pai atu - better
He pai atu te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
Haere pai atu!Go well!
Ahakoa aruaru te tāne i a ia, kīhai a ia i pai atu ki ērā.Although men wooed her, she didn’t like any of them.
Hoki pai atu!Get home safely!
Pai atu tēneiThis is better
Pai atu tēnei i tērā.This is better than that.
He pai atu tēnei i tērā.This is better than that.
He tangata pai atu.A better person.
He pai atu tēnei i tēnāThis is better than that etc.
pai, pai atu, pai akegood, better, nicer
He pai atu tēnei i tēnā.This one is better than that.
Pai atu tēnei i tēnā.This is better than that.
