On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko te pahi o te kura tēnei.
This is the school bus.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ehara a Honi i te kaitaraiwa pahi.
Honi is not a bus driver.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E hīkoi ana rātou ki te tūnga pahi.
They're walking to the bus stop.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ki te tiki i tō tungane i te pahi.
To pick up your brother from the bus.
Sentences with i - i

Kia tere, kei mahue koe i te pahi.
Be quick, or you will miss the bus.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Tae mai ai te pahi, i ia hāora, i ia hāora.
The bus regularly arrives every hour.
Habitual action - ai

Kāore e roa ka tae mai te pahi.
It won't be long before the bus arrives.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kei roto tāku kāri nama i tāku pāhi.
My credit card is in my wallet.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te hoki rātou mā runga i te pahi.
They are returning by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au mā runga pahi.
I came by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere māua mā runga pahi.
We (he/she and I) will travel by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere rāua mā runga pahi.
Those who travelled by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te tae mai ia mā runga i te pahi.
She is arriving by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au mā runga pahi.
I came by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka taea ngā tāngata te haere mā runga pahi.
The people are able to travel by bus.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kua roa te pahi nei e tāria ana. Āwhea ka tae mai?
This bus has been waited for for a long time. When will it arrive?
Be waited for - tāria

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

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

Kua hoki mai ia i te pahi.
She has come back from the bus.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kei mua a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are in front of the bus.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei muri a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are behind the bus.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Hāwhe pahi i te iwa karaka.
Half past 9.
Telling time - kara

Te pōturi hoki o tēnei pahi!
How slow this bus is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Kāore ngā tāngata e taea te haere mā runga pahi.
The people are unable to travel by bus.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore rātou i mahue i te pahi.
They were not left by the bus.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua mahue ia i te pahi.
He has been left behind by the bus.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua mahue au i te pahi.
I have been left behind by the bus.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mahue ia i te pahi.
He was left behind by the bus.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kei mahue koe i te pahi.
You might miss the bus.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Ko koe te mea ka mahue i te pahi.
You're the one left behind by the bus.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kaitoa ia kia mahue i te pahi!
Serves him right for missing the bus!
Serves you right! - kaitoa

I tūtuki tō mātou pahi.
Our bus crashed.

Kua mahi he tamaiti i te pahi.
A child was left behind by the bus.

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

I hopu au i te pahi.
I caught the bus.

Kua tūreiti au i te pahi.
I have been made late by the bus.

Arā tō tātou pahi.
There is our bus.

Ka haere rāua i te taha tonu o te pahi.
They walked past the bus.

Kua horoi ia i te pahi.
She has cleaned the bus.

He pahi tēnei nō te kura.
This is a bus belonging to the school.

He tino kino tēnei pahi!
This bus is really terrible.