On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

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Ko ā matou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.
Identity sentences - ko...

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

Ko wai te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori?
Who is the one who knows te reo 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 kei te haere ki te hui?
Who is going to the hui?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ka haere ki te taone ā te pō nei?
Who's going to town tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He aha koe i haere ai ki te taone?
Why did you go to town?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

He aha ngā tamariki i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
Why did the kids return home?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

He aha a Koa i kore ai e tū ki te whakatau i ngā manuhiri?
Why didn't Koa get up to greet the guests?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

He aha koe i haere ai ki te pāpara kāutu?
Why did you go to the pub?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ehara! Mōhio au ki te pātai, kāore au i te mōhio ki te whakautu!
On the contrary! I know the question, I don't know the answer!
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te haere au ki te papa hokohoko.
I'm going to the mall.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te hīkoi a Amaru ki te kura.
Amaru is walking to school.
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Kei te hui a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.
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Kei te hari au i ngā pūhera ki te waka.
I am carrying the purchases to the car
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Kei te whakapakari tinana rātou ki te papa tākaro.
They are exercising at the playground.
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Kei te hoki au ki te kāinga.
I'm returning home.
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Kei te hoki au ki te mahi.
I'm returning to work.
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Kei te hoki ia ki te mahi i tēnei rā.
I am returning to work today.
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Kei te oma rātou ki te kura.
They are running to school.
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Kei te whakapakari tinana rāua ki te whare hākinakina.
Those two are exercising at the gym.
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Kei te hoki rāua ki te kāinga.
Those two are returning home.
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Kei te hīkoi au ki te tāone.
I'm walking to town.
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Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha hoko kai ai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E kauhoe ana ia ki te motu.
She is going to swim to the island.
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E haere ana tātou ki te hui raranga.
We are going to the weaving meeting.
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E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.
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E hīkoi ana rātou ki te tūnga pahi.
They're walking to the bus stop.
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E haere ana ia ki te whakarongo.
He is listening.
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E haere ana au ki te rūma horoi hīrere ai.
I'm going to the bathroom for a shower.
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E haere ana mātou ki te one.
We are going to the beach.
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E haere ana mātou ki te one āpōpō.
We are going to the beach tomorrow.
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E kōrero ana a Hemi ki te kaiako.
Hemi is talking to the teacher.
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E hiahia ana ia ki te haere ki tāwāhi.
Do you want to go to.
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E haere ana ngā wāhine ki te toa.
The women are going to the shop.
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E oma ana ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children are running to school.
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E mārama ana au ki te kōrero.
I understand what is being said.
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E whakarongo ana ngā pirihimana ki te tangata.
The policemen are listening to the person.
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E pīrangi ana ahau ki te hoki ti Taupō.
I want to return to Taupō.
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E tika ana me tū ki te mihi atu ki a koe.
It is appropriate to stand and acknowledge you..
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E hiahia ana ahau ki te ako i te reo Māori.
I want to learn Māori.
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E tata ana ia ki te matapihi ka haere tonu ia ki te kūaha.
Being near the window, she walked to the door.
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E haere ana tātou ki te toa āpōpō.
We will be going to the store tomorrow.
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E tatari ana au ki te rārangi kia hoko ai i ōku hū.
I am waiting in the queue to pay for my shoes.
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E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.
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E haere ana au ki te mahi.
I am going to work.
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E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.
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E mōhio ana koe ki te kaukau?
Are you knowing how to swim?
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E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.
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E kauhoe ana ia ki te moutere.
She is going to swim to the island.
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E tū ana te waka ki te huarahi.
The car is parked on the road.
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E kimi ana te ngeru ki te kiore.
The cat is searching for the mouse.
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E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.
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E pīrangi ana ahau ki te āporo rā.
I am wanting that apple.
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E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
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E tono ana ia kia haere ia ki te whakatā.
He is requesting to go for a break.
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E tapahi ana ia ki te kani.
He was cutting with the saw.
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E hoki ana ia ki te kani.
He was returning to the saw.
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E ako ana au ki te raranga harakeke.
I am learning to weave flax.
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E whakapono ana ia ki te Atua.
She believes in God.
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E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.
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E tū ake ana ia ki te marae.
He is standing up on the marae.
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E mōhio ana ahau ki te kaukau.
I am knowing how to swim.
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I haere ia ki te tāone.
She went to town.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere a Hemi ki te whare pikitia.
Hemi went to the cinema.
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I oma te tama ki te kura.
The boy ran to school.
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I noho ngā wāhine ki te marae.
The women stayed at the marae.
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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 koe ki te toa?
Kāore koe i haere ki te toa?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki te awa ki to hīkoi i te mutunga wiki.
I went to the river to go walking in the weekend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho au ki te mahi.
I stayed and worked.
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I haere au ki te whare horoi kākahu.
I went to the laundry.
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I haere koutou ki te aha?
What did you go for?
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I taku taenga atu ki te kāinga, kua maoa kē i a ia ngā kai.
When I got home, he had already cooked dinner.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I uru ia ki te kura.
She entered the school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki te kauhoe.
I went for a swim.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

I whakaakona māua ki te raranga harakeke e tō māua kaiako.
We (2 exclusive) were taught to weave flax by our teacher.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kōrero a Tīmoti ki te whakaminenga.
Tīmoti addressed the assembled people.
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 Aria.
They stayed at Aria'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!'
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I pīrangi a Tau ki te haere hei mema pāremata.
Tau wanted to become an MP.
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I haere rāua ki te whare pikitia inanahi.
Those two went to the movies yesterday.
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I haere au ki te pāka ki te hikoi.
I went to the park to walk.
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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.
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I haere au ki te pāka hei te hikoi.
I went to the park in order to walk.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kauhoe atu ia ki te motu.
He swam to the island.
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I haere te kura ki te tāone ki te whakataetae mō te kapa haka.
The school went to town to compete for the kapa haka.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I hīkoi ia ki te kura.
She walked to school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te hīkoi a Nikau ki te kura.
Nikau was walking to school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te pīrangi koe ki te kaputī?
Did you want a tea?
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I te matapihi tata tonu, ka haere ia ki te kūaha.
She walked from near the window to the door.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te mutunga wiki i haere au ki te awa,te kura, te toa hoki.
On the weekend I went to the river, to the school and also to the shop.
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I te haere au ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
I was going to the shop to buy food.
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I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.
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I te haere rātou ki te moana ki te kauhoe.
They were going to the beach to swim.
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Ka haere au ki te toa āpōpō ki te hoko kai.
I will go to the shop tomorrow to buy food.
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Ka haere mātou ki te whare pikitia hei te Rāmere.
We will go to the cinema on Friday.
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Ka kōrero a Rewi ki te kaiako hei te Rātū.
Rewi will speak to the teacher on Tuesday.
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Ka haere rātou ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will go to the beach to swim.
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Ka haere ngā tama ki te kura.
The boys will go to school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka hīkoi a Koa ki te kura.
Koa will walk to school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere au ki te kura, āpōpō.
I will go to school tomorrow.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere au ki te hokomaha ākuanei.
I will be going to the supermarket soon.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kōrero ia ki te kuramāhita.
She will speak to the headmaster.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere ngā tamariki ki te toa.
The children will go to the shop.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka aha koe ki te tamaiti hīanga?
What will you do with the mischievous child?
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka whakaako au i a koe ki te raranga harakeke.
I will teach you to weave flax.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kite au i ōku hoa ki te kura.
I will see my friends at school.
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Ka tae mai rātou, ka noho tahi mātou ki te kōrero.
When they arrive, we will all sit and chat.
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Ka hoki tātou ki te mahi.
We will return to work.
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Ka haere tātou ki te tāone i te pō nei.
We (3+you) will go to town tonight.
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Ka tūtaki tātou ki te pāmu ā te 3 karaka.
We will meet at the farm at 3 o'clock.
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Ka hoki tātou ki te marae.
We all will return to the marae.
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Ka haere te iwi ki te hui kia kōrero ngā kaumātua.
The iwi will travel to the meeting so the elders can talk.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua uhia te maunga ki te hukarere.
The mountain is covered in snow.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua uru ia ki te kura
She entered the school.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children have gone to school.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kī te waka.
The car is full.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae te rīpoata ki te kaiako.
The report has been given to the teacher.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua haere ia ki te toa ki te hoko hikareti.
She's gone to the store to buy cigarattes.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua hoki te waka ki te kāinga.
The car has returned home.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua haere ia ki te kura.
She's gone to school.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mōhio ia ki te kōrero pukapuka.
She knows how to book read.
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 kuhu atu koe ki te tāpu.
Get in the bathtub.
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Me haere koe ki te mahi ākuanei.
You'd better go to work soon.
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Me haere koe ki te kaiwhakahaere.
You should go to the co-ordinator.
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Me haere mai koe ki te tina.
You should come for dinner.
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Me noho ngā tamariki ki te whāriki.
The children should sit on the mat.
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Me haere tonu tāua ki te tāone.
We should still go to town.
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Me tino haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
Children have to go to schol.
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Me haere koe ki te wharepaku.
You'd better go to the toilet.
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Me kaute tāua ki te tekau.
Let's count to ten.
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Me titiro ki te karoro!
You should look at the seagull!
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Me haere tāua ki te hokomoaha.
Let's go to the supermarket.
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Me haere koe ki te toa!
You should go to the shop!
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Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga.
We (3+ inclusive) should return (go back) home.
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Me aha a Kōuraraka ki te pāreti?
What should Goldilocks do with the porridge?
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Me haere tāua ki te taone.
We should got to town.
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Me haere koutou ko Pāora ko Mia ki te tāone.
You and Pāora and Mia should go to town.
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Me haere koe ki te toa ki te hoko miraka.
You should go the shop and buy milk.
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Me haere au ki te whare hokomaha.
I'd better go to the supermarket.
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Me haere māua ki te hoko parāoa.
We two had better go and buy some bread.
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Me kimi kaiwhakaako mātau ki te ako, matatau ki te reo Māori.
Find an experienced teacher and knowledgeable friend in te reo.
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Me haere tāua ki te inu kawhe.
We should go for a coffee.
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Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.
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Me oma tātou ki te awa.
We (3+ including listener) should run to the river.
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Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.
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Me āta pao te māhunga ki te rākau.
Hit the head gently with the stick.
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Me kī te pātaka i ngā kai.
The pantry should be filled with food.
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Me haere koe ki te hui.
You should go to the meeting.
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Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
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Me tino haere koe ki te hui.
You really must go to the meeting.
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Me whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books should be returned to the library.
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Me waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools should be left on the table.
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Me haere koe ki te kaukau.
You should go for a swim.
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Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.
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Ki te tiki i tō tungane i te pahi.
To pick up your brother from the bus.
Sentences with i - i

Ka tīmata rāua ki te horoi i te whare.
They have started to wash the house.
Sentences with i - i

Ka haere au ki te tiki miraka i te pouaka makariri.
I will go and fetch the milk from the fridge.
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 Aria te kuia e karanga ana ki te manuhiri.
Aria is the old woman who calls to the visitors.
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Ko Ari te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori.
Ari is the one who knows te reo Māori.
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Kia mahara ki te hē o Rona!
Let us remember the sin of Rona!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia kaha ki te mahi!
Work hard!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Āta hīkoi atu kei kuhu ō waewae ki te paru.
Walk carefully so you don't step in the mud.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga, kei hē au.
We should return home, lest I get into trouble.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Āe. Āta huakina ngā kūaha, kei tūtuki ki te waka kei tō taha.
Yes, and open the door carefully, in case it bangs into the car alongside.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.
Habitual action - ai

I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush.
Habitual action - ai

Titiro ai au ki te ua.
I always watch the rain.
Habitual action - ai

Oma ai a Tame ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Tame always runs to work every day.
Habitual action - ai

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes.
Habitual action - ai

I ia Rāhoroi haere ai a Hēmi ki te hoko tīkiti Rotarota.
Every Saturday Hēmi always goes to buy a Lotto ticket.
Habitual action - ai

Hokihoki ai ia ki te wā kāinga.
He returned home regularly.
Habitual action - ai

Hīkoi ai a Niko ki te kura.
Niko always walks to school.
Habitual action - ai

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai au ki te mahi hei nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to work as a nurse.
Habitual action - ai

Haere ai a Rangi ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Rangi always goes to the marae each and every day.
Habitual action - ai

Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.
Habitual action - ai

He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā, he tangata kaha ki te mahi.
Rāwiri is like his mother, a man who is strong in work.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu ia ki te hihi o te rā.
He is just like a ray of sun.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Rite tonu koe ki te poaka ki te kai.
You eat just like a pig.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Rite tonu ia ki a Tui Teka ki te waiata.
He sings just like Tui Teka.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Kia hia ngā moni ki te hoko i te waka hōu?
How much money do you need to buy the new car?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Kia ahatia, ka haere tonu koe ki te kura.
No worries, you're still going to school.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Taihoa e kai panakeke kia pania ki te miere maple i te tuatahi.
Don't eat pancakes, spread it with maple syrup first.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Taihoa koe e haere ki te wharepaku kātahi anō a Pāpā ka puta i reira.
Don't you go to the toilet, Pāpā has just come out.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Taihoa e horoi i ngā kākahu kia kī te ipu kākahu.
Don't wash the clothes until the clothes basket is full.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

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

E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira.
I really like the people from there.
To like - rata

Kāore au e rata ki te kai a te ngeru, he haunga.
I don't like cat food, it stinks.
To like - rata

E rata ana a Pāpā ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
Pāpā likes to watch television.
To like - rata

Ko wai e rata ana ki te kāngarere?
Who likes cornflakes?
To like - rata

Kāore au e rata ki te tahitahi papa, he hōhā.
I don't like sweeping the floor, it's annoying.
To like - rata

E rata ana au ki te tiakarete.
I like chocolate.
To like - rata

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 tētahi Rāmere, kāore ia i tae mai ki te mahi.
One Friday, she didn't turn up for work.
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

Nā Hine i kī te kōrero.
It was Hine who made the statement.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai koe i ako ki te whakapai moenga?
Who was the one who taught you to make your bed?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā Pāpā tātou e taraiwa atu ki Te Ao Hou.
Pāpā will drive us to New World.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I will lead the children to school.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

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

Māu pea ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura, māku ngā kākahu e whakariterite.
Maybe you pick the kids up, I'll get the clothes ready.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Rewi e tuhituhi he reta ki te Pirimia.
It will be Rewi who will write a letter to the Prime Minister.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Awhinatia tāu tuahine ki te whakakākahu i a ia anō!
Help your sister to get herself dressed!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Manaakitia ngā manuhiri ki te kai, ki te kōrero.
Look after the guests with food and good conversation.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

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

Whakahokia ngā rīhi ki te kāpata i muri i te kai.
Return the dishes to the cupboard after the meal.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Haria ngā tamariki ki te kura i te ata.
Take the children to school in the morning.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Fetch the car from the marae.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakawāteahia he wāhi ki te kāuta.
Clear a space in the kitchen.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Awhinatia tāu tuahine ki te kuhu i ōna kākahu!
Help your sister put her clothes on!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Unuhia ki te uru tapu nui!
Draw on the superme sacredness!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu kōrua ki te whare kai, kāore au e roa.
You two go ahead to the dining room, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu kōrua ki te horoi i ngā rīhi, kāore au e roa.
You two go and wash the dishes, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou ki te whare kai, kāore au i te haere.
You guys go on ahead to the dining room, I'm not going.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou ki te wharekai. Kāore au e roa.
You guys go on ahead into the dining room. I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Kāore i roa ka pari te ihu ki te moenga.
It wasn't long before she fell asleep.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

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!

Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes by the door.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

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

Me i tae wawe mai koutou, kua whaiwāhi mai koutou ki te kōrero.
If you had arrived in time, you could have participated in the discussion.
If... (using me) - me

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...

Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Me mā runga tereina ki Te Awamutu.
They are going by train to Te Awamutu.
Travelling by means of - mā 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

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina.
We went to town by train.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina mō te rua haora.
We went to town by train for two hours.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

Kaua e pōhēhē he huarahi ngāwari noa iho te huarahi ki te mātauranga.
Don't kid yourself that the path to knowledge is an easy one.
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...

Kaua e wareware ki te kopa moni e Mā.
Don't forget your wallet, Mā.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e tū ki te kai.
Don't stand and eat.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua koutou e kawe moni ki te kura.
You shouldn't take money to school.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua e whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books shouldn't be returned to the library.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua e waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools shouldn't be left on the table.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai taku tae atu ki te konohete.
By following the directions I will get to the concert.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Kua tata kī te pātara.
The bottle is almost full.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

E kōrero ana a Māmā ki te waea me te whātuitui kākahu anō.
Māmā is talking on the phone whilst folding the clothes.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kotahi atu a Mia ki te wharekai me te karanga anō ki ngā mahuhiri.
Mia made a beeline to the kitchen and began to call the visitors.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kei te tunua te kai ki te ahi.
The food is being cooked by fire.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I kōrerohia te pūrākau ki te reo Māori.
They story was told in the Māori language.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kia tae atu tātou ki Te Tairāwhitio, ka pōhiritia tātou.
When we get to the East Coast we will be welcomed.
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...

Mehemea ki te kore e matu tō makamaka i te pāore, ka tangohia e au.
If you don't stop playing with the ball, I'll take it away.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka numia ki te pakitara maui o waho o te whare.
And led him past the outside of the left wall of the house.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka haria ngā tamariki e au ki te papa tākaro.
The children will be taken by me to the playground.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki te kitea noatia e tētahi tangata mea...
If someone just sees something...
Passive sentences - tikina...

I nukuhia e au ngā ahi wera mai i ngā kōhatu ki te pouaka ki tōku hawera.
The hot ashes were moved by me from the stones to the box with my shovel.
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...

I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki te Kīngi.
According to the King.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

E ai ki te maramataka.
According to the calendar.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

E ai ki te whakataukī nei...
According to this proverb...
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā te kuia rā, he mea hanga taua whare ki te mauku.
According to that kuia, that house was built out of mauku (a type of fern).
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

E ai ki te hea o Te Mana Hauora hoki, he māramatanga kei roto i te reo Māori.
According to Te Mana Hauora chair, there was understanding in Māori language use.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki runga ki te whenua.
Upon earth.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Haere ki te ngangau i te wheua kererū i te kono nā, 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...

Me kōpaki e tātou ā tātou mea katoa, ka hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We should wrap our things up and then head home.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

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...

Whētuia te reta, ka kuhu ai ki te kōpaki.
Fold the letter, and then put it in the envelope.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka taea e koe āku pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka?
Are you able to return my books to the library?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe ngā pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
You are able to return the books to the library.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kāre e taea a au te haere ki te mahi āpōpō.
I can't go to work tomorrow.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe te haramai ki te mārena?
Can you come to the wedding?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe te haere ki te hui?
Are you able to come to the meeting?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kāore e taea e au te haramai ki te mārena.
It is not possible for me to come to the wedding.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe te hari i a au ki te tāone?
Are you able to take me to town?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea rāua te haere ki te kura?
Are they (two) able to go to school?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea mātou te hīkoi ki te tāone?
Are we (excluding you) able to walk to the town?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea ngā tamariki te haere ki te kura.
The children are able to go to school.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea mātou te hīkoi ki te tāone.
We (excluding you) are able to walk to town.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kei te haere au ki Taranaki hei hui ki te marae.
I'm going to Taranaki to meet up at the marae.
For the purpose of - hei

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

Hei aha te rīpene whakapiri? Hei whakamau atu i ngā pānui whakaahua ki te pakitara.
What's that adhesive tape for? For attaching the posters to the wall.
For the purpose of - hei

I haere mātou ki Te Whanaganui a Tara kia mātakitaki ngā tamariki i te kēmu.
We went to Wellington so that the children can watch the game.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō, kia mauria ai kōrua ki te ngahere a te ata.
Go to bed early tonight, so that you can be taken to the forest in the morning.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kei te hīkoi te kura ki te awa kia kaukau ngā tamariki.
The school is walking to the river so the kids can swim.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

I haere te whānau ki te pāka kia tākaro ngā tamariki.
The family went to the park so the kids could play.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

I hīkoi au ki te marae kia kōrero te iwi mō te kaupapa.
I went to the marae so the iwi can discuss the initiative.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura mā runga pahi, engari kei te haere koe ki te toa mā raro.
I'm going to school by bus but you're walking to the shop.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te pai, pāpā. Engari, kua whakakīa te waka ki te penehinu?
All good, pāpā. But, has the car been filled with petrol?
Conjunctions - but - engari

Haere atu ki te wharekai kai ai.
Go to the wharekai to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I haere au ki te toa hoko kai ai.
I am going to the ship in order to buy food.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ka haere au ki te toa hoko tītī ai.
I will go to the shop to buy muttonbird.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I haere mātou ki te marae karakia ai.
We went to the marae to pray.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I haere au ki te kura ako ai.
I went to the school to learn.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Hoki mai ki te kāinga kirihimete ai.
Come back home for Christmas.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ka haere māua ko Rangi ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Rangi and I are going to the supermarket to shop.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Engari i mua i te haere ki te mahi, i hoki au ki te kāinga tīni kākahu ai.
But before going to work, I returned home to change clothes.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I haere au ki te pāka hikoi ai.
I went to the park to walk.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I haere ngā tamariki ki te moana kauhoe ai.
The children went to the ocean in order to swam.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Kāore anō a Taika kia hīkoi ki te kura.
Taika has not yet walked to school.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō a Aroha kia haere ki te kura.
Aroha hasn't gone to school yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō ngā tamariki kia haere ki te kura.
The children have not gone to school yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō te rīpoata kia tae ki te kaiako.
The report has not been given to the teacher yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō te waka kia hoki ki te kāinga.
The car has not returned home yet.
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...

Heoi anō, te mea pai o te koni ahi, ehara ko te mahana anake te hua ki te tangata. Ko te mea tino pai, ko te pārekareka o ngā kōrero.
Still / However, the good thing about sitting round the fire was that it didn't just keep us warm. The really good thing was the enjoyable conversation.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

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

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 tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Ka āhei tātau ki te haere ki te hui?
Are we allowed to go to the meeting?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kāore ngā tamariki e āhei ana ki te kōrero Pākehā.
The children are not allowed to speak English.
Allowed to do something - āhei

E āhei ana au ki te taraiwa.
I can drive.
Allowed to do something - āhei

E āhei ana au ki te kawe i ētehi tamariki tokorima i tōku waka.
I can transport five kids on my car.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kāore au i āhei ki te kuhu atu, mā ngā mema anake.
I wasn't allowed to enter, it was for members only.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui mō te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei koe te haere ki te pāti.
You are allowed to go to the party.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei rāua te haere ki te toa.
They (two) are allowed to go to the store.
Allowed to do something - āhei

He āhua matatau tonu ia ki te reo Māori, ahakoa nō tāwāhi kē a ia.
She's a pretty fluent speaker of Māori even though she's from overseas.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Kia tae atu tātou ki te Whanganui a Tara, ke hīkoi ki te taha o te moana.
When we get to Wellington, we will work on the side of the ocean.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia tae mai rātou ka haere tātou ki te marae.
When they arrive we will go the marae.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia whiwhi te tamaiti tāne ki te moni, ka hoko mai ia i te koha mā te kōtiro.
When they boy got the money, he bought a present for the girl.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te aha a Tawa ki te keke tiakarete?
What is Tawa doing with the chocolate cake?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore au i te haere ki te mahi.
I am not going to work.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au e pai ki te takurua, he makariri rawa.
I don't like winter, it's too cold.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Kauri i te hīkoi ki te kura.
Kauri isn't walking to school.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

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

Kāore ia e āhei ki te haere.
She will not be able to go.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
On the path from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - 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 ata o te Rāhoroi ka haere mātou ko taku whānau ki Taranaki ki te whakatā.
On Saturday morning my family and I went to Taranaki for a holiday.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te tau 1984 ka haere au ki te whare wānanga.
In 1984 I went to university.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

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

I te ahiahi i hoki au ki te kāinga.
In the afternoon I returned home.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore a Ataahua i hīkoi ki te kura.
Ataahua didn't walk to school.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore au i maumahara ki te haora o te pahi tuatahi.
I can't remember the time of the first bus.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore a Hemi i haere ki te whare pikitia.
Hemi did not go to the cinema.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore te tama i oma ki te kura.
The boy did not run to school.
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...

Ki te mutu te ua, ka haere ahau.
If it stops raining I will go.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

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

Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti.
If the government falls, there has to be an election.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

I mate ia ki te hōhipera i Ākarana.
He died in hospital in Auckland.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Ka māharahara te rōpā rā ki te mate whakamomori o tana ariki.
That slave was anxious that his master might commit suicide.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tītaha a Matariki ki te uru.
The Pleiades had descended to the west from its highest point.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka mua ki te kīaka.
The girl got up and took a calabash.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka karanga ki tana rōpā ki te wai ki a ia.
He called to his slave to get water for him.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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

Ka noho au ki te moenga inu ai i taku kawhe.
I sat in bed and drank my coffee.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika atu ētahi ki te pōwhiri i waho o te pā.
Some stood to wave outside the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau ki te kākahu o waho.
And took hold of her outer garment.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone i nga Tāite.
We go to town on Thursdays.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka pātōtō ia ki te kūaha.
She knocks on the door.
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

Ka mōhio taku hoa ki te tangata rā.
My friend knows that man.
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 hoki atu ngā tamariki ki te kura āpōpō.
The children are returning to school tomorrow.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka takaia, ka kawea, ka whakairia ki runga ki te kauere.
They wrapped him up and took him and suspended him in a puriri tree.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta katoa ki waho ngā tāngata o te pā ki te tahu kai.
All the people of the pā came outside to cook food.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki ake anō te kotiro rā ki te pā.
The girl returned once more to the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rongo tana whaea i tana ui ki te hinu rautangi.
His mother listened to his question about scented oil.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka patua taua kai rā e ia ki te manga o te kawakawa.
He struck that food with the branch of the kawakawa.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kīa e te taitamariki he mea mahi ki te mākutu.
The young people said it was done with black magic.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kīa e te tatamariki he mea mahi ki te mākutu.
The young people said it was done with black magic.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
I will not go to work.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore tātou e haere ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā hēki.
We are not going to the supermarket to buy eggs.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore tātou e whai wā ki te haere ki te awa.
We're not going to have time to go to the river.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore ia e mōhio ki te waiata.
He doesn't know how to sing.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore au e haere ki te toa āpōpō ki te hoko kai.
I will not go to the shop tomorrow to buy food.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore au e paku pai ki te inu waipiro.
I have no desire to drink alcohol.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore mātou e haere ki te whare pikitia hei te Rāmere.
We will not go to the cinema on Friday.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore a Rewi e kōrero ki te kaiako hei te Rātū.
Rewi will not speak to the teacher on Tuesday.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

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...

He wahine tino mōhio a Rongomai ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
Rongomai is a woman very knowledgeable in designing the layout of the land.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ka haere tāua ki te pura kaukau.
Shall we go to the pool.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Āpōpō, ka haere au ki te kura.
Tomorrow, I will go to school.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kua haere koe ki te toro atu i a Kauri?
Have you been to visit Kauri?
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kua haere koe ki Te Waipounamu?
Have you been to the South Island?
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I kawea mātou e Pita ki te tāone.
Pita took us to town.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

He haere ki te awa, he haere rānei ki te tāone Nan.
We will go to the river or go to town, Nan.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
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

Kei te haere a Raureka ki te kura.
Raureka is going to school.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.
He is thinking of going to the sea.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā kai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kāore a Hera e hīkoi ana ki te kura.
Hera isn't walking to school.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore a Hemi e kōrero ana ki te kaiako.
Hemi is not talking to the teacher.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore ngā wāhine e haere ana ki te toa.
The women are not going to the shop.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore ngā tamariki e oma ana ki te kura.
The children are not running to school.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore ngā pirihimana e whakarongo ana ki te tangata.
The policemen are not listening to the person.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore au e whanga ana ki te rārangi.
I will not wait in the queue.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Tīmata ana ki te raranga i tana kete harakeke.
She is starting to make a flax kit.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

E toru ngā momo tūmahi i te reo, otirā e pā ana ki te reremahi.
There are three types of verbs in the language, related to verbal sentences.
Conjunctions - however - otirā

Ngā mihi ki a koutou mo ā koutou toa ki te hī ika!
Compliments to you on your fishing skills!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Haere mai ki te mihi ki tōku whanau!
Come and meet my family!
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...

He mihi tērā ki te whānau whānui.
That is a greeting to the extended family.
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore au e pai ki te tae o tērā motoka.
I don't like the colour of that car.
That (over there) - tērā

Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Ka haere tātou ki te papatākaro ā tērā wiki.
We will go to the playground next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Kāore au i te haere ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
I was not going to the shop to buy food.
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 rātou i te haere ki te moana ki te kauhoe.
They were not going to the beach to swim.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Honi ki te tiki i a Hēmi.
Soon Honi and I will go to fetch Hēmi.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Amaru rāua ko Aria kei te haere ki te tāone.
Amaru and Aria are going to town.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te hui a Nikau rāua ko Koa ki te pātaka kōrero.
Nikau and Koa are meeting in the library.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I hiahia a Pāora rāua ko Mia ki te tūtaki i a rāua anō.
Pāora and Mia wanted to meet each other.
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...

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...

Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.
Towards - mai

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

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

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

Te taunga rawatanga atu o Paki i te waka, ka tīmata ia ki te kaukau.
As soon as Paki jumped out of the boat, he began swimming.
Away - atu

Hoki atu ki te rūma rā!
Return to that room!
Away - atu

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

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.
Away - atu

Kua tae atu koe ki Te Rerenga Wairua?
Have you been to Cape Reinga.
Away - atu

Pātai atu ki te kaihoko mō te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.
Away - atu

Hei āpōpō haere atu ai au ki te tāone.
Tomorrow I am going to town.
Away - atu

I piki ake tō mātou ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed to the summit of Mount Taranaki.
Up - ake

Titiro ake ki te rangi.
Look up to the sky.
Up - ake

Te rangonga o te iwi o te pā i te haruru, ka oma iho ki te mātakitaki haka.
When the people of the pā heard the noise, they ran down to hear the haka.
Down - iho

Huri ki te whārangi tuatoru.
Turn to page three.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Tuatahi me mihi ki te hunga mate. Tuarua me mihi ki te hunga ora.
Firstly you should acknowledge the dead (group of dead people). Secondly you should acknowledge the living (group of living people)
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Ko koe te tuatahi ki te kōrero i roto i tēnei karaihe.
You are the first to speak in this class.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Hauwhā ki te rua karaka.
Quarter to two.
Telling time - kara

Hauwhā ki te toru.
Quarter to 3.
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

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

He wahine kaha ki te mahi a Rāhera.
Rāhera is a woman strong in work.
The article - te, ngā, he

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauraro.
The pā's water source was a spring on the north side.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaue e wareware ki te haramai.
Don't forget to come.
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 whakahokia ngā rīhi ki te kāpata i muri i te kai.
Don't return the dishes to the cupboard after the meal.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Don't fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e haria ngā tamariki ki te kura i te ata.
Don't take the children to school in the morning.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Don't fetch the car from the marae.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua tō reta e tukua ki te nūpepra!
Don't send your letter to the newspaper!
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I won’t lead the children to school.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

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..

Ki te ngaro te reo, ka ngaro tāua pērā i te moa.
If the language is lost, we are lost like that of the large extinct moa bird.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Mehemea ka ua āpōpō, kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
If it rains tomorrow, I won't go to work.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka kōrero a Toto, ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted husbands.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka kōrero a Toto ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted to get married.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea heke te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ka heke te hukapapa, ke haere mātou ki te maunga.
If the snow falls, we will go to the mountain.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ki te tīmata te ua, ka noho tātou ki te kāinga.
If the rain starts, we will stay home.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te whiti te rā āpōpō, ka haere tātau ki tātahi.
If the sun shines tomorrow, we will go to the beach.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te hoki wawa mai a Ari, ka koa ahau.
If Ari comes back on time, I will be happy.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te tōmuri a Tame, ka hōhā au.
If Tame is late, I will be annoyed.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho tāua ki te kāinga, kei mākū.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay home in case we get wet.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te haere koe mā raro, ka tōmuri kope.
If you go on foot, you will be late.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te wehe moāta tātau, ka tae wawe tātau ki Whakatū.
If we leave early, we will arrive in Nelson on time.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te rite tau ki taku, me hoki koe i a au.
If your feelings are the same as mine, you should return with me.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te tae mai he ope, me pōhiri.
If a group arrives, they must be welcomed.
*If using ki - ki

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...

He pai ki te kōtiro tērā pōtae.
The girl likes that hat.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kāore rāua e taea te haere ki te kura?
Are they (two) unable to go to school?
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore mātou e taea te hīkoi ki te tāone?
Are we (excluding you) unable to walk to the town?
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore ngā tamariki e taea te haere ki te kura.
The children are unable to go to school.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore mātou e taea te hīkoi ki te tāone.
We are unable to walk to town.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kātahi te reo reka ki te waiata!
What an awesome singing voice!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua kī te pākete i raro i te turuturu i te tuanui.
The bucket under the hole in the roof is full.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

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

Inahea koe i haere ai ki te toa?
When did you go to the shop?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Me hoki atu koe ki te kāinga, kei pukuriri tō māmā.
You had better go back now - your mum might get mad.
In case... - kei

I haere mātou ki te toa, kātahi ka hoki mātou ki te kāinga.
We went to the shop and then we returned home.
And then... - kātahi ka...

I haere mātou ki te toa, kātahi ka mātou hoki ki te kāinga.
We went to the shop and then we returned home.
And then... - kātahi ka...

I haere mātou ki te toa, kātahi ka hoki ki te kāinga.
We went to the shop and then we returned home.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kātahi ka mahara te koroheke rā ki te nuinga o tōna pai.
Then then old man began to thing about his abundant good fortune.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kātahi ka haere ki te kite i tētehi pikitia.
And then we went and saw a movie.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kātahi ka whiua e ia tāna mōkai ki te moana.
Then she threw her baby into the sea.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere māua ki te tāone.
When the meeting is over, we will go to town.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Kia tae mai a Niko, ka peka atu tātau ki te kāinga o Rangi.
When Niko arrives, we will stop by Rangi's house.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ki te kore te rā e whiti āpōpō, kāore tātau e haere.
If the sun does not shine tomorrow, we won't go.
If not... - ki te kore...

Ki te kore a Rangi e hoki wawa mai, ka noho mau au.
If Rangi doesn't get back on time, I will stay.
If not... - ki te kore...

Ki te kore koe e whakaae, ka pōuri ahau.
If you don't agree, I will be sad.
If not... - ki te kore...

Ki te kore te ua e mao, ka mātakitaki kiriata tāua.
If the rain doesn't clear, we will watch movies.
If not... - ki te kore...

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

I haere au ki te tāone kia hoko ai i ngā hū hou.
I went to town in order to buy new shoes.
In order to - kia... ai

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 hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kite ai i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to see my family.
In order to - kia... ai

I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kore ai au e kite i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to not see my family.
In order not to... - kia... kore 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

He aha a Taika i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
Why didn't Taika come to the hui?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

He aha koe i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn't you go to work?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

Nā te aha ia i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
For what reason did he/she return home?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha koutou i haere ai ki te tāone?
For what reason did you (plural) go to town?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ia i kore ai e hoki ki te kāinga?
Why didn’t he/she return home?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha koutou i kore ai e haere ki te tāone?
Why didn’t you (plural) go to town?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

He mea hanga i roto i ngā roto i te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
[Some] were built in the lakes on the path going from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...

Ko te māhunga he mea tia ki te hou.
Their heads were adorned with feathers.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...

Kua hangaia tōku whare e te kāmura ki te rākau.
My house has been built with wood.
By means of - ki

Ko te nuinga ia i mea kia kāua e hoea ki te taua.
The majority, however, said that they should not paddle off to a hostile expedition.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Whakakīngia te waka ki te hinu kaua ki te diesel.
Fill the car up with petrol, not with diesel.
Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...

Pataina te parāoa ki tre naihi kaua ki te pune iti.
Butter the bread with a knife, not a teaspoon.
Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...

Ka mutu ana te hui, ka hoki atu tāua ki te kāinga.
When the hui finishes, then we will come home. (Or when the hui finished, then we went home.)
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

He aha koe e haere ai ki te hui?
Why will you go to the hui?
Why... now? - He aha... e... nei?

He hiahia nō Hāmi ki te kai i te fish 'n chips.
Because Hāmi wants to eat fish and chips.

Ehara tērā pōtae i te pai ki te kōtiro.
The girl does not like that hat.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Kāore koe e āhei te haere ki te pāti.
You are not allowed to go to the party.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Kāore rāua e āhei te haere ki te toa.
They are not allowed to go to the store.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Neke atu ki te wāhi hōhonu ka tuku iho ai ā.koutou kupenga.
Move out to the deep place, then let down your nets.

I noho mai rātou, tae noa mai ki te Rāhoroi kua hipa nei
They stayed right up till last Saturday

Haria ngā rīwai ki te marae!
Take the potatoes to the marae!

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

I whakawhiti atu a ia me te mea nei ki te poohi i tana reta
He crossed over as if to post a letter

Ka tae a Māui ki te rua i rere iho rā tōna whaea.
Māui reached the pit down which his mother had fled.

Tangi tonu te pere o te kura, ka puta ngā tamariki ki te tākaro.
As soon as the school bell rings, the children come out to play. — 1172

Me ū tonu ki te mahi tae noa atu ki te wā e oti ai
You should stick to the task right up till the time it is completed

Hoatu ki te tēpu!
Put it on the table!

Ka haere ia i te huarahi me te kaha ki te whiowhio haere
He walked down the road whistling loudly

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te toa
But what if I want to say that I am going to the shop *to buy food?*

Kāore mātou e haere ki te tāone āpōpō.
We won’t go to town tomorrow.

Mai i te tau 1987, e tū ana te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori hei kōkiri i ngā take katoa e pā ana ki te reo
The Māori Language Commission has existed since 1987 to pursue all issues to do with the language

pirangi haere ki te retireti?
Wanna go to the slide?

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

Kei kore koutou e horo ki te oma.
You might not be able to run fast.

Kei te haere au ki te toa ki te hoko kai *ai*.
I am going to the shop to buy food.

E kore rānei e taka tahi kōrua ki te wai?
Will you not both fall together into the water?

Hopu-kia te tuna, ka hoki ai ki te kāinga.
Catch the eel then return home.

Nā wai koe i ako ki te kōrero pukapuka?
Who taught you to read? (By whom were you taught to read?)

Ka mutu te mahi inanahi, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
When yesterday’s work was finished, we went to town.

pirangi haere ki te tārere?
Wanna to go to the swing?

Kei te haere au ki Whitireia ki te ako i te reo Māori ai.
I am going to Whitireia to learn Māori. Again, the ai indicates the reason or the purpose.

Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.

Kāore mātou e haere ki te tāone i ngā Tāite.
We do not go to town on Thursdays.

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui
All the students of the university attended the meeting

He mea tino tauhou ki te kite i te tamariki kāhore he ringa paru.
It is very strange to see a child without dirty henads.

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

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu aku ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

Ahakoa haere koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
No matter where you go, you must acknowledge the people of the place.

Waiho kia ahiahi ka haere ai tāua ki te riri.
Leave it till evening then we'll go into battle.

Kāore au i te mōhio ki te Hōne e kōrero nā koe
I don’t know the Hōne you’re talking about

I haere ia ki te wharepaku.
She/he went to the toilet.

E haere ana ahau ki te taaone ki te hoko mai i teetahi koha
I am going to town to buy a present

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
Wherever you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua.

Ka tau ia ki te tuarongo moe ai
She betook herself to the inner end of the house to sleep

Me he mea nāau te tamaiti, kua mōhio koe ki te roanga o tōona ingoa.
If the child was yours you would have known its full name.

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food.

Kua hōhā ahau ki ngā paruparu e puta ana ki te moana.
I hate the pollution of the sea.

Māu e tohutohu ki te tohunga ō mate, ka ngau ai te tohunga i ō atua e ngau ana i tō kiri, te mamae i tō tinana.
You must indicate your ills to the tohunga, then the tohunga will devour your spirits that are devouring your skin, paining your body.

Ka nui te aroha o ngā tāngata ki te take nei.
The people feel very sympathetic to this cause.

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

Ka haere ia ki te kiitini tao ai i ngaa kai
She went to the kitchen to cook the food

Haere ki te tari.
Go to the office.

Ka whakatūpou ia, ko tōna upoko ki raro, ko ana waewae ki runga ki te pana i tōna pāpā i a Rangi.
He bent down and placed his head on the ground, and threw his legs up to the sky onto the body of his father, Rangi, so he could push.

I hoki maatou ki te kaainga, i te mea e ua ana
We returned home because it was raining

Ko Hine rāua ko Mere ngā kaiako i haere ki te Whare Wānanga
Hine and Mere are the tutors who went to the University

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

Hua atu me hoe rawa ki te au o te moana ka tuku ai
the anchor One would think we should paddle to the deep sea and then let go the anchor.

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

I patua e ia ki te ngākaukore.
He killed it heartlessly.

Ka haere tātou ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā hēki.
We are going to the supermarket to buy the eggs.

Me kua oti ōu mahi, me haere ki te pikitia.
If your work is finished go to the pictures.

E pātai ana kia tohu mai tētahi tangata, tētahi mea rānei e whakaritea ana ki te tangata.
Asking a question about the identity of a person, or of something which is likened to a person.

Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūrangā kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put up the lamp onto a stand so that the light may be seen by the people who are coming in.

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.

Ahakoa te kaha o ngā nehi ki te tiaki i a ia, kāore ia i ora.
Although the nurses worked hard to look after him, he didn’t live.

Kua piki tana utu ki te whā tekau mano tāra ia tau, ia tau.
His salary has gone up to forty thousand dollars a year.

.. kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata i tukua mai ai taua patu rā ki a ia e te matua o Puhihuia
.. so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man who that weapon was given to by

titiro ki te karoro!
look at the seagull!

I muri ka haere mai a Tāwhiri-mātea, te hau me te ua, ki te horoi i ngā parahanga katoa o te piri tahitanga, me kī, ngā puehu me ngā maramara kiri, kia mā te āhua o te rangi.
Afterwards Tāwhiri-mātea, the wind and the rain, stepped in to clean away all of the rubbish left in the confined space, everything created in the dark clinging together, the dust, the strips of skin, so the sky would be clean.

Naa te ua maatou i hoki ai ki te kaainga home
We returned home because of the rain

Me kāhore kia tere te kōwhaki i te kānga, ka haere au ki te tangihanga.
If it is not necessary to hurry the picking of the corn I will go to the tangi.

He aha a Mere i taraiwa ai i tana motokā ki te mākete i tērā wiki?
Why did Mere drive her car to the supermarket last week?

Rērere tonu ai a Tāwhiri-mātea, arā, ngā hau o te rangi, hoki atu, hoki atu, ki te tahatū o te rangi ki te tahatahi i ngā piro o te kōpū o Rangi.
...Tāwhiri-mātea still sweeps the skies, from one horizon to another, back and forth to clean away the impurities left behind from the embrace of the stomach of Rangi.

Ki te mutu te ua, e noho ana tātou.
If the rain stops we are staying.

Kāore e mārama tētahi wāhanga o te iwi ki te reo o tētahi atu wāhanga, ahakoa he iwi kotahi.
One section of the people cannot understand the language of another section, although they are one people.

Ki te kore e whiti te rā, e noho ana mātou.
If the sun does not shine we are staying.

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.

Āhua rua tekau ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te hui
About 20 people came to the meeting

Ia Rātapu, ia Rātapu haere ai rātou ki te whare karakia.
Every Sunday they go to church.

E mōhio ai ngā tāngata kua haere mātou.ko taku iwi ki.te kimi kāinga hōu mō mātou, ka mahue iho ko ngā kurī ki te kāinga.
The people will [then] know that my tribe and I have gone to look for a new home when only the dogs are left in the village.

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

Nā, me pōkai i a koe ki te taora.
Let's wrap you up in your towel.

Ka tae tētahi tauhou ki te kāinga.
A certain stranger came to the village.

Mehemea koe ki te whakawera i te wai, ka puta te korohuu
If you heat water, steam will appear

Kia maroke ka hari ai ki te ana tūpāpaku.
When dried out the remains are taken to the burial cave.

Ki te kore):
If...is not/does not

Tekau meneti ki te tekau karaka.
Ten to ten.

Mā reira pea a ia ka tono ai i tana kōtiro ki te kawe wai māu.
Perhaps she will order her daughter to fetch water for you.

I hīkoi a Aroha ki te kura.
Aroha walked to school.

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

Me mā runga tereina ki Te Awamutu
(They) are to go by train to Te Awamutu

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

Tōia te ingoa o te tangata ki te pouaka e hāngai ana ki te pātai.
Drag the name of the person to the box who fits the description.

ara, ka tae atu koe ki te awa
If you walk along that track, you will reach the river

I haere ahau ki te hokomaha, I hoko kai ai.
I am going to the supermarket in order to buy food.

Kawea ana ia ki roto ki te whare o te tohunga.
He was carried into the house of the priest.

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

I whawhai te toa ki te taniwha.
The hero fought the monster.

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.

= Hoatu ēna hū ki te tangata kāhore ōna.
We had best teach the children who do not know the Māori language.

I titiro atu rātou ki te moana
They looked (away) towards the sea

Kei konei ia tae noa ki te Mane,.
She's here till Monday.

I hiahia rātou ki te wāhi.
They wanted the place.

= Me whakaako tātou i ngā tamariki kore mōhio ki te reo Māori.
Give those shoes to the man who has none.

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

E haere ana rātou ki te kanikani.
They are going to the dance.

Kua haere a Kauri ki te tiki i ōna kākahu.
Kauri has gone to get her clothes.

Ka haere ki te whare o te matua o Ataahua.
[He] went to the house of Ataahua's parent.

E haere ana rātou ki te kanikani?
Are they going to the dance?

Kua hīkoi a Manu ki te kura.
Manu has walked to school.

I oho moata, nō reira ka haere au ki te mahi.
I got up early, and so (therefore) I went to work.

I haere rātou ki te hui
They went to the hui

I oho moata ahau nā reira i haere ai ki te mahi.
Reasons for including ai in result clauses will be explored in Section 5.3.5.

Ko rātou i haere ki te hui
It was they who went to the hui

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua
Wherever (no matter where) you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua

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

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia.
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among.

He pai kee au ki te raranga kete i te whatu korowai
I make baskets better than I make cloaks

Mātika ana a Kōuraraka, heke ana i ngā arapiki, whakatuwhera ana i te kūaha, oma noa ki te ngahere.
Goldilocks jumped up, ran down the stairs, opened the door and ran away into the forest.

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

He kaha a Rangi ki te kōrero mōna anō.
Rangi has a tendency to talk about himself.

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

Ia rā, ia rā, ka haere au ki te kura.
Every day I go to school.

Kua hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga.
The children have returned home.

Whakautua ngā pātai i roto i te reo Māori.
Answer the questions in Māori.

Ko wai ngā tāngata, māna e tō te waka ki te wai?
Who are the men who will drag the canoe to the water?

Āhea koe haere mai ai ki te whare?
When are you coming to the house?

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

Kia mutu rawa te mahi whakapaipai whare, ka wātea kōrua ki te haere.
Once the house decorating work is completely finished, you both will be free to go.

Me haere koutou ko Hata ko Pani ki te tāone.
You and Hata and Pani ought to go to town.

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

Kāti, tukua mai ki Hikurangi, ki te maunga e tauria i te huka.
Enough! Let him come hither to Hikurangi, to the mountain crowned with snow.

E hīkoi ana a Hera ki te kura.
Hera is walking to school.

Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata, mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.

Nānahea koutou i haere ai ki te whare?
When did you go to the house?

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

Kia ora Honi, he pēhea ō whakaaro ki te whakamātautau?
Hey Honi, what did you think of the exam?

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauaro.
The water source for that pā was a spring on the north side.

Kei te whakarongo au ki te wahine e waiata ana.
I am listening to the woman who is singing.

Kimi ana, kimi ana i te huarahi ki te kāinga.
She kept searching for the path home.

I haere rātou ki te wāhi.
They went to the place.

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.

Ko tēnei te marae e tū ai ngā kaumātua ki te whaikōrero
This is the marae on which/where(on) the elders will stand to orate

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

whakawāteahia he wāhi ki te kāuta
clear a space in the kitchen

Inahea koe i haere atu ai ki te tāone?
When did you go to town?

Naa raatou i tahu te mea nei ki te maati, me kore e/*i toro
They put a match to the substance to see whether it would burn

Ka tukuna mātau kia haere ki te taone o Ākarana, ki tētahi atu wāhi rānei.
We were allowed to go to the city of Auckland, or to some other place.

Āpōpō ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
Tomorrow we will go to town.

Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga moe ai
We had best go back home to sleep (thereat)

I piki ake tō mātou rōpū ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed up to the summit of Mt Taranaki.

Heoi anō kāore ngā tungāne o Puhiwahine i pai ki te whaiāipotanga o te wahine nei ki tana whanaunga, nā reira ka tikina mai e rātau tō rātau tuahine, ka whakahokia ki roto o Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
Well Puhiwahine’s brothers did not approve of this woman's affair with her relative, so they fetched their sister, and returned her to Ngāti Tuwharetoa.

E kore a Hēmi e hīkoi ki te kura.
Hēmi won't walk to school.

E ai ki te maramataka, he rākaunui
According to the calendar, it's a full moon.

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone i ngā Tāite.
We go to town on Thursdays.

= E kore rānei e taka tahi kōrua ki te wai?
Perhaps this is not the correct word?

Koutou ko ē atu ki te pō, haere, haere, haere atu rā.
ou who have gone on to the night, go, go, go on.

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

Kua haere rātou ki te toa
She has arrived

Āe rā, kua hoki mai ki te whakahōhā i te whānau.
Yes indeed, they have returned to annoy the family.

Kei te hiahia ahau ki te hoki atu
I wish to go back.

Kua hoki a Hēmi ki te kāinga. Kua moe
Hēmi has gone home. (He) has gone to sleep

I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere
In the morning, the workers go to the forest

Mai i te tau 1985 tae noa ki te tīmatanga o tēnei tau, i Whangārei rātou e noho ana
They were living in Whangārei from 1985 until the beginning of this year

I pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has covid.

Kei te pīrangi au ki te noho i te kāinga o Amaru.
I want to live in Amaru's home.

Kāore au i te haere ki te toa.
I was not going to the shop.

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

He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata.
Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure.

mai, ki te haere ranei?
Levels 3 and 4

Kua rite mātou ki te moa.
We have become like the moa.

Ki te kore a Mere e tae mai āpōpō, ka waea atu ki a Henare.
If Mere doesn't arrive tomorrow I will ring Henare.

Me i tahuri taua iwi ki te whawhai ki a Tama maa kua mate noa iho.
If that tribe had turned to fighting Tama and the others they would have been completely defeated.

Kāore te wahine i aroha ki te tāne.
The woman did not love the man.

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.

Kei te haere a Raureka ki te retireti.
Raureka is going to the slide.

Ki te kore e mutu te ua ākuanei, ka hōhā ngā tamariki.
If it doesn't stop raining soon, the children will get bored.

Kua tuhituhi a Aria i tētahi reta ki Te Kaunihera.
Aria has written a letter to the Council.

Huaina iho ki te taunga ko Kamokamo.
The fishing ground was called Kamokamo.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i noho ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I lived.

Hoake tātou ki te whare!
Let’s go to the house!

Ko tāku mahi ia rā, he haere ki te tupuna whare.
Every day I went to the ancestral house.

Kaua e wareware ki te kati i te tatau.
Don't forget to close the door.

I eke paihikara au ki te mahi.
I biked to work.

I hoki ahau ki te kāinga i tipu ake ai ahau.
I returned to the home where I grew up.

I hiahia ia ki te mea.
He wants the thing.

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

Kia mahara ki te hē o Rona
Remember/Let us remember the sin of Rona

Kei te pīrangi a Mere ki te haere ki te marae.
Mere wants to go to the marae.

Ka haere ahau ki te hui ā tērā wiki.
I will go to the meeting next week.

Kua haere rāua ki te kāinga.
They have gone to the village.

Ka pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei pane koti whero.
I would like to buy this red skirt.

E noho koe ki te inu i tō tī.
You sit and drink your tea.

Me kua oti oo mahi me haere ki te pikitia.
If your chores are finished, go to the pictures.

He tamaiti rānei e mōhio ana ki te whakautu?
Does any child know the answer?

Kei te pīrangi a Mere kia haere a Hōne ki te marae.
Mere wants Hōne to go to the marae.

Me haere koe ki te toa.
You had better go to the shop.

Haere ki te marae
Go to the marae!

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

Āpōpō ka hui tātou ki Papaiea ki te ako i te reo Māori.
Tomorrow we will meet in Palmerston North to learn the Māori language.

Ka haere ia ki te kura e ako ai tana tamāhine.
She will go to the school where her daughter studies.

Kua tae mai tō mātou tuahine ki te kāinga.
Our sister has arrived home.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te hokomaha hoko kai ai.
I am going to the supermarket in order to buy food.

Titiro ki te mainga!
Look at the mountain!

I toro atu mātou ki te tāone e noho ai ōku mātua.
We visited the town where my parents live.

Ki te kore koe e whakaatu mai, e kore ahau e maatau.
If you don’t explain, I won’t understand.

Kei te haere atu ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
I am going to the supermarket *to* by food.

I peka au ki te whānau.
I visited family.

Me kawe moni koutou ki te kura.
You should take (some) money to school.

Nōna e unahi ana i ngā ika ka tīmata ki te ua.
While he was scaling the fish it began to rain.

I hīkoi ngā tamariki ki te moana kauhoe ai.
The children walked to the ocean in order to swam.

Kia rite anō ki te rangi (Matthew 6:10)
To be the same as it is in heaven.

Haere atu ki te tēpu kai ai.
Go to the table to eat.

Kia oti te mahi, ka hoki au ki te kāinga.
When the work is finished, I'll go home.

Ā te ata ka hoki ai au ki te mahi.
In the morning I will go back to work.

Ia rā, ka peka atu a Tony ki te kāuta o ngā kaumātua.
Every day Tony visited the kitchen of the elders.

E whawhai ana rātou ki te hoariri.
They are fighting with (against) the enemy.

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

Ina kore koe e haere mai ka haere au ki te hīi.
If you don’t come I will go fishing.

I haere au ki te kura ako ai.
I went to the school to learn.

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

Utaina ngā mea katoa kia reri ai te taraka ki te haere āpōpō.
Load all the things so that (in order that) the truck will be ready to go tomorrow.

Ka pupuhi ahau ki te manu.
I shall shoot at/a/the bird.

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.

Auē, te āhua nei e pīrangi ana ia ki te moe.
Gosh, he looks like he needs to sleep.

I wareware ia ki te raka i te kūaha.
He forgot to lock the door.

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

E hia, e hia ngā punua kararehe e mau ana i te tuna nei, ana heke iho ki te inu.
Great numbers of young animals are seized by that eel when they go down to drink.

I haere mātou ki te marae karakia ai.
We went to the marae to pray.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi māra
She’s very knowledgeable when it comes to gardening/growing veges.

Kia ua, ka oma ai a Mere ki waho ki te tiki i ngā kākahu.
Whenever it rains, Mere runs outside to get the clothes.

Ina kore koe e haere mai, ka haere au ki te hī.
If you don’t come, I will go fishing.

Kei te hiahia koe ki te haere?
Do you want to go?

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha hoko ai i te kai mā ōku mātua.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food for my parents.

Engari, kei te mahi tonu. Koia kei a ia ki te mahi!
But he is still working, what a champ!

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.

Kia mahara ki ēnei tikanga ana haere ki te moana ki te mahi kai, hī ika rānei.
Remember these customs when you go to the sea to find food, or to fish.

Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.

He kaha a Tī ki te kōrero mōna anō.
Tī has a tendency to talk about himself.

Ā tērā wiki, e haere ana mātou ki te riketa.
Next week, we’re going to the regatta.

Ki a tāua, ki te Māori, he mea nui tēnei (Kāretu 1974:51)
To us, the Māori, it is a very important thing

Ka hiahia ngā tamariki ki te haere ki te tāone.
The children want to go to town.

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.

I haere au ki te pāka hikoi ai.
I went to the park to walk.

He kaha/kino ia ki te pīhau.
She’s a great one for quietly blowing off (and not saying anything/owning up to it).

Kāore ia i paku aro mai ki te kōrero a te kaiako.
She didn’t pay the slightest attention to what the teacher was saying.

Kia ua, ka oma a Mere ki waho ki te tiki i ngā kākahu.
Whenever it rains, Mere runs outside to get the clothes.

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

Whiti ora ki te whai ao
Cross over to life in the changing world

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

Tangi tonu te pere o te kura, ka puta ngā tamariki ki te tākaro
As soon as the school bell rings, the children come out to play

Kia kaha ki te reo Māori.
Support the Māori language.

ki te ao mārama.
in the world of light and understanding.

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

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
And I can use ai to say that the reason I am going to the supermarket is to buy food.

I oma tō kōrua māmā ki te hokomaha
Your mother ran to the supermarket.

He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero
These mokopuna are confident speakers.

I kōrero ahau ki te tangata i te kūwaha.
I talked to the man in/at the doorway.

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

Kei te haere atu au ki te hokomaha kia hoko kai ai ia.
I am going to the supermarket in order that she can buy food.

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

Ka haere mātau, te kura o Tīpene, ki Kuini Tiriti, ki reira hui atu ai ki te tini o te tāngata, ki te whakanui i tēnei wikitoria (Pōtatau 1991:37)
We, St Stephen’s School, went to Queen Street to join up with the crowds to celebrate this victory

E ngungu ki te pōhatu.
Turn to the rock.

He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero.
These grandchildren are confident speakers.

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

Me haere atu koe ki te wharenui.
You had better go to the meeting house.

Haere ki te whare pukapuka o te whare wānanga, me kore e kitea te pukapuka e hiahiatia nā koe
Go to the university library to see whether you can find the book you need

E ngungu ki te rākau,
turn to the tree

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

Ka haere te wahine ki te tāone
the woman goes to town

Kia kaha ki te kōrero, kia rongo ai mātau.
*You* should speak loudly so *we* can hear you.

I haere rātou ki te papa tākaro
They went to the playing field

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

Ka whakarongo te tangata ki te manu
the man listens to the bird

Kei te hiahia koe ki te mōhio?
Do you want to know?

I haere mātou ki te Whanganui a Tara hei mātakitaki i te kēmu.
We went to Wellington to watch the game.

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 te whakatata te taua ki te pā rā te awaawa.
The war party was approaching the pā by way of the valley.

Kei te haere tātou ki te hui raranga.
We (3+ inclusive) are going to the weaving meeting.

Rite tonu tērā kaiwaiata ki te manu tioriori te ātaahua.
That singer is just as beautiful as a songbird.

Kei te taraiwa ahau ki te konohete ki te kanikani.
But if i am driving my friend to the concert so that she can dance i would use kia... ai.

Kei te whakaako rātou i ā rātou tamariki ki te reo Māori.
They are teaching their children Māori.

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

Mā tōna reo whakahau ka kori te whare ki te mahi.
Through her commanding voice, the house gets to work.

Kia oti rā anō ngā mahi, ka hoki ngā kaimahi ki te kāinga.
The workers won't go home until the work is finished.

Ko tā rātou he whakainu i ngā pēpi ki te wai hua rākau.
It is their practice to give the babies fruit juice to drink.

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

He toa ngā kuia o Waikato ki te kanikani.
The old ladies of Waikato are great dancers.

Tuhia ki te papa, kia kitea ai e te hunga katoa.
Write it on the board, so that it is seen by everybody.

Kīhai rānei koe i haere ki te kura?
Did you not go to school?

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

E toro mai ana ngā tūī ki te māra.
The tūī are visiting the garden.

He wahine kaha ki te mahi ahakoa te mahi.
She is a woman who is strong in work, no matter the task.

Rite tonu koe ki te hōiho te pakari.
You are just as strong as a horse.

I haere wawe au ki te marae kia whakaritea ai te hāngī.
I went early to the marae so that the hāngī could be prepared.

Haere mai ki te mihi ki tōku whānau!
Come and meet my family!

Kei te pīrangi ahau ki te whakakaha i tōku reo Māori.
I want to strengthen my Māori language.

Rite tonu tōu waha ki te ngutu kākā te hoihoi.
Your mouth is just as noisy as a kākā's beak.

Kei te haere a Rangi rāua ko Hemi ki te papa tākaro.
Rangi and Hemi are going to the playground.

E mōhio ana au ki te tangata e kōrero nā koe.
I know the person you are talking about.

Ka haere taua taurekareka ki te tiki wai, ka utu i te tahaa ki te wai
The servant went to fetch water; [he] dipped the calabash into the water

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha kia hokona ai te kai.
Again, this uses as a passive.

Kei te hiahia koe ki te tī, ki te kawhe rānei?
Would you like a tea or coffee?

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

Nā reira, kei Manurewa au e noho ana, ki Tāmaki ki te Tonga, ki Tāmaki Makaurau; engari he rere ngā waka, he rere ngā tāngata.
Therefore, I live in Manurewa, in South Auckland, in Auckland; however, the vehicles are moving and the people are moving.

Rite tonu tā Riki tama ki te aihe te tere.
Riki's son is just as fast as a dolphin.

I haere au ki te hui hei kairīwhi/hei māngai mō taku rangatira
I went to the meeting for (on behalf of) my boss

E kōrero ana te minita ki te tangata e hanga ana i te whare karakia.
The minister is talking to the man who is building the church.

I tū te kaumātua ki te kōrero hei tautoko i te whakatauaki
The kaumātua stood to speak for (in support of) the defendant

I haere a Nikau ki te tangihanga.
Nikau went to the funeral.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana, arā ki te ruku mātaitai me te hī ika.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering seafood, that is diving for shellfish and fishing.

Me hoki, te tamaiti rā, ki te kāinga.
That child must go home.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare o tāku tama.
Now this is a bit tricksy because a house is in the o category and my son is in the a categoryso it's o tāku

Ākuanei ka tūtaki i a ia. Heoi anō, ahau tēnā, Aaron Henare. Ko taku tētahi ingoa poto, ko Matua Azza. Mehemea e hiahia ana koe ki te tuku te ingoa poto, Matua Azza, e pai ana ki ahau.
We’ll meet him shortly. Anyway, that is me, Aaron Henare. One of my short names is Matua Azza. If you would like to use my short name, that is fine with me.

A te poo nei, ka haere a Hata ki te taaone?
Is Hata going to town tonight?

I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush. (Māori Dictionary)

Nā reira, āe, hikaka te ngākau ki te tiaki, ki te poipoi i a koutou.
Therefore, yes, the heart is eager to care for and to nurture you all.

I hoatu te tākuta i ētahi rongoā ki te kōtiro māuiui kia ora ai ia.
The doctor gave the sick girl medicine so that she will be well. This is is intended outcome marked by kia ai with a stative: ora.

Kia mutu ngā whaikōrero, ka haere mai te manuhiri ki te harirū.
When the speeches are over, the guests approach to meet the hosts.

Heoi ākina ana e rātou a Tēpene ki te kōhatu me ia e karanga ana ki te Ariki.
However Steven was assaulted by them with stones (at the same time) as he was calling to the Lord.

Kīhai a ia i āta mōhio ki te ara ki te puna wai.
He didn't really know the path to the spring.

He wahine tino mōhio ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
She is a woman who is very knowledgeable about designing the layout of the land.

Ki te rongo ki tō ake, ō ake hiahia, ō ake wawata, whāinga matua pea.
To listen to your own heart, your own desires, your own aspirations — perhaps your main goal.

Rua tekau mā rima meneti ki te whitu karaka te tāima.
It is twenty-five to seven.

Ka haere au ki te konohete kia harikoa ai au.
I will go to the concert so that i will be happy.

Titiro ai au ki te ua.
I always watch the rain. (Māori Dictionary)

Koata ki te whitu karaka te tāima.
It is a quarter to seven.

Whakarongo ki te pouako.
Listen to the teacher.

Ko rātou ngā tāngata i haere ki te ngahere.
They are the men who went to the forest.

Kua poro·ngia te raakau e ia ki te toki
He has felled the tree with the axe

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes. (Māori Dictionary)

Ko wai te tamaiti kua hoki ki te kāinga?
Who is the child who has gone back to the village (who has gone back home)?

Ko tētahi āhuatanga whakaohorere ki te ākonga reo Māori, ko te akoranga nei, ehara noa te wātū i te "ka".
A common confusion for Māori language learners is that the verb "ka" is not only used for future tense.

Ka mau a Maama i a maatou ki te one
Mummy is taking us to the beach

Kei te haere atu au ki te hokomaha hei hoko kai.
I am going to the shops in order to buy food.

Kua haere ati tōku tēina ki te whare o ōku tuākana.
My younger brother has gone to the house of my older brothers.

Haere ai au ki te marae ki te āwhina.
I regularly go to the marae to help. (New Zealand Curriculum)

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.

E haere ana te wahine, ki te moana.
The woman is going to the sea.

Kāore mātou i haere ki te tāone.
We did not go to town.

Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho au ki te kāinga.
If it rains tomorrow, I shall stay home.

Ka oma ngā tamariki ki te papa tākaro hei tākaro i tētahi kēmu.
The children will run to the playground in order to play the game.

Ki te kore rātou e whakaae, me whiriwhiri anō.
If they don’t agree, we must think again.

Ka titiro whakawaho atu ngā pirikoti ki te hiwi matomato i kō atu o tō rātou whenua.
The billy goats looked out towards the green hill beyond their land.

Ka rere te teina i mua ki te kāinga ki.te kōrero atu ki a Hotu-nui, tērā tana tamaiti a Maru-tūahu te haere atu rā.
The younger girl rushed off home to tell Hotu-nui that his son Maru-tūahu was coming.

Kei te haere au ki te kīhini hei tunu i te kai.
I am going to the kitchen to cook the food.

Ki te kore koe e whakaatu mai, e kore ahau e mātau.
If you don’t explain, I won’t understand.

Tangihia ngā mate kua ngaro ki te pō.
Grieve those who have gone into the night.

Kei te haere kōrua ki te tāone?
Are you two going to town?

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

I nuku·hia e au ngaa ahi wera mai i ngaa koohatu ki te pouaka ki toku hawera
the(pl) stone to the box instr sggenIsg shovel ‘I moved the hot ashes from the stones to the box with my shovel

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

Ki te kore rātou e noho puku, ka omaoma ngā tia.
If they do not sit silently, the deer will flee.

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

I hoki au ki te kāinga.
I returned home.

Kāore ahau e pai ana ki te kai hikareti.
I do not like smoking cigarettes.

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!

E haere ana tāua, ki te tāone.
We two (you and I) are going to town.

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

Rite tonu ia ki te hōiho ki te oma.
He runs just like a horse.

Mehemea ki te kore e mutu tō makamaka i te pāoro, ka tangohia e au.
If you don’t stop playing with that ball, I’ll take it away.

Ki te whakaaetia e ngā kaumātua, ka tū ia ki te kōrero
If it is agreed to by the elders, he will stand to speak

Ko wai i piirangi ki te kaakahu?
Who wanted the dress?

E haere ana māua, ki te tāone.
We two (not you) are going to town.

Rite tonu koe ki te ika ki te kauhoe.
You are just like a fish when it comes to swimming.

Ki te kore he atua, ko taua wānanga rā te kaitohu aituā.
If there was no god, that wānanga, a sacred vessel, was the preserver against accidents.

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

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.

I te atatū ka haere mātou ki Te Wairoa.
After sunrise we left for Te Wairoa.

Ka hoki mai ia ki te kura hei ako i ngā tauira.
She will return to the school to teach the students.

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

E kimi ana ia ki te aha?
What's he searching for?

Kei te pāngia a Koa ki te takiwātanga.
Koa is afflicted with autism.

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

E noho ki te tūru
sit on the chair.

Ki te mea kāhore ahau e maumahara, he maha ngā raruraru.
If I don’t remember, there’ll be real problems.

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

I reira, ka tuu te tira ki te tina
There, the travelling party had lunch

I haere au ki te hokomaha hei tangata hoko kai.
I went to the supermarket as the person buying food, or in the role or function of a food buyer.

Kei te haere ahau ki te toa hei hoko i tētahi kakau.
I am going to the shop in order to buy some clothes.

E noho ki te papa
sit on the floor.

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.

Ki te haere rātou ki Taupō, ka noho au ki konei.
If they go to Taupō, I shall stay here.

He mōhio ia ki te tārai waka
He is knowledgeable about canoe making

He haere tāua ki te hoko kai.
Let’s (you and I) go and buy some food.

Ki te riri ki tōu tuākana.
To fight your big brother.

Nā Rangi i haere atu ki te hokomaha.
It was Rangi who went to the supermarket.

Haere ki te moe
go to sleep.

Ka kī te ngeru ki ngā manu: ‘Kāti, rere atu!
The cat says to the birds: ‘Well then, fly away!

He whakahīhī ia ki tōna mōhio ki te reo Māori
She is proud of her knowledge of Māori

He tata rawa tō koutou poti ki te tohora nā!
Your boat is close to that whale!

E noho koe ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
You sit to watch television.

I piirangi a Hata ki te mere
Hata wanted the mere

Haere ki te mahi
go to work.

Rite tonu koe ki tērā pēpī ki te tangi.
You are crying just like that baby.

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

Kua mārama koe ki te pātai?
Have you understood the question?

Rite tonu ia ki te kaiako te riri.
She is angry, just like the teacher.

Kāhore ia i haere ki te kura.
She did not go to school.

Āhua rua tekau ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te hui.
About twenty people came to the meeting.

Whakakīa te puka ki te reo Māori
Fill the form in Māori

He haere tātou ki te hoko kai.
Let’s (all of us) go and buy some food.

Tuarua, i hikoi au ki te wharepaku
Second i went to the loo

I runga i te paruone ka mahi·a e ia he raina mai i te keeti ki te whare ki
line hither from the gate to the house instr

Nā te ako i ngā ākonga i haere ai te kaiako ki te kura.
It was because of teaching the students that the teacher went to school.

Ko wai kāore i haere mai ki te tāone?
Who did not come to town?

Kei te whare rūnanga a Tom e kōrero ana ki te manuhiri.
(Note 'te' is quite usual, even though there is more than one guest.)

I tū ake rātou ki te waiata
They stood up to sing (together, as a group).

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

I pahure mātou tata tonu ki te kōwhao.
We walked past, near the hole.

I tō rātou tomokanga ki te pā, kāhore he tangata o roto.
When they entered the pā, there was nobody inside.

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

I titiro atu rātou ki te moana.
They looked towards the sea.

Haere ki te roro o te whare.
Go to the front of the house.

E haere ana au, ki te whare miraka.
I am going to the milking shed.

Rite tonu tērā kaiwaiata ki te menu tioriori
That singer is just like a song bird.

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.

I haere ia ki runga ki te maunga.
He went up onto the mountain.

Haere ai rātou ia raumati ki te wāhi i noho ai ō.rātou tūpuna.
They went every summer to the place where their ancestors lived.

Kia tū koe ki te kōrero, me mihi ki te whare, ki te marae, ki te hunga mate, ki te tangata whenua
When you stand to speak, you should acknowledge the house, the marae, the deceased and the hosts

Kei te haere a Korohere ki te hui.
Korohere is going to the meeting.

Kei te haere ahau ki tātahi ki te kauhoe.
I am going to the beach to swim.

Kāti, kia puta ake nei au ki waho ki te tiki rau rākau.
Well, let me just pop out to get some tree leaves.

Tukua ki te nūpepa!
(Send [it] to the paper!)

Kua hoki atu a Rei ki te kāinga o ana mātua
Rei has returned to his parents

Karangatia ia kia hoki mai ai ia ki te kāinga.
Call him so that he will come back home.

E hiahia ana ahau ki te kai.
Exercise 18b

Kua haere a Te Kara rāua ko Alex ki te hahau pōro
Te Kara and Alex have gone to play golf

Hai te ata, ka haere ai tātau ki te moana.
We’ll go out to sea in the morning.

Ka haere au me āku kurī ki te whakangau poaka.
Exercise 19b

Kua pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has gotten sick with Covid.

Ka takai te tūpāpaku, ka whakairia ki runga ki te rākau.
The body was wrapped up and placed up in the tree.

He tāhae ahau i haere mai ai koutou ki te hopu i ahau?
Am I a thief that you (therefore) come to catch me?

Ka pai ki te tūtaki i a koe!
Nice to meet you!

Nā wai koe i ako ki te mahi whakairo?
Who taught you to carve?

Haere mai ki te āwhina.
Come and help.

I haere ia ki te motokaa me tana toko
He walked to the car with the aid of a stick

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

Ka whakareri ngā tamariki ki te haere ki Rotorua.
The children got ready to go to Rotorua.

Ka haere ahau ki te āwhina i a ia.
I shall go to help him.

Me haere koe ki te tari ka tuhi ai i te pūrongo.
You should go to the office and then write the report.

Ka karanga te kuia ki te manuhiri, arā ki a Haora.
The old lady called out to the guest, that is to say, to Haora.

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 at the seagull!

Ki te motokaa me tana toko ka haere ia
Each of these of course has special discourse preconditions. (Hohepa, 1967 contains

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

Kei te whakarongo ahau ki te wahine e waiata ana.
I am listening to the woman who is singing.

E tūmi mai ana ngā kaikōrero ki te whakaputa i ō rātou whakaaro.
The speakers are standing up in turn to express their views.

Kia oti te pūrongo i a koe, ka whāki ai ki te kaiwhakawā.
When you have finished the report then you can show it to the judge.

Aroha mai, kua haere au ki te tāone.
Sorry, I'm off to town.

Ka noho ia ki te whakatā i te manawa.
He sat down to regain his breath.

Kei te whakarongo ahau ki te wahine waiata.
I am listening to the singing woman.

He pōturi a Para ki te oma.
Para is a slow runner.

E kore e roa kua tīmata ki te raranga i tana kete.
It will not be long before she has started to make her kit.

Ka pai ia ki te oma
He is good at running

Kua haere rātou ki te toa?
Has she arrived?

Nei rā te reo mihi ki te mana whenua.
Here is my greeting to the people.

Āpōpō ka haere tātou ki te marae.
Tomorrow we will go to the marae.

Mehemea ki te wareware i a wai te whaangai te ngeru ka riri·a e koe a wai?
If who forgets to feed the cat, you’ll be angry with them?

Kua kore mātou e wātea ki te haere ki te hui.
We can’t go to the hui after all.

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

Āpōpō ka tae koe ki te kāinga.
You will reach home tomorrow.

Ka tūtaki tāua ki te marae
Let’s meet at the marae, We’ll meet at the marae

Nei te mihi matakuikui ki te hau kāinga.
Joyful greetings to the home crowd.

Ka uta au i ngā kākahu ki te kete kākahu.
I will load the clothes into the clothes basket.

Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūranga kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put the lamp up on a stand so that its light may be seen by the people coming in.

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

Āta ringihia atu, kei maringi noa ki te tēpu.
Pour it slowly or carefully, so that it doesn’t spill on the table.

I tētahi ahiahi, ka haere a Tamahae ki te rapu tuna.
On a certain evening, Tamahae went to look for eels.

Ka kī atu te waeroa ki te namu, ‘Kei riri tāua i te awatea, ka nui te mate.
The mosquito said to the sandfly, ‘Let’s not fight (man) in the daylight, or we will be badly defeated.

Kātahi ia ka poroaki iho ki te iwi.
Then he bade farewell to the tribe.

Tukuna ki te pūreretā.
Send it to the printer.

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

Nā te hoko kai ahau e haere nei ki te hokomaha.
I am going to the supermarket because of the food buying.

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

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui.
All the students of the university attended the meeting.

I ngā rā o mua, i noho te pāpaka me te kōura ki te ngahere.
In days of yore, the crab and the crayfish lived in the forest.

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

Me haere koe ki te tākuta, nā te mea he wera rawa koe!
You should go to the doctor because you are really hot!

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ētahi tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school, some students will go to the whare wānanga (place of higher learning).

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.

Ka haere ahau ki te hokomaha a tērā wiki.
I will go to the supermarket next week.

Ka tomo rātou ki roto ki te whare rūnanga.
They went into the meeting house.

Hei tērā wiki ka haere ai au ki te hokomaha.
It will be next week that I will go to the supermarket.

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

Kei te haere au ki te toa nei.
I am going to this shop.

Kia meatia tāu e pai ai, ki runga ki te whenua.
Let be done that which you approve, upon earth.

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

Ka hari ia ki te haere mai
He will be happy to come

I hoki mātou ki te kāinga, i te mea e ua ana.
We returned home because it was raining.

Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga moe ai.
We had better go back home to sleep there.

Kua hoatu he kai ki te manuhiri.
Some food has been given to the visitor.

Nō te wehenga rua o te pō rā anō mātou tokotoru i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
In the middle of that night we three returned home.

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

I te mea ehara i te iwi hāpai rākau ki te riri, kore rawa i ara te ua i te putanga mai o Rere-ao mā.
Because they were not a people to bear weapons in battle, they did not raise their heads when Rere-ao and company appeared.

Ko Kararaina te mea i tū ki te karanga.
Katherine is the one who stood and called.

Ā muri i ia whaikōrero ka tū ngā tāngata ki te tautoko i te kaikōrero ki tētahi waiata.
After each speech the people will stand to support the speaker with a song.

Ka oti te mahi, ka hoki mai rātou ki te kāinga.
When the job was done, they returned home.

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.

Whaka-hokia te miraka ki te pouaka makariri
Return the milk to the fridge.

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

Haere mai ki te tēpu.
Come to the table.

Kāore e hoatu e ahau, tā te mea ko te paekura ki te Māhina.
I won’t give it up, because it is the treasure found by Māhina.

Nāna i tuku a Kahotea kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata.
She gave Kahotea to Ponga so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man.

Me kōpaki e tātou ā tātou mea katoa, ka hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We should wrap our things up and then head home.

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 Pāora ki te kōrero, he tino mōhio ki te karakia.
Pāora was good at speaking, and also knowledgeable on karakia.

Kei te pīrangi koe ki te pukapuka?
Do you want a book?

He pai teenei ki te kai
This is good to eat

E āhei ana ia ki te taraiwa i te motokā.
He is allowed to drive the car.

Mā whea uru atu ai tāua ki te whare?
How shall we enter the house?

Nā te ua mātou i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We returned home because of the rain.

He ua te rangi, nō reira ka noho au ki te kāinga.
It’s raining, so I will stay home.

He aha koe i te hōatu ai i taku moni ki te pēke?
Why did you not give my money to the bank?

I mea atu te māhita ki ngā tamariki kia kaua e waiho ō rātou hū ki te papa tākaro
The teacher told the children not to leave their shoes on the playing field

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

Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.

Ka taea e ia te motokā te taraiwa, engari kāore ia e āhei ana ki te taraiwa i tēnei wā.
He is able to drive the car but is not allowed to drive it now.

Me hoki kōrua ki te kāinga.
You both must return home.

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

Nā te aha a Ari i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
What is the reason why Ari did not come to the meeting?

E āhei ana ia ki te taraiwa i te motokā, engari kāore e taea e ia te taraiwa i tēnei wā.
He is allowed to drive the car but he is not able to drive it now.

Ka tino rata ia ki te keke.
He really likes cake.

Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.

E haere ana ia ki te toa
He/she is going to the shop

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

E hiahia ana ahau ki te mea tino nui rawa
I want the very biggest piece

Mā te hoko kai ahau e haere atu ai ki te hokomaha.
It is because of the buying of food that I will go to the supermarket.

Kua haere mai rātou kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have come in order to be taught Māori.

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.

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

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

I hea a Rewi, ka tuutuki too·na motokaa ki te tereina?
Where was Rewi when his car hit the train?

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga ki te purei tēnehi.
They have gone to the university to play tennis.

He mōhio a Rangi ki te whakapapa o te iwi.
Rangi is knowledgeable of the ancestry of the people.

Ka pai ki te tūtaki i a koe.
It is good to meet you.

Haere atu ki te tēpu kai *ai*.
Go to the table to eat.

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have gone to the university to be taught Māori.

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

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

I haere rātou ki te whare wānanga ki te ako i te reo Wiwi.
They went to the university to learn French.

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

I haere rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Wiwi.
They went to the university to be taught French.

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

I patu·a a wai e Hata ki te aha?
Hata hit whom with what?

Ka hoki ahau ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town which is the place where I lived.

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 Aroha ki te waiata?
What's Aroha like at singing?

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

Kei te aroha ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I love the school where I learned.

Haere ki te whakamākū i ngā tipu.
Go water the seedlings.

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

Kimihia te kupu ki te papakupu.
Look for the word in the dictionary.

E tū ki te mihi.
Stand up to greet.

Ko wai taa Hata e patu naa ki te aha?
Whom is Hata hitting with what?

I haere tika tonu ki te whare kai
He went straight to the eating house

He rite tonu ia ki te pēpi ki te tangi.
He is just like a baby when it comes to crying.

Ko āna tamariki tonu ki te āwhina haere i a ia (Kāretu 1974:106)
Her own children used to help her

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ngā tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school the students will go to university (the house of learning).

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

Kei te haere mātou ki te hui.
We are going to a meeting.

A. I haere au ki te whare pukapuka
I went to the library

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare i tipu ake ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

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

I haere ia ki te kura.
She went to school.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu ake au.
I'm going to the house I grew up.

Hīkoi ai a Aroha ki te kura.
Aroha always walks to school.

Ka haere ia ki te kai
This could mean either ‘He went to eat’ or ‘He went to the food’, (but ngaa kai would be more expected in the latter case).

Kia kama tā kōrua haere ki te moe, kia kama ai tā kōrua maranga i te awatea.
Go to sleep quickly so that you may get up quickly in the morning.

Kei tehaere ahau ki te whare i tipu ake.
Now te whare is being treated as the thing that grew up. So it sounds like “I'm going to the house that grew up.

Haere ai a Hōni ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Honi always goes to the marae every single day.

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

Whakahokia ngā kupu ki te wāhi tika.
Put back the missing words.

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

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I am going to the school where I studied.

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

Ka hoki au ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town where I lived.

Te tino omanga koa o te wahine nei, kua tata ki te taha o te toka rangitoto e tū ana i te ara.
This woman ran on happily, and reached the side of the scoria rock standing by the path.

Ka mea a Tāne kia haere ki te tiro atu ki ōna tuākana e noho ana i runga o ngā rangi.
Tāne decided that he would go to see his older brothers who were living above the heavens.

Kei te haere mātou ki te marae i tipu ake ai a Hine.
We are going to the marae where Hine grew up.

Ia rā, ia rā, ka hīkoi ia ki te moana.
Everyday she walks to the sea.

Kia mutu taua mahi ka whakamākūhia ki te wai
Once that's completed then dampen with water.

Ehara mā koutou te mōhio ki te tāima ki te wā rānei.
It’s not for you to know the time or season.

Kei te tākaro ki te tahitahi.
They are playing with the broom.

Whakahokia ō kākahu ki te kāpata.
Can you put your clothes away?

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

I hoki ahau ki te whare i whānau ai ahau.
I returned to the house where I was born.

Hoatu kōrua ki te rārangi tere.
You two go ahead to the express lane.

Kei te haere koe ki te aha?
What are you going (off somewhere) to do?

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

I reira, ka tū te tira ki te tina.
There, the travelling party had lunch.

Kei te haere au ki te tiki wahie.
I am going to fetch firewood.

Ka haere ia ki te tiki wai moo ana tamariki
She went to fetch water for her children

I whakawhiti atu a ia me te mea nei ki te pōhi i tana reta.
He crossed over as if to post a letter.

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

Kāore taea e au te haere ki te tāone.
I can't go to town.

He mea puhupihi a runga ki te pūihi kererū.
The top was adorned with pigeon feathers.

hiahia ki te, hiahia kia
L130: “Expressing a wish with tend kia

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

Ki te rākau, he hōhā ngā manu.
To the tree, the birds were a nuisance.

Ka haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I will go to the town where I worked.

Me hinga te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.

E tatari ana ngā tamariki ki te pahi.
The children are waiting for the bus.

E whakarongo ana rātou ki te aha?
What are they listening to?

Ko te aha kei te tukituki ki te wini?
What is banging against the window?

He tawhiti kē tō koutou haerenga, ki te kore haere tonu.
You have come too far in your journey to not carry on.

I haere ahau ki te whare.
I went to the house.

Inanahi, ka haere au ki Te Tai Rāwhiti.
Yesterday, I went to town.

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?)

Ko te manga kei te tukituki ki te wini.
It’s the branch banging against the window.

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

Ki te whare au i haere.
It was to the house that I went.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka ki te pānui i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to read the book.

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 at home?

Kei te hīkoi ki te tāone.
Walking to town.

Ki te whare au i haere *ai*.
It is to the house that I am going.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia kite ahau i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to see the book.

Ki te kore e taea e koe, waiho mā tētahi kē atu e whakatutuki.
If you cannot manage it, leave it for someone else to complete.

Ka haere hoki a Ngātoro ki te motu, noho ai.
Ngātoro also went to the island, and stayed there.

Kei te haere ngā akonga ki te inu, tē mahi kē (ai) i ā rātou mahi
The students are going drinking, instead of doing their work

Ke hongi te ihu ki te hauāuru; kua rongo i te haunga o tōna ariki.
He sniffed the winds of the west, and recognised the scent of his master.

Ki te kura ngā tamariki i oma *ai*.
It was to the school that the children ran.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mōhio ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to know the truth.

Ka huna te wahine i ngā reta kia kore ai ngā tamariki e mōhio ki te pono.
The woman hid the letters so that the children would not know the truth. — Foster.

Kua tākaia te koha ki te pepa ātaahua nei.
The present has been wrapped in this beautiful paper.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mārama ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to understand the truth.

Ka hoki anō ngā tamariki ki te kura mahi ai.
The children returned to school to work.

Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga
We stayed home because of the rain, It was because of the rain that we stayed home

I hīkoi a Rangi ki te whare o Mere.
Rangi walked to Mere's house.

Kei te haere ahau ki te mara kia rongo ahau ki ētahi putiputi.
I am going to the garden in order to smell some flowers.

Ka hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, moe ai.
The children went home to sleep there.

A. Kua kore mātou e wātea ki te haere ki te hui
We can’t go to the hui after all

Ki te whare o Mere i hīkoi ai a Rangi.
It was to Mere's house that Rangi walked.

Ka mutu ngā tohutohu iho a Tama-te-kapua ki te teina, ko te hekenga atu ki raro, ka haere ki te roro o te whare, noho tatari mai ai ki te teina.
After Tama-te-kapua had finished his instructions to his brother, he descended and went to the porch of the house, crouching in wait for his brother.

E whakakī ana i te pōtarotaro ki te kōhinu
I'm topping up the lawnmower with petrol.

E whakarongo ana ngā tamariki ki te kaiako.
The children are listening to the teacher.

Ka hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, ka moe.
The children went home, and slept.

He aha ai ia i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn’t he go to work?

Ki te motu i kauhoe ai te wahine.
It was to the island that the woman swam.

Ka tōpea te rākau ki te toki.
The tree is chopped down with the axe.

I te haere ahau ki te kura.
I was going to school.

Ka hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga ki.te moe.
The children went home to sleep.

Me aha ahau kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu?
What must I do to obtain eternal life? (How shall I obtain eternal life?)

He māngere nōna (i kore ai e haere ki te mahi)
(He didn’t go to work) because he is lazy

Titiro ki te karoro!
Look at the seagull!

E haere ana au ki te whare.
I am going to the house.

Āta kawea te pereti kei taka te kai ki te papa.
Slowly/carefully carry the plate or the kai might fall on the ground.

Ki te rākau nui i rere ai ngā manu.
It was to the big tree that the birds flew.

Ka haere a Mere ki te toa.
Mere is going to the shop.

Ka tōpea te rākau e te tangata ki te toki.
The tree was cut down by the man with the axe.

Kia hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, ka moe ai.
When the children go home then they will sleep.

Ka kī te ngeu ki ngā manu:
The cat says to the birds: 'Well then, fly away!".

Kātahi ia ka hoki atu ki te kāinga.
Then he returned home.

Ki te tihi o te maunga i piki ai ngā toa.
It was to the top of the mountain that the warriors climbed.

Hoki ana ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, moe ana.
The children returned home and slept.

Ka haere wawe ia, ki te tāone.
He will set off soon, for (to) town.

Kua piki te tama ki te rākau
The boy has climbed the tree

Ki te papa tākaro i oma ai ngā tamariki.
It was to the playground that the children ran.

Ka piki a Tāne ki te rangi o runga rawa.
Tāne climbed to the highest of the heavens.

Ka rere te manu rā ki te marae o te kāinga tū ai
That bird flew onto the village’s marae and stood there

Ki te motu e kauhoe ai te wahine.
It will be to the island that the woman will swim.

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

Whakakīa ngā pēke katoa ki te rīwai.
Fill all the bags with potatoes.

Me tuku whakawhetai ki te Runga Rawa.
Let us give thanks to God.

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

Kāore te Māori e pai ki te tangata whakahīhī.
Māori people don't like skites.

Haere koe ki te horoi i oo ringa!
Go and wash your hands!

Ki te rākau nui e rere ai ngā manu.
It will be to the big tree that the birds will fly.

Whakakīa tēnei pēke ki te rīwai.
Fill this sack with potatoes.

Ki te tihi o te maunga e piki ai ngā toa.
It will be to the top of the mountain that the warriors will climb.

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki ki te tāone.
The children are walking to town.

Ki te papa tākaro e oma ai ngā tamariki.
It will be to the playground that the children will run

Whakarongo ki te manu rā!
Listen to that bird!

I whaiwāhi atu hoki a Tamahea rāua ko Pita ki te whakataetae
Tamahea and Pita also took part in the competition

I haere ia ki te whakarongo ki te rōpu waiata.
He went to listen to the choir.

E haere ana te kōriro ki te tāone.
The girl is going to the town.

Ki te hokomaha e taraiwa ai ahau.
It will be to the supermarket that I will drive.

Kua porongia te rākau e ia ki te toki.
He has felled the tree with the axe.

E tangi ana kōrua ki te aha?
Why are you weeping?

E mōhio ana koe ki te taima tika?
Do you know the right time?

I kōrero a Tīmoti ki te whakaminenga
Tīmoti addressed the assembled people

Ka patu te tamaiti i te poro ki te taiapa.
The child hits the ball to the fence.

Kei te piki ia ki te maunga.
He is climbing to the mountain.

Ka tohu atu ia ki te reke o tana taiaha.
He pointed with the butt of his taiaha.

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

Kāhore tēnei kete i rarangatia ki te raupō.
This basket was not woven out of bulrushes.

Kei te aroha te whaea ki te tamaiti.
The mother loves the child. (active)

Kei te āwangawanga ahau ki te kōrero.
I'm worried about speaking.

E hiahia ana ia ki te kani.
He wanted the saw.

Hīkoi ai ahau ki te mahi ia rā.
I walk to work every day.

Ko tā te wahine (mahi) he karanga ki te manuhiri
It’s the women’s role to call the visitors

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

I haere ahau ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
I went to the shop to buy food.

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

Ki te kore koe e haere, kāhore hoki ahau e haere.
If you won’t go, I won’t go either.

Ka waiho te tūpāpaku ra e rātou ki reira takoto ai, ā hoki ana rātou ki te kāinga kōrero ai.
They left the body to lie there and then went home to talk.

Kei te mōhio koe ki te ngaringari a motu?
Do you know the national anthem?

I mataku au kei hoki ia ki te kaainga
I feared that he might return home

Kei te kōrero ahau ki te wahine e tunu ana i te kai.
I am talking to the woman who is cooking the food.

Ko Tinirau ki runga ki te tupuna haere ai.
So Tinirau climbed onto his ancestor and set off.

Ko ā mātou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.

Titiro ki te papa tuhituhi!
Look at the blackboard!

Ā, ka hīkoi mātou i te taha moana ki Te Papa.
And we walked by the sea to Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum.

E, pai ake te haere ki te awa.
Yes, it's better to go to the river.

Ki te toa i haere ai ahau.
It is to the shop that I went.

I patua a wai e Hata ki te aha?
Who was hit with what by Hata?

Ko te kaupapa waka ki te moana hoe ai, ko te kāhui atua ki te rangi rere ai.
The work of the canoes is to sail the seas while that of the gods is to fly through the skies.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare
I am going to the house.

Ko wai tā Hata e patu nā ki te aha?
Who is Hata hitting with what?

Ki te hoe!
Get paddling!

Kei te tuhituhi a Rangi i te reta ki te pene.
Rangi is writing a letter with a pen.

Nō whea e hoki te tihe ki te ihu.
A sneeze can’t possibly return to the nose.

Kaua e haria ngā rīwai ki te marae!
Don’t take the potatoes to the marae!

Haere ki te rūma kaukau.
Go to the bathroom.

Ka piirangi ia kia moohio ki te kootiro raa
He wanted to know that girl

Kei te tuhituhi a Rangi i te reta ki te pene i hoko ai ia.
Mere is baking the cake.

I tāraia te waka ki te toki pounamu.
The canoe was carved with a jade adze.

Kei te haere au ki te wahine + e kōrero ana ki tōu whaea.
I am going to the woman + talking to your mother.

Tuaina te rākau, ka tō atu ai ki te awa!
Chop down the tree and then tow it to the river!

Ka mea atu ia kia raatou kaua e hoki ki te kaainga
He told them that they should not return home

I ēnei rā, tuhia ai ngā tuhinga roa ki te rorohiko, kaua ki te pene.
These days, essays are written on computers, not with a pen.

Whakarongo ki te kōrero.
Listen to the speech.

E haere ana noki a Hata ki te tāone ā te pō nei?
Is Hata going to town tonight too?

Tōia te rākau ki te awa!
Tow the tree to the river!

Kei te hiahia te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

Tēra pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei.
Perhaps there's someone who knows the rest of this story.

Ka hoki anō a Rata ki te tarai i tana waka.
Rata returned to adze out his canoe.

Whakakīa te puka ki te reo Māori.
Fill in the form in Māori.

Me whakautu ēnei pātai ki te reo Māori.
These questions are to be answered in Māori.

Kaua e mauria tērā poaka ki te kāinga!
Don’t bring that pig home!

Haria atu ngā parapara ka waiho ai ki te taha o te rori!
Carry out the rubbish and leave it at the side of the road!

Kaatahi raatou ka whakarite ki te tautoko i te take a Te Arawa kia tua·ina ngaa raakau paina
case gen Te Arawa subj fell·pass. the(pl) tree pine ‘Then they arranged to support the Te Arawa case that the pine trees should be cut down

Ka haere koe ki te tāone, kimi mahi ai.
You will go to town to find work.

I whāia ia i tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.

E whakaaro ana maaua ki te haere ki Tonga
We are thinking of going to Tonga

He pēnei tonu au ki te mahi.
I always work like this.

Nā, ka pō, ka haere ia ki te punake o te ihu takoto ai.
So, when it was night, he went to the canoe's bow and lay down there.

Ka tono·a e ia ngaa heepara ki te whiu mai i ngaa hipi ki te wuuruhete
The shepherds were ordered by him to chase the sheep to the woolshed

I taraiwa a Rangi ki te hokomaha kia hoko kai ai ia.
Rangi drove to the supermarket to buy food.

E tuaina ana e ia te rākau ki te toki.
He is cutting down the tree with the axe.

Whakarongo koutou ki te manu rā!
(You) listen to that bird!

Karanga·tia a ia ki te koorero
Call to him to speak

Whāngaia ki te wai.
Feed the plants with water.

Ko ngā mōrehu kaumātua kei.te mōhio ki te āronga o tēnei tira rā.
The old men knew the purpose of his journey.

Ka tae ai ki te wā hei nehu i a ia (Kāretu 1974:23)
The time comes to bury him

Ka tono a Hata i tana kurii ki te whiu i ngaa hipi
Hata ordered his dog to chase the sheep

Nā te ngenge ahau i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
I went home because I was tired.

Kia mutu taua mahi, ka whakamākūhia ki te wai.
When that work is finished, water the garden.

Ko te whakaaro i oti nei i a rāua me haere rāua ki te pā o Uenuku rāua ko Toi ka muru mai i ngā hua o te poroporo o Uenuku (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:41)
The plan they devised was that they should go to Uenuku and Toi’s pā and steal the fruit of Uenuku’s poroporo

He mihi tēnei ki te whānau whānui.
This is a greeting to the extended (wider) family.

E whakakī ana i te pōtarotaro ki te kōhinu.
I’m topping up the lawnmower with petrol.

Tae rawa atu rātou ki te kāinga, kua tae kē ō rātou hoa
When they eventually reached home their friends had already arrived

I ahu te ara ki te rerenga mai o te rā.
The path pointed towards the rising sun.

Ko te tāne a te wahine nei i haere ki te mahi i tētahi whenua tawhiti.
The woman’s husband had gone to a distant place to work. When he returned home the woman went hokianga mai teāinga, ka haere te wahine teharekai teahi.

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the town where I worked.

Mā te ngenge ahau e hoki ai ki te kāinga.
I will go home because I will be tired.

Peti, māku koe e tohutohu ki te mahi keke mā te ringa tonu.
Peti, I will teach you to make a cake entirely by hand.

He tangata i pai, he tangata i kino ki te mahi a Ponga.
Some said Ponga's action was good, and some said it was bad.

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone e mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the rown where I *will* work.

Ka whakakī au i te kōhua ki te wai kātahi ka whakatūria ki te ahi, kia wera, kia koropupū.
I will fill the pot with water and then put it on the fire so that it heats up and boils.

I kawea mātou e Ruku ki te tāone.
Ruku took us to town.

Tonoa atu tāu īmēra ki te kaikomihana.
Send your email to the commissioner.

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

Āta hīkina te pounamu e te tau, kei maringi te wai ki te tēpu.
Lift the bottle up carefully, sweetheart, in case the milk spills on the table.

Me haere māua ki te ngahere, ki reira mahi ai.
We should go to the forest, and work there.

Kei te haere ngā tama ki te toa kākahu i te tāone matua o Kirikiriroa.
The sons are going to the clothing shop in the important town of Hamilton

Kaha rawa ia ki te haututū me ērā atu mahi a te tamariki tāne.
He’s too much into playing up and the other things that boys will get up to.

Ki te whare wānanga me te kuratini
To the university and (to) the polytech

I napō i haere mātou ki te konohete.
Last night we went to the concert.

Tae tonu mai te ope ki konei, ka eke ki te marae.
As soon as the party got here, they went onto the marae.

Apōpō, ka haere tātou ki te kāinga o Tawa.
Tomorrow we are going to Tawa's home.

Ka kitea a Māui ki te ngaro, ki ngā mamu e karamui ana i runga i a ia.
Māui was found because of the flies and birds which swarmed over him.

Āta tapahia ō mīti, kei purere ngā kai ki te papa.
Cut your meat carefully, or the food might all fly off onto the floor.

Ka haere māua ki te hōtēra, kai ai
we will go to the hotel to eat (there at)

Āe, kua tae atu au ki reira, ki Te Rerenga Wairua.
Yes, I've been there, to Cape Reinga.

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki te hokomaha.
After that, I went to the supermarket.

I ngā Mane haere ai ahau ki te whare pukapuka
on Mondays I usually go to the library

Kei konei ia tae noa atu ki te Mane
She’s here until Monday

E kō, haere ki te wharepaku. Kia tere!
Girl, go to the toilet. Hurry up!

He whare mātoro i tētahi pito, ki te pito ki te marangai o taua marae.
There was an entertainment house in one corner, the corner to the east of that marae.

I noho au ki te kāinga nā te mea he ua.
I stayed home because of the rain.

He hiahia nōku ki te hi ika.
Because I wish to fish.

Nā te ua i noho *ai* au ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that I stayed home.

Ka rūrū rātau, ā, ka haria te manuhiri ki te kai (Kāretu 1974:10)
They shake hands and the visitors are taken to have a meal

Āhea koutou haere ai ki te kōnohete?
When are you going to the concert?

Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.

Kei te tuhituhi a Rangi i tētahi reta ki te pene.
Rangi is writing a letter with the pen.

Kīhai te ika i mau ki te waha, i mau kē ki te hiku.
The fish was not caught by the mouth; it was caught by the tail instead.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among

Pai noa, me haere koe ki te tiki i ngā tamariki ki te kura i nāianei tonu.
All good, you should go get the kids now.

Rere ai au ki Wharekauri ki te kite i te whānau.
I fly to the Chatham Islands regularly to see the family.

Ki te kore te taipō e puta mai, me aha au?
If the ghost doesn't appear, what should I do?

Kei te tuhituhi a Rangi i tētahi reta ki te pene i hoko ai ia.
Rangi is writing a letter with the pen which he bought.

Haere ki te whare tuatoru.
Go to the third house.

E tika ana kia tū ia ki te kōrero
It is right that s/he should stand to speak

Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti
If the government falls, there has to be an election

Ki te kore koe e kai, ka matekai koe.
If you don't eat, you will be hungry.

Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the tumuaki stand to speak?

E kīa ana he tino mōhio ia ki tēnei mahi, ki te tārai waka
It is said that he is very knowledgeable about carving out canoes

Ki te kore koe e māuiui āpōpō, ka haere koe ki te kura.
If you're not sick tomorrow, you will go to school.

Nō te taenga ki te raumati, ka mahana te kiri o te tangata.
When summer arrived people began to feel warm.

Hoatu te tuna ki te pēke!
Put the eel in the sack!

Āwhea tū ai te tumuaki ki te kōrero?
When will the tumuaki stand to speak?

He aha koutou i noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why did you stay home?

Nā ka haere, ka tākai i ōna patunga, ringihia ki te hinu, ki te waina, ka whakanoho i a ia ki tōna ake kararehe —
And so, he proceeded, and bandaged his wounds, flushed them with oil, and with wine, and sat him on his own beast —

I kī mai a Hōne kei te haere ia ki te hui
Hōne said he was going to the meeting

I pīrangi a Tau ki te haere hei mema pāremata
Tau wanted to become an MP

Ki te kore e makariri āpōpō, ka puta tātou ki waho.
If it's not cold tomorrow we'll go out.

Hōatu te miraka ki te pouaka makariri.
Give the milk to the fridge

Nā te aha koutou i noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why did you stay home?

Kei te haere au ki te hui
I am going to the meeting

Kua haere ia ki te toa ki te hoko hikareti
S/he’s gone to the store to buy cigarettes

Ki te māuiui koe āpōpō, me noho koe ki te kāinga.
If you are sick tomorrow, you should stay home.

E maumahara ana au ki te whiu·nga paakaha·tanga i a koe
I remember you being severely punished

Nō te haerenga ka paakia te ringaringa o Hākawau ki te paepae o te whare.
When he left Hākawau slapped his hand against the threshold of the house.

Ata ringihia te miraka kei maringi te miraka ki te tēpu.
Be careful pouring the milk so you don't spill the milk on the table.

Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that we stayed home.

E rua tekau meneti ki te tekau mā tahi (o ngā hāora).
Twenty minutes to eleven.

E haere ana koe ki te hui?
Are you going to the hui?

Ki te kai koe, me horoi ō rīhi.
If you eat, you should wash your dishes.

Ki te kore koe e pai, ka moe wawe koe.
If you're not good, you'll go to bed early.

Ka patu a Pita i te whāriki ki te rākau.
Pita beats the mat with a stick.

Kāore e taea e au te haere ki te mahi āpōpō.
I am unable to go to work tomorrow.

E whakahee ana au ki te mate·kai·tanga rawa·tanga o ngaa iwi i teenei
extreme·nom gen the(pl) tribe cause this

Ka patu a Pita i te whāriki ki te rākau i nanahi.
Pita beat the mat with a stick yesterday.

He tītī tētahi kai tino reka ki te korokoro Māori.
Mutton-bird is a very pleasant food to the Māori palate.

E pīrangi ana a Hōne ki te haere hei mema pāremata
Hōne wants to become an MP

ki te mana whakahaere
I deplore the reduction to the breadline of the people caused by this government right

Ka hoki a Kupe ki te iwi, ka mea atu, ‘Mahia taku waka kia pai!
Kupe returned to the tribe and said, ‘Prepare my canoe!

Kia kaha ki te mātakitaki whakaaturanga reo Māori, whakarongo anō hoki ki te reo irirangi.
Watch programmes in te reo on television and listen to te reo on the radio.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki te aha?
What are the children going to?

Kei te oma ahau i te whare ki te kura.
I am running from the house to the school.

Me haere koutou ki te hui kei hinga te take.
You should go to the meeting, or the matter might be defeated.

Ko āna tamariki tonu ki te āwhina haere i a ia.
Her own children used to help her.

Ka karanga a Kupe, ‘Makaia ngā tahaa nā ki te upoko o te wheke!
Throw these calabashes onto the head of the octopus!

Kei te rere te manu iti i te rākau ki te whare
The little bird is flying from the tree to the house

Ā tērā tau piki ai taku mātāmua ki te wharekura.
My oldest moves up to wharekura next year.

He makariri rawa nō waho mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
We stayed at home because it was too cold outside.

Ka haere mai tēnei ki a Ihu i te pō, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, e mātau ana mātou i haere koe i te Atua hei kaiwhakaako, nā hoki e kore e taea e tētahi tangata ēnei mea e mea e whakarite, ki te kore koe i te Atua i a ia (John 3:2)
This man came to Jesus by night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; for no one could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him

I te rere te manu iti i te rākau ki te whare
The little bird flew from the tree to the house

He mataku pea nō ngā Kiri Mā kei tere mōhio ngā Kiri Pango ki te whakahaere i a rātau.
Perhaps the whites were afraid the blacks would quickly learn how to administer their own affairs.

Ka pō, ka hoki ki te whare ki.te moe.
When it was night, she returned to the house to sleep.

Tae rawa atu mātou ki te awa kua wehe kē te poti.
When we eventually arrived at the river the boat had already departed.

Ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe mōu i haere mai ki te tautoko i tēnei mahi
Thank you very much indeed for coming to support this activity

Kei te haere raua ki te hīkoi akuanei
They are going for a walk soon.

He kaha atu a Tū i a Pou ki te kai.
Tū eats more than Pou.

Ko Hone kei te haere mai ki te noho, ko te mataamua
John, who is coming to stay, is the eldest

Ka tīmata rātou ki te waiata
They will start to sing

He tino pai rātou ki te waiata
They are very good at singing

I pīrangi ia ki te toro atu i ana tīpuna
He wanted to visit his grandparents

Ka kite kōrua ki te kāinga ā muri i te kura.
See you both at home after school.

Me aro atu ki te kēmu!
Focus on the game!

Kei te oma te kurī ki te ngeru.
The dog is running to the cat.

Nō te hokinga rā anō mai ki te kāinga (Kāretu 1974:89)
On my return home, it wasn’t until I came back home, that ...

Kei te hiahia au kia haere ia ki te whare wānanga
I would like him to go to university

A te Rātapu, ka haere tātou ki te karakia.
On Sunday we will go to church.

I oma te kurī ki te ngeru.
The dog ran to the cat.

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga ki te purei tēnehi
They have gone to the university in order/so as to play tennis

Ki tā te kuia rā, he mea hanga taua whare ki te mauku.
According to that kuia, that house was built out of mauku (a type of fern).

Tapahi-a ki te toki kia hinga ki te wai.
Cut him down with an axe so that he falls into the sea.

I tata tonu tō rāua whare ki te whare karakia.
Their house was quite close (near) to the church.

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori
They have gone to the university in order/so as to be taught Māori

Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu.
Listen to the cry of the bird.

Kei te pīrangi koe ki te parakuihi?
Do you want some breakfast?

I kaute ia i ngaa tamariki kua eke oo raatou tau ki te tekau maa tahi
plgenIIIpl year to the ten and one ‘He counted the children whose age had reached 11

Kei te whakarongo au ki te wahine, engari, kāore ia i te waiata.
I am listening to the woman, but she is not singing.

I haere ahau ki te kōrero ki a ia.
I went to talk to her.

Āpōpō ka haere mātou ki Pōneke ki te tāpae atu i tā mātou petihana ki te Pāremata
Tomorrow we are going to Wellington to submit our petition to Parliament

Kua tīkina ngā tamariki i te kura, ka rite te whānau ki te haere ki tātahi, hararei ai.
The kids have been fetched from school, the family is ready to go to the beach for a holiday.

I te whakarongo au ki te wahine, engari, kāore ia i te waiata.
I was listening to the woman, but she was not singing.

Ki te whakahoki i ana pukapuka.
To return her books.

Ka hoko koe i te motokā whero, kāore rānei, ina haere koe ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara?
Will you buy the red car or not when you go to Wellington?

I pātai mai a Rangi mehemea e haere ana au ki te hui.
Rangi asked if I was going to the meeting.

Ka tonoa e Māhu āna tamariki kia haere ki te tiki wai mōna (Kāretu 1974:38)
Māhu sent his children to go to fetch water for him

Kei te haere ia ki te marae ki te tunu i ngā kai mō te hui.
He is going to the marae to cook food for the meeting.

Ka tonoa e Māhu tana tamāhine, a Haumapuhia, ki te tiki wai hei inu mōna (Kāretu 1974:39)
Māhu sent his daughter, Haumapuhia, to fetch water for him to drink

He kaha ki te mahi.
She's hardworking.

Kei te rere te rūrū ki te rākau ki te kai i ngā ngārara.
The rūrū is flying to the tree to eat the insects.

Ka tahuna te whare ki te ahi, me ngā tāngata anō i roto.
The house was burnt, and the people inside too.

Ka hīkoi koe rānei ki te marae i te taha o Rangi ā te Tūrei?
Will you (or someone else) walk to the marae with Rangi on Tuesday?

Ki te whakaae tā tātou tono, ka tīmata te mahi āpōpō
If our application is approved, work will start tomorrow

Kei te hanga te pūngāwerewere i tana māwhaiwhai ki te hopu i ngā ngaro.
The spider is building its web to catch flies.

Ka hīkoi rānei koe ki te marae i te taha o Rangi ā te Tūrei?
Will you walk (or get there some other way) to the marae with Rangi on Tuesday?

Ki te whare pukapuka?
To the library?

He tino pai ia ki te mahi
She is very good at working

Ki te pau (neu.) tō moni, me waea mai
If you run out of money, give me a ring

Ka hīkoi koe ki te marae rānei i te taha o Rangi ā te Tūrei?
Will you walk to the marae (or somewhere else) with Rangi on Tuesday?

Hai te rua o te ahiahi, kua haere kia kite i te whare karakia Mōmona. Ka mutu, kua hoki mai ki te kite i te whare karakia o Te Hīnota Māori Perehipitīriana (Pōtatau 1991:80)
At two o’clock, we’ll go to see the Mormon church. After that, we’ll return to see the church of the Māori Presbyterian Synod

Kāore au e pai ki te inu waipiro i te ata.
I do not like drinking wine in the morning.

Whakarongo ki te kōrero a te koroua.
Listen to the old man's story.

Ke tohu atu ia ki te reke o tana taiaha.
He pointed with the butt of his taiaha.

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

Ka hīkoi koe ki te marae i te taha o Rangi rānei ā te Tūrei?
Will you walk to the marae with Rangi (or someone else) on Tuesday?

Haere ki te whare
Go to the house

Engari ko te painga, he mōhio ia ki te tiaki i te pakeke, i tōna kuia.
But on the good side, he's very good at looking after his elders.

Ka hīkoi koe ki te marae i te taha o Rangi ā te Tūrei rānei?
Will you walk to the marae with Rangi on Tuesday (or some other day)?

Kātahi ka haere a Tū rātou ko āna tama ki te tatau o te whare.
Then Tū and his sons went to the door of the house.

He tauira ahau ki tē kāinga
I am a student at home

I tuutaki a ia ki te tamaiti i moohio a Rewi
He met the child that Rewi knew

Ko ngā mahi kāinga me hōmai ki a au, me waiho rānei ki te tari o te hekeretari.
Homework should be given directly to me or left in the secretary’s office.

(I tae mai ngā tāngata ki te hui
The people came to the meeting

Kāore au a pai ki te oma ā muri i te kai.
I don't like running after eating.

Ka rongo tētahi wahine nō runga i te rangi ki te toa o Tāwhaki.
A certain woman in the sky heard about Tāwhaki’s bravery.

I mua, i haere au ki te maunga.
In the past, I went to the mountain.

Ka hoki tūreiti mai ia ki te kāinga, ā, ka whakaoho i ahau mai taku moemoeā.
from my dream She came home late and woke me from my dream.

Ki tonu ā rātou kete ka hoki rātou ki te kāinga.
When their kits were quite full they returned to the village.

Ā muri, ka haere au ki te tāone.
In the future, I will go to the town. (And we use ā here for the future)

Kei te haere koe ki te whare pikitia ā te ahiahi nei, kei te tuhi rānei i tō tuhinga roa?
Are you going to the pictures tonight, or writing your essay?

Ka hoki atu mātou ki te kāinga, ka noho mai i konei rānei?
Are we returning home or staying here?

(I tukuna te moni ki te tangata
The money was sent to the person

Kei te pīrangi te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

Āe, taki haere tātou, kotahi atu ki te hokomaha.
Yes, let's be off, straight to the supermarket.

I kaute ia i ngaa tamariki kua eke ngaa tau ki te tekau maa tahi
the(pl) year to the ten and one ‘He counted the children whose age had reached 11

He kaha ia ki te mahi.
She is a hard worker.

Ka mea a Īhu ki te wairua poke, ‘Puta mai i roto i a ia.
Jesus said to the evil spirit, ‘Come out from inside him.

Nō tōna kitenga i a Peta rāua ko Hoani meake tomo ki te temepara, ka tono ia i tētahi mea māna.
When he saw Peta and Hoani soon to enter the temple, he requested something for himself.

(E tuaina ana e ia te rākau ki te toki
He is cutting down the tree with the axe

Whakarongo ki te kōpae.
Listen to the CD.

Ka mau ki te kahu kiwi.
She took the kiwi cloak.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering food from the sea.

Me kōrero koe ki te (tētahi) kaiako
You had better talk to a tutor.

Kei te haere mātou ki te konohete.
We (3+ excluding listener) are going to the concert.

Kei te piki ngā tamariki i te hiwi ki te kehokeho o te hiwi.
The children are climbing the ridge to the summit of the ridge.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi māra.
She is very knowledgeable about gardening.

Kei te hiahia ia ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
He wants to go to the toilet.

E oti ai tō tohu, me mātua haere ki te whare wānanga mō te toru tau, neke atu rānei.
To finish your degree, you will have to go to the university for three years or more.

He kaha ia ki te whakangahau, he kaha hoki ia ki te whakatoi.
He is always entertaining others and being cheeky.

Me tuku mātau i ā mātau tamariki ki te kura kia pai ai tō rātau hoki mai ki te tāhae, ki te whānako?
Should we send our children to school so that they can return better at cheating and

Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō.
Go to bed early tonight.

Mea mahi ngā poi ki te kōrari.
Poi are made of flax.

Kua tae tātou! E kaikaha ana au ki te puta.
We’ve arrived! I can’t wait to get out.

He aha a Hēmi e haere atu ai ki te hui mā runga i te pahi?
Why will Hēmi go to the meeting by bus?

He koretake au ki te waiata.
I am useless at singing.

Taihoa koe ka tukuna ki te kura.
Presently you will be sent to school.

Mehemea i whakarongo rātou ki te reo o Māui, e kore e kino te whenua.
the land If they had heeded Māui’s voice the land would not have been bad.

Ko tā te tāne mahi he haere ki te pakanga kia ora ai tōna iwi.
The man’s job was to go to war so that his people would be safe.

I tērā wiki i hīkoi au ki te toa
Last week i walked to the shop

Ko Mere rāua ko Monica ngā wāhine i haere ki Te Awamutu
Mere and Monica are the women who went to Te Awamutu

Me i tae wawe mai koutou, kua whaiwāhi mai koutou ki te kōrero
If you had arrived in time, you could have participated in the discussion

He pai ia ki te tākaro whutupōro
He is a good rugby player

Kei te haere rāua ki te papa tākaro.
Those two are going to the playground.

E akona ana ngā tamariki kia kaua e kau rawa atu ki te wāhi tapu, kia kaua rānei e inu i ngā pua o ngā hutukawa e tū ana i te runga i te rua o ngā taniwha, kei horomia, kei rumakina rānei ki te wai.
The children were taught not to swim in the sacred place, nor to drink (the nectar) of the flowers of the pōhutukawa trees standing above the monster’s pit, lest they be swallowed up, or drowned in the water.

He uaua tēnei kauhau ki te whai.
This lecture is difficult to follow.

He toa ia ki te tunu kai
He is a magnificent cook

Ko te timatatanga o te raumati te wā haere ki te hopu tītī.
The start of summer is the time to go mutton-birding.

He tāu raua ki te kanikani
Those two are awesome dancers

Kei te haere ia ki te moana.
He is going to the sea.

Tokohia i tae mai ki te whakarongo ki te pirimia?
How many people are coming to hear the Prime Minister?

Ka whakarongo au ki te waiata ā tērā marama
I will listen to the song next month

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.

Mōhio tonu a Pōtatau ki te take o Wiremu Tamihana i kōrero ai i tana kōrero
Pōtatau knew the reason why Wiremu Tamihana said what he said

He tohunga mātou ki te hanga waka
We are expert canoe builders

Kei te taraiwa mātou ki te Whanaganui a Tara mō te konohete.
We are driving to Wellington for the concert.

He mahinga ngātahi ki waenga i Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori me Countown e āhei ai te kaihoko ki te rongo i te reo Māori i ngā paeutu kaihoko.
A collaboration between Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission) and Countdown sees customers able to use self-checkouts in te reo Māori.

Ka haere ahau ki te marae.
I will be going to the marae.

Ka mutu, ka tomo ki te whare
When [that] was over, [they] entered the house

He ninipa tō kapa ki te hopu pōro
Your team has no ball-catching skills

Kei te pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei mō taku pāpā.
I want to buy this for my dad.

Kei te taraiwa mātou ki te Whanaganui a Tara ki te whakarongo ki te konohete.
We are driving to Wellington to listen to the concert.

He tuatahi i te ao tēnei āheinga a te kiritaki o Countdown ki te tīpako i te reo Māori i ngā paeutu kaihoko, he mihi, he poroāki hoki ka rangona.
It's a world-first for Countdown customers to be able to have te reo Māori as a language option at self-service checkouts, with an audio greeting and farewell already established.

Kā tāria nei a Rona e āna tamariki kia hoki mai ki te kāinga.
Rona’s children waited for her to come back home.

Kei te haere ahau ki te ruma moe, ā, ka moe ahau.
I am going to the bedroom and I will sleep.

He tere ia ki te oma
He is a fast runner

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

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/ in the blink of an eye

He kino koutou ki te manaaki manuhiri
You are terrible at hosting visitors

Kāore au e pai ki te rēmana, he kawa!
I don't like lemons, they're sour.

Titiro ki te maunga e tū mai ana.
Look at the mountain standing there.

I haere au ki te toa, a, ka hoko au i te kai.
I went to the shop and subsequently i bought food.

Me haere tātou ki te rūma e waiata ai a Mere.
We had best go to the room will sing therein Mere.

He kākama tērā iwi ki te pūtaiao
That tribe are very astute scientists

Kei te haere te tangata ki te one.
The man is going to the beach.

"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."

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, ka haere rātou ki te whare, ā, ka kai rātou.
The children played, subsequently, they went to the house and then they ate.

Titiro ki te wāhi i whakatakotoria ai ia!
Look at the place where he was laid!

Kaua tō reta | e tukuna | ki te nūpepa!
Don't send your letter to the newspaper!

Me i kore te ua i nanahi, kua haere mātau ki te mātakitaki whutupōro
If it hadn’t rained yesterday, we’d have gone to watch football

He rawe au ki te waruwaru kūmara
I am great at peeling kūmara

Tērā pea e haoa e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ki te kupenga, te tere kahawai rā.
Perhaps that school of kahawai will be caught by Te Whānau-a-Apanui with a net.

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

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.

Haere ki te kāinga ki te tiki atu i te toki.
Go home and fetch the axe.

Me tiki e koe i ngā rau o ngā rākau katoa, i ngā kiri, kia mōhio ai koe ki te āhua o te tōtara.
Fetch leaves from all the trees, and bark, so that you will know what the totara looks like.

Kei te haere te kurī ki te moana.
The dog is going to the sea.

Kaatahi tonu taku ringa ka mau ki te waea, ka tangi hoki te pere o te tatau
As I picked up the phone, the doorbell rang

Kei te oma te kurī ki Te Waipounamu.
The dog is running to the South Island.

Kua haria haeretia ngā kōhatu ki te moana.
The stones have been progressively carried to the sea.

Ka tae ki te wāhi i tupu ai te poroporo o Uenuku.
They reached the place where Uenuku's breadfruit grew.

Kua piki tana utu ki te whā tekau mano tāra ia tau, ia tau
His salary has gone up to $40,000 a year

I mea mai ia kia haere mātou ki mea wāhi, ki te kōrero ki mea tangata
He told us to go to such-and-such a place and talk to such-and-such a person

Kei te haere te kōtiro ki te kura.
The girl is going to school.

Kīhai ia i hīkoi ki te kura.
She didn't walk to school.

Ko te reo Māori he ara ki te hauora me te oranga
Making te reo Māori a means of health and wellbeing

Tae noa ki te peka·nga, peka tonu hoki ia
When [they] reached the turning, he turned also

Ki Te Papaioea.
To Palmerston North.

Ka mea atu ia ki taku whāea, he aha i kore ai au e haere ki te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou mō te toru tau, ka puta rā, ka haere ki te Wānanga-ā-Rangi, Nōki Kāreti mō ngā tau e toru (Pōtatau 1991:47)
She asked my mother why I didn’t go to the University of Otago for three years, and when I finished there, go to the Theological Faculty, Knox College, for three years

Kei te haere au ki te hokomaha.
I'm going to the supermarket.

Kei te whakarongo au ki te whaikōrero.
I am listening to the main speech.

He whakaako tana mahi i ngā tamariki o te kura o Te Kaha ki te tao kai.
Her job was to teach cooking to the children of the Te Kaha school.

Ko te rāngai hauora Māori e kimi āwhina atu ana i te rāngai pāpāho Māori me ngā mātanga reo Māori ki te whakakaha ake i te whakamahinga o te reo Māori i te ao hauora.
The Māori health sector, Māori media and Māori language experts want to increase the use of the Māori language in health.

Nui atu te hiahia o Takarangi ki a Raumahora i te hiahia ki te riri.
Takarangi’s love for Raumahora is greater than his love of war.

Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my whānau.

E āhei ana ngā kura ki te whakauru ki ngā wāhanga e whā, ki te wāhanga kotahi noa rānei.
Schools may enter for the four parts, or for just one.

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera ki te papa tākaro.
Raureka and Te Naera are going to the playground.

Tino tere te poti ki te haere.
The boat is very fast.

He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei rā ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, mā te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.
Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.

Kāore i hāngai ki te kaupapa.
I wasn't related to the kaupapa.

E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira. – Tō rātou āhua, ā rātou tikanga – ngā mea katoa.
I really like the people from there – how they act, their customs – everything about them.

Ka ora ra pea ahau e ka tuaina ki te moana.
I will escape if I am chopped down in the sea (said by Tama-te-kapua when he was running on stilts).

E āhei ana te kaitono ki te whai mai i te pepa kōrero noa iho, i ngā pepa tuhituhi noa iho rānei.
The candidate is able to attempt either just the spoken paper or just the written papers.

Mā whea tātou e haere atu ai ki Te Papaioea?
By which route shall we go to Palmerston North?

Ka tīmata ngā hui ki te karakia.
Meetings begin with a prayer.

I haere ahau ki te hokomaha, kātahi ka hoko ahau i te kai.
I went to the supermarket, and then I bought the food.

Ka haere mātou ki te puna kaukau, mēnā ka mahana te rā.
We will go to the swimming pools, if the day is warm.

Mau-ria au, kia mate atu i te kāinga, kia whakarongo ai au ki te haruru o ngā tai o Tapuarata.
of the(pl) sea of Tapuarata Take me so that I may die at home while listening to the surf at Tapuarata.

ki te tangata
to the man

Ka haere ahau ki te hokomaha, kātahi ka hoko ahau i te kai.
I will go to the supermarket, and then I will buy the food.

E haere ana rānei koe ki te teihana?
Are you going to the station?

I tū ake rātou ki te waiata.
They stood up to sing together as a group.

Whakakī-a ā.koutou karaehe ki te waina ka tū ai.
Fill your glasses with wine then stand.

I ngā Hātarei haere ai ia ki te hōtēra.
On Saturdays he habitually goes to the hotel.

Ka piki ake a Tāwhaki ki te rangi.
Tāwhaki climbed up to the sky.

Ki te waiata koe, ka whakarongo ahau.
If you sing, I will listen.

Ka pai taku hari i aku tamariki ki te pō whakangahau?
Can I take my kids along to the entertainment night?

E haere ana rānei au ki te teihana?
Am I going to the station?

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

Haere ai rātou ki te karakia ia Rā Tapu iā Rā Tapu.
They regularly go to the service each Sunday.

Ki te whare karakia
To church.

Ka whakarongo ahau, ki te waiata koe.
I will listen if you sing.

Kua tīmata ia ki te kurukuru rīwai.
He has started to chuck potatoes about.

Ka puta a Rongo ki waho o te pā ki.te tū atu ki te hoariri ..
Rongo emerged outside the pā to stand up to the enemy ..

E kore a Repo e rere ki Manawatū ki te ako i te reo Māori.
Repo won't fly to Manawatū to learn the Māori language.

E tūmanako ana a Brosnan, ka mātāmua ake te reo i ngā whakatakotoranga mahere anamata o ngā rāngai maha, mai i te ao pāpāho ki te hauora.
Brosnan hoped the language could take precedence in future planning within different sectors from broadcasting to health.

I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga hōiho
They travelled to the gathering by horse

Ki te kai ngā tamariki i te keke, ka harikoa rātou.
If the children are eating the cake, they are happy.

Ka pai tō whakamaumahara i a au ina tata atu ki te rā?
Could you remind me a little closer to the day?

Tērā pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei, e taea pea e ia te whakamārama ki te hunga e noho ware ana.
Perhaps there’s somebody who knows the rest of this story and who perhaps will be able to explain it to those of us who live in ignorance.

Ā muri ka hoki atu au ki te kāinga.
Afterwards I am going home.

Ka tū ake au ki te kōrero atu ki a koutou.
I stand up to speak to you.

I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
They travelled to the gathering on their horses

Ki te whai pūtea au, ka haere au ki te mātakitaki i a Ed Sheeran.
Thirdly, mehemea can be used to talk about hypothetical and impossible things. If I was a goldfish I'd live in a lily pond.

Ka tipu haere te pēpi nei ā, ka hikitia e ōna mātua, ka waiatatia, ka mirimiria, ka romiromia, ka poipoia, ka whāngaia ki te waiū o ngā atua kia tipu ai hei tangata.
This baby grew and grew and his parents cuddled him, sang to him, stroked him, massaged him and cradled him to and fro. He was fed the milk of the gods so that he would grow up to be a fine man.

I wareware ia ki te raka i te kūaha
He forgot to lock the door

Māmā, e hiahia ana ahau ki te haere ki te kaukau.
Mum, I want to go for a swim.

Ki te mātakitaki au i a Netflix, ka moe tōmuri au.
If I watch Netflix, I go to sleep late.

Nō tō rātou taenga atu ki te papa tākaro, ka mutu te ua
When they arrived at the playing field, the rain stopped

Ki te taraiwa au i te motokā, ka mau au i ōku mōwhiti.
If I drive a car, or whenever i drive a car, I wear my glasses.

I noho noa iho au ki te kāinga.
I just stayed home.

Whakataka te hau ki te uru.
Cease the winds from the west.

Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.

Neke atu ki te wāhi hōhonu, ka tuku iho ai ā koutou kupenga.
Move out to the deep place, then let down your nets.

Nō tō rātou taenga atu ki te marae, ka kite rātou kua timata kē te hui
When they arrived at the marae, they saw that the meeting had already begun

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga.
Cease the winds from the south.

Ka haere raatou ki waho o te whare herehere me te mea nei, e haere ana ki te karakia
They left the prison as if they were going to church

Kei te haere atu ki te toa
If I am going to the shop

Ko wai ngā tāngata māna e tō te waka ki te wai?
Who are the men who will drag the canoe to the water?

Whakarongo ki te tangata rā e waiata ana.
Listen to that man who is singing.