On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai kei runga i te nohoanga?
Who is that on the sofa?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te haere au ki te papa hokohoko.
I'm going to the mall.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

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

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington region.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington area.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I noho au ki te mahi.
I stayed and worked.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho rātou ki te kāinga o Hera.
They stayed at Hera's home.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho au i reira i tērā tau.
I stayed there last year.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

Me noho ki muri.
You should sit at the back.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho ia.
He should sit.
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 oho!
You should wake up!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe.
You should sit.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.
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 noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.
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

E hia te roa e noho ana koe i reira?
How long have you need living there?
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Ko te hapu e noho ana i Maungawhau e mea ana nā rātou taua moana.
The sub-tribe living at Maungawhau said that that sea was theirs.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Tokoono ngā tāngata e noho ana kei tōku whare.
There are six people living at my house.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei reira ia e noho ana.
She/he is living there.
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Kei Manawatū a Miro e noho ana.
Miro is living in Manawatū.
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Kei Tokoroa tōnā matua e noho ana.
His father is living in Tokoroa.
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Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.
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Kei hea tō whānau e noho ana?
Where is your family living?
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Kei Poneke au e noho ana.
I'm living in Wellington.
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Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where do you live?
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Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where are you living?
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Kei Ōtaki a Hera e noho ana.
Hera is living/staying in Ōtaki.
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Kei Whakatū a Niko e noho ana.
Niko is staying/living in Nelson.
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Kei hea koe e noho ana i nāianei?
Where are you living now?
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Kei Kirikiriroa au e noho ana.
I love in Hamilton.
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Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?
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Kia hāneanea te noho.
Have a comfortable stay.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Turitiru, kei oho ite pēpi.
Be quiet, or else you'll wake the baby.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia āta noho, kei pakari te tūru.
Sit down carefully in case the chair breaks.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.
Habitual action - ai

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia rā ia rā.
I always drink alcohol every day.
Habitual action - ai

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia wiki ia wiki.
I always drink alcohol every week.
Habitual action - ai

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes.
Habitual action - ai

Noho ai ngā wāhine ki konei.
The always women sit here.
Habitual action - ai

Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.
Habitual action - ai

Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā te kaiako ia i whaka-oho.
It was the teacher who woke him/her up.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

E noho!
Sit down!
Command with e! - e!

E oho!
Wake up!
Command with e! - e!

E noho koe!
Sit down!
Command with e! - e!

E noho kōrua!
Sit down, you two!
Command with e! - e!

E noho koutou!
Sit down, all of you!
Command with e! - e!

Noho iho!
Sit down!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Noho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

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

Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Āta noho. Kaua e oreore.
Sit still. Don't fidget.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho ki runga tēpu.
Don't sit on tables.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho!
Don't sit down!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e oho!
Don't wake up!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e kai i te tohorā!
Don't eat whale!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho iho!
Don't sit down!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua tātou e noho ngū.
Let's not stay silent.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions the air will stay in the mixture.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Mā te noho mai ka puta he hua ki a koe.
By staying (you) will benefit.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

I whakanohoia ahau i te kāinga.
I was grounded.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka taea au te whakaoho e koe ā te whitu karaka?
Are you able to wake me at 7 o'clock?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

He mate kino i pā ohorere ki ōna roro, nō hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō Ahuriri, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Napier, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Haere mai ki konei noho ai.
Come over here to sit down.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ka haere au ki Ōhope whakatā ai.
I go to Ōhope in order to relax.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Direction - ...ai

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Ka āhei te whakatū waka ki reira i waho o ngā hāora hokohoko.
You're allowed to park there outside of shopping hours.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te Kāpiti au e noho ana.
I am living in Kāpiti.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Ka noho au ki te moenga inu ai i taku kawhe.
I sat in bed and drank my coffee.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka oho te tini i roto i te whare manuhiri.
The party at the visitor's house woke up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka noho ia i tētahi rākau e noho rā he tāngata i raro.
[He] came to rest in a tree under which some people sat.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mutu ōna tohu, ka noho ki raro.
When his instructions were ended, he sat down.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite mai a Rangi-uru-hinga, he taniwha tēnei kei Moana-ariki e noho ana, i te kino o te mahi a Kupe ki a Hotu.
Rangi-uru-hinga, who was a taniwha living in Moana-ariki, saw the wickedness of Kupu's treatment of Hotu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore au e paku pai ki te inu waipiro.
I have no desire to drink alcohol.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

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?

E noho mai ana tāku tamāhine i Ōtautahi.
My daughter is living in Christchurch.
Towards - mai

Whātuia iho a runga o te kākahu kotahi e mau rā i a ia.
The top of the garment she wore was folded down.
Down - iho

He kōrero hōhonu kē atu.
A deeper talk.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

He kōrero hōhonu rawa atu.
An extremely deep talk.
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...

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

He kōrero tēnei mō te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

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 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

I a au i reira e noho ana...
While I was living there...
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kātahi ka a Ari ka oho.
Ari has just/finally/for the first time woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi anō au ka oho.
I have just woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi ka whakaohoia e te tangata nei tōna mōkai ki roto ki tētahi puna.
Then this man placed his pet in a spring of water.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kei noho koe ka haere!
Don't even think about leaving!
Don't even think about... - kei noho... ka...

Ki te kore a Amaru e hoki wawa mai, ka noho mau au.
If Amaru doesn't get back on time, I will stay.
If not... - ki te kore...

Ko Ōhope te wāhi e kaukau ai ahau.
Ōhope is the place (specifically) where I swim.
Specifically - 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...

E āhei ana tēnei pū-tohu-wā te noho hei wāhipa, wātū hoki rānei.
The time marker can also be used for present or past tense.
Or... - ...rānei

Noho ake rā.
Goodbye.

Kei te noho rāua.
They're staying.

E kore te puhi e noho hoa kore.
A virgin would never be without attendants.

Noho ora ake!
Stay well!

Noho pai mai!
Look after yourself!

He pā noho i te pukepuke ētahi.
Some pā were built on the tops of hills.

Kua oho mai koe.
You're awake.

Me whakanoho au i a koe ki roto i te motokā.
I'd better sit you into the car.

Kuhu atu koe, ka noho ki tō tūru.
Get in and sit on your carseat.

He pai te noho kore waka.
It's good not having a car.

E noho e tama.
Sit down please boy.

Ko Puhihuia i noho i te whakarei o te waka.
Puhihuia sat in the stern of the canoe.

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

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.

E noho.
Sit down.

Tama tū, tama ora. Tama noho, tama mate.
If you stand, you live. If you sit down, you'll die.

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.

I oho au.
I awoke.

Kei te pīrangi au ki te noho i te kāinga o Pāora.
I want to live in Pāora's home.

He ātaahua te rūma noho me ngā taonga o roto.
The living room and the treasures in it are beautiful.

I Manawatū a Miro e noho ana.
Miro was living in Manawatū.

Kore rawa au i te inu waipiro.
I never drink alcohol.

E noho koe ki te inu i tō tī.
You sit and drink your tea.

Mauri oho
Life force awaken.

He kōrero hōhonu.
A deep talk.

Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?

Kua mamae taku poho.
My chest is sore.

Ko tētahi āhuatanga whakaohorere ki te ākonga reo Māori, ko te akoranga nei, ehara noa te wātū i te "ka".
A common confusion for Māori language learners is that the verb "ka" is not only used for future tense.

E noho koe me tō tī.
You sit with your tea.

He horohoro!
A landslide!

He tata rawa te horohoro ki tō Kauri whare.
The landslide was very close to Kauri's house.

E rima ngā iwi e noho mai nei i te Tai Tokerau.
There are five tribes who live in Northland.

He tata rawa tō koutou poti ki te tohora nā!
Your boat is close to that whale!

E noho koe ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
You sit to watch television.

Anei tō nohoanga.
Here's your seat.

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.

Kia tika te noho, e te tau.
Sit properly, my darling.

Kia noho puku koe.
Sit quietly.

E noho rā.
Stay well (Goodbye).

Noho ora mai.
Stay/keep well.

Mō ngā wiki e rua i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.

E rua ngā wiki i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.

E noho ki runga i te heketua.
Sit on the toilet.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

Kia tika te noho e tama.
Sit properly, son.

Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.

Ka noho rātou ki te whāriki.
They will sit on the mat.

Kua maha kē hoki ngā tau e noho ana ki a au.
He has stayed with me for many years.

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

E pīrangi ana a Tame kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Tame wants the killing of whales to stop.

He manuhiri kei roto i te rūma noho.
There is a guest in the sitting room.

E noho rā.
Goodbye.

Tēnā koe, e noho mai nā i Ākarana.
Hello to you who will in Auckland.

Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.

E noho rā. Āe, ka kite.
Goodbye to person staying.

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

Kia rua hoki he hokohoko?
Should an exchange take place twice?

Āe ana mai, haere ana, noho ana ia, tunu manu ana nāna.
She agreed and went off, he stayed and cooked birds for himself.

Kei te oho koe?
Are you awake?

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

Kia pēhea te hōhonu o te rua nei?
How deep should this hole (rua) be?

E kore rawa au e inu waipiro.
I will never drink alcohol.

Tokoono ngā tāngata kei tōku whare e noho ana.
There are six people living at my house.

Oho rawa ake ia i te ata, ka tirotiro haere, kua ngaro kē `na hoa.
When he finally woke up in the morning, [he] looked all around, but his friends had disappeared.

I noho noa iho au ki te kāinga.
I just stayed home.