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me - and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)
ēnei - these, near me (plural of tēnei)
māku - for me, by me
nāku - mine, realised possession,
it was done by me (ā category)
mōku - for me, unrealised, o category possession
aroha mai - sorry (show me some sympathy)
hika! - goodness me!
Āue, e hika mā! - Goodness me!
Nā kawea kōrero te kī! - A little bird told me!
Kāore he aha ki a au. - It doesn't bother me!
Hei aha māku! - It's none of my business. It doesn't matter to me.
E hoa mā e! - Good grief mate! Far out! Goodness me mate!
Tāua tāua! - You and me both! We're both the same.
Kāore i wareware i ahau tō ingoa. - I have not forgotten your name. (Your name has not been forgotten by me.)
I warewqare i ahau tō ingoa. - I have forgotten your name. (Your name has been forgotten by me.)
Hei aha atu māku. - It doesn't concern me.
Ka mahue tō whakamōhio. - You forgot to explain it to me.
Me (i), conj, 1. If; generally implying the reverse of the condition stated. Me he manu, kua rere noa atu (T. 16). Often in the form mehemea, if the case were that, etc., implying that it is not so. Mehemea na te tangata tenei mahinga, e kitea te whariki o te waka (T. 178). ‖ ki te mea, mea (i).
2. As if, like, as it were. Me he kawau pu te ahua (T. 138). Me te manu i motu i te ma-hanga (T. 64). The phrase me te mea is sometimes used in this sense. Heoti ano me te mea e hoe ana i te moana marino (T. 117). Ko nga ringaringa me te mea ka marere (T. 145). Less frequently mehemea, in same sense. Mehemea ko Kopu ka rere i te pae (T. 65). Mehemea ko te whare huata a Maui (T. 153).
3. After pena, penei, and pera, not to be translated. He ahua tangata, penei me te ahua pakeha (T. 181). Kaore e peneitia tana ika me ta te tangata maori nei e tuhaina (T. 179).
Williams Dictionary
Me (ii), particle used,—1. With active verbs to form an optative. Ahakoa nui te moana, me aha? Engari me whakamatau (T. 164). Ae, me haere atu au (Yes, I had better depart) (T. 10), “Me pehea ra te kumenga?”… Ka mea etahi, “Me whakawhirinaki ki etahi rakau (T. 159).
2. Similarly to form a mild imperative. Me noho ano koutou, kaua e haere (T. 195). With a transitive verb, the form is generally active, but the signification may be passive. Ko nga waka katoa me tapatapahi nga kaha, me unuunu hoki nga puru (T. 169).
Note.—The usages 1 and 2 are not found in negative clauses.
3. In poetry, apparently redundantly, with the interrogatives wai, hea, etc. Me ko wai te tangata i ngaro atu ki a koe? (M. 244).
Me ko hea te whare? (M. 161).
4. As in the following case: Kati me he purupuru i nga korero (Leave off attempting to stifle the discussion).
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Me (iii), prep. With. Denoting concomitance, or concurrence in time; often to be rendered by and. Kei te tu te iwi me nga tamahine (J. xx, 20). Kei te kai ano ratou, me tana tikanga ano o aua rangi o mua ra; me te kai, me te tangi (Again they were eating, with him behaving as on previous days, weeping as he ate) (T. 94). When used with verbs, me is repeated, as in the last example.
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Ko wai te kaiwhakahaere? Ko au tonu!
Who is the orangiser? Actually, it's me!
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Kei te kai ngā pakeke i ngā kina me ngā pāua. Kei te pūhaehae mātou.
The elderly are eating kina and pāua. We are jealous.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E titiro tonu ana aku whatu, ka whakairia oratia.
My eyes were still open and yet you suspended me alive.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tika ana me tū ki te mihi atu ki a koe.
It is appropriate to stand and acknowledge you..
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E mataku ana ia ki a au?
Is she afraid of me?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I pakipaki te katoa me tō rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāua i kī ai.
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I kai au tahi me...
I ate with...
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I āwhina mai ia. He atawhai nōna.
She helped me, She is very kind.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I haere au ki to awa ki to hīkoi, i toro auto ki tōku hoa, ā, i kai tahi hoki me tōku whānau.
I went to the river to go walking, I visited my friend and I are together with my family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I hīkoi au me te kurī.
I walked the dog.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I whakatō i ētehi kai māori pērā i te kūmara me te kōkihi.
We planted native food like kūmara and native spinach.
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!'
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I te mātakitaki au i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was watching the movie with my friends.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka āwhina koe i a au ā tērā wiki.
You will help me next week.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka karanga e koe ki a au.
You will call me.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua tika katoa kai me ngā mīti atu.
All the food, including the meat, should be ready now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu tāku mahi i a au.
My work has been finished by me. (I've stopped working)
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua riro te mahi uaua i a au.
The hard work has been received by me.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua pau te moni i a au.
The money has been spent by me.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me kuhu anō tō tarau.
Let's put your pants back on.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere mai ki taku kāinga ki te kai.
(You) should come to my house to dinner.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere au ki taku karaehe.
I'd better go to my class.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kuhu atu koe ki te tāpu.
Get in the bathtub.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me oma au ia rā, ia rā.
I had better run each and every day.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere koe ki te mahi ākuanei.
You'd better go to work soon.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me moe koe.
You should sleep.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kai ia.
She should eat.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mātakitaki koe i te kēmu.
You should watch the game.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere koe ki te kaiwhakahaere.
You should go to the co-ordinator.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kai waiū ngā pēpi ka tika.
It's right that babies have breast milk.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ruirui he paura ki runga i a koe.
Let's sprinkle some powder on you.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me purumu au i te papa.
I'd better sweep the floor.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakamau tāua i tō tātua.
Let's put your seatbelt on.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha ai?
What should he do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha rātou?
What should they do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha a Liam rāua ko Kaia?
What should Liam and Kaia do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me pēnā.
(You should do it) like that.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tākaro!
We should play!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me noho ia.
He should sit.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mihi ka tika ki a koe.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere mai koe ki te tina.
You should come for dinner.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kai koe.
You should eat.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mihi ka tika ki a kōrua.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you both.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tunu a pāpā i te kai.
Dad should cook the food.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mihi ka tika ki a koutou.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you people.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me noho ngā tamariki ki te whāriki.
The children should sit on the mat.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere tonu tāua ki te tāone.
We should still go to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me taitai te tama i ōna niho.
The boy should brush his teeth
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tuhi a Ataahua i ana mahi kāinga.
Ataahua should write her homework.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me horopuehu a Mere i te papa.
Mere should vauum the floor.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tuhituhi koe i roto i tō rātaka.
You should write in your diary.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tiki ia i te tītāora.
He should get the tea towel.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tuhi kōrero koutou inaianei.
You should write a story now.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me horoi au i ngā rīhi.
I should wash the dishes.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tino haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
Children have to go to schol.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakarite koe i te kai.
You should prepare the food.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta whakarongo koe ki a ia.
You should listen carefully to her.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha au?
What must I do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere koe ki te wharepaku.
You'd better go to the toilet.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika koe i ō kākahu kura.
You should fix your uniform.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me inu wai tātou i ngā wā katoa.
We should drink water all of the time.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere ahau
I had better go.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tuhi koe i ō hiahia mō te keke.
You should write down what you want for the cake.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tū koe.
You should stand.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika tātou i te akomanga.
We should tidy the classroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kaute tāua ki te tekau.
Let's count to ten.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me oho!
You should wake up!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me oma!
You should run!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatā ia
He should rest
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakapakari ia
He should train
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me inu!
You should drink!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me titiro mai!
You should look here!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika koe i tō rūma.
You'd better tidy up your room.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me titiro ki te karoro!
You should look at the seagull!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere mai!
You should come here!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakaoti koe i ō mahi.
You should complete your work.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me maranga!
You should get up!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere tāua ki te hokomoaha.
Let's go to the supermarket.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere ai.
I should go.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakarongo!
You should listen!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ako tētahi wāhi ia rā, ia rā.
You should learn part each day.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me toa!
You should be determined!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kōmuhu mai koe ki a au.
You should whisper it to me.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tūpato!
You should be careful!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me toropuku te haere!
We should go secretly/quietly.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me pono koe.
You should be honest.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me noho koe.
You should sit.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere ngā wāhine ki mua.
The women should go to the front.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere koe ki te toa!
You should go to the shop!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere tāua.
We should go.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kokoti ngā rōhi i a Hōngongoi.
The roses should be pruned in July.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mahi tāua, nē?
We should do some work, eh?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga.
We (3+ inclusive) should return (go back) home.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me horoi koe, e te tau!
You should wash, my darling!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me hoatu he kapi ki a Hare.
You should give Hare a copy.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me waiho a Kōuraraka i te pāreti!
Goldilocks should leave the porridge!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mahi tahi tātou.
Let's all work together.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha ahau ki ngā toenga kai?
What should I do with the leftovers?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha a Kōuraraka ki te pāreti?
What should Goldilocks do with the porridge?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kai i te rūma kai, kaua e kai i tō rūma moe.
You should eat in the dining room not in your bedroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ohu.
We should work together.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere tāua ki te taone.
We should got to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere tāua ki tātahi.
Lets got to the beach.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere koutou ko Tame ko Manu ki te tāone.
You and Tame and Manu should go to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere koe ki te toa ki te hoko miraka.
You should go the shop and buy milk.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kōreroreo kōrua ko te kaiako.
You and the teacher should have a talk.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere au ki te whare hokomaha.
I'd better go to the supermarket.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tiki atu rāua i a Pāora.
Those two should fetch Pāora.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere māua ki te hoko parāoa.
We two had better go and buy some bread.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kimi hoa ako.
Find a friend to learn with.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakapai koe i te kai.
You had better bless the food.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakakāhore e koe ēnei tū whakaaro.
You should resist these kinds of thoughts.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kimi kaiwhakaako mātau ki te ako, matatau ki te reo Māori.
Find an experienced teacher and knowledgeable friend in te reo.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mutu tō kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mahi koe i tō mahi kāinga.
You had better do your homework.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tango tāua i ō kākahu moe.
Let's take off your pyjamas.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me horoi koe i ō toroiho.
You should wash your underwear.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakamau i tō tarau.
Let's put your trousers on.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āwhina koe i a ia.
You should help her.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere tāua ki te inu kawhe.
We should go for a coffee.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere au i nāianei.
I'd better go now.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me paraihe koe i ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tapahi e Ataahua te wahia.
Ataahua had better cut the firewood.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me oma tātou ki te awa.
We (3+ including listener) should run to the river.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the WÄnanga.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tāria te waka.
The car should be waited for.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tāpuke te tūpāpaku i roto i te toru rā.
The body must be buried within three days.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ārahi a Rangi i te tira.
Rangi should lead the group.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me pātai ngā tauira i ngā pātai.
The students should ask the questions.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kōrero tātou i te reo Māori i te kāinga.
We (3/+inclusive) should speak the Māori language at home.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kaukau koe ka tika!
Too right you should bathe!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tino mārena e koe taku mokopuna nāu hoki is i hapū au.
You must marry my granddaughter since you got her pregnant.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta pao te māhunga ki te rākau.
Hit the head gently with the stick.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kī te pātaka i ngā kai.
The pantry should be filled with food.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakareri te whare mō ngā manuhiri.
The house should be prepared for the guests.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere koe ki te hui.
You should go to the meeting.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me hoatu ngā kī ki a ia.
The keys should be given to him/her.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tino haere koe ki te hui.
You really must go to the meeting.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books should be returned to the library.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mau ngā tamariki i ngā pōtae.
The children should wear hats.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kai hoki koe i ngā waewae kōura.
You should also eat the cray legs.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me hangaia te whare hou.
The new house should be built.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools should be left on the table.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me pānui te kaiako i te reta.
The teacher should read the letter.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ūkui atu i te tiko.
We'd better wipe the tiko off.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
The children should be picked up from school.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere koe ki te kaukau.
You should go for a swim.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae, i tētahi poraka, i tētahi tīhate, me tētahi hāte hoki.
She is wearing a hat, a jersey, a t-shirt and a shirt.
Sentences with i - i
Me kau hoki ki hea i te tawhiti ki waho o te moana nui?
Where could he swim to, from such a distance out in the ocean?
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
Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana.
Then they left me standing while they had a rest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Me tuhi koe i ngā kupu, kei wareware i a koe!
You should write the words down or you might forget them!
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...
E kō, kia āta haere me te kapu tī, kei maringi.
Be careful, go slowly with the cup of tea, lest it spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Ia Rāapa ia Rāapa waea ai tāku tamāhine ki a au.
Every Wednesday my daughter always phones me.
Habitual action - ai
Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku, e kō?
Can you bring me an apple please, dear?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Tēnā tahia te mahau mua me te mahau muri?
Could you please sweep the front and back porch.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku?
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Tēnā, hōmai he pene. Kua ngaro tāku.
Give me a pen please. I have lost mine.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Tēnā mahia mai he tī māku.
Please make a tea for me.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
Never mind the cuppa tea, give me a lemon drink.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!
Hei aha te kāngarere me te pāreti.
Never mind the cornflakes and the porridge.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!
Taihoa tātou e whakatau me aha.
Let us not decide what to do just yet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Taihoa koutou e kai me whāngai te manuhiri i te tuatahi.
Don't eat yet, feed the visitors first.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Ehara māku tēnei kai.
This food is not for me.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Ehara mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for me.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Nāku i horoi ngā rīhi.
It was me who washed the dishes.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Ponga te kōhuru i a au.
Ponga is responsible for the treachery against me.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Ponga tēnā, ēhara i a au.
Ponga is the cause, not me.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i tuhituhi te reta.
It was me who wrote the letter.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i tiki te pukapuka.
It was me who fetched the book.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i horoi te motokā.
It was me who washed the car.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i whakarite te hui.
It was me who organized the meeting.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i hoko te ngeru.
It was me who bought the cat.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i kī atu ki a koe.
It was me who told you.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i tiki te kai.
It was me who fetched the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i hoko ngā hū.
It was me who bought the shoes.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i kawe te pēke.
It was me who carried the bag.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i kōrero ki a ia.
It was me who spoke to him/her.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku te pātai i pātai.
It was me who asked the question.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Kia kotahi māku, kia rua mā Rangi.
One for me, two for Rangi.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mōku ērā hū.
Those shoes are for me.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māku?
Me?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Homai he wai arani māku.
Pass an orange juice for me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Hōmai he parāoa māku.
Give me some bread.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kōmuhua mai.
Whisper it to me!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Homai ana pukapuka!
Give me her books!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Me pukumahi koe.
You should work hard!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Homai ēnā māti!
Pass me those matches!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Me whakapono mai!
You should believe in me!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Mauria mai ētahi parāoa parai.,
bring me some fried bread.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Haria mai koa te arawhata!
Please bring me the ladder!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Whakahokia mai te motokā ki a au.
Return the car to me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.
It was as if - ānō nei
I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if I was a kid.
It was as if - ānō nei
I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent
It was as if - ānō nei
E kaha tohutohu mai ana ia ānō nei ko au tana mōkai.
He was ordering me around as if I was his servant.
It was as if - ānō nei
Hoatu koutou, mā Pāpā ahau e tiki.
You lot go, Dad will pick me up.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Homai te tāora.
Pass me the towel.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai koa te pata.
Pass me the butter please.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ki au.
Give it to me.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai te tote me te pepa.
Pass the salt and pepper.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ki ahau.
Give it to me.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Whakaahua mai!
Take a photo of me!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai te pene.
Pass me the pen.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
E rua āu āporo. Homai tētahi!
You've got two apples. Give me one!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Tēnā homai te huka.
Can you pass me the sugar.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Hōmai tēnā pene whero.
Give me that red pen (by you).
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai tētehi naihi.
Pass me a knife.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Hōmai ngā tote.
Pass me the [bags of] salt.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai te hopi.
Pass me the soap.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai te ūkui.
Pass me the cloth.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ngā tarau.
Pass me the trousers.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ngā ūkui.
Pass me the wipes.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai tō tāora.
Give me your towel.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai tōna tīhāte.
Give me his t-shirt.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ō ringaringa.
Give me your hands.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ōna kākahu.
Give me his clothes.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai te pēpi
Pass me the baby.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai tōna pātara.
Pass me his bottle.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ngā tōkena.
Pass me the socks.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ngā kākahu.
Pass me the clothes.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai tō hingareti.
Pass me your singlet.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai tō ringa.
Pass me your hand.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ngā āporo.
Pass me the apples.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Hōmai tēnā hū ōku.
Pass me that shoe of mine.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai te parāoa.
Pass me the bread.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ngā pereti.
Pass me the plates.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ngā paoka me ngā pune.
Pass me the forks and spoons.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Me he manu ahau...
If I were a bird...
If... (using me) - me
Me i kore koe a hāmama, kua kore mātou e mōhio i pēnā koe.
If you hadn't spoken up, we would not have known that you thought that.
If... (using me) - me
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
Me i konei ia.
If only he were here.
If... (using me) - me
Me he mahi kei te haere, ka oma!
If there's work to be done, he runs!
If... (using me) - me
Me he manu rere ahau...
If I were a flying bird...
If... (using me) - me
Kei waenganui i te whare kori tinana me te toa kākahu.
It's between the gym and the clothing store.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei waenganui a Niko i te rākau me te motokā.
Niko is between the tree and the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei 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
Kaua e kōrero me tōu waha e kī ana!
Don't speak with your mouth full!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e homai te pata.
Don't pass me the butter.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e riri mai ki a au.
Don't be angry with me.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e homai ngā whakautu.
Don't give me the answers.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e homai te mea nā.
Don't pass me that thing.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e tiro tītahi pēnā mai.
Don't look sideways at me like that.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua koe e pātai mai.
You shouldn't ask me.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kaua e rahi te kīnaki.
Don't give me lots of sauce.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kua hōha noa ia ki ngā harihari kōrero me te amuamu anō a ngā kiritata.
He was annoyed at the gossip and also the complaining from his neighbours.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
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
Wehe atu ana a Amaru me to amuamu anō.
Amaru left complaining as he went.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
E tunu keke ana a Māmā me te whakapai whare anō.
Mum cooked a cake whilst cleaning the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
Kei te whakatangi rakuraku ia me te waiata anō i te whare.
He is playing the guitar and singing in the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
I rukua he pāua, me te kohi anō i ētehi mā koutou ko tō whānau.
I went diving for pāua, and got some for your family too.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
Me mahi tiakareti wera, me te ruirui anō i ngā maihimero ki runga.
Make a hot chocolate and sprinkle marshmallows on top.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
Kotahi atu a Ani ki te wharekai me te karanga anō ki ngā mahuhiri.
Ani made a beeline to the kitchen and began to call the visitors.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
Me horoi koutou i ngā rīhi me te whakairi anō i ngā kākahu.
You guys should wash the dishes and hang out the clothes too.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
I mahia e ia te wini me ana ringa paruparu.
He mended the window with dirty hands.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka tukua te kurī e au.
The dog was released by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka hangaia te whare e au.
The house is built by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Hāponotia tōku hē!
Prove me wrong!
Passive sentences - tikina...
Patua aku kupu!
Prove me wrong!
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te kōrertia e au.
It is being spoken by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I mihia e ahau.
They were acknowledged by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I mātakitakitua e au tērā hōtaka i tētrā wikil.
That programme was watched by me last week.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass was cut by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te āwhinatia te hoa e au.
The friend is being helped by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua haria ngā pouaka e au.
The boxes have been carried by me.
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...
Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass has been cut by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua tāria koe e au.
You have been waited for by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I utaina e au ngā kai ki roto i te torore.
The food was loaded into the trolley by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.
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...
Kawea tētehi puka iti ki ngā wāhi kei reira te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana, tuhia ngā kupu me ngā kīanga ka rangona.
Bring a small book with you to the places where the Māori language is spoken, write down the words and phrases that are heard.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I horoia ngā kākahu e au i tērā Rāhoroi.
The clothes were washed by me on Saturday.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kia kauwhautia atu iana, e ahau, ki a koe.
Let me know recite this to you.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka manaakitia te harakeke e au.
The flax will be looked after by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
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...
Kaua tātou e tatari kia pari haere te tai, ka haere ai. Me haere ināianei.
Let's not wait until the tide starts coming in and then go. We should go now.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Tuhia ō koutou whakaaro, ka tuku mai ai ki a au.
Write down your ideas, and then send (them) to me.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Me whakapaipai te kāuta, kātahi ka wehe ai tāua.
We better clean up the kitchen, then we will go.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Homai ēnā i te tuatahi, kātahi ka hoatu ai ēnei ki a koe.
Give me those first, then I'll give you these.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Me kohikohi ngā karaihe, ka horoi ai.
We should collect up the glasses, and then wash them.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Me taea e koe!
You should be able to!
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 e koe au te āwhina mai?
Are you able to help me?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Ka roa a Pōrori e tāria ana, me te hōhā haere o ngā mea e tatari ana ki a ia.
Pōrori was waited for a long time, and those waiting for him got fed up.
Be waited for - tāria
Rawe hoki te huka me te wai rēmana hei kīnaki.
The sugar and lemon juice are also great as a garnish.
For the purpose of - hei
Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Me muku koe i ngā pātū, i te peihana, ka mutu me āta mukumuku anō i te heketua.
You need to wipe the walls and the basin, plus you need to carefully wipe the toilet. And moreover, don't forget there's a separate cloth for the loo.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu
Kāore anō a Hera kia kōrero ki a au.
Hera hasn't spoken to me yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Mehemea ko au, e kore au e whakaae. Heoi anō, ko koe kē te rangatira, ehara i a au.
If it were me, I wouldn't agree to it. Still / However, you're the boss, not me.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Tērā pea he Hāmoa tana hoa. Ki a au nei he Hāmoa te āhua.
Maybe her mate's Samoan. He looks Samoan to me.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea
Āe tērā pea me tōhi.
Yes, perhaps some toast.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea
Ahakoa e mahana ana ināianei, me kawe tonu he koti, kei makariri.
Although it's warm at the moment, you should still take a coat, in case it turns cold.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa
Kei te pai au, me koe?
I am good, and you?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
I te rāmere i kai ai au me Rangi.
On Friday I ate with Rangi.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Kāore ahau i haere me Hēmi.
I did not go with Hēmi.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti.
If the government falls, there has to be an election.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Kua wareware i a au tō ingoa.
Your name has been forgotten by me.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Kāore i tua atu i te huka me te wai rēmana.
There's nothing better than sugar and lemon juice.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...
Ka nui te mīti, te hēki me te tuna.
There's plenty of meat, eggs and eels.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mīharo rātou, me te tino whakamihi.
They were all full of admiration, and very grateful.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tae mai te taraka o Tawa me ngā tēpu, me ngā tūru.
Tawa's truck arrived with the tables and the chairs.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tū mai tētahi wahine anō me te mere pounamu i te ringa.
Another woman stood and came forward with a greenstone mere in her hand.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka puta a Pihihuia me te wai.
Puhihuia appeared with the water.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ngā mihi me te aroha ki a koe.
Best wishes and love to you.
Tōna tikanga, me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa āpōpō, engari, taku aroha ki a koutou, e pai ana kia hōmai ā tērā wiki.
Strictly speaking, you should hand in your essays tomorrow, but out of the kindness of my heart, I'll let you do it next week.
He hui āku ki Whakatāne, nō reira me haere au i nāianei.
I have a meeting in Whakatāne, so I have to go now.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira
Aroha mai, kua kite koe i a Mere?
Excuse me, have you seen Mere?
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i
Nōku tēnei hāte.
That shirt belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nōu tērā, nōna tēnā, nōku tēnei.
That belongs to you, that belongs to her, this belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāku ērā pene.
Those pens belong to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāku tēnei.
This belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāku ngā kura rā!
Those feathers belong to me!
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāku te rakuraku nā.
That guitar belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Me waea mai mēnā e pīrangi ana koe kia tīkina atu.
Call me if you need a ride.
*Conjunctions - if - mēnā
Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereto hoki?
Where are your cups hiding, and her plates?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kāore anō te pātītī kia tapahia e au.
The grass has not been cut by me.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Kāore te pātītī i tapahia e au.
The grass was not cut by me.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Kāore te hoa i te āwhinatia e au.
The friend is not being helped by me.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Tokoono mātou, ko ōku mātua, me ōku tuākana.
There are six of us, my parents and my older sisters.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Aua, he kupu hou tēnā ki a au.
I don't know, that's a new word to me.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He mea nui tēnā ki ahau.
That is important to me.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Ko au tēnā!
That's me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kāore au i te mātakitaki i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was not watching the movie with my friends.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi
Māua ko Pita.
Pita and me.
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...
Ka kōrero ia ki a māua ko Mere.
He spoke to Mere and me.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.
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...
Hei tā Michale Naera, heamana o Te Mana Hauora, he uaua ki ētahi tūroro Māori te mārama ki ngā rerenga kōrero hauora reo pākeha, ā, ka māmā ake me he Māori te reo.
Te Mana Hauora chair Michael Naera said Māori patients struggled with English medical terms and would find it easier if they were in Māori.
Conjunctions - and - ā
I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana.
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out.
Towards - mai
Pānuihia mai te whārangi tuarua.
Read me the second page.
Towards - mai
Kei te whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?
Towards - mai
Tukuna mai mā te tuhinga kūkara.
Send it to me via google doc.
Towards - mai
Karanga mai, karanga mai, karanga mai!
Call me! Call me! Call me!
Towards - mai
Kei te menemene mai te pēpi.
The baby is smiling at me.
Towards - mai
Whiua mai te pōro.
Throw me the ball.
Towards - mai
Kia tīkina atu he whakataukī e hāngai ana kī tēnei kaupapa...
Let me grab a proverb...
Away - atu
Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!
Away - atu
Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoa, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.
Up - ake
Piki ake mai.
Climb up to me.
Up - ake
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...
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
Haere tonu rāua, me te whai atu anō a Ponga i muri tata.
They went on with Ponga following close behind.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Me Ponga i hoki mai anō mā te tatau ōna i puta atu ai.
And Ponga came back in by the same door he had left by.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Kōrero mai anō, a Mia.
Tell me again, Mia.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
I ngā huihuinga ka noho mai ia tika tonu mai i ahau.
He sits opposite me in meetings.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Āe, me haere kē atu au.
Yes, I'll go.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Hei te Rātapu hikoi ai au me to kurī.
On Sunday I will walk with my dog.
Future locative - hei
Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Me pēnei.
(You should do it) like this.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
He aha koe i titiro tītaha pēnā mai ai?
Why do you always look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Me pēnei taku kōrero...
Let me tell you like this...
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Waea mai mēnā ka taea.
Give me a call if you can.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā
Me whakapā atu ki a Aria ina ka taea.
Contact M1 if and when you can.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā
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
He pai te aihikirīmi me te pītiti ki a au.
I like ice cream and peaches.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He miti me te raihi te hapa pai ki a au.
Meet and rice are good to me.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
Ko ngā mahi pai ki a ia, ko te mahi māra, me te ruku kai moana hoki.
She likes gardening and diving.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He mīti me te raihi te hapa pai ki a au.
Meat and rice are the best dinner for me!
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.
He likes fish and chips.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He pai ki a ia te hāte kahurangi me te pōtae.
He likes the blue shirt and the black hat.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
E hia ngā pune me ngā pāoka?
How many spoons and forks are there?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
Ehara i ahau te kai i tunu.
It was not me who cooked the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Homai koa tētahi o ngā āporo.
Please give me one of the apples.
Some - tētahi, ētahi
Homai koa ētaho o ngā maramara rīwai.
Please give me some of the potato chips.
Some - tētahi, ētahi
Mā wai ahau e āwhina?
Who will help me?
Who will? - mā wai?
Me hoki mai koutou inānanei, kei ua.
You should come back now in case it rains.
In case... - kei
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
Homai koa kia toru ngā ika.
Please give me three fish.
Let there be a certain amount - kia
Me waea atu ki a ia kia mōhio ai he aha to aha.
You should call him to know what's happening.
In order to - kia... ai
Homai te niupepa kia pānui ai au i ngā kōrero mōna.
Pass me the newspaper so that I can read the stories about her.
In order to - kia... ai
Me haere wawe tātou kia pai ai tō tātou tirohanga atu.
Let's go early so that we can get a good view.
In order to - kia... ai
I spoke in order for the group to not trust me.
I spoke in order for the group to trust me.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Me wehe tātau ināianei, kia kore ai tātau.
We had better leave now so we are not late.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Whakaatu mai!
Show me!
Tēnā koe i tō whakamōhio mai.
Thanks for you telling me.
I patua te kau me ngā hipi e te kaipāmu ki te rākau.
The cow and the sheep were hit by the farmer with the stick.
By means of - ki
Ko taku hiahia kia mauria mai e koe he kūano tori.
I wish you would bring me a kitten.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia
Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time texting.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia
Ka mahue tō kōrero mai.
You forgot to talk to me.
You forgot to... - Ka mahue tō...
Ka mahue tō waea mai.
You forgot to phone to me.
You forgot to... - Ka mahue tō...
Me whara ai koe.
You could have hurt yourself.
This could have happened to you - Me... ai...
Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...
Me haere koe i a Hēmi, kaua i a Mikaere.
Go with Hēmi, not with Mikaere.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...
Me hoko kode i tēnei, kaua ko tērā.
You should buy this, not that.
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā
Kōrero mai tō whakapapa, kaua ko tō pepeha.
Tell me your whakapapa, not your pepeha.
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā
Kōrero mai tō whakapapa, kaua rawa ko tō pepeha.
Tell me your whakapapa, definitely not your pepeha.
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā
Māku, māu rānei?
Me or you?
Or... - ...rānei
Me kaha, me waimeha rānei tō tī?
A strong or a weak tea?
Or... - ...rānei
E tohu ana ia i mua o ngaa matua raa, me te mea tonu ka whatiwhati te taiaha i roto i ngaa ringa
the taiaha at inside at the(pl) hand ‘He was gesticulating before the battalions as if the taiaha would break in pieces in his hands’ (TWh, 22)
Hōmai taku maro!
Give me my kilt!
I whakawhiti atu a ia me te mea nei ki te poohi i tana reta
He crossed over as if to post a letter
E titiro ana te tauhou ki a au.
The stranger was looking at me.
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
Ka haere ia i te huarahi me te kaha ki te whiowhio haere
He walked down the road whistling loudly
Hei aha māku!
What does it matter to me?
Ahakoa kāore ia i konei, me tīmata te hui.
We should start the meeting even though he’s not here.
E titiro ana te tauhou ki ahau.
The stranger was looking at me.
Ka pai. Ko au tēnā.
Cool. That's me.
Ahakoa ko wai te kaikōrero, me whakarongo.
Whoever is the speaker, you should listen.
Me hoe rawa ki waho rawa, ka hoki mai ai tātou.
We must paddle further out, and then we will return.
Whakaaturia mai ki ahau taua mea e pai ai koe.
Show me that thing you will be pleased thereby
Kia maarama ai tana kite mai i ahau, e mau ai au i te koti whero
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat
Ahakoa haere koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
No matter where you go, you must acknowledge the people of the place.
Kei te mahara koe ki a au?
Do you remember me?
Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
Wherever you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua.
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.
Me i haere mai koe inanahi, kua tūtaki tāua.
If you had come yesterday we would have met.
Kua pō, me moe koe.
It's night, you'd better sleep.
Me kāhore koutou e haere ana, me tuku a Pani kia haere.
If you are not going, let Pani go.
Ko ana waewae ka kuhu ki waenga i ngā matata o te rangi kia tika ai te pupuru me te takoto o te tinana kia kaha ai te pana.
His fingers gripped deep into the rocks and the vines of the land, to hold his body steady for the powerful thrust to come.
Me i kore koe i hoki atu inanahi, kua tūtaki tāua.
If you had not gone back yesterday we would have met.
Me kai te keke
You should eat the cake
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 waea mai ia i te weherua pō.
She rung me at midnight.
Ka horoi au i tō upoko me ō makawe.
I'll wash your head and your hair.
Me kua oti ōu mahi, me haere ki te pikitia.
If your work is finished go to the pictures.
Me kai e Rangi te keke
Almost a passive
Koia pea tērā te kaha me te tiketike o ngā rākau whakamarumaru o te ngahere i ēnei rā.
That it perhaps why the tall trees have such strength, and such height in the forests of today.
Me kia tere te kōwhaki i te kānga i mua o te ua, ka haere au.
If it is necessary to hurry the picking of the corn before the rain I will go.
Ka waiata Tēnei wahine
This woman near me will sing
ko, me, e, rā
Me tēnei tangata‘with this man
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.
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.
Ahakoa te tini, me whāngai.
No matter how many there are, we will feed them.
Me mihi mātou ki a koutou ka tika.
It is appropriate we greet you.
He aha koe i titiro mai ai ki au?
Why are you looking (why did you look) at me?
Ka kai tēra kuri I tenei kai.
That dog over there will eat this food, near me.
Tīkina atu te miraka me te paraoa hoki.
Get the milk and the bread too.
Ka mea a Hinemoa, ‘ki te mea ka tonoa atu he karere ki a Tūtaane-kai e kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau.
If I send a messenger to Tūtaane-kai, perhaps he will not like me.
Kei te hīkoi a Hana I tēnei whare ki tērā toa
Hana is walking from this house near me to that shop over there.
Nā, me pōkai i a koe ki te taora.
Let's wrap you up in your towel.
Nōku tēnei pōtae.
This hat belongs to me.
Me kōrero atu koe.
You should speak to someone else.
Māku tēnei pukapuka.
This book will be mine / is for me.
Kei te tākaro ēnei tamariki
These children near me are playing
Homai he wai mōku.
Bring some water for me.
Toro mai tō ringaringa.
Give me your arm.
Ehara i ahau tēnei.
This does not belong to me.
Me tuku au i a koe.
I'll let you go.
He kaha atu koe i ahau.
You are stronger than me.
Me mā runga tereina ki Te Awamutu
(They) are to go by train to Te Awamutu
kei a au
is with me, I have
Whakarongo mai!
Listen to me!
Toro mai tō wae.
Give me your leg.
Homai tētahi o āu tiakarete, e Koro!
Give me one of your chocolates, Granddad!
Ko ētahi o rātou, ko ngā rōpā me ngā wāhine i kata.
Some of them, the slaves and the women, laughed.
= Me whakaako tātou i ngā tamariki kore mōhio ki te reo Māori.
Give those shoes to the man who has none.
Te tino haerenga o rātou, 'Koia anō me te huruhuru manu e rere ana i te hau'.
They all ran on "like a bird's feather flying in the wind".
Me whakanoho au i a koe ki roto i te motokā.
I'd better sit you into the car.
I pānui mai te ākonga i tana tuhinga roa ki a au.
The student read his/her essay to me.
Kua mau koe i a au te here.
You are held fast by me through being bound.
Kua mau koe te here e au.
You are held fast through being bound by me.
He kaiwhakaako ia, he pēnei anō me ahau.
He is a teacher, just the same as me.
Me mahi hoki rātou.
They should certainly work. (For ‘
He aha koe tē kōrero mai ai?
Why did you not speak to me?
Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua
Wherever (no matter where) you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua
Te ngeru me te kurī.
The cat and the dog.
E kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau.
Perhaps he won’t like
Kei te titiro te tane ki a au.
The man is looking at me.
Me hoko e tātou he koha mā Māmā, me te tākai anō kia ātaahua.
We should buy Mum a present, and wrap it nicely too.
Nā reira māku i tuku te karakia, nā reira me karakia tātou.
I will deliver the prayer; therefore, we should all pray.
Kei te titiro te tane ki ahau.
The man is looking at me.
I kohia he pipi māku, me te kohi anō i ētehi mā taku matua.
I gathered some pipi for me, as well as some for my dad/uncle.
Me kōrero koe ki tētahi kaiako.
You had better talk to a tutor.
Me noho tonu mai koe kia oti rā anō te mahi.
You have to stay here right up until the job is finished.
Me te aha
as a result
Homai ētahi o ēnā keke kia whā.
Please give me four of those cakes.
Kei te tiki ia i tētahi rākau hei tokotoko māku.
He is getting me a branch as a walking stick for me.
Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can’t drive properly whilst at the saiexting/ texting as you 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?
Me inoi anō koutou tētahi mō tētahi (James 5:16)
You should pray for one another
Toitoi atu ana te hōiho me te pāterotero haere anō.
The horse trotted off farting as it went.
E hīkoikoi ana a Koro me te whiowhio anō.
Koro was walking along whilst at the same time whistling.
Kua piki haere ngā utu mō ngā whakaākoranga o te whare wānanga, me te aha, kua nui haere ngā ākonga e noho nama ana ki ngā pēke
University course fees continue to rise, with the result that more and more students are owing money to the banks.
Wehe atu ana a Kawa me te amuamu anō.
Kawa left complaining as she went.
Me aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.
Me haere koe.
You had better go (You must go).
Kāaore koe i wareware i a au. I wareware ahau i a koe.
I didn't forget you. You forgot me.
Me inoi anō koutou tētahi mō tētahi.
You should pray for one another.
Me kai te wahine.
The woman had better eat.
Me moe tātou.
We had best go to sleep (We must sleep).
Kōrero mai.
Talk to me, say it.
Me aha a Ihu e rātou?
What should be done to Jesus by them?
Homai te mea nä.
Pass me that thing.
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
Nō reira me tino tūpato tātou katoa.
So we must be extremely careful.
Me hopu e koe ngā hōiho.
You should (had best) catch the horses.
Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga moe ai
We had best go back home to sleep (thereat)
Me aha tātou i nāiānei?
What should we do now?
Me pānui e te minita tetahi o ngā inoi.
One of the prayers must (will be) read out by the minister.
Ahakoa ko wai te kaikōrero me whakarongo
Whoever is the speaker (it doesn’t matter who is speaking), you should listen
Hōmai he tī me te huka.
Give me some tea with sugar.
Me kōrero kōrua ko te kaiako.
You and the teacher should have a talk.
Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.
Homai ētahi o ēnā keke kia whā
Please give me four of those cakes (literally, let it be four).
Me mahi tonu, ā pau noa te kaha
You must keep working until you run out of energy
Pērā-tia ana e Toi me tā Kahukura i kī atu ai ki a ia.
Toi did as Kahukura had told him.
Me tatari koe kia tae mai tōu whaea
You had best wait until your mother arrives.
He ātaahua te rūma noho me ngā taonga o roto.
The living room and the treasures in it are beautiful.
Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.
Tukua ngā tamariki nohinohi kia haere mai ki ahau =
Permit that the little children should come to me; or allow the little children to come to me.
homai!
give me!
Āpōpō kā kōrero au me tōku hoa.
Tomorrow I will speak with my friend.
Tapahia te paräoa. AND Me tapahi te paräoa.
Slice the bread. We/You should slice the bread.
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.
me whakarite ngā taputapu
you should get the equipment ready or set out
Koi mate noa au koe i a au i konei tonu, tē riro ai nā te hoariri
(I should be careful) so you don’t get killed by ere, instead of by the enemy
Me te wai korari.
Like the honey of the flax flower (as sweet as honey).
Me i noho amoo a Ngaaotoroo maa i Maketuu, me i kaua te haere ki Moehau, kīhai i wera a Te Arawa.
If Ngaatoro and his people had settled at Maketuu, and if the journey to Moehau had not taken place, Te Arawa would not have been burned.
Kia kite ahau i tētahi pene.
Let me see a coin.
Whakakängia te umu. AND Me whakakä te umu.
Turn on the oven. You should turn on the oven.
Me i haere mai koe inanahi kua tuutaki taaua.
If you had come yesterday we would have met.
Hōmai te tote.
Pass me the salt.
Me tatari kia rangona mai te karanga.
We should wait until a call is heard.
Me ē ai ana he toki māku
If there were an axe for me
homai te tāora!
pass me the towel!
Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki tēnā, ki tēnā o koutou.
Therefore, greet one another, each and every one of you.
Me haere ana koutou ki Ahuriri me hari Pani.
If you are going to Napier, better bring Pani.
Me tuku tēnei karere ki tēnā marae, ki tēnā marae o te motu.
This message should be sent to every marae in the country.
Waruwaruhia ngä käroti. AND Me waruwaru ngä käroti.
Peel the carrots. You should peel the carrots.
Me kua oti oo mahi me haere ki te pikitia.
If your chores are finished, go to the pictures.
Kua kai ia i tā tāua kai.
He ate the food that belongs to you and me.
Me whakanui koe i tō huritau
You should celebrate your birthday.
Me haere koe ki te toa.
You had better go to the shop.
Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana (Pōtatau 1991:52)
Then they left me standing while they had a rest
Me kua tautau te take me haere ngaa mahi.
If the matter is decided get on with the business.
Me pakipaki tätou.
We should clap.
Me he mea kua hinga te raakau, kua kati te huarahi.
If the tree had fallen (but it hasn’t), the road would be blocked.
Me aha tātou?
What shall we do?
Ka whai haere rāua i ahau ahakoa haere ahau ki hea.
They followed me no matter where I went.
Me mau pötae koe.
You should wear a hat.
Me kawe koe i taku kete!
You must carry my basket!
Ngā tāngata katoa i kata me te rangatira atu.
All the people, including the chief, laughed.
Me kawe moni koutou ki te kura.
You should take (some) money to school.
Me he mea kaahore ahau e noho ana i konei, kaahore he tangata hei hoa moou.
If I were not living here (but I am) there would be no one to be your friend.
Me kawe e koe taku kete!
My basket must be carried by you!
Kia whakatāne au i ahau.
Let me make myself into a man.
I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger sisters.
Ina haere mai koe aapopo me heke i taku kainga.
If (or when) you come tomorrow get off at my place.
Me i konei koe kua kite koe i a ia.
If you had been here, you would have seen him.
Ina haere mai koe āpōpō, me heke i taku kāinga.
If or when you come tomorrow, get off at my place.
Kaua e rahi te kínaki. OR Kia kaua e rahi te kínaki.
Don't use/give me lots of sauce.
Kua hōmai ia i te pukapuka ki ahau.
He has given the book to me.
Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tō tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me tā rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.
Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.
E hoa, kia mahara koe ki ahau ina haere atu koe ki Ingarangi.
Friend, remember me when you go to England.
I pātaitia e au.
It was asked by me.
Ko tēnei manu, ko te kōtuku, me uaua kē ka kitea (Kāretu 1974:51)
This bird, the white heron, is very rarely seen
E whiti koe ki rāwāhi, me haere tonu atu koe.
When you reach the other side keep straight on.
Ika me te maramara rīwai.
Fish and chips.
I pakaru te matapihi i a au.
The window was broken by me.
Ko ngā toa me ngā kaumātua nohopuku ai.
The warriors and the elders usually remained silent.
Me whakarongo koutou ki tā tātou tohutohu.
You had better listen to our instructions.
Me kai kē i te tuatahi.
You must eat first.
Nā te ngāwhā, ka waikura ngā whare me ngā mīhini.
The sulphur rusted the buildings and the machinery.
Homai te pukapuka kia pānui ai au.
Pass me the book so that I can read.
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
Nāku te toki e takoto nā.
The axe lying there by you belongs to me.
Ka karangahia atu e mātau te Ārapi rā, kia haere mai me kore e taea e ia te whakaatu mai (Pōtatau 1991:177)
We called out to that Arab to come over in case he could show us
Me kōrero koe ki a ia kia mōhio ai ia.
*You* should talk to him so that *he* knows.
I pakaru te matapihi i au.
The window was broken by me.
Ko au, ko koe, ko tāua.
You, me, us.
Kōrero mai anō, a Hera.
Tell me again, Hera.
Ka mea a Wairaka: Kia whakatāne ake ahau.
Wairaka said: Let me act the part of a man.
Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.
Ehara mōku tēnei whare tino pai.
This very fine house is not for me.
He aha koe i karanga ai ki a au?
Why did you call me?
Me piri koe ki tōu ope.
You must stick to your party.
Nāku tērā pene.
That pen belongs to me! It is my pen - not yours!
Nāku tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to me.
I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa.
Me and my friend drove.
I te reo Māori, e ono ngā pū-tohu-wa matua, e whitu me ka whakaarohia te "kātahi āno... ka", engari he mono tūkē te "kātahi anō".
In the Māori language, there are six main time markers, seven if we include "kātahi anō... ka", but "kātahi anō" is considered a standalone.
Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.
Whakahonoretia tōu pāpā me tōu whaea.
Honour your father and your mother.
Mā wai ahau e whakahoki ki Rotorua?
Who will take me back to Rotorua?
Kei te titiro ia ki a au.
He's looking at me.
Mauria mai tō mahi.
Bring me your work.
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.
I haere mātou ko Rangi ko Hemi.
Me and Rangi and Hemi went.
Ka huihui ngā Parihi me ētahi o ngā karaipi.
The Pharisees assembled together with some of the scribes.
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 him shortly. Anyway, that is Aaron Henare. One of my short nais Matua Azza. If you would like to use my short nathat is fine with
Nā tāua tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to you and me.
Me tika te mahi + kei pukuriri mai a Māmā
Make sure the work is done correctly, or Mum will be angry at us.
Ka hoki atu rātou me te amuamu.
They started to go back with grumblings
E moi, ki a au anō tētehi mahi.
Please, give me another task.
Me ihiihi te kaiako + kei hōhā ngā tamariki
The teacher must be exciting, or the children will become bored.
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.
Me moata te tae atu + kei mahue koe i te pahi
Make sure to be on time, or you will miss the bus.
Ko ēhea ngā mea māku
Which are the things for me?
Tukuna mai he īmēra.
Send me an email.
Ka noho te ope rā, me te ako i ngā kōrero, i te rā, i te pō.
They stayed there acquiring knowledge by day and by night.
E noho koe me tō tī.
You sit with your tea.
Me whakatā ngā tamariki.
The children should rest.
Homai tāu pēpi, e Mei!
Give me your baby, Mei!
Te āio, te aroha me te marutau!
Be upon us all!
He toki ki te tākaro poitūkohu me te pā whutupōro.
He is a champion at playing basketball and touch rugby.
Me pēhea te kī....?
How do you say....?
Ki te kore rātou e whakaae, me whiriwhiri anō.
If they don’t agree, we must think again.
I te Tuurei raa, ka tuhi au ki taku teina me taku pene hou, i runga i te pepa
sister with sggenIsg pen new at top at the paper
E pai ana koe kia haere au hei hoa mōu?
Are you willing for me to go as (a) companion for you?
Me hoki ahau.
I should return.
Me tiaki koe i tō tinana.
You should look after your body.
Me haere tāua ki ia whare ki ia whare.
Each other
Kōrero mai anō, e Rewi.
Tell me again, Rewi.
Me pōhiri ngā tāngata katoa, kaua ko ngā rangatira anake
Everyone must be welcomed, not just the chiefs
Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.
She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.
Ki a Hōri, me ako katoa ngā tamariki kura i te reo Hapanihi
According to Hōri (in Hōri’s opinion), all school children should learn Japanese
Rite tonu ia ki a au.
He is just like me.
Me āta haere koe.
You had better go carefully.
Mehemea kore ia e rīngi mai, me tuhi ahau.
If she doesn’t phone, I’ll have to write to her.
Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereti hoki?
Where are her cups hiding, and her plates?
E taea ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.
Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me (or will be mine).
Ko te tokomaha o ngā tāngata me te mea e rima mano.
The number of people was about five thousand.
Me i kore koe e hāmama, kua kore mātou e mōhio i pēnā koe.
If you hadn’t spoken up, we would not have known that you thought that.
He kaha a Tīwana ki tana whiu pātai nanakia me te whakapātaritari i tōna tuahine me tōna kuikui.
Tīwana is good at asking tricky questions and teasing her sister and grandmother.
Me i kore koe, kua hinga te kaupapa.
If it weren’t for you, the whole matter would have collapsed.
Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.
Otia me haere ahau ināianei.
Yet I must be on my way now (today).
Ka hoki anō a ia, me te āta haere anō.
He returned, moving deliberately again.
Kāore i te mōhio me pēhea te whakapau i ana moni, he pērā rawa te nui
He doesn’t know how to spend all his money, he has so much
I mua o tōna taenga mai, me whakapaipai tātou i te whare.
Before he or she arrives, we should tidy the house.
Hōmai he toki māku
Give me an axe
Kia kauwhau·tia atu iana, e ahau, ki a koe
Let me now recite [this] to you
Kua mate koe i a au.
You have been beaten by me.
Me kōrero atu koe ki tō pāpā.
You should talk to your father.
Ākuanei koe whakarere ai i a au.
Soon you will leave me.
Kōrero Māori mai.
Speak Māori to me.
Ākuanei au ka mahue i a koe.
Soon you will abandon me.
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
Ka mea a Wairaka, ‘Kia whakatāne ake ahau.
Let me act the part of a man.
Kāti, kia puta ake nei au ki waho ki te tiki rau rākau.
Well, let me just pop out to get some tree leaves.
Puta kau anō te kōtiro rā me te rama kāpara i te ringa.
That girl went out alone with hardwood torch in her hand.,.
Ka haere au me āku kurī ki te whakangau poaka.
Exercise 19b
Me peka mai kōrua ko Anthony ki tōku!
You and Anthony should come to my house!
Me hoki mai koe ināianei, kia kore ai tō māmā e pukuriri.
You had better come back now so your mum doesn't get angry.
He tāhae ahau i haere mai ai koutou ki te hopu i ahau?
Am I a thief that you (therefore) come to catch me?
Me tino āta haere.
We should go very carefully.
I haere ia ki te motokaa me tana toko
He walked to the car with the aid of a stick
Me haere koe ki te tari ka tuhi ai i te pūrongo.
You should go to the office and then write the report.
Ki te motokaa me tana toko ka haere ia
Each of these of course has special discourse preconditions. (Hohepa, 1967 contains
Kei ngā pō mārama, e kitea ana a Rona me tana taha.
On moonlight nights Rona is seen with her calabash.
I whakatā au. Me koe? I haere koe ki hea?
I relaxed. And you? Where did you go?
Mauria mai te tukuoro.
Bring me the speaker.
Me ihu oneone
Work hard
Me pātai atu ki a Hēmi nā te mea kei a ia te mana.
You should ask Hēmi, because it’s his say-so.
Ina kite koe i a ia, me mihi.
When you see her say hullo for me.
Homai ōku heru!
Give me my combs!
Nāku koe e ako nei.
It is because of me that you are learning.
Me tuhi pikitia māua ko George!
George and I should draw a picture!
Hōmai he wai māku
Give me some water (to drink)
I tae atu rātou ki reira me ā rātou pū.
They arrived there with their guns.
Ko Ponga i kōhuru i a au.
Ponga treated me maliciously.
Ka umere me te kata.
They shouted and laughed.
Me kukume te per`ki o te motokā.
Put on the car's brake.
Auē, e hika mā.
Goodness me.
Me ngā tauranga mangō i waho ake o Puponga.
And the shark fishing grounds off Puponga.
Me whakatangatanga ngā nati ināianei.
Now, loosen the nuts (on a car wheel).
Me haere ahau.
I had better go.
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.
Me haere koe ki te tākuta, nā te mea he wera rawa koe!
You should go to the doctor because you are really hot!
Me mahi tonu tātau kia rite ai ēnei mea katoa.
We had better keep working so that all these things will be ready.
Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.
Me haere atu māua
We should go
Me kōrero koe ki tō māmā
You should talk to your mother
Ko te tūmahi poro, te tūmahi whiti-kore, he tūmahi ka tū me tana kotahi.
Intransitive verbs, intransitive verbs, verbs...
Me ona kie ia rā ia rā
You should run every day
Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga moe ai.
We had better go back home to sleep there.
āwhina mai.
Help me please.
Me kai ngā tamariki i tā rātou kai
The children should eat their food.
Kua ngaro taku pene, hōmai tētahi pene o ōu nā pene.
I’ve lost my pen, give ne of yours.
Me kōrero tātou i reo Māori ia rā ia rā
We should speak in Māori every day
Whakaaturia mai tē te mahita i kino ai.
Tell me those (actions) which the teacher disapproved (of).
(I haere tahi mātau me aku hoa
We went with my friends
Kihi mai.
Give me a kiss.
Me ako koe.
You should study.
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.
Mōku nei...
According to me...
Awhi mai.
Give me a cuddle.
Kua ngaro i a koe too pukapuka me too aha?
You’ve lost your book and what?
Me pānui koe i tēnei pukapuka
You should read this book
Me kōpaki e tātou ā tātou mea katoa, ka hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We should wrap our things up and then head home.
Me horoi rīhi ō rātou tuākana
Your older brothers should wash the dishes
Me hoki kōrua ki te kāinga.
You both must return home.
Kua pau te pene, nā reira me kimi au i tētahi atu.
The pen has run out, so I need to find another one.
Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.
Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.
Me whakaronga ngā tamariki ki ngā mātua.
Children should listen to the parents.
Kohi-a ngā pene me ngā pukapuka.
Collect the pencils and books.
Me kōrero koe ki a rāua
You had better talk to them
I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?
Homai ki ahau te mea nui ake naa
Give me the bigger piece
Me paraihe koe i ō makawe.
You should brush your hair.
E kaha tohutohu mai ana ia ānō nei ko au tana mōkai.
He was ordering me around as if I was his servant.
Tārere mai, tārere atu!
Swing towards me, swing away from me!
Ko koe hei muri, hei whakataki i a au.
You will be behind, to safeguard me.
Me horoi ō ringaringa.
You'd better wash your hands
Me tuku mai ngā tono i mua mai i te 1 Ākuhata
Applications must be sent in before the first of August
Homai te pukapuka kia pānui *ai* au.
Pass me the book so that I can read.
Nāku koe i harikoa *ai*.
It is because of me that you are happy.
He rite tonu koe ki a au.
You are the same as me.
He karangarua ia ki ahau.
He's a cousin to me.
He rere kē koe i a au.
You are different from me.
E taea ai tēnei pātai te whakautu, me mātua mārama ki ngā āhuatanga katoa o te take.
In order to answer this question, one must first understand all aspects of the matter.
He kaha kē tō kuia.
Your gran is surprisingly strong. She's 86 and she beat me in an arm wrestle.
Ānō tōna tangi me he pēpi.
His crying was like a baby's.
E oti ai tēnā mahi i te wā tika, me whakaaro ake he tikanga.
In order to finish that job in time, you should develop a plan.
Me pēhea rā tātou e mōhio ai?
How will we know?
Mauria mai te kī i muri i te karaka.
Bring me the key from behind the clock.
ēnei
these, near me; plural of tēnei
Me tuku mātou kia kai i ā mātou paipa, kia kite mai ai koutou kei hea mātou.
We had better be allowed to smoke so that you may see where we are.
Tēnā mahia mai he tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea?
Me pēhea ahau i mōhio ai he tika ēnei kōrero?
How did I know that these stories were correct?
Kei te āwhina mai te kuia i ahau.
The grandmother is helping me.
E kore koe e pai kia haere au ki tōu kāinga?
Wouldn’t you like o coo your place?
Kei te tangi ia, me te mea nei kua wehe rāua ko tana hoa tāne.
She is crying as if she has broken up with her boyfriend.
Tēnā mahia mai he tōhi māku.
Could you please make me some toast?
Me pēhea rā e riro ai i a au?
How can I get her for myself?
Kei te whakapau moni ia, me te mea nei kua toa ia i te Lotto.
He is spending money as if he has won Lotto.
Raruraru ana a Tūmatahina, me pēhea tana iwi e puta ai ki tuawhenua.
Tūmatahina was faced with the problem of how his people could escape to the mainland.
E tae ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.
Ehara i a au tēnā tātua.
That belt does not belong to me.
ki naa o whaka kei moo me hei noo e
However, some of these have functions other than being clearly prepositional. In
E koe, e manu, i runga i te rangi, tēnei whakarongo mai!
Oh bird, up in the sky, now then, listen to me!
Tooia ake te tatau kia tuwhera, kia puta mai ai te hauhau ki a au.
Slide back the door so that it is open, so that the breeze may blow on me.
Me te mea nei kei te moe kē rātou.
It looks as if they are already asleep.
Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku, e kō.
Could you please bring me an apple, dear?
Me pēhea rā ka whiti ai au ki Mokoia?
How can I cross to Mokoia?
Me aha rā kia kata ai a Kae?
What must be done to make Kae laugh?
Homai he panana, kia whā
Please give me four bananas
Ehara i a au.
It doesn't belong to me. It wasn't me.
Me pēhea te whakawātea i te huarahi mō ngā tira haere?
How could the track be cleared for travellers?
Anō te rangi o te kōauau a Tūtānekai me he rūma.
The tune of Tūtānekai’s flute was like an earthquake.
Ehara i te mea me haere a Hōne.
Hōne does not have to go.
E tohu ana ia i mua o ngā matua rā, me te mea tonu ka whatiwhati te taiaha i roto i ngā ringa.
He was gesticulating before the battalions as if the taiaha would break in pieces in his hands.
Me kōrero koe ki a ia
you had better talk to her
Whakarongo mai.
Listen to me.
heihei me te raihi.
chicken and rice.
Kua maha kē hoki ngā tau e noho ana ki a au.
He has stayed with me for many years.
I whakawhiti atu a ia me te mea nei ki te pōhi i tana reta.
He crossed over as if to post a letter.
Me haere au.
I should go.
I kainga te keke e au.
The cake was eaten by me.
Kua tukuna *anō* e Rangi ngā raiona me ngā taika!
Rangi has freed the lions and tigers AGAIN!
Me kai rātou.
They had better eat.
Tēnā, katohia mai.
Please pick it for me.
Me noho kōrua
You (two people) had better stay
Pēkana me te hēki.
Bacon and eggs.
Me haere atu koe!
You should go
Me hinga te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.
Inā ka takoto ngā mānia o Waikato, i waenganui tonu, me te mea nei i āta whakatūria ōna pukepuke hei parepare.
Thus the plains of Waikato lie right in between, as though the hills had been deliberately placed as fortifications.
Me haere a Hōne.
Hōne should go.
mīti me te rīwai.
meat and spuds.
Me kōrero mai anō koe.
You’d better speak to gain.
tuna me te tītī.
eel and mutton bird.
Me whai e koe te maatauranga
You should pursue knowledge
Hōmai ki a au!
Give (it) to me!
I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if /like I was a kid.
Ākuanei a Kino tō ai me he rā.
Soon evil disappears like the setting of the sun.
Ehara i a au a waho i peita
It wasn’t ho painted the outside
harore me te tōhi.
mushrooms and toast.
Me kaua a Hōne e haere.
Hōne should not go.
poaka me te kāpeti.
pork and cabbage.
Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.
Me noho ki muri.
Sit at the back.
tōtiti me te kānga.
sausages and corn.
Te tikanga, me kōrero kia tika.
Supposedly, one should talk correctly.
Mōku tēnei wai.
This water is for me.
paraoa me te hupa.
bread and soup.
Kāore he aha ki a au.
It doesn't matter to me.
Kia tūpato, me tiaki tētahi i tētahi.
Be careful and look after each other.
Me haere tātou kei pai ana te rā.
Let’s go while it’s fine.
kawhe me te keke.
coffee and cake.
Me pēhea ka whiti ai au ki Mokoia?
In what manner shall I cross to Mokoia? (How shall I cross to Mokoia?)
parāoa me te pata.
bread and butter.
Me pēhea a Hātana ka pei ai i a Hātana?
In what manner will Satan cast out Satan? (How will Satan cast out Satan?)
Homai tōku heru!
Give me my comb!
Aihikirīmi me te pītiti.
Ice cream and peaches.
Me mahara koe ki ngā tonotono a ō tūpuna.
You must remember the instructions of your ancestors.
Me aha ahau kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu?
What must I do to obtain eternal life? (How shall I obtain eternal life?)
rōpere me te miraka tepe.
strawberries and yoghurt.
Me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa i mua i te whā karaka.
The essays must be handed in before four o’clock.
Me waiata te kōtiro
the girl had better sing
āporo me te ārani.
apples and oranges.
Aroha mai!
Excuse me!
He tiamu, he miere maple, he huka me te wai rēmana rānei?
Butter, maple syrup, or sugar and lemon juice?
Me penei pea.
Like this/in this way, perhaps.
Me aha tēnei mea?
What should be done to this thing?
Me tuku whakawhetai ki te Runga Rawa.
Let us give thanks to God.
Me horoi tēnā mea.
That thing should (had best be) washed.
Ka utaina ngā utanga o ia waka, ā, o ia waka, ā, ka ruupeke ki runga me ngā tāngata.
The cargo was loaded on each canoe and then everything was assembled on board including the people.
Me haere koe i kona ki konei.
You should go from where you are to where I am.
Me horoi koe i ngā rīhi.
You should wash the dishes.
Me mutu tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu i te toru karaka
Their writing of their answers must stop at three o’clock (i.e., they must stop writing their answers at three o’clock)
Me oma te tangata.
The man had better run.
He ātaahua te ako tahi me koe.
Beautiful learning with you.
Hōmai te pata.
Pass me the butter.
Kia ora, kia ora! He kamupene hāpai i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Thank you, thank you! It is a company that elevates the language and its customs.
Māku ngā pukapuka e kawe mai i konei ki korā.
It will be me who carries the books from here to over there.
Me whakarite ngā taputapu.
You should get the equipment ready.
me te whenua,
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
He whero ngā pātū, me te tuanui anō hoki.
The walls are red and the ceiling is too.
Kaua e tikina mai te māripi rā!
Don’t fetch hat knife over there!
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
Āe, kia rua māku.
Yes, two for me thanks.
Ko te tere kahawai rā ki waho i te moana haere ai, ko te tangata rā ki uta oma haere atu ai, me to oma, me te karakia.
The shoal of kahawai was swimming along out at sea, and the man was running along the shore and as he ran he recited karakia.
Ka taea au te whakaoho e koe ā te whitu karaka?
Are you able to wake me at 7 o’clock?
Hōmai he pene pēnei.
Give me a pen like this.
Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.
Ka mea mai a Māui, ‘ Āe, me haere kē atu au
Māui relied, ‘Yes, I had better go away.
Me waiata pēnei koe: Hari huritau ki a koe!
You should sing like this: happy birthday to you!
Me wiri ō ringa pēnei.
You should quiver your hands like this.
Kei mua koe i ahau.
You are in front of me.
Nāku tēnā pene.
That pen belongs to me (That pen is mine).
Kei mua koe i a au.
You are in front of me.
Nāku te toki + e takoto nā.
The axe lying there (by you) belongs to me.
Me te mea ko Kōpū ka rer i te pae.
[A beautful woman is] like Venus rising above the horizon.
Me tū teitei koe pērā i te tōtara.
You should stand tall like the tōtara tree.
Me whakautu ēnei pātai ki te reo Māori.
These questions are to be answered in Māori.
Nāku te toki + e whakakoi nā e koe.
The axe you are sharpening there belongs to me.
Kaua e kōrero me tōu waha e kī ana.
Don’t speak with your mouth full!
Me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa i mua mai i te 1 o Oketopa
The essays should be passed in by the first of October,
Anā tō kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki tō whaea ā tōna wā.
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.
He pukapuka nāku tēnei.
This is a book belonging to me.
Me noho ki konei kia hoki rawa mai au.
Stay here until I get back.
Me tino āta haere
(We) should go very carefully
Me mutu tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu i te toru karaka.
They must stop writing their answers at three o’clock.
Me haere tātou ki tua o tēnei maunga.
We’ve got to go over this mountain.
Kei te kainga te keke e au.
The cake is being eaten by me.
Kei te pōturi pēnā me te ngeru.
Slow like a cat.
Tapahia ngā peka me ngā rau o te rākau.
Chop off the branches and the foliage of the tree.
Hōmai te pukapuka
Give me the book
Hōmai te paukena nui rawa atu.
Give me the biggest pumpkin.
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
Homai tāku pukapuka
Give me my book
Ko Tainui me Te Arawa ngā waka.
Tainui and Te Arawa are the canoes.
Homai ō koti.
Give me your coats
Hōmai he kapu, kia toru.
Please give me three cups.
Me pānui te māhita
The teacher had better read aloud (active); a strong suggestion, or polite order.
Hōmai te rākau ki a au.
Give the stick to me.
Me pānui ō rātou ingoa
Their names had better be read out (passive); a strong suggestion, or mild order.
Ki a Hōne me ōna hoa
To Hōne and his friends
Hōmai te rākau ki ahau.
Give the stick to me.
Hōmai te waea ki a au.
Give the phone to me.
Me haere māua ki te ngahere, ki reira mahi ai.
We should go to the forest, and work there.
I tae mai te pahi o Rotorua me tō Waitomo i te wā kotahi
The bus from Rotorua and the one from Waitomo arrived at the same time
I kata mai a Rangi ki ahau i tērā wiki i kanikani *ai* au.
Rangi laughed at me last week when *i* danced.
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
Hīteki mai.
Hop to me!
Kaaore au i te maumahara naa wai teenaa i koorero mai ki a au
I don’t reer who told hat
Hōmai he pune
Give me some spoons
Tēnā, hōmai he parāoa me te pata
Pass me some bread and butter, please
Ka umere me te kata
(They) shouted and laughed
Hōmai ngā pene rākau, kia rua.
Give me the pencils, let there be two
Nā, ka oti te rangi me te whenua me ō reira mano katoa (Genesis 2:1)
Thus heaven and earth were completed with all their array
Pōuri atu!
Excuse me! Get out of my way!
Hōmai koa te pata
Please give me the butter
tiīkina atu he wai mōku!
fetch me some water!
Tēnā, hōmai he pene.
Give me a pen please
Hōmai he āporo kia rua.
Please give me two apples.
Hōmai he panana, kia whā.
Please give me four bananas.
Ka taea e ngā ākonga te tūhura me te whakamārama (i) ngā āhuatanga
The students will be able to discuss and explain the particulars
Ā kāti, me haere tātou.
Alright then let's go.
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.
Ki te kore te taipō e puta mai, me aha au?
If the ghost doesn't appear, what should I do?
Kei te kite koe i a au.
You see me.
Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti
If the government falls, there has to be an election
Me tango kē koe i tēnei.
Take this one instead.
Nā ngā kurī au i oho ai.
The dogs woke me.
Roa ake koe i ahau.
You are taller than me.
Nāku i tiki te kai.
It was me who fetched the food.
Me waiata ia.
She should sing.
Me karanga atu koe ki a ia
you had better call to him
Ki te māuiui koe āpōpō, me noho koe ki te kāinga.
If you are sick tomorrow, you should stay home.
Homai te koko e kai ai te tamaiti i tana hupa.
Give me the spoon with which the child eats her soup.
Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.
Ki te kai koe, me horoi ō rīhi.
If you eat, you should wash your dishes.
Ko te tino pātai (āe rānei) ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies (or not)
Tāua tāua.
You and me both!
He pirau ngā ārani, ngā pītiti me te paināporo.
The oranges, peaches, and the pineapple are rotten.
Me tatari kia rangona mai te karanga
(We) should wait until a call is heard
Me haere tātou!
let’s go!
Me waiho mai ēnei hei koha māu ki a au hei utu ..
Leave them as your gift to me, as payment ..
Me karanga ahau!
I had better call!
Tēnā koa, āwhina mai.
Excuse me, can you help.
Me ako kupu, kīanga anō hoki e hāngai ana.
Learn words, and also relevant phrases that are applicable.
Tuatahi, me horoia o ringaringa.
First. Wash your hands.
Me haere koutou ki te hui kei hinga te take.
You should go to the meeting, or the matter might be defeated.
Me pēhea tā tātou whakatika i te whakahuatanga o ngā kupu Māori?
How are we to correct the pronunciation of Māori words?
Nāku ka ngohengohe, ka kore mātau i whiua (Pōtatau 1991:43)
It was because it was me that owned up, that we were not punished
He pēkana me te hēki māu?
Do you want bacon and eggs?
Kei konei! Ka rawe koe hei karu mōku.
Here it is! You're an excellent set of eyes for me.
Ko Tāwhirimātea te atua o te hau me ngā āwhā.
TÄwhirimÄtea is the god of the wind and storms.
Pānui me ngā rauemi.
News and resources.
Āe rā! Me i kore ēnei karu, kua ngaro rawa tō kopa moni, ngā kī, ō mōwhiti!
I sure am! If it weren't for these eyes, you'd have lost your wallet, the keys, your glasses!
Āe, āe, kei te mārama au! Tēnā. Me haere tāua.
Yeah, yeah, I know! Right, we'd better get going.
Me he manu, kua rere noa atu.
If it were a bird, it would have flown away long ago.
Inā ka takoto ngā mānia o Waikato, i waenganui tonu, me te mea nei i āta whakatūria ōna pukepuke hei parepare
Thus the plains of Waikato lie right in between, (so that it looks) as though the hills had been deliberately placed as fortifications
Nā, me whakamau i tō hāte.
Now, let's put your shirt on.
Tēnā koe i tō pātai mai.
Thanks for you asking me.
Homai koa te kupu huna mō te ipurangi.
Please give me the password for the internet.
Me aro atu ki te kēmu!
Focus on the game!
Me horoi i tō kanohi.
Let's wash your face.
Tēnā koe i tō mihi mai.
Thanks for acknowledging me.
Hōmai kia rima ngā pene.
Give me five pens.
Me haere anō koe
You had better go again
Me noho ki muri
Better sit at the back, Sit behind
Me pai ō kōrua kākahu. Kia kamakama!
Your clothes need to look tidy. Quick!
Ka taea au e koe te āwhina?
Can you help me?
I pātai mai ia kei te haere au ki hea.
He asked me where I was going.
Ko te whare i haere ai a Ihenga rāua.ko Rongomai, me tō.rāua hokowhitu.
It was the house that Ihenga and Rongomai went to, together with their followers.
Me haramai koe ki.te kite i tō.mātou kōhanga.
You should come and see our nest.
Ka tahuna te whare ki te ahi, me ngā tāngata anō i roto.
The house was burnt, and the people inside too.
Tōia ake te tatau kia tuwhera, kia puta mai ai te hauhau ki a au.
Slide back the door so that it is open, so that the breeze may blow on me.
Ko te whare tēnei i haere ai a Ihenga rāua.ko Rongomai, me tō.rāua hokowhitu
and their army This was the house that Ihenga and Rongomai went to, together with their followers.
Me koe anō tōna āhua.
He looks just like you.
Kawea atu ahau ki tō tumuaki!
Take me to your leader!
Me aha koa.
So what? No matter.
Ki te pau (neu.) tō moni, me waea mai
If you run out of money, give me a ring
Me pēnei pea te kōrero
Perhaps it should be described this way
Mauria mai kia ono ngā huamanu.
Bring me six eggs.
Ko taku hiahia kia mauria mai e koe he kūao tori.
I wish you would bring me a kitten.
Hine: Āe, kia rua māku.
Yes, two for me thanks.
E mau ai te whenua, me āpiti te here a te ture.
If the land is to be retained, something must supplement the protection of the law.
Ka karanga a Rāpata ki a au kia tū.
Rapata called to me to stand.
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.
Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
\Could you make me a... please.
He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big; pass me a smaller one.
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.
Hōmai he paraoa māku
Give me some bread
Aroha mai.
I'm sorry, excuse me.
Me kōrero koe ki a Mere
You had better talk to Mere
Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku.
Can you bring me an apple please.
Me waiho i konei te mea nā.
Leave that thing here.
Kia mārama ai tana kite mai i ahau e mau ai au i te koti whero.
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat.
Me kōrero koe ki te (tētahi) kaiako
You had better talk to a tutor.
Āe e Mā, kei te hēmanawa au i te wera.
Yeah Mā, this heat is getting to me.
Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
never mind the cup of tea, give me the lemon juice.
Ko te tino pātai āe rānei ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei.
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies or not.
Me haere tāua kia kite ai tāua i tō.tāua whāea!
Let us go so that we can see our mother!
I patua e au.
It was hit by me.
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.
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
Me horoi ngā rīhi
Someone should wash the dishes,
He mīti me te kāpeti.
Meat and cabbage.
Kaua ahau e whakarereea!
Let me not be cast aside!
Me pēhea rātou e mōhio ai?
How are they to know?
Ā, Kāti kōrua! Me mutu te amuamu.
Look here, you two! You should stop complaining.
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
Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoka, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.
Taihoa. Me tatari kia tū mārika te waka.
Hold on. You need to wait until the car has come to a complete stop.
Me tuhi mai, waea mai rānei ki konei.
You should write to me or phone me here.
Me i konei ia
If only he were here
Tēnā tahia te mahau mua me te mahau muri.
Could you please sweep the front and back porch.
E hia ngā pune me ngā paoka?
How many spoons and forks?
Me haere atu rānei ia ki tōu kāinga, me haere mai rānei koe ki konei.
He could come to your house or you could come here.
Ka umere me te kata (Pōtatau 1991:20)
(They) shouted and laughed
He roa rawa atu te tangata rā me Hata.
The man with Hata is very tall.
Kāore e taea te taraiwa tika me te kai hamupaka anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time eating a hamburger.
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
a mea atu a Hotu-rapa, “Hōmai hoki ki a au!
Give (it) to me!
Ka mīharo rātou, me te tino whakamihi (Pōtatau 1991:16)
They were full of admiration, and very grateful
He tika te kī a tō tātou ariki, nā te kōtiro nei i pai mai ki a Ponga, kāti me āwhina e tātou.
The words of our leader are just; because this girl loves Ponga, we should support her.
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.
I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out
Me turituri koe, me haere koe ki tō rūma, me haere atu rānei koe ki waho.
Either be quiet or go to your room or go outside.
I pakipaki te katoa me tō rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāna i kī ai
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said
i ngā rā katoa e ora ai ahau,
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days I live.
E haere mai ana koe, kāore rānei?
Are you coming with me, or not?
Homai te paukena nui rawa atu.
Give me the biggest pumpkin.
Anō te rangi o te kōauau a Tūtānekai me he rūma (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:65)
The tune of Tūtānekai’s flute was like an earthquake
Hei aha te kāngarere me te pāreti.
Never mind the cornflakes and the porridge.
Me haere tātou ki te rūma e waiata ai a Mere.
We had best go to the room will sing therein Mere.
Me i konei ia e mahi ana, kua kore e panaia
If he were/had been working here, he would not have been fired
"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 kōrero rātou mōku.
They talked about me.
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
Kawea atu he wai mōku.
Carry some water for me.
A. Hōmai he pune
Give me some spoons
Me kore ake a Hoani Waititi hei āwhina i aua tāngata (Kāretu 1974:124)
These people were fortunate to have Hoani Waititi to help them
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.
Me kore ake a Harish, ka tere mau haere i a au te akoranga nei (Pōtatau 1991:72)
Thanks to Harish (I was lucky to have Harish), I quickly mastered this course
He tika te rahi mōku.
The size is correct for me.
I ngā Tūrei me ngā Tāite,, he pikitia te mahi.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there are movies.
Nou hoki te rangatiratanga, te kaha, me te korōria.
Thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory.
E pā, me tīmata te whakamōmona i ngā poaka ināianei, kia whai kai ai mō te hākari.
for the feast Friend, fattening the pigs should begin now, so that there will be enough food for the feast.
Ko te reo Māori he ara ki te hauora me te oranga
Making te reo Māori a means of health and wellbeing
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.
Homai te rākau whero.
Give me the red stick.
I hongi ngā manuhiri me ngā tāngata whenua.
The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.
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.
Hōmai tētahi atu!
Give me another!
I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.
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.
He rite tonu tana waea mai i waenganui pō!
He keeps ringing me up in the middle of the night! — 934
Mauria mai taku pukapuka waiata.
Pass me my song book.
me taua nei rangatira
and that chief (who has just been mentioned)
He heihei me te raihi.
Chicken and rice.
I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if /like I was a kid.
Ka pai tō whakamaumahara i a au ina tata atu ki te rā?
Could you remind me a little closer to the day?
Tikina mai te māripi rā!
Fetch me that knife over there!
Ka mahi te iwi i te kai, ka kawe maa Poroumaataa i te hinu, i te ika, me eeraa atu kai katoa
When the tribe procured food, they brought for Poroumata game, fish, and all other kinds of food
I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent.
Ka pai anō tō hoko waea pūkoro hou māku, e Mā?
Could you buy me a new cellphone, Mum…?
Nā, me whiu ia e ahau, ka tuku atu ai.
So, he had best be whipped by me, released thereafter.
Nā, me whakamau he kope mā.
Let's put on a clean nappy.
Mōku ēnā hū.
These shoes are for me.
Me inoi tātou.
Let us pray.
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
Hōmai taku tūtu!
Give me my belt!
He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho
This drill’s too big, pass smaller one
