He tere noa ake te motokaa i tana i koorero mai ai ki ahauThe car is much faster than he told me
Kua kite anoo koe i te taraute pee·raa te nui i taana e koorero raa?Have you ever seen a trout as big as he described?
I koorero ia i teetahi pukapuka aahua kinoHe read a rather bad book
Kei noho koe ka koorero parauYou must never tell lies!
Maa·u tonu e koorero atuYou tell him!
He koorero teenei mo Hine-koorangi.This is a story about Hine-koorangi.
I koorero mai ia e haere ana ia ki hea to whereHe said where he was going
I koorero mai a ia i taana i moohio aiSyntax 47 know part.
Kaaore au i te maumahara naa wai teenaa i koorero mai ki a auI don’t remember who told me that
Kaaore au i te maumahara he aha taana i koorero mai ai ki ahauI don’t remember what he told me
Ka hoki te koorero ki a Hotu i ruku raa i te punga o too raaua wakaThe story returns to Hotu, who had dived for the anchor of their canoe