friend.

Kia ora e hoa.
Hi mate.

Mehemea ka huri koe i tō āhua hei rapu hoa, kāore koe e pono ki a koe anō.
If you change your nature to find friends you will not be true to yourself.

Ko te kurī te hoa o te tangata.
(The dog (is) the friend of the man.)

E tatari ana mātou kia tae mai ō mātou hoa.
We are waiting until our friends arrive.

Ko ōku hoa tokorua ngā tangata mā rāua ahau e āwhina
My two friends are the people who will help me

E hoa mā!
Friends!

Ko te tangata kua riro ki.te whakaatu ki ōna hoa i te ātaahua o tōna wahine.
That man had gone to tell his friends about the beauty of his wife.

Ko Tame tō tāua hoa.
Tame is our friend.

Nā tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These are the children of my Pākehā friend.

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa Pākehā.
These are not the children of my Pākehā friend.

Kua pau te kai a ngā hoa, katikati tonu ana a Tama-te-kapua.
His friends have finished their food, but Tama-te-kapua nibbles on.

Ko Tahu tōku hoa tāne.
Tahu is my husband.

E hoa, kau mai koa ki konei nā.
Friend, swim this way, please.

Ko Hone tōku hoa tāne.
Hone is my husband.

Te whare ō tōu hoa.
Your friend's house.

Kīhai a Tūpai i mate, engari ko tōna hoa, ko Ruawhārō, i mate.
Tūpai didn’t suffer, but his companion Ruawhārō was afflicted.

Ko Hurihi tōku hoa rangatira.
Hurihi (is)

Ko Rāhera tōku hoa wahine.
Rāhera is my wife.

Ka tae te ropa rā ki ana hoa, ka rongo rātou, heoi anō rongo kau anō, ka oho te mauri o ērā.
The slave got to his friends, and they listened, but when they listened, their fear was aroused.

Tētahi hoa ōku.
A certain friend of mine.

Nā ōku hoa te hīmene i waiata.
My friends sang the hymn.

Oho rawa ake ia i te ata, ka tirotiro haere, kua ngaro kē `na hoa.
When he finally woke up in the morning, [he] looked all around, but his friends had disappeared.

E hoa, he tika tō kupu.
Friend, your words are true.

Kāore ia i te kimihia e ōna hoa.
His friends aren’t/weren’t looking for him.

I kōrero ngā hoa mō te haerenga ki Taupō.
The friends talked about the trip to Taupō.

Kia ora Te Manaaki, kei te aha koe e hoa?
Hi, Te Manaaki, what are you doing friend?

Ko Moana tōku hoa tāne.
Moana is my husband.

Taku taenga atu ki te hōhipera, ka rongo au kua hoki kē taku hoa ki te kāinga
When I got to the hospital, I heard that my friend had already gone back home

Mā tōu atawhai ōu hoa katoa e whakakaha.
Your kindness will strengthen all your friends (By your kindness/encouragement all your friends will be strengthened).

Kei tana hoa a Hēmi
Hēmi is with his friend.

He keke te kai pai ki tōku hoa.
Cake is what my friend likes.

Hei hoa mō tō kapu tī?
Something to go with your cup of tea?

Tēnā koutou e hoa mā!
Greetings to you friends!

Ko Rongomai tōku hoa wahine.
Rongomai is my wife.

I mua, kua haere a Rangi ki Taupō mā runga i te topatopa a tōna hoa.
In the past, Rangi has gone to Taupō on his friend's helicopter.

E hoa, he Mane!
Mate, it's Monday!