On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko te tino tangata o taua marae, ko Hapi.
The leading person of that marae is Hapi.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Taupō te moana.
Taupō is the lake.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai tō tāua manuhiri?
Who is our visitor?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai mā ō tāua manuhiri?
Who are our visitors?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He aha a Pāora i kore ai e tū ki te whakatau i ngā manuhiri?
Why didn't Pāora get up to greet the guests?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

He aha rātou i peka ai ki taua marae?
Why did they visit that marae?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ehara tāu i tēnā.
That one is not yours.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te tika tāu whakautu.
Your answer is correct.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te haere tāua ki taua hui.
The two of us are going to that hui.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te titiro taua ngeru ki tāna kai.
That cat is looking at his meal.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E kāia ana hoki he tino toa koe ki taua mahi.
It is also said that you were a real champion at that job.
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 pīrangi ana ahau ki te hoki ti Taupō.
I want to return to Taupō.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hui ana te kōmihana o te Taura Whiri ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Māori Language Commission meets each month for two days.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E titiro ana te tauhou ki a au.
The stranger was looking at me.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E titiro ana te tauhou ki ahau.
The stranger was looking at me.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I pakipaki te katoa me tō rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāua i kī ai.
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tērā tau i hūnuku tōku whānau ki ngā roto o Kai Iwi.
Last year, my family moved to the lakes of Kai Iwi.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tauomaoma rātou e rua maero i te one.
They had a race for two miles along the beach.
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 tērā tau.
Last year.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

I pīrangi a Tau ki te haere hei mema pāremata.
Tau wanted to become an MP.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere ā tāua tamariki ki tō rātou wharekura.
Our children went to their school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te Mane ka haere ahau ki Taupō.
I went to Taupo on Monday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kaha te pupuhi o te hau ki Tauranga ā te pō nei.
The wind will blow in Tauranga tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka ako te kaiako i ngā tauira.
The teacher will teach the students.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere tonu ia a tērā tau.
He will go next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tīmata taku tama i te kura ā te wāhanga tuarua o te tau.
My son will start school in the second part of the year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kite kōrua i a Pāpā Poaka ā tērā tau.
You two will see Pāpā Poaka next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
That place was left as a burial ground for the dead.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua eke atu ia ki ngā taumata o te waru tekau mā whitu tau.
She has reached the age of eighty seven years.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua whakamutu koe i tāu mahi?
Have you finished your work?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua haere mai rātou kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have come in order to be taught Māori.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua rima ōna tau.
She has reached five years.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

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

Me whakamau tāua i tō tātua.
Let's put your seatbelt on.
Simple sentences: you should - me

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

Me haere tonu tāua ki te tāone.
We should still go to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kaute tāua ki te tekau.
Let's count to ten.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tāua ki te hokomoaha.
Let's go to the supermarket.
Simple sentences: you should - me

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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mahi tāua, nē?
We should do some work, eh?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me horoi koe, e te tau!
You should wash, my darling!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tāua ki te taone.
We should got to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tāua ki tātahi.
Lets got to the beach.
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 kimi kaiwhakaako mātau ki te ako, matatau ki te reo Māori.
Find an experienced teacher and knowledgeable friend in te reo.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tango tāua i ō kākahu moe.
Let's take off your pyjamas.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tāua ki te inu kawhe.
We should go for a coffee.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me pātai ngā tauira i ngā pātai.
The students should ask the questions.
Simple sentences: you should - me

E taupoki ana ia i te māra.
She's digging the garden.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te whakaoti rātou i ā rātou taumahi.
They are competing their assignments.
Sentences with i - i

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

Tokorima ngā tauira e katakata ana ki a ia.
There are five students laughing at him.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kia mauritau!
Be relaxed!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

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

Kia tere kei tūreiti tāua.
Hurry up so we're not late.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Tū ai ngā whakamātautau i te mutunga o te tau.
The exams always take place at the end of the year.
Habitual action - ai

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

Pēnei au ka māmā te whakamātautau - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought the exam would be a piece of cake - I was wrong.
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...

Ki a wai te tāuwhiuwhi?
Who's doing the shower?
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

He rite tō tāua waka ki tō māmā.
Our car is like mum's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

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?

Tēnā mahia mai he rēwena mā tātou, e te tau?
Could you please make us some bread, dearest?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Hei aha tāu!
Never mind about what you say! Forget about it!
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Taihoa tātou e whakatau me aha.
Let us not decide what to do just yet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Āhea te whakamātautau kupu?
When is the word test?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When do you two fly to Ōtautahi?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Kāore te iwi i rata ki ētahi o ngā kupu hou a Te Taura Whiri.
People didn't like some of the new words Te Taura Whiri coined.
To like - rata

Nō tō tāua taenga, ka tūpono ia e mau kaka rerehua ana rāua.
When they arrived, he realised that they were wearing fancy dress.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tau 1918 te rewharewha kino.
The deadly influenza struck in 1918.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tataunga o Taranga i ana tamariki, tokorima kē rātou.
When Taranga counted her children, there were five instead.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā atu tau a Pāora i tūtaki ai ki a Tawa.
Pāora met Tawa the year before last.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tau 1987, ka whakaturetia te reo Māori hei reo mana.
In 1987, Māori was made an official language by statute.
Belonging to the past - nō

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 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

Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena.
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tau 1950 taku kitenga mutunga i a ia.
The last time I saw her was in 1950.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te korenga mahi i te tau 1972, ko ngā raruraru maha i puta.
The strike in 1972 causes many problems.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is not for the students.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Ehara mā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper is not for the students.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nā te kaiako i whakaako i ngā tauira.
It was the teacher who taught the students.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā kaiako i whakaako ngā tamariki.
It was the teachers who taught the children.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tauira i whakarite te whakaaturanga.
It was the students who prepared the presentation.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai koe i ako ki te whakapai moenga?
Who was the one who taught you to make your bed?
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

Nā te paruauru te oneone i taupoki.
It was the gardener who dug the garden.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā taua rōpū ngā waiata tino reka.
That group did the sweetest singing.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is for the students.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He wītipiki anō māu e te tau?
Do you want another weetbix darling?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper is for the students.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Tame e oma ki Tatau Iho.
Tame will run to Countdown.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku te waiata e waiata hei tautoko.
I will sing the song as support.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Henare e whakatau ngā manuhiri.
Henare will welcome the visitors.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku te waiata tautoko e waiata.
I will sing the song of support.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā ngā kaiako ngā tauira e whakaako.
The teachers will teach the students.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā tāua.
You and I will.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Awhinatia tāu tuahine ki te whakakākahu i a ia anō!
Help your sister to get herself dressed!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Taupokitia te miraka.
Put the lid on the milk.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kainga tāu āporo!
Eat your apple!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whāia te mātauranga!
Pursue education!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tikina atu tāu pukapuka!
Go and get your book!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Awhinatia tāu tuahine ki te kuhu i ōna kākahu!
Help your sister put her clothes on!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tataungia te kupu!
Spell the word! (Put it into sequence.)
Command with e! - e!

E oma, e te tau!
Run, my darling!
Command with e! - e!

Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou.
That place is Ngāti Porou territory.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

He aha kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata?
What's on the right-hand side of the television?
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

He kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Anei, kei taku taha matau.
Here it is, by my right side.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e pukuriri - kia tau.
Don't be angry. Chill out.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e pōhēhē he huarahi ngāwari noa iho te huarahi ki te mātauranga.
Don't kid yourself that the path to knowledge is an easy one.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e tautohetohe.
Don't argue.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e tangi, e te tau.
Don't cry my darling.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua ngā tauira e pātaitia ngā pātai.
The students shouldn't ask the questions.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Mā tāu rourou, mā tāku rourou ka ora te iwi.
Through your food basket and my food basket the people will be fed.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Ka whāngaitioa ringaringatia hoki a Ruataupare e tētahi tohunga.
Ruataupere was also fed by hand by a tohunga.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ke rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ike mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tirohia ngā tāonga e ngā tauira.
The treasures have been looked at by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I taupokitia te oneone e te paruauru.
The soil was dug by the gardener.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka whakatauria te kēmu e te kaiwawao.
The game will be decided by the referee.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua waiatatia te waiata e ngā tauira.
The song was sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ika mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka tuwherahia te tatau e te kaiako.
The door will be opened by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

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

I whakaakona ngā tamariki e te kaiako.
The children were taught by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

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

Kua pāngia taua wahine e te mate.
That woman has been touched by sickness.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka whāngaitia ringaringatia hoki a Ruataupare e tētehai tohunga.
Ruataupare was also fed by hand by a tohunga.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Tapaia tonutia atu taua maunga nei ko Tirirau.
That mountain is still called Tihirua.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ke tukuna e Wairangi tana taurekareka ki a Pare-whete.
His servant was sent by Wairangi to Para-whete.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki te whakataukī nei...
According to this proverb...
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā te kuia rā, he mea hanga taua whare ki te mauku.
According to that kuia, that house was built out of mauku (a type of fern).
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ko Anikei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Ani is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books were on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we'll (us two) go.
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...

E mōhio ana ahau, e taea e ia te whakamārama i te whakatauki nei.
I know that she will be able to explain this saying.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea te kaiako te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is able to listen to the students.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Nō whea e mutu te whawhai a ngāi tāua, te tangata.
Humankind will never stop fighting.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō whea e toa tērā kōtiro i te tauwhāingaroa?
How can that girl possibly win the marathon?
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Kua hia ngā tau e tāria ana te whare tapere.
The community hall has been waited for for many years.
Be waited for - tāria

Kia kamakama e hoa, ko tāu kupu anake te mea e tāria nei.
Can you hurry things up a bit - your opinion is the only one still being waited on.
Be waited for - tāria

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

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 ēnei rā, kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
Now that place remains as a burial place for the dead.
For the purpose of - hei

Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kei te pēhea? Heoi anō, ko taua āhua anō.
How are you? Oh well, just the same.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

E ai ki ngā rongo kua taumaha a ia, mea ake ka hemo.
They say he's very ill, and it won't be long at all before he dies.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

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

Ko wai ka āhei te tautoko i muri?
Who is able to lend their support out the back (in the kitchen)?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei ngā tauira te whakamahi i ngā rorohiko.
The students are allowed to use the computers.
Allowed to do something - āhei

He āhua matatau tonu ia ki te reo Māori, ahakoa nō tāwāhi kē a ia.
She's a pretty fluent speaker of Māori even though she's from overseas.
Conjunctions - although - ahakoa

Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.
When I return, you are to have finished this job.
When - Kia

Kei te tauranga waka tō waka?
Is your car in the carpark?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te whare wānanga ngā tauira.
The students are at the university.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

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

Kei te aha te kaiako ki ngā tauira?
What's the teacher doing with the students?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

I taua wāhi te marae.
The marae was at that place.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te taha katau o te waka te kurī.
The dog was to the right of the car.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te tau ra, i hangaa te poutāpeta.
In that year the Post Office was built.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te tau 1984 ka haere au ki te whare wānanga.
In 1984 I went to university.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te tau 1996, ka tuhi ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
In 1996, I wrote a book.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te tau 1976, i whānau ai ia.
She was born in 1976.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

E kore e oti i a rātou taua whare i te ahiahi nei.
They will not finish that house this afternoon.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rongo tētahi tangata i ngā kōrero a taua tangata nei.
A man heard what this man here said.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta taua tini rā ki waho o te pā.
That group went out of the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka roherohea taua moana e rātou.
That sea was divided up by them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tae tētahi tauhou ki te kāinga.
A certain stranger came to the village.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite o reira taitamariki rangatira i taua kōtiro nei, i a Puhihuia,.
The young chiefs from there was this girl, Puhihuia.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka herea e ia tā tāua kurī.
He tied up our dog.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tū ngā tamāhine i te mataihi katau o te marae.
The daughters stood at the front right of the marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka patua taua kai rā e ia ki te manga o te kawakawa.
He struck that food with the branch of the kawakawa.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoe mai whaka te tauranga waka i Onehunga.
They rowed through the canoe anchorage at Onehunga.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He taumaha tēnei.
This is heavy.
Categorizing sentences - he

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

I haere mai ia i waho tonu o Taupō.
He came here from just outside Taupō.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

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

Mate noa ake rātou katoa i te aroha ki taua kōtiro.
They were all overcome with love for that girl.

Nā reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Na Pita taua waka whero.
That red car belongs to Pita.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens belong to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle belongs to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper belongs to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Homai tāu pēpi, e Mei!
Pass me your baby, Mei!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Manaakitia āu tauira!
Look after your students!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He taumaha rawa atu te pēke a Ataahua.
Ataahua's pack is very heavy.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kainga tāu parakuihi!
Eat your breakfast!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

I moe tā tāua pēpi i te moenga o tā rāua pēpi.
Our baby slept in their baby's bed.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

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

Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihuku i tērā ray tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore tō tāua matua i haere ki tāna hui.
Our father did not go to his meeting.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tatau tō te whare.
The house has a door.
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...

I te taha o te awa te ana o taua ngārara.
The cave of the monster was beside the river.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore te kēmu e whakatauria e te kaiwawao.
The game will not be decided by the referee.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te waiata i waiatatia e ngā tauira.
The song was not sung by the students.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te tatau e tuwherahia e te kaiako.
The door will not be opened by the teacher.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ka hōhā tō tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Kāore ā ngā tauira he pātai.
The students don’t have any questions.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ā ngā tauira pātai.
The students don’t have any questions.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He ngeru tāu?
Do you have a cat?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha tāu hei kai paramanawa?
What have you got for morning tea?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pukapuka tāu?
Do you have a book?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha tāu?
What do you have?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pātai ā te tauira?
Does the student have a question?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pātai ā ngā tauira.
The students have questions.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He hoa tāu.
You have a friend.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamaiti tāu?
Do you have a child?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He īmera tāu?
Do you have email?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He kī tāu.
You have a key.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He mātauranga pai tōu.
You have a good education.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He mātauranga pai tōu.
You have good knowledge.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pātai ā ngā tauira.
The students have a question.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene tāu?
Do you have a pen?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pātai tāu?
Do you have a question?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He moni tāu?
Do you have money?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He irāmutu tāu?
Do you have a niece/nephew?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene whero tāu?
Have you got a red pen?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pōro tāu?
Do you have a ball?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He toki tāu.
You have an axe.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamaiti tā tāua.
We have a child.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha tāu e pīrangi ana?
What is it that you want?
What? - He aha?

He aha tāu i tēnei ata?
What did you do this morning?
What? - He aha?

He aha tāu tūnga i tēnei wa?
What is your role at the moment?
What? - He aha?

Ko te taupoki tēnā o te umu.
That is the lid of the camp oven.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko tēnā tāu.
That one is yours.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

I tēnei tau.
This year.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Te hui a te Whiringa-ā-nuku ko te mea mutunga mō tēnei tau.
The meeting in October will be the last for the year.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

I Rotorua te whakataetae i tērā tau.
The competition was held in Rotorua last year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

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

I tērā tau ka rima tekau ia.
He will be fifty next birthday.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I aha koe i tērā tau?
What did you do last year?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā tau piki ai taku mātāmua ki te wharekura.
My oldest moves up to wharekura next year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā wiki ka tīmata ngā whakamātautau.
The exams will start next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

He paki te rā, he pai te kai, he pai te kōrero. He rawe tērā mutunga wiki i tērā tau.
It was a sunny day, good food, good conversation. That was an excellent weekend last year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā tau.
Next year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ka haere au ki Uropi ā tērā tau.
I'm going to Europe next year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ko tēhea kaupeka o te tau tēnei?
Which season of the year is this?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Ko tēhea a Ruataupare?
Which one was Ruataupare?
Which - Ko tēhea?

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Taika rāua ko Rangi ō tāua hoa.
Taika and Rangi are our friends.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

He mātau ia, ā, he kōtiro pākiki hoki.
She is smart, and also a stubborn girl.
Conjunctions - and - ā

He tauira au?
Am I a student?
Asking 'are you a...?' - He... ?

I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana.
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out.
Towards - mai

Tatari mai i konā, e te tau.
Wait there, my darling.
Towards - mai

Ka tae mai rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived here in Christchurch.
Towards - mai

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

Tatari mai i konā, e te tau.
Wait there, my darling.
Towards - mai

Te taunga rawatanga atu o Paki i te waka, ka tīmata ia ki te kaukau.
As soon as Paki jumped out of the boat, he began swimming.
Away - atu

Kua tae atu te tokorua nei ki te wharekai.
The pair have arrived at the restaurant.
Away - atu

Kia tīkina atu he whakataukī e hāngai ana kī tēnei kaupapa...
Let me grab a proverb...
Away - atu

Ka tae atu rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived there in Christchurch.
Away - atu

E oma atu ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.
Away - atu

I tētahi taha ake o taua pā tētahi ngāherehere.
On the far side of the fort there was a patch of bush.
Up - ake

Kua tau iho te kōtuku.
The white heron has landed.
Down - iho

Tokoono ngā tauira.
There are six students.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Me Ponga i hoki mai anō mā te tatau ōna i puta atu ai.
And Ponga came back in by the same door he had left by.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Hei te taha matau te kōtiro.
The girl will be on the right-hand side.
Future locative - hei

He pai rawa atu taua pōwhiri ki a au.
I really enjoyed that pōwhiri.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

He roa noa atu te kōrero a te iwi nei i taua pō.
The tribe's discussion that night lasted for a long time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

He pai rawa atu kia a au taua pōwhiri.
I really enjoyed that pōwhiri.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ngā kanohi o taua kōtiro rā.
The eyes of that girl there.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

E kore taua puna e mimiti i te raki of te raumati.
That spring would never dry up in the drought of summer.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei te mahara au ki taua hui?
Do you remember that hui?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Tau kē! Kei hea taua wharekai?
Awesome! Where is that restaurant?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

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

Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana nā rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

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

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te kaiwhakahaere o taua hui?
Do you know who the organiser of the hui is?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauraro.
The pā's water source was a spring on the north side.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

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

Tokoiwa ngā tāngata i taua hui.
There were nine people at that (aforementioned) meeting.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

He koretake taua pikitia.
That movie was useless.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ehara a Hemi nō Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Rangi nō Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens do not belong to the students.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle does not belong to the students.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper does not belong to the students.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore ngā tauira i te whare wānanga.
The students are not at the university.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te marae i taua wāhi.
The marae wasn’t at that place.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te kurī i te taha katau o te waka.
The dog wasn’t to the right of the car.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore taua rākau i korā.
That tree is not over there.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books aren’t on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books were not on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kōtiro hei te taha matau.
The girl will not be on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kei a wai te pēke taumaha i te ata āpōpō?
Who will carry the heavy pack tomorrow?
Future locatives - kei te

Kei te kōtiro te tino pakeke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.
Future locatives - kei te

Ehara mā ngā kaiako ngā tauira e whakaako.
The teachers won’t teach the students.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Me waiata pēnei koe: Hari huritau ki a koe!
You should sing like this: happy birthday to you!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

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

Mēnā ka haramai koe, ka tunu kai au mā tāua.
If you come over, I will cook food for us.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

I roto i ngā tau...
In years past...
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

Nō tērā tau.
Last year.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

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 Ahuriri.
If we leave early, we will arrive in Napier on time.
If using ki - ki

Ki te rite tau ki taku, me hoki koe i a au.
If your feelings are the same as mine, you should return with me.
If using ki - ki

Te tau hoki o ngā putiputi!
How lovely the flowers are!
How... - Te... hoki...

Tō tau hoki ki te waiata!
How excellent you are at singing!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te kaha hoki o tāu tamaiti!
How strong your child is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Kāore te kaiako e taea te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is unable to listen to the students.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ehara i te kaiako ngā tauira i whakaako.
The teacher didn’t teach the students.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tauira te whakaaturanga i whakarite.
The students didn’t prepare the presentation.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kātahi te tangata mātauranga, ko Aroha!
What a knowledgeable person Aroha is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

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

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

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

Kia kaha ki te kōrero, kia rongo ai mātau.
Speak loudly so we can hear you.
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

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?

Tukua te wairua kia rere ki ngā taumata.
Allow one's spirit to exercise its potential.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

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

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...

Kāore tāu he pukapuka?
Do you not have a book?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore ā te tauira he pātai?
Does the student not have a question?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore e tokoono ngā tauira.
There are not six students.
Negating counting people - Kāore e toko...

Kāore ngā tauira e āhei te whakamahi i ngā rorohiko.
The students are not allowed to use the computers.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Nō te karahipi mō te kotahi tau anake i haere ai rātou ki Amerika.
A scholarship for a year has taken them to America.

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

He mea tino tauhou ki te kite i te tamariki kāhore he ringa paru.
It is very strange to see a child without dirty henads.

Kei te kimi te whare wānanga i tētahi tangata e hāngai nei ngā tohu mātauranga hei whakaako.
The university is looking for a suitably qualified person to teach.

Ākuanei ka kite anō tāua i a tāua.
Soon we'll see each other again.

Kei te pai tāua.
We're (us two) okay.

Mā te wā tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.

Hei āpōpō tāua kite anō ai i a tāua.
Tommorow we'll see each other again.

He reka ake tāku rare i tāu.
My lolly is yummier than yours.

Kua toruō tau ināianei!
You're three now!

Hei te wā tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.

Ko au i te pupuri i te taura o tēnei rāti.
I was holding the rope attached to this spear.

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

Ko te Raumati taku tino wā o te tau.
Raumati is my favourite time of the year.

kia tau!
be settled! (settle down!)

Kei te heke te ua ki Taupō.
The rain is falling in Taupō.

Taupokingia te miraka!
Put the lid on the milk!

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

Ā te tau tītoki.
See you sometime.

Kāti, tukua mai ki Hikurangi, ki te maunga e tauria i te huka.
Enough! Let him come hither to Hikurangi, to the mountain crowned with snow.

Kia ora Mia, he pēhea ō whakaaro ki te whakamātautau?
Hey Mia, what did you think of the exam?

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauaro.
The water source for that pā was a spring on the north side.

He tau tō tamaiti.
Your child is relaxed.

E hia ō tau?
How old are you?

Ā, he uaua te whakamātautau.
Um, the exam was hard.

Anā, kua tae mai tāua.
We've made it. We're here.

Uia te tangata tautōhito, parea te mea mātau.
Ask the experienced one, not those who have learned it.

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

Kia haere tāua ki Kai Reka, kei reira taku hoa, a Hēmi, e mahi ana.
Let's go to Kai Reka, my friend, Hēmi, works there.

He hono tangata e kore e motu; ka pa he taura waka e motu.
Unlike a canoe rope, a human bond cannot be severed.

I tāuwhiuwhi au.
I showered.

E 86 ōna tau.
He is 86 years.

Ka pai rā, hoake tāua!
Ka pai, let's go.

Huaina iho ki te taunga ko Kamokamo.
The fishing ground was called Kamokamo.

Kaua e wareware ki te kati i te tatau.
Don't forget to close the door.

E toru tekau tau tōna pakeke.
She is thirty years old.

Kei te patu ia i tana kurī.
She is beating her dog.

Pēkana taura.
Baking soda.

Ōna tau e toru tekau.
She is thirty years old.

Ki tō whakaaro, e hia ngā tau o Niko?
How old do you think Niko is?

Kua mutu i a koe tāu mahi?
Have you finished your work?

He pēpi tau.
A settled baby.

He taupoki tēnā.
That is a lid.

He tika tāu, e Hera, hoki ora atu ki tō kāinga.
You're right, Hera, safe travels home.

He waea hou tāu.
You have a new phone.

He tau tō pēpi.
Your baby is settled.

Kei te mānukanuka ahau i te whakamātautau.
I'm worried about the exam.

E rua tekau mā tahi ōku tau.
I'm twenty one years old.

Ko au, ko koe, ko tāua.
You, me, us.

I roto i ngā tau, i tū taku whare ki kora.
In years gone past, my house stood there.

Kōrua ko tāu tāne.
You and your husband.

E whā tau tōna pakeke ake i a Rāhera, tōna hoa rangatira.
He is four years older than Rāhera, his significant other.

Ko te whakataukī e kī ana...
As the saying goes...

Tautoko!
I support it! I agree!

He whakataukī tēnei nā ngā tūpuna Māori...
As the Māori ancestors said...

Kia tau ngā manaakitanga a te mea ngaro
Let the strength and life force of our ancestors

Ka haere tāua.
We (2 people, inclusive of listener) will go.

Kei te tautoko au i a koe.
I support you.

Kei te mahi ai tāku taumahi āpōpō.
I'm working on my assignment tomorrow.

E hia ngā tau o tana mokopuna?
How old is her grandchild?

Kei te mahi au i taku taumahi, kei te whapai i tōku whare, ā, kei te haere hoki ki tōku marae.
I'm working on my assignment, I'm cleaning my house and I am going to my marae.

Tokomaha ngā tauira kei tēnei kura!
What a lot of students at this school!

Ko tāu, e kui, he okioki.
Your role, elder, is to rest.

E toru tekau mā tahi ōna tau.
She is thirty-one years old.

He kōrero tāu?
Do you have something to say?

Kia tau kia tātou katoa.
May peace, love, and safety.

Te āio, te aroha me te marutau!
Be upon us all!

Āwhea tāua haere ai?
When shall we go?

Āpōpō, ka ea i te iwi tā rātou whakataunga.
Tomorrow, the tribe will settle their decision

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

Tae ā-tinana.
Arrive in body hui ā-tau meet annually.

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

He ngāwari tēnei whakamātautau.
This assessment is easy.

Ko tāu mahi, he hono i te rerenga ki tana whakamārama tika (tuhinga reo Ingarihi).
Your task is to connect the sentence to its correct translation (English language text).

Ko ia tāu irāmutu.
He is your nephew.

Ehara tāu irāmutu i a ia.
He is not your nephew.

Tekau mā toru tau te pakeke o Tīwana.
Tīwana is thirteen years old.

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

Kia tau!
Be settled, settle down!

Tekau mā rua tau te pakeke o Riripeti.
Riripeti is twelve years old.

I pēhea tāu kai?
What was your food like?

E hia ngā tau o tō tuahine?
How old's your sister?

E hia ngā tau o ō tuāhine?
How old are your sisters?

I tautohe ia i hē ō mātou hoariri.
He contended that our opposition was wrong.

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

He tika tāu.
You are right. (Yours is correct.)

Ka oma hū tāua?
Shall we run quietly?

He wahine matatau ia.
She is a knowledgeable woman.

Nōna te waka. He koretake taua mea.
The car is his. It's a useless one.

Mōrena e te tau!
Good morning, my love!

E te tau!
Expression of endearment to a lover or sweetheart.

Ka tau kē tō mahi.
Your work is awesome.

Me ngā tauranga mangō i waho ake o Puponga.
And the shark fishing grounds off Puponga.

Kei te taumaha ia.
She is very sick.

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ētahi tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school, some students will go to the whare wānanga (place of higher learning).

Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō ngā whakamātautau.
The price for the tests is one hundred dollars.

Ka tau kē!
How neat!

Hari huritau ki a koe.
Happy Birthday to you.

Ā muri i ia whaikōrero ka tū ngā tāngata ki te tautoko i te kaikōrero ki tētahi waiata.
After each speech the people will stand to support the speaker with a song.

He tauira ahau.
I am a student.

He tauira ahau ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
I am a student at Massey

Kua mahi au i taku taumahi.
I have completed my assignment.

Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.

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

He mātau a Ari ki te karakia.
Ari is adept at incantations.

Nā te mea i kaha ake rātau i a tātau.
Because they were stronger than us.

He tauira ahau
I am a student

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Ehara au nō Ōtautahi.
I am not from Christchurch.

He taumaha te pukapuka nā?
Is that book heavy?

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki Ōtaki.
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in (or at) Ōtaki.

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ngā tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school the students will go to university (the house of learning).

Inā poroa e ahau te taura, māua e hopu mai te kete.
When I cut the rope, you catch the basket.

E tae ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.

Ka tau kē.
Awesome.

Kia tau, kia tau!
Just chill out!

Pēhea au? Taua āhua anō.
How am I? Same old, same old.

He pāika tōku. He 'Morrison 'tāua pāika.
I've got a bike. It's a 'Morrison'.

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

Kia kaha tāua!
Let's be strong!

He whakataukī tēnei.
This is a proverb.

E rua tekau ngā tau i mahi ai ahau i tēnei pukapuka.
I have been working on this book for twenty years.

Whakarongo mai, e te tau!
Listen, here my darling!

E takoto whakamā ake ana i raro i ngā tauwharenga kōwhatu.
She was lying embarrassed under the overhanging rocks.

Ko Ōkaro te awa, ko Õ<au<ahi te taone.
The river is Avon, the city is Christchurch.

Kei runga tāu pene whero i tōu tēpu tari.
Your red pen is on your desk.

He tika tāu!
You're right!

I tērā atu tau.
The year before last.

E whā tau ki muri.
Four years ago.

Ka haere au mā Taupō.
I went by Taupō.

He kōrero tāu.
You have a story.

Tika tāu e hoa. I aha koe i te mutunga wiki?
You are right! What did you do in the weekend?

E ono tekau tau tōna pakeke, ka ū ia ki ngā tikanga Māori i a ia i te māra.
She is 60 years old. She is resolute in Māori customs in the garden.

Kei hea ngā tauera?
Where are the tea towels?

I Taupō au.
I was in Taupō.

E hia ngā tau o Aria?
How old is Aria?

Tonoa atu tāu īmēra ki te kaikomihana.
Send your email to the commissioner.

Kua rima tau tōna pakeke.
She has reached five years.

Kua rima tau ia i nāianei.
She has now reached five years.

Taku kitenga i a rāua i nanahi, i te tautohetohe rāua.
When I saw them yesterday, they were quarrelling.

I tērā tau i kauhau a Koa i Te Tai Tokerau.
Last year Koa gave a lecture in the Northland region.

E hia ngā tauira o te whare wānanga nei?
How many students are in this university?

He whare mātoro i tētahi pito, ki te pito ki te marangai o taua marae.
There was an entertainment house in one corner, the corner to the east of that marae.

Āe, he tika tāu, ka haere i nāianei.
Yes, you are right, I'll go now.

I taua pō, ka tū te kanikani.
That night, there was a dance.

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

Tāua tāua.
You and me both!

Ā tērā atu tau.
The year after next.

Ā whā tau.
In four years.

Ko Manu tō tāua hoa.
Manu is our friend.

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

Ka herea e ia ā tāua kurī.
He tied up our dogs.

Ka whāia te wahie mō takurua, ka mahia te kai mō tau.
Firewood for the winter is gathered, food for the year is prepared.

Kua tino taumaha te raruraru,
The problem has become very serious.

Taua āhua anō.
Same old, same old.

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

Āe, āe, kei te mārama au! Tēnā. Me haere tāua.
Yeah, yeah, I know! Right, we'd better get going.

Ko te 30 o Poutū-te-rangi taku huritau.
My birthday is the 30th of March.

He reka ake tāku aihikirimi i tāu.
My icecream is yummier than yours.

Kua toruō tau ināianei!
You're three now!

He kāinga iti noa iho a Ōtautahi!
Christchurch is just a little village!

Tō tāua waka.
Our (2 incl) car.

A te Haratua taku huritau.
My birthday will be in May.

Kei te ako tāua i te reo Māori.
We're learning Māori.

E tūmanako ana au kia hoki mai taku tau ākuanei.
I am hoping my darling will return home soon.

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

He tauira ahau ki tē kāinga
I am a student at home

Tika tāu. Kāore i tua atu i tēnā.
That's true. That's the most important thing.

Kei te haere tāua ki hea?
Where are you and I going?

Ko tana huritau a te Kirihimete.
Her birthday is at Christmas.

Kātahi anō au ka whakaoti i taku whakamātautau.
I have just finished my assignment.

He pai rawa atu tāu mahi.
Your work is very good.

Ko Raka-tāura te tohunga whakahaere i te mahi.
Raka-tāura was the overseer of the work.

Pai rawa atu tāu mahi!
Your work is terrific!

E moe, e te tau.
Go to sleep, my darling.

He tāone pai a Tāmaki-makau-rau, a Te Tai Hauāuru hoki.
Auckland and the Westland region are nice cities.

E toru tau te pakeke o Hūhana.
Hūhana is three.

He mahinga ngātahi ki waenga i Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori me Countown e āhei ai te kaihoko ki te rongo i te reo Māori i ngā paeutu kaihoko.
A collaboration between Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission) and Countdown sees customers able to use self-checkouts in te reo Māori.

Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.

Engari hei tāna, "i roto i ngā tau ka huri ake ki muri, kaare anō kia āta whakaritea mai tētahi rautaki e ngātahi atu ai te pounga waihoe o te reo Māori ki roto i te ao hauora".
But he said over the past few years, there has been a lack of preparation and plan for te reo Maōri use in the health sector.

Ko tō tāua tūtakitanga a te rua haora ka tautohetohe.
Our meeting in two hours will be quarrelsome.

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

Tau kē!
Fantastic!

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

Ehara nō tāua te marae nei.
This marae is not ours.

Kei te haere tāua.
We're going.

Mō te kotahi tau anake te karahipi.
The scholarship is for just one year.

Nā wai tāu?
Says who?