On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

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Ehara i a mātou te kai i tunu.
We did not cook the food.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te kōrero mātou i te whare.
We are talking in the house/about the house.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

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 haere ana tātou ki te hui raranga.
We are going to the weaving meeting.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere ana mātou ki te one.
We are going to the beach.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere ana mātou ki te one āpōpō.
We are going to the beach tomorrow.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere ana mātou ki Wānaka ā tērā wiki.
We are going to Wānaka next week.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whakatā ana tāua i te ngahere.
We (you and I) are resting in the forest.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere ana tātou ki te toa āpōpō.
We will be going to the store tomorrow.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I haere mātou ki Waikanae inanahi.
We went to town yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tākaro mātou i te kōti tuarua.
We played on the second court.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I whakatā māua i te whare.
We (me and one other) rested at the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I mutu tōmua tātou i tēnei rā.
We finished early today.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

I pou māua i ētahi rākau māori: he tōtara, he tarata, he kōwhai hoki.
We planted some native trees: tōtara, tarata and kōwhai.
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 taraiwa māua.
We drove.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I Kohitātea ka whakatā tonu mātou.
We always take our holidays in January.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka haere mātou ki te whare pikitia hei te Rāmere.
We will go to the cinema on Friday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kai tahi tātou i te hākari.
We will eat the feast together.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tae mai rātou, ka noho tahi mātou ki te kōrero.
When they arrive, we will all sit and chat.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka hoki tātou ki te mahi.
We will return to work.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka wehe tātou ā te 2 karaka ā tēnei ahiahi.
We (3 + incl) will leave at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere tātou ki te tāone i te pō nei.
We (3+you) will go to town tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tūtaki tātou ki te pāmu ā te 3 karaka.
We will meet at the farm at 3 o'clock.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka hoki tātou ki te marae.
We all will return to the marae.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua mutu tāu mahi, ka haere tātou.
When your job's finished we shall go.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me haere tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tākaro!
We should play!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tonu tāua ki te tāone.
We should still go to town.
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 whakatika tātou i te akomanga.
We should tidy the classroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me toropuku te haere!
We should go secretly/quietly.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tāua.
We should go.
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 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 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 mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.
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 oma tātou ki te awa.
We (3+ including listener) should run to the river.
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

Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Sentences with i - i

I tākaro netipōro mātou i te ata o te Rāhoroi.
We played netball on Saturday morning.
Sentences with i - i

Ko mataku māua i a ia.
We were frightened by him.
Sentences with i - i

Nō reira, kia whā atu anō.
So we need four more.
Let there be... - kia...

Kia whā.
We need four.
Let there be... - kia...

Katia ngā matapihi, kei mākū tātou i te marangai.
Close the windows, lest we get wet from the rainstorm.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Turituri! Kei kohetengia tātou e te kaiako.
Be quiet or else we might get told off by the teacher.
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...

Haere ai mātou ki Rotorua i ngā hararei.
We regularly go to Rotorua in the holidays.
Habitual action - ai

Pēnei māua kei tāwāhi tonu koe!
We thought you guys were still overseas!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei mātou kei Rarotonga tonu koe!
We thought you were still in Rarotonga!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei mātou kei te wharekai tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the restaurant!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei mātou kei te wharepukapuka tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the library!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Kia hia ngā panana?
How many bananas do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Kia hia ngā kuri?
How many dogs do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Kia hia ngā karaka?
How many oranges do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Kia hia ngā pēke pēnei?
How many bags of flour do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Kia hia ngā whare?
How many houses do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Kia hia ngā oko?
How many bowls do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

E taku tau, he aha nei ngā mahi mā tāua kia haere atu ki tātahi?
My love, what tasks do we have to do so we can go to the beach to holiday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Nō te taenga mai hoki o ngā tauhou ki konei, ka arahina rātou e mātou ki te toka nei kia kite.
And when outsiders come to our district we lead them to this rock so they can see it themselves.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi rangi o Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā mātou te kai i tunu.
We cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku kē ētahi kai i hoko, nō reira kua pai tātou.
I already bought some food, so we are alright.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

Mā mātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We (3+ exclusive) will take care of you.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā tātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā mātou tō waiata e waiata.
We will song your song.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā tātou e horoi ō tātou kākahu.
We will be the ones to clean the room.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamariki mātou.
He was talking to us as if we were kids.
It was as if - ānō nei

I titiro māi rātou ānō nei he kūare māua.
They were staring at us as if we were stupid.
It was as if - ānō nei

I te kōrero mai a Pāpā ānō nei he kūare māua.
Dad was talking to us as if we (2) are stupid.
It was as if - ānō nei

I te kōrero mai te kaiako ānō nei he taringa kōhatu mātou.
The teacher was talking to us as if we were deaf.
It was as if - ānō nei

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

Ka haere mātou mā runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.
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

Mā runga i tō waka tātou haere ai.
We are travelling by your car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

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

Kaua tātou e pakipaki.
We shouldn't clap.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua tātou e pakipaki.
We shouldn't clap.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua e tahuna te ahi.
We shouldn't light the fire.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

I wepua mātou.
We were thrashed.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I wepua e mātou.
We thrashed them.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I wepu mātou.
We thrashed them.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te waiata mātou.
We are singing.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te waiatahia mātou.
We are being sung about.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I pōwhitritia mātou.
We were welcomed.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I pōwhitritia mātou e Ngāti Toa.
We were welcomed by Ngāti Toa.
Passive sentences - tikina...

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

Ka mihia mātou e te tangata whenua.
We were greeted by the home people.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te rama tuna mātou ā te pō nei.
We are going eeling tonight.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

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

Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai.
When the sun comes up, then we will go.
*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...

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

Me whakapaipai te kāuta, kātahi ka wehe ai tāua.
We better clean up the kitchen, then we will go.
*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...

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

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

Nō whea tātou i mōhio ai!
We couldn't possibly have known!
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

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

Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri.
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I noho mātou whakaronga ai ki a ia.
We stayed to listen to her.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

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

Horekau mātou e hiahia kia tū he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don't want a casino to be built here.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don't actively look after those children of Tāne, they'll become extinct in no time at all.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

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

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

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

Kia oti te mahi ka hoki tātou.
When the work is done, we will go home.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te aha tāua?
What are we doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

I te wā o te āraitanga e haere ana mātou ki te one.
At the time of the eclipse, we were going to the beach.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore māua i whakatā i te whare.
We did not rest at the house.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

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

Ka waiho tonu tātou hei tinihangatanga mā tō tātou whaea.
We are always left cheated by our mother.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite mātou i te Wind Wand, ā, ka hīkoi i te ara moana.
We saw the Wind Wand, and walked on the beach walkway.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tae ki te teihana, ā, ka hīkoi mātou i te taha moana ki Te Papa.
We arrived at the station and we walked by the sea to Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore tātou e harirū, ka hongi kē.
We won't shake hands, we'll press noses instead.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

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

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

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

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

Kāore māua e waiata ana i te hui.
We are not singing at the gathering.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore tāua e whakatā ana i te ngahere.
We are not resting in the forest.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore tātou e haere ana āpōpō.
We will not be going tomorrow.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

No Hawaiki tātou katoa.
We are all from Hawaiki.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ka kite mātou i tāna kāhui kuihi.
We saw his flock of geese.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kāore ō mātou whare.
We don’t have a house.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ō māua pōtae.
We don't have any hats.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ō mātou tūru.
We don’t have any chairs.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ā māua tīkiti.
We don’t have any tickets.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He whare tō mātou.
We have a house.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tūru tō mātou.
We (excluding you) have a chair.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tīkiti ā māua.
We (me and one other) have tickets.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha tā tātou?
What do we want?
What? - He aha?

I tērā tau, ka haere mātou ki Wānaka.
Last year, we went to Wānaka.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā wiki ka hui tātou ki Papaioea.
Next week we will meet in Palmerston.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā marama tātou hui ai.
We are meeting next month.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

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

Kāore mātou i te whakarongo ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were not listening to the song at the birthday.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Ko te rā, ko te marama hei rama, ā, ko te ahi hei whakamahana i a mātou.
The sun and the moon were our lights, and the fire was all we had to keep us warm.
Conjunctions - and - ā

A te waru karaka ka haere tātou ki te marae.
We will go the marae at 8 o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Tae rawa atu, kātahi tonu ia ka haere.
When we arrived, he had just left.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Kei te tino pai rawa atu māua i nāianei.
We are really good now.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ka kite mātou i a Tame. Kua mate taua koroua.
We saw Tame. That old man is ill.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei te mahi māua āpōpō.
We will be working tomorrow.
*Future locatives - kei te

Ehara mā mātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We won’t wash the dishes.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

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

Mehemea ka whiti te rā, ka haere mātou ki tātahi.
If the sun shines we will go to the beach.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

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

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

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

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

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

Ki te wehe moāta tātau, ka tae wawe tātau ki Te Tai Hauāuru.
If we leave early, we will arrive in the Westland region on time.
*If using ki - ki

Tokohia pea ā mātou ākonga.
We have about nine students.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Tekau mā waru ngā pereti, a rua tekau mā tahi ā tātou kapu.
There are eighteen plates and we have twenty-one cups.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

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

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

Ehara i a mātou ngā kai katoa i kai.
We didn’t eat all the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kāore mātou i hinga i a rātou. I toa mātou
We didn't lose to them. We won.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I tō rātou pēne e waiata ana, ka inu mātou i ngā inu kore utu!
While the band sang, we drank free drinks!
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Ā hea tātou hui ai?
When are we meeting?
Asking 'when' with ai - ā hea... ai?

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

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

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

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

Kātahi ka tirotiro atu mātou i ngā toa mō te ahiahi.
We then had a look around the shops for the afternoon.
And then... - kātahi ka...

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

Ka hoki mai ia, ka kai tātou.
When he gets back, we will eat.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Kia wātea mai koe, ka hui tāua.
When you are free, we will catch up.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

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

Ka mutu tāt tāau mahi, ka whakatā tātou.
When our work is finished, we will relax.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

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

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

Haere mai koe ki konei kia kōrero ai tāua.
Come over here so we can talk.
In order to - kia... ai

I haere mātou ki Kaharore kia kite ai i ngā kererū.
We went to Kaharore to see the kererū.
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 haere mātou ki te kura kia kite ai i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to see our friends.
In order to - kia... ai

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

I haere mātou ki te kura kia kore ai mātou e kite i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to not see our friends.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Ko Te Kūhā te marae e wānanga ai tātau.
Te Kūhā is the (specific) marae where we hold a learning session.
Specifically - ai

He aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

Nā te aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Heoi anō tā tātou, he noho, he whakarongo.
All we have to do it sit and listen.
All we have to do... - heoi anō tā tātou... he...

Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

Ka waiatatia tēnei, tērā waiata rānei e tātou?
Will we sing this song or that song?
Or... - ...rānei

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

Ka tae mai ana rātou, ka kai tātou.
When they arrive, we will eat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka kai tātou, ka tae mai ana rātou.
We will all eat when they arrive.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka haere tātou, ka mutu ana te hui.
We will go when the hui finishes.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka karangatia ana mātou, ka eke ki runga i te marae.
When we were called, we then proceeded onto the marae.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

He aha tātou e kore ai e kai i puaa āpōpō?
Why won't we be eating pork tomorrow?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...

Nui rawa atu te honore e whakahonoretia ai mātou e te Kingi.
Great indeed was the honour with which we were honoured by the King.

Ahakoa kāore ia i konei, me tīmata te hui.
We should start the meeting even though he’s not here.

Ko te toru o ō hokinga mai i te tuarongo, kei waho ahau o te tatau, māku e whakatuwhera te kuaha ka rere tika mai koe ki waho, ka tūtaki atu ai tāua i te kuaha.
The third time you go to the back of the house, I will be at the door, I will open the door, and you will jump right outside and then we will shut it.

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

i roto i te whakaata,
Now we see only dim reflections in a mirror.

I tatari mātou i te kēti.
We waited by the gate.

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

Me hoe rawa ki waho rawa, ka hoki mai ai tātou.
We must paddle further out, and then we will return.

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

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

Tekau mā waru ngā pereti, e rua tekau mā tahi ā tātou kapu.
There are eighteen plates, and we have twenty-one cups.

Kei konei katoa nei mātou
We are all here

Nā te waimarie mātau i wini ai.
It was by (through) luck that we won.

Me i haere mai koe inanahi, kua tūtaki tāua.
If you had come yesterday we would have met.

Kei te kai a Rangi I te keke.
And we have kua, ka, I te i

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

Me i kore koe i hoki atu inanahi, kua tūtaki tāua.
If you had not gone back yesterday we would have met.

I mau i a tātou wēnei tāngata i taua wā.
We caught these beings at that time.

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

I toomuri maatou, i te mea i puni te huarahi i ngaa horonga
We were late because the road was blocked by slips

Ka tuku tātou i te punga.
We will let go the anchor.

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

Ahakoa te tini, me whāngai.
No matter how many there are, we will feed them.

Ka tonoa e ia a Pita rāua ko Hoani kia mea, “Tikina te hapa mā tātou kia kai ai, kia inu ai.
He gave instructions to Pita and Hoani saying, “Fetch supper for us so that ay eat and drink.

I auau tā mātou akiaki i a ia kia whakaoti i tana tuhinga roa
We frequently urged him to finish his thesis

Me mihi mātou ki a koutou ka tika.
It is appropriate we greet you.

Inanahi, ka haere mātou ki Te Waipounamu.
Yesterday, we went to town.

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

Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests

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

Kia hia ngā parāoa?
How many (packets of) bread do we need?

Ā te Rātapu mātou ka haere ki Pōneke.
On Sunday we are going to Wellington.

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

Kia hia ngā paukena?
How many pumpkins do we need?

Haere tāua ki tātahi?
Shall we go to the beach?

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

Ohorere tātou i tō rātou hokinga mai i te kaha o te kōpeke.
We were surprised at their return on account of the cold.

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.

I haere mātou ki Ōtaki i te Rātapu.
We went to Ōtaki on Sunday.

Ka kai nei aua tupua i ngā kai i hoatu ai e mātou.
Those strangers ate the food we gave [them].

Kia maumahara koe, kei te ako tahi tātou.
Remember, we are all learning together.

Nāu mātou i haere mai ai.
You were the reason we (us, not you) came here.

Nō te Rātapu mātou i haere ai ki Ōtaki.
It was Sunday when we went to Ōtaki.

I a mātou e hoki mai ana i Pōneke, ka toro atu mātou ki ētahi hoa.
As we were coming back from Wellington, we called in on some friends.

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamariki mātou.
He was talking to us as if we were kids.

Nō tētahi rā i a Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.

Kei mua māua i ngā motokā.
We are in front of the cars.

Me aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.

Me moe tātou.
We had best go to sleep (We must sleep).

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

Mei noho atu ia i te pā, e roa te kawenga.
If he had remained in the pā, we would have had a long job.

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

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

Nō reira me tino tūpato tātou katoa.
So we must be extremely careful.

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?

Kei te mōhio tātou katoa ki a Timoti.
We all know Timoti.

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

Āe rā, kia haere tāua ki hea?
Yes! Where shall we go?

Tahu-na he kai kia ora ai te haere.
Cook some food so that we will have strength for the journey.

Wē! Te tere hoki o tōna motukā.
Wou! How fast his car is!

Tokorua ā māua tamariki.
We have two children.

I haere mātou i tērā wiki.
We left last week.

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

kei konei pea tāua mate ai
here perhaps, we two shall die

Ā tērā wiki ka haere mātou.
We will go next week.

He tupuhi rawa atu tātou katoa
We are all so thin.

I pōwhitri mātou.
We welcomed [them].

Me i haere mai koe inanahi kua tuutaki taaua.
If you had come yesterday we would have met.

Me tatari kia rangona mai te karanga.
We should wait until a call is heard.

He whare tō mātou i ērā rā.
We had a house in those days.

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

māua i a ia.
We were frightened by him.

Hei āpōpō mātou haere ai ki reira.
We are going there tomorrow.

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

Kāhore māua i kite i ētahi kekeno.
We didn’t see any sea-lions.

Mō āpōpō tātou mahi ai i taua mahi.
We will do that work tomorrow.

Me pakipaki tätou.
We should clap.

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

Me aha tātou?
What shall we do?

I tangi māua i te mataku.
We cried because of fear.

Ka kata tātau ki a rātou.
We shall laugh at them.

Kua matakitaki tātou i tā rātou kiriata
We have watched their movie

Tahi Rua Toru Whā Rima Ono Whitu Waru Iwa Tekau
So that's fine for counting on your fingers, but when we want to say how many *things* there are we need to add an e in front of the numbers between 2 and 9.

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

Kei muri mātou i a koe.
We (they and I) are behind you.

Tāpiri ati ki a Hone, ka hiahia tātou e rua tāngata tino kaha.
We will need two strong men in addition to John.

Kia tūpato tāua, ana hoki mai ā te ahiahi.
Let us be careful when we come back in the evening.

Kei te tunu a Mere i te keke e kai ai a Rangi.
But we could also say

Kua kite mātou i āu kupu i roto i tēnei reta āu.
We have seen your words in this letter of yours.

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

Kia makariri te rangi, ka tahu mātou i te ahi.
Whenever the weather is cold, we light the fire.

Kia rongo tātou i ngā kōrero katoa
[Wait] until we hear all of the relevant information.

Ka haere atu mātou ki tō mātou whare
We will go to our house

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

Kia mutu rā anō te ua, ka haere tāua.
Only when the rain stops will we go. / We won't go until the rain stops.

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

E rua aa maaua tamariki
We have two children

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

(E) toko·rua aa maaua tamariki
We have two children

Kei te riri ō rātou māmā.
And we don't want to get their mothers angry. Oh no!

Mā tātou katoa
we can all

Kia hoki mai rā anō a Mere, ka kai tātou.
We won't eat until Mere comes back.

Āe, he waimarie i tae mai ai.
Yes, it was (because of) good fortune that we got here.

Ka kite mātou i tāna kāhui kūihi.
We saw his flock of geese.

Mā tātou katoa te wahie e whakaapaapa
We can all stack the firewood.

Kua āwhinatia e mātou te kōtiro e patua ana.
We have helped the girl who was being beaten.

Kei te haere tātou ki hera?
Where are we going?

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.

Mā hea haere ai ki reira?
How shall we go there?

Kia oti te mahi, ka hoki tātou.
When the work is done, we will go home.

Mā mātou koe e whakahoki ki Rotorua.
We will take you back to Rotorua.

Mā tātou tēnei mahi e mahi.
We all will do this job.

Ki tēnei kaupapa, āe, i tō mātou nei kokenga atu, kia tutaki tātou i a tātou, kia whai tētahi rere āhua pai ki tō tātou nei kaupapa.
To this topic, yes, in our progression onward, so that we meet with one another, so that we might pursue a certain good flowing form for our topic here.

Āe, kau rānei.
And we can also ask negative questions in the sane way:

Āwhea tāua haere ai?
When shall we go?

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

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

Kei te tākaro tāua?
Are we (you and I) playing?

Kia oti te whakairi i ngā kākahu, ka haere tāua.
Once the clothes are hung up, we will go.

Kei te tākaro māua?
Are we (her and I) playing?

Nā mātou koe i whakahoki ki Rotorua
We took you back to Rotorua

Kei te tākaro tātou?
Are we (all of us, three or more) playing?

Nā tātou tēnei mahi i mahi
We all did this job

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

Kei te waiata ngā tamariki ono rau rua tekau mā whitu i te kura.
And we don't need an e.

I whakaae ahau kia āwhina tāua i a ia.
I agreed that we should help him.

Kei te tākaro mātou?
Are we (all of us, three or more, but not you) playing?

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

Waru Iwa Tekau
And we can number things

Āpōpō tāua te rongo ai i te kōrero.
Tomorrow we will hear the news.

Ka mātaki-kiriata māua.
We will watch a movie.

I tūtaki mātou, ki a Heta, i te tāone.
We (but not you) met Heta in town.

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

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

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?

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

Waiho kia ahiahi, ka haere ai tāua.
Leave it till dark, then we two shall go.

Kei te tunu tōku māmā I tētahi keke
But when we use the gerund, the abridged version we don't need it

I whakahipa mātou i te pā.
We passed the pā.

E whā tekau mā whā ō tātou manuhiri.
We have forty-four guests — including you among the hosts.

Nā.te.mea ka tawhiti noa atu, ka kī ētahi, ‘Ē, ka hoki tātau!
Because of the great distance, some said, ‘Eh, hould go back!

Kua kite kē māua i tēnei kiriata.
We (him and I) have already seen this movie.

Kei te ako tātou i te kupu 'poaka'.
We are learning the word 'pig'.

E pōwhiriitia ana tātou.
We are being welcomed.

Me i kore koe e hāmama, kua kore mātou e mōhio i pēnā koe.
If you hadn’t spoken up, ould not have known that you thought that.

Kei Pōneke mātou e noho ana.
We are living in Wellington.

Ka haere tika mātou ki tō mātou kāinga.
We shall go straight to our home.

He wāhine rātou, he tāne tātou.
They are women, we are men.

Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.

Kua kite kē mātou i tēnei kiriata.
We (us, three or more) have already seen this movie.

Kua ruru mātou ki a rātou.
We shook hands with them.

I mua o tōna taenga mai, me whakapaipai tātou i te whare.
Before he or she arrives, we should tidy the house.

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

I te mutunga o te ua, ka haere mātou ki Kaipara.
When the rain ended we went to Kaipara.

E whai ana mātou i a koutou.
We are chasing you.

Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa

Ā tērā atu wiki ka taraiwa atu mātou ki Tapuaetahi ki reira hararei ai
The week after next, we are driving to Tapuaetahi to have a holiday

I te kāinga mātou, inapō.
We were at home last night.

Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!

Me tino āta haere.
We should go very carefully.

Nā te keke tātou i mauiui ai.
We were sick because of the cake.

Kua kaha tā mātou mahi.
We have worked hard.

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

I haereere mātou i roto i te ngahere.
We walked through the bush.

Ka oma hū tāua?
Shall we run quietly?

E hia ngā tūru e hiahia ana tātou i te tangihanga?
How many chairs do we want or need at the tangi?

Ka moe tātou ki Taupō.
We shall sleep at Taupō.

Ka tūtaki tāua i te marae
We met at the marae

Ka hīkoi mātou ki pāremata.
We (but not you) will walk to parliament.

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

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

Ākuanei tāua mate ai i te tāua nei kei.te pātīhau tonu.
Any minute now we will be killed by this old woman who keeps rumbling away.

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

Tikina te hapa mā tātou kia kai ai, kia inu ai.
Fetch supper for us so that we may eat and drink.

Ko hea tātou hoko ai i ētehi taro?
Where shall we buy thereat some loaves?

Kotahi tō tātou maunga, ko Aorangi.
We have one mountain, Aorangi.

Me mahi tonu tātau kia rite ai ēnei mea katoa.
We had better keep working so that all these things will be ready.

E rua ō tātou maunga.
We have two mountains.

Me haere atu māua
We should go

Mauria mai ērā rīwai kia kai ai tātou katoa.
Bring those potatoes so that we may all eat.

Kāhore mātou e mākū!
We won't get wet!

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

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

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

E kore rawa pea e kitea anō he tangata e rite ana i a ia te mōhio
We shall perhaps never again see a person as knowledgeable as him, a person who is like him in knowledge

tātou
we, us, inclusive, three or more people

E hia ō tātou whare ināianei?
How many houses do we have now?

Me kōrero tātou i reo Māori ia rā ia rā
We should speak in Māori every day

I pōuri mātou i te mea kāore i mau i a mātou tētahi ika.
We were disappointed because we didn’t catch any fish.

(I haere tahi mātau me aku hoa
We went with my friends

Kei konei katoa nei mātou.
We are all here.

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

I a mātau i hoki mai ai i Toka-a-kuku ka tae mai ki Whare kahika.
When we were returning from Toka-a-kuku we arrived at Whare kahika.

Nā te waipuke o te awa mātou i kore ai e tae mai.
It was because of the flooding of the river that we did not arrive.

Kāore ā māua moni
We have no money

Kua ora mātou i a koe.
We have been saved by you.

Mā whea uru atu ai tāua ki te whare?
How shall we enter the house?

Nā te ua mātou i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We returned home because of the rain.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
With your contribution, with my contribution, we will sustain the people.

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

I mahi tahi tātou katoa.
We all worked together.

Kua kati te tatau, nā reira kāore mātou e taea te tomo.
The door is closed, so we can’t enter.

Wē!
Wow!

Me pēhea rā tātou e mōhio ai?
How will we know?

Kei te haere mātou ki te hui.
We are going to a meeting.

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.

Kātia te wini, kei mate tātou i te makariri.
Shut the window, or we will die of cold.

Ka haere tātou ki tātahi.
We will go to the seaside.

Kei te haere mātou ki te marae i tipu ake ai a Hine.
We are going to the marae where Hine grew up.

I te tekau mā rua karaka ka karangatia mai mātou kia whakatika, kia haere.
At twelve o’clock b called (and told) to get up and go.

Me hinga te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.

Ka haere tāua
We (you and I) will go

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi
With your contribution, with my contribution, we will sustain the people.

Ka waiata māua
we (my companion and I [but not you])

Kei te kai heihei tātou?
Are we (3+ inclusive) having chicken?

Ka waiata mātou
we (my companions and I

Ka haere ana koe, ka mahue pani mātou.
If you go we will be left like orphans.

Ko te Tūrei te rā i hoko ai māua i tō māua whare hōu.
Tuesday is the day on which we shall buy/bought our new house.

Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga
We stayed home because of the rain, It was because of the rain that we stayed home

Nā tātou katoa ngā kurī i whāngai (Mā tātou katoa ngā kurī e whāngai).
We all fed/will feed the dogs.

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

Ka hangaia e mātou he whare hou mō rātou
We will build a new house for them

E rua ā māua tamariki.
We have two children.

Taihoa tātou ka kai
Soon we (three or more) will eat.

Taihoa tāua ka haere
Soon we will go.

I hāereere mātou i roto i te ngahere.
We walked through the bush.

Taihoa ka kai
Soon we will eat.

Kua kaha → tā mātou mahi.
We have worked hard.

Taihoa tātou e haere!
Let us wait a while before we go.

Taihoa ka mohio
Soon we will know.

Taihoa ka mōhio, kia oti te tatau
Soon we will know when the calculation is completed.

Ā tērā tau, ka haere mātou ki Aihitereiria, ki Ingarangi, ki Ūropi, ki Merika hoki.
Next year, we are going to Australia, England, Europe and America.

Kātahi mātau ka noho ki reira tangi ai. (1991:137)
Then we stayed there and wept.

Ka karanga atu tāua ki ngā tāngata e noho mai rā.
We shall call out to the people sitting over there.

Nō whea tātou i mōhio ai?
There was no way we could know. / We couldn’t possibly have known?

Ā, ka hīkoi mātou i te taha moana ki Te Papa.
And we walked by the sea to Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum.

I piki ake mātou ki ngā hua rākau e iriiri iho ana.
We climbed up to the fruit (that were) hanging down.

Mā māua e whakaaro.
We two (not you) will be the ones to think.

E piirangi ana maatou kia haere raatou
We want them to go

Hei te rangi tonu nei ka haere tātou ki Rotorua.
We will go to Rotorua this very day

Mā waenga i ngā toka i āta haere mātou.
We picked our way through the rocks.

E whakaae ana mai rātou kia haere tāua.
They agreed that we should visit them.

I haere mai maatau ma te maania o Kaingaroa, ma te ara ki Waiotapu.
We came by way of Kaingaroa Plains, by the road to Waiotapu.

Ka mea a Hata: Kāhore e kore ka wini i a tātou te hīra mō ngā whakataetae mahi Māori.
Hata said: There is no doubt that we will win the shield for the Māori Cultural Competition.

E mōhio ana mātou + e rongo ana te Atua i ngā īnoi.
We know + the Lord is hearing the prayers.

Kei te kainga ahau e te keke.
If we miss off the agent for a second we can see who or what is being eaten.

Ka kite tāua + kei te mahi tonu ia.
We see + he is still working.

E whakaaro ana maaua ki te haere ki Tonga
We are thinking of going to Tonga

Kāore mātou i waho.
We were not outside.

I te tau i anga te tamariki nei ki konei, i haere mātou ki runga i ngā motu nā, tirotiro tuatara ai.
at the(pl) island LOC look tuatara ai The year the children headed out here, we went onto the islands looking for tuatara there.

Āhea tātou haere atu ai?
When will we leave?

Mauria maiērā rīwai kia kai ai tātou katoa
Bring those potatoes in order that we may all eat

Me haere māua ki te ngahere, ki reira mahi ai.
We should go to the forest, and work there.

Hōmai i te waea ki a au.
We don't need the i

E tū ana mātou i te roto.
We were standing by the lake.

I napō i haere mātou ki te konohete.
Last night we went to the concert.

Apōpō, ka haere tātou ki te kāinga o Tame.
Tomorrow we are going to Tame's home.

Ka haere tāua.
We two will go, including you.

Ka haere māua ki te hōtēra, kai ai
we will go to the hotel to eat (there at)

I karapoti haere mātou i te whare.
We walked around the house.

Kaaore au i te maumahara he aha aa taaua i hoko mai ai
I don’t remember what ought

Ka haere māua.
We two will go, excluding you.

Ka haere tātou.
We will go, including you.

e rua tekau mā whitu = 27 kotahi rau e rima tekau mā tahi = 151 e ono mano e waru rau e toru tekau mā iwa = 6839
When counting things off, we say ‘ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru

Ka haere mātou.
We will go, excluding you.

Kua mutu mō tēnei wā.
We have finished at this time.

Pāpā, nāku kē i raka te whare, nā Rangi i whakaweto te hikohiko. Kua pai tātou.
Pāpā, I locked the house. Rangi turned the power off. We are fine.

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that we stayed home.

I haere noa mātou.
We just went, without any special reason.

Mā whea tātou e kuhu atu ai?
Where shall we go in?

Kaua e tahuna te ahi.
We shouldn’t light the fire.

Kei te kai ahau
We could translate this as

Nā te ua mātou i kore ai e purei tēnehi.
It was because of the rain that we didn’t play tennis.

Mā tātou te reo e ako
We will learn the language

Kia oti te mahi ka hoki tātou
When the work is done, we will go home

Kaua te ahi e tahuna.
We shouldn’t light the fire.

Kei te hokomaha ahau
We could translate this as

Kei te pai tino ahau.
Actually there are a pile of other particles in the preposed periphery that we already know:

Nō tō mātou haerenga tuatahitanga atu ki reira, ka tūtaki mātou ki a Tamati
We met Tāmati on our first journey there

E tatari ana mātou kia tae mai ō mātou hoa.
We are waiting until our friends arrive.

Mā tātou te tēpu e whakapai.
We will set the table.

Ka haere ai I haere ai E haere ai
And we will look at these soon.

Mā tātou te tēpu + hei whakapai.
We will set the table.

Ka kī atu a Kupe ki tana wahine, ‘Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!

Kei te haere tāua ki hea?
Where are we going?

Kāhore anō māua kia kai.
We have not eaten yet.

He makariri rawa nō waho mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
We stayed at home because it was too cold outside.

Ka haere tāua ki.te mau atu i ōku kākahu.
We came to get my clothes.

Ka haere mai tēnei ki a Ihu i te pō, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, e mātau ana mātou i haere koe i te Atua hei kaiwhakaako, nā hoki e kore e taea e tētahi tangata ēnei mea e mea e whakarite, ki te kore koe i te Atua i a ia (John 3:2)
This man came to Jesus by night and said, “Rabbi, now that you have come from God as a teacher; for no one could perform the signs that you do unless God with him

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

Kei te haere ngā kurī ki hea?
Where are we two going?

Ko ngaa raakau i tua·ina e maatou he ri·riki katoa
The trees, which we cut down, were all small

Tae rawa atu mātou ki te awa kua wehe kē te poti.
When we eventually arrived at the river the boat had already departed.

Ngā mihi o te ahiahi; kei te pēhea tātou?
Afternoon greetings, how are we?

Nā tātou te tēpu i whakapai.
We set the table.

Ko aua raakau i tua·ina raa e maatou he ri·riki katoa
The trees we cut down were all small

Ka haere māua ki waho o tēnei whare.
We are going outside (to the outside of) this house.

Ā tērā Rāmere, ka haere māua ki Temuka.
Next Friday, we (2 exclusive) will go to Temuka.

A te Rātapu, ka haere tātou ki te karakia.
On Sunday we will go to church.

Kīhai mātou i haere.
We did not go.

Kua tae mai ō taokete ki.te tiki mai i a tāua kia haere atu.
Sir, your brothers-in-law have arrived to fetch us so that we will go.

Kei te pai tātou.
We are all good.

Āpōpō ka haere mātou ki Pōneke ki te tāpae atu i tā mātou petihana ki te Pāremata
Tomorrow we are going to Wellington to submit our petition to Parliament

Ko te kōrero o tēnei tangata, o Whakatauihu, i rongo ai mātou.
It was the story of this man, Whakatauihu, that we heard.

I tū tātou, ēngari, kei te noho rātau.
We stood, but they are sitting.

Ka haere tāua ki Maketū.
We two will go to Maketū.

Ko tēnei te kōrero o tēnei tangata o Whakatauihu, i rongo ai mātou.
This was the story of this man Whakatauihu, that we heard.

E tūmanako ana mātou kia whakaāe mai te Kawanatanga ki tā mātou pitihana.
We are hoping the Government will agree to our petition.

He tupuhi rawa atu tātou katoa.
We are all so thin.

Horekau mātou e hiahia kia tū he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don’t want a casino/gambling outfit to be built here.

I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.

Kua rite māua, Pāpā. Ka haere ināianei?
We're ready, Dad. Are we going now?

Ā muri, ka haere au ki te tāone.
In the future, I will go to the town. (And we use ā here for the future)

He aha koe *e* haere ai?
And actually, it’s the same idea when se ɛ in a command.

Ka hoki atu mātou ki te kāinga, ka noho mai i konei rānei?
Are we returning home or staying here?

Ka haere tātou ki tātahi
We will go the seaside

Kia mutu tātou i te wā tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?

Kei te kōrero māua
We two not you are talking

Kei te haere mātou ki te konohete.
We (3+ excluding listener) are going to the concert.

Kei a Rangi ā tātou kai.
But if Jude will have our food in his possession we could say

Heoi anō, ka whakaae mātou ki tēnei tikanga hou.
In conclusion, we agree to this new plan.

Me haere tāua kia kite ai tāua i tō.tāua whāea!
Let us go so that we can see our mother!

Me tuku mātau i ā mātau tamariki ki te kura kia pai ai tō rātau hoki mai ki te tāhae, ki te whānako?
Should we send our children to school so that they can return better at cheating and

Kia ora koutou i runga i ngā āhuatanga i hui mai ai tātou ki konei i tēnei rā.
Good wishes to you all concerning the matters for which we are assembled here today.

Taihoa ka mōhio.
Soon we will know.

He pukapuka ā.mātou hei tuhi i ngā kōrero, kia kore ai ia e mau i a mātou.
We had books to write the stories in so that they would not be forgotten.

Taihoa tātou ka kai.
Soon we will eat.

He tohunga mātou ki te hanga waka
We are expert canoe builders

Kei te taraiwa mātou ki te Whanaganui a Tara mō te konohete.
We are driving to Wellington for the concert.

He 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.

Nā tātou te waiata i waiata.
We were the ones who sang the song.

Kei te taraiwa mātou ki te Whanaganui a Tara ki te whakarongo ki te konohete.
We are driving to Wellington to listen to the concert.

Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don’t actively look after those children of Tāne, they’ll become extinct in no time at all/ in the blink of an eye

Me haere tātou ki te rūma e waiata ai a Mere.
We had best go to the room will sing therein Mere.

Tukua mātou kia haere atu
Permit that we may depart (Please allow us to go).

"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."

Nō reira, ka tīmata anō tātou āpōpō.
Therefore, we will start again tomorrow.

Nā te mea e ua ana, ka noho mātou ki roto.
Because it is raining, we are staying inside.

I te rā i kite ai mātou i tō mātou matua ka ora ia.
On the day (on which) we saw our father he became well.

He tamaiti tā tāua.
We have a child.

E toru ngā rā i āwhinatia ai mātou e ia.
(It was) three days on which we were helped by him.

Mehemea ka tae mai ia, *ka* kōrero māua.
If he arrives, then we will talk.

Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere
It was because of the rain that we didn’t go

Mā whea tātou e haere atu ai ki Te Papaioea?
By which route shall we go to Palmerston North?

Ka haere mātou ki te puna kaukau, mēnā ka mahana te rā.
We will go to the swimming pools, if the day is warm.

I titiro māi rātou ānō nei he kūare māua.
They were staring at us as if we were stupid.

I mahi kai mātou i mua i te hui.
We prepared food before the meeting.

E kore tāua e mahi tahi i te taumahi ākuanei.
We won't be working on the project together anymore.

I te kōrero mai a Pāpā ānō nei he kūare māua.
Dad was talking to us as if /like we (2) are stupid.

I te kōrero mai te kaiako ānō nei he taringa kōhatu mātou.
The teacher was talking to us as if we (3+) were deaf.

Hei aha tēnei hui?
What is the purpose of this meeting? (Like, why on earth are we here?)

He tamariki ā tāua.
We have children.

Tokoiwa pea ā mātou ākonga.
We have about nine students.

I a au e tamariki ana, i noho mātou i Taupō
While I was young, we lived in Taupō