On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko te Moana-nui-ā-Kiwa te moana.
The Pacific Ocean is the ocean.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko tēnā te whare nui.
That (near you) is the big house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te koroua nui tōna aroha ki tōna whānau?
Who is the old man who has a lot of love for his whānau?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara a Mere i te kaiako nui.
Mere is not an important teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka.
I am reading the book.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E pānui ana te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I mahi au i te māra, ā, āe, i pānui pukapuka, ā, i tunu hoki au i te kai mā te whānau.
I worked in the garden, yeah, I read books and I cooked for the family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pānui a Toa i tērā pukapuka.
Toa read that book.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te pānui au.
I was reading.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua pānui koe i te puka wetereo?
Have you read the grammar guide?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me pānui te kaiako i te reta.
The teacher should read the letter.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
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 pānui te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Sentences with i - i

Kei ngā pō mārama, kei ngā pō rākaunui o te marama, e kitea atu ana a Rona.
On clear nights, on nights when the moon is full, Rona can be seen.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.
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Kia manawanui!
Be careful
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia manawanui tāua.
Let us be patient.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Ka nui te tote kei totetotetia te kai.
That's enough salt, or else it will be too salty.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pānui ai au i ia pō, i ia pō.
I always read each and every night.
Habitual action - ai

Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.
Habitual action - ai

He aha te mahi a Tainui i te rā nei?
What is Tainui doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Kia ahatia, ehara te toa i te mea nui.
Never mind, winning isn't everything.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Nō te pō, i a rātou ka taurite ki te kūrae o Taumata-apanui, ka peke a Tōrere.
At night, when they were opposite Taumata-apanui, Tōrere jumped [overboard].
Belonging to the past - nō

Ehara a Amaru nō Whanganui.
Amaru is not from Whanganui.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Heretaunga tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hastings.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nāku te pukapuka hītori i pānui i te Pātaka Kōrero.
I read the history book in the library.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

He pānui tēnei māu.
This notice is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) will read the books.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku e pānui tētahi kōrero ki a koe.
Shall I read you a story?
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā koutou ngā pānui e tono atu ki ngā kaimahi.
You (3/+) will send the notices out to the workers.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Pānuitia te pukapuka.
Read the book.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Pānuitia te reo Māori ki a koe anō.
Read Māori aloud.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Unuhia ki te uru tapu nui!
Draw on the superme sacredness!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kāore e roa. Kia manawanui.
I wont be long. Be patient.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!
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!

Kei waenganui a Tūrehu i ana tuākana.
Tūrehu is between her older sisters.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui rāua i ngā tama.
They are among the boys.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui tana matua i ngā manuhiri.
Her/his father is in the middle of the visitors.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

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 te tamaiti i ngā kuia.
The child is between the elderly women.
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 te tāone i te ngahere.
The town is in the middle of the bush.
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 ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.
The chairs are in between the tables.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui a Rangi i te rākau me te motokā.
Rangi is between the tree and the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui te kōtiro i ōna mātua.
The girl is between her parents.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui i rāua.
Inbetween them.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua te kaiako e pānuitia te reta.
The teacher shouldn't read the letter.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kua tata waenganui pō ka hoki mai ia i te mahi.
It's nearly midnight when he returns from work.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

E mōhiotia whānuitia ana a Te Puea Hērangi e ngā tāngata Māori o te motu.
Te Puea Hērangi is widely known by Māori people from all over the land.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kāore anō tēnei pānui kia pānuitia e au.
I have not yet read this notice.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
I have read that (aforementioned) book.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
That aforementioned book has been read by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I te pānuitia te kupu.
The message was being read out.
Passive sentences - tikina...

He tūranga motuhake tō te reo Māori i waenganui i ngā reo e kōrerotia ana i Aotearoa nei.
Māori has a special position amongst the languages spoken here in Aotearoa.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tonoa kētia atu ngā pānui e mātou.
The notices have already been sent out by us (3/+ exclusive).
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki tā Pita, i nui te inanga i ēnei kōawa i mua.
According to Pita, there used to be heaps of whitebait in these streams.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā te pānui, hei te pō nei te kōnohete.
According to the flyer, the concert's tonight.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te pānui puka te kuia.
The old lady is reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children are in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children were in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki?
What is a good book for the children to read?
For the purpose of - hei

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki hei konei hei āpōpō?
What is a good book for the children to read here tomorrow?
For the purpose of - hei

Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei

Āe, he keke pea hei whakanui i te taenga mai o Ataahua.
Yes, perhaps a cake to celebrate the arrival of Ataahua.
For the purpose of - hei

Hei aha te rīpene whakapiri? Hei whakamau atu i ngā pānui whakaahua ki te pakitara.
What's that adhesive tape for? For attaching the posters to the wall.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka tunu keke ia hei whakanui i tōku rā huritau.
She will bake a cake in order to celebrate my birthday.
For the purpose of - hei

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

Ko Pōneke te taone matua, engari ko Akarana te taone nui.
Wellington is the capital city, but Auckland is the big city.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ka hui rātou āpōpō kōrero ai mō te wharenui.
They will meet tomorrow to discuss the wharenui.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ka tōmuri a Ria, ki tō mōhio? Tērā tonu pea. E rongonui ana tōna tōmuri.
Do you think Ria might get here late? Quite possibly. Her tardiness is well-known.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui mō te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
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.
When - Kia

Kia pakeke au, ka hoko whare nui au, mōku.
When I grow up, I'll buy a big house for myself.
When - Kia

Kāore au i te pānui i te pukapuka.
I am not reading the book.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Rua i te pānui i te pukapuka.
Rua isn't reading the book.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te nuinga o te wā.
Most of the time.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore ia i pānui i tāna mahi-ā-kāinga.
He didn't read his homework.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore ia i pānui i tāna mahi-ā-kāinga.
He didn't read his homework.
Negations of the past tense - 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 nui taku hiahia kia kite i a koe!
I greatly desire to see you.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka nui taku aroha ki a koe.
My love for you knows no bounds.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei.
A place was left open between the stone walls.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He kaiako nui a Mere.
Mere is an important teacher.
Categorizing sentences - he

He nui ōna ringaringa.
He has big hands.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ka nui te mihi ki a tātou.
Greetings to us all.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Ka haria ki tētahi tohunga te pounamu e tāhaetia i te whare nui.
The greenstone which was stolen from the meeting house was taken to a tohunga.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kāore te tama e pānui ana i te pukapuka.
The boy is not reading the book.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

He tangata aroha nui a Hone ki tana mokopuna a Riripeti.
Hone is a man who greatly loves his granddaughter Riripeti.

Ka nui taku aroha ki tōku whānau.
I have a lot of love for my family.

He kōtiro aroha nui ki tōna kuikui.
She is a girl who loves her grandmother very much.

He whānau pai tō Ani, he nui tō rātou aroha ki a rātou anō.
Ani has a good family. They love each other very much.

No te iwi whānui te whare nui, a Mataatua.
The meeting house Mataatua belongs to the whole tribe.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No ngā tāngata i roto i te whare nui.
They belong to all the people in the meeting house.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ka nui āku mihi ki a koutou.
I greet your warmly.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kua hinga te totara o te wao nui o Tāne.
The totara of Tāne's great forest has fallen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He Pākehā te nuinga o ngā tauira i reira.
Most of the students there are Pākehā.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He rongonui te kōrero mo te patunga o Kae e Tinirau.
The story of Kae's being killed by Tinirau is famous.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Ingarangi pea te kīnga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ka nui te aroha o ngā tāngata ki te take nei.
The people feel very sympathetic to this cause.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tane Mahuta.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko te whakaititianga te tohu o te mana nui.
Humility is the sign of greatness.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko tōku whaea te tuara whānui o tō mātou whānau.
My mother is the (broad back) anchor of our family.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He ngutu nui ōku.
I have big lips.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha tētehi pukapuka reo Māori kua pānui koe i tēnei wiki?
What Māori language book have you read this week?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?
What? - He aha?

He nui tēnā tōtiti.
That sausage is big.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He pukapuka nui tēnā.
That is a big book.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He mea nui tēnā ki ahau.
That is important to me.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Te nui hoki o tēnā mea!
How big that thing is!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He mihi tērā ki te whānau whānui.
That is a greeting to the extended family.
That (over there) - tērā

He kararehe nui tērā.
That's a big animal.
That (over there) - tērā

He whare nui tērā.
That (over there) is a big house.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka kua pānuitia e koe?
Which books have you read?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Ko Kauri te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Koa rāua ko Hēmi.
Kauri is the child between Koa and Hēmi.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I hea a Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ka haere tonu a Tainui, ā, ka pahemo i tētahi moutere.
Tainui went on and passed an island.
Conjunctions - and - ā

Pānuihia mai te whārangi tuarua.
Read me the second page.
Towards - mai

Hei waenganui ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children will be in the middle of the playground.
Future locative - hei

Nā te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kāore ngā tamariki i waenganui i te rori.
The children aren’t in the middle of the road.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki i waenganui i te rori.
The children were not in the middle of the road.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki hei waenganui i te papa tākaro.
The children will not be in the middle of the playground.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

He nui te mana o tō rātou waka.
Their canoe has great prestige.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Ehara mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) won’t read the books.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Mātakina te pakipūmeka mō Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Watch the documentary about Wellington.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te nuinui hoki o tēnei rākau!
How big this tree is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te ātaahua hoki o tō tātou wharenui!
Our meeting house is extremely beautiful!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!
How... - Te... hoki...

He pai ki a koe te pānui pukapuka?
Do you like to read books?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kātahi te whare nunui!
What a big house!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua kākāriki te karaehe i te nui o te ua.
The grass is green from all the rain.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua kī te pākete i raro i te turuturu i te tuanui.
The bucket under the hole in the roof is full.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He nui ake a Ahitereiria i a Aotearoa.
Australia is bigger than New Zealand.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He nui ake tāu mea i tāku mea.
Your thing is bigger than my thing.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kātahi ka mahara te koroheke rā ki te nuinga o tōna pai.
Then then old man began to thing about his abundant good fortune.
And then... - kātahi ka...

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...

Whakapāngia mai te pānui ki tēnei taha o te matapihi.
Stick the notice on this side of the window.
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Ko te nuinga ia i mea kia kāua e hoea ki te taua.
The majority, however, said that they should not paddle off to a hostile expedition.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

He ataahua te kōtiro nui rā.
That big girl is beautiful.

He nui ake te moa i ngā manu katoa.
The moa was bigger than all the other birds.

He nui ēnā tōtiti.
Those sausages are big.

Kei Te Taitokerai te kāuri te tino nui o te motu.
The biggest kāuri in the land is in Northland.

He taone nui a Te Whanganui-ā-Tara.
Wellington is a big city.

He pā nui a Maungawhau.
Maungawhau was a big pā.

He nui ake tōku whare i tō Hoani.
My house is bigger than Hoani's.

Kia manawanui!
Be steadfast!

Kua pānui ahau i tēnei pānui.
I have read this notice.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia.
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among.

Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tāne.
Someone of great importance has passed away.

Ka nui tōku aroha mōu, e te tau!
I love you very much, my darling!

He nui ngā hukātara kei runga i te parani.
There's lots of hail on the verandah.

He nui ngā raruraru kei runga i a ia.
He has a lot of problems.

He nui ngā kapua i te rangi.
There are lots of clouds in the sky.

He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata.
Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure.

He kaha ia ki te pānui pukapuka nē?
She/he's good at reading eh?

Ka rawe te pō nei e Rangi, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe!
This was an excellent night Rangi, many thanks to you!

Pānui pukapuka.
Read books.

Kia manawanui tamariki mā.
Be patient children.

He tino rongonui ngā ngāwhā o Rotorua.
The hot springs of Rotorua are very famous.

He whare nui tōna.
She has a big house.

He nui ngā kapua o te rangi.
The sky is cloudy.

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

Ko Ākarana te taone nui-rawa-atu o Aotearoa.
Auckland is the largest city in Aotearoa.

Kia nui tō kōrero.
Speak louder.

He mea nui!
It's important!

Waha nui!
Big mouth!

He nui ngā rauemi kei te ipurangi.
Thers are lots of resources on the internet.

I ēnei rā, mā te mīhini e mahi te nuinga o ngā mahi.
These days, machines do most of the work.

Ka nui taku aroha mōu, e te tau!
I love you very much, my darling!

Kia manawanui!
Be steadfast!

He nui ia.
She is big.

He taonga nui te tūpato.
Being cautious is a treasure.

I pānui au.
I read.

Nui te aroha!
Lots of love!

Mā ngā mea nunui e rahu te tapu o te pā nei.
The important ones can touch the sacred things of this pā.

Ko te manaakitanga tētehi tikanga nui o te Māori.
Hospitality is a major tradition of Māori people.

Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.

He rā nui tēnei rā.
Today is a great day.

He tangata nui, pakari te tipu, he ātaahua.
He was a big, strongly built, handsome man.

Ko tētehi mea nui o te ao Māori, ko te whakawhanaungatanga.
One important aspect of Māoridom is relationships.

He nui rawa a Tāmaki-makau-rau.
Auckland is very big.

Kei hea ngā pānui mō tēnei ahiahi?
Where are the notices for this afternoon?

Ka nui te pai.
Very good, thanks.

Ka nui taku ora.
I'm really well.

He pai ake te koata pauna i te Makanui.
A quarter pounder is better than a Big Mac.

He nunui ngā rākau.
The trees are big.

Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Pāpā.
Happy Father's day.

Nō tētahi tangata nui noa atu taua hāte.
That shirt belonged to a bigger man.

Tino nui tōku aroha mōu.
I love you very much.

He rawa ngā tamariki ki te tuhituhi, ki te pānui hoki.
The children are good at writing and reading.

Ko te nuinga kei runga i ngā maunga.
The majority were on the mountains.

Kei hea ngā pānui mō tēnei ahiahi?
Where are the notices for this afternoon?

Kāore anō tēnei pānui kia pānuitia e au.
This notice has not yet been read by me.

Pānuihia ā-wahatia tēnei kōrerorero poto.
Read aloud the short dialogue.

I pānui au i tētehi pukapuka.
I read a book.

He nui te whare.
The house is big.

I pānui pukapuka au.
I read.

Kaipānui
Narrator

Anei tētahi rākau nui. He tōtara tēnei.
Here's a mighty tree. It's a tōtara.

He nui te whare nei.
This house is big.

Ko Rotorua te tāone nui te haunga.
Rotorua is the town with the bad smell.

Anei kē te mea nui.
Here actually is the important thing.

Kei whea te tuanui?
Where is the roof?

Ko taku māringanui/waimarie...
I am really lucky.

He nui te rākau.
The tree is big.

Ka nui taku aroha mōu.
My love for you is great.

Ko Elvis tōku tupuna rongonui.
Elvis is my famous ancestor.

He nui te Whare Taonga.
The museum is big.

Ka nui te aroha.
Lots of love.

Ka nui te hui.
The gathering is big.

He tēpu kāwhi kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.

Ko te Moana-nui-ā-Kiwa te moana.
The Pacific Ocean is the ocean.

He nui taku aroha mō tōku whānau.
I have much love for my family.

Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.

He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.

E hia ngā manu i te wao nui?
How many birds are in the wilderness?

Ka nui ngā toenga mīti kei roto i te kāpata.
There is a lot of leftover meat in the cupboard.

He whare nui tēnei.
This is a big house.

He whare nui tēnā.
That (by you) is a big house.

He mihi nui ki a koutou.
A big greeting to you all.

Ko Tainui te waka.
Tainui is the canoe.

He mihi tēnei ki te whānau whānui.
This is a greeting to the extended (wider) family.

Ko Tainui me Te Arawa ngā waka.
Tainui and Te Arawa are the canoes.

Ka nui ngā toenga mīti.
There's plenty of left-over meat.

I tuketuke haere atu ia i waenganui i ngā kaumātua e rua.
He elbowed his way between the two elders.

Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Be strong, be brave...

Ko te whare nui tēnei.
This is the big house.

He tēpu kāwhe kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

I opaina mai te pōro e ia anganui tonu ki tētahi taha o te whīra tākaro.
He threw the ball to the opposite end of the playing field.

Tū anganui ana ngā tāngata e rua.
The two men stood opposite each other.

Tau kē kōrua, ka nui ngā mihi.
You two are great. Thank you!

He nui rawa tēnei tarau.
These pants are too big.

He nui rawa te utu o ngā hākete kura.
The school jackets are too expensive.

Hei āpōpō pānui au ai i ētahi pukapuka reo Māori.
Tomorrow I will read some Māori books.

Taumaha ana te rōnihi i te nui o te tītī.
The launch was heavy because of the mutton-bird.

Pānui me ngā rauemi.
News and resources.

Māu tēnei pānui.
This notice is for you.

I te pānuitia te kupu e te kaiwhakahaere.
The message is being read out by the manager.

Kia manawanui.
Be patient.

He pānui tēnei mōu.
This notice is about you.

Kei te pānui a Tainui te pukapuka ki ngā kōhungahunga.
Tainui is reading the book to the young people.

Ā te tau e heke mai nei, ka tū te hui nui.
In the year ahead, the big meeting will be held.

Kia nui rawa atu tāku aihikirimi!
Make my icecream huge!

Ka nui te ora au.
I'm really well.

Ka nui te pai au.
I'm really good.

Ka nui tēnā.
That's enough.

He nui rawa te utu.
It's too expensive.

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

He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.

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.

"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."

He nui ake tōna whare i tōku.
Her house is bigger than mine.

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.

He taonga nui te wareware.
Forgetting is a great treasure.

He nui tēnei.
This is big.

He nui tēnei whare.
This house is big.

He mihi tērā ki te whānau whānui.
That was a greeting to the extended family.

Kia nui ake tō reo.
Speak louder.

Kei mua te koroua i te wharenui.
The elderly man is in front of the carved meeting house.

Iti te kupu nui te kōrero.
Short but laden with meaning.