On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Jim rāua ko Doug aku taokete.
Jim and Doug are my brother in laws.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana aku mokopuna.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my grandchildren.
Identity sentences - ko...

E titiro tonu ana aku whatu, ka whakairia oratia.
My eyes were still open and yet you suspended me alive.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Horoi ai au i aku niho i te ao, i te pō.
I habitually brush my teeth day and night.
Habitual action - ai

Kia ahatia. He maha aku pene.
It's all good. Plenty more where he came from.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Ka pai taku hari i aku tamariki ki te pō whakangahau?
Can I take my kids along to the entertainment night?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kua tata pōhara au i aku tamariki.
I'm nearly broke thanks to my children.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Patua aku kupu!
Prove me wrong!
Passive sentences - tikina...

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger siblings.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka taea e koe āku pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka?
Are you able to return my books to the library?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Hei aha tēnā tuaina? Hei here i aku pīni.
What's that twine for? For tying my beans up.
For the purpose of - hei

Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
...and also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Karekau aku tōkena mā.
I've got absolutely no clean socks.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

I a au e taiohi ana, i tukua aku makawe kia tupu. I āhua roa tonu.
When I was a teenager, I let my hair grow. It got quite long.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Kei a wai āku kihi?
Who's got my keys?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I a ia āku pukapuka?
Did he have my books?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

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

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

He hui āku ki Te Tai Rawhiti, nō reira me haere au i nāianei.
I have a meeting in the Eastland region, so I have to go now.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Ma āku mokopuna tēnei manu.
This kite is for my grandchildren.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

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

Kua pau āku moni.
My money has run out.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Tokorua aku tēina, tokotoru aku tuahine.
I've got two younger brothers (and) I have three sisters.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore āku kurī.
I don't have any dogs/I don't have a dog.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore aku kupu.
I don't have anything to say.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore aku moni.
I don't have any money.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore āku pene.
I don’t have any pens.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore āku pātai.
I don't have any questions.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore āku irāmutu.
I don't have nieces and nephews.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore āku pātara wai.
I don't have a water bottle.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Māu e ruruku āku hokonga tēnā koa.
Please wrap my purchases.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko Timi rāua ko Jen aku mātua.
Timi and Jen are my parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I hararei mātou ko aku hoa.
My friends and I had a holiday.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Mere rāua ko Lennon āku tamariki.
Mere and Lennon are my children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

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 Jacob rāua ko Hana āku tamariki.
Harnah and Jacob are my children
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Aroha rātou ko Hēmi ko Amaru āku tamariki.
Aroha, Hēmi and Amaru are my children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Tīwana rāua ko Riripeti aku irāmutu.
Tīwana and Riripeti are my nieces/nephews.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana āku irāmutu.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my nieces/nephews.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Mehemea ka hoko au i tēnei tarau, ka pau aku moni.
If I buy this shirt, I'll have no money.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ehara i āku tamariki ngā kākau i pōkai.
My children didn't fold the clothes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

He paru aku tēnei rūma i te ipu para.
Your room is dirtier than the rubbish bin.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia wareware ai aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to forget my troubles.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia kore ai au e wareware i aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to not forget my troubles.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kāore ano te mahi kia oti i āku tamariki.
My children have not yet completed the work.

Ka pai e aku moko, ka pai.
Well done my grandchildren, well done.

Kei mua au i aku hoa.
I am in front of my friends.

Kāore āku moni.
I have no money.

Kāore āku kī i ngaro i ahau. I ngaro ēnā i a koe.
I didn't lose my keys. You lost them.

Kāore i ngaro āku kī i ahau. I ngaro ēnā i a koe.
I didn't lose my keys. You lost them.

I horoi au i aku niho.
I brushed my teeth.

Kei tō tamaiti aku kī.
Your child has my keys.

Ko rāua aku hoa.
They are my friends.

Kāore, kāore āku tamariki.
No, I don't have children.

Kei te haere mai aku kaihana.
My cousins are coming.

Kei hea aku mōhiti?
Where are my glasses?

Kāore āku tamahine.
I have no daughters.

Kāore āku tamariki.
I have no children.

Kei a koe aku hū?
Have you got my shoes?

Kāo, kāore āku tamariki i tēnei wā.
No, I don't have children at the moment.

Kei a koe aku kī?
Have you got my keys?

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga.
I have enough money for my purchases.

Kei hea aku mokopuna?
Where are my grandchildren?

E Mere, kei a koe aku kī?
Mere, have you got my keys?

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga.
I have enough money for my purchases.

Kei ngaro i a Honi aku kī.
Honi had better not lose my keys.

Kei hea aku kī?
Where are my keys?

Kāore āku pene.
I don't have any pens.

Ko Joseph te mātāmua o āku tamariki.
Joseph is the eldest of my children.

Tokotoru aku irāmutu.
I have 3 neices.

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.

E rua āku āporo. E toru ā kōrua.
I have two apples. You two have three.

Kua ngaro i a au aku purutaringa.
I have lost my earphones.

Kei hea aku pukapuka?
Where are my books?

Ko Rāhera, ko Ihumoana aku tamāhine.
Rāhera and Ihumoana are my daughters.

Ko Hone, ko Toti aku hunaonga.
Hone and Toti are my nephews.

Ko Tīwana, ko Amiria, ko Riripeti, ko Tiakina, ko Maia aku mokopuna tuarua.
Tīwana, Amiria, Riripeti, Tiakina, and Maia are my great-grandchildren.

Tekau aku ika.
I have 10 fish.

Ngā ringaringa ō āku tamariki.
My children's hands.