Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.

mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.

Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?

Ngā mihi nui te o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.

He pai ki taku māmā tēnei momo .
My mum likes this type of shoe.

Ko Aria te māmā.
Aria is the mother.

He ātaahua te ingoa o whaea. E hia tana pakeke?
Your mum's name is beautiful. How old is she?

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

He rite a Aroha ki tōku māmā.
Aroha is just like my mother.

Tautokohia whaea.
Support your mother.

Ka hōhā tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.

muri a Māmā ka hoki mai.
Mummy will come back later.

Ka waiho tonu tātou hei tinihangatanga tātou whaea.
We are always left cheated by our mother.

E aroha ana te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.

Kīhai i pīrangi tōna whaea ki a ia.
His mother did not want him.

Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.

He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā.
Rāwiri is like his mother.

Whū, te kaha hoki o whaea!
Wow, your mother is strong!

Tēnā hoatu tērā ki a Māmā.
Can you please pass that to Mum.

Koia kei a koe te āwhina i whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?

Ko tōku whaea te tuara whānui o mātou whānau.
My mother is the (broad back) anchor of our family.

I pakeke whaea i hea?
Where did your mum grow up?

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.

Ko te mēra mo māmā,.
They're the mail for your mother.

Kia tūpato, kei riri mama.
Be careful, lest your mother gets angry,

Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother.

Ko Aroha tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Aroha is my aunty, she is my father's sister.

He rite te makawe o Rina ki ō tōna whaea.
Rina's hair is just like her mother's.

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.

Kei te māra a Māmā.
Mum's in the garden.

I te taha o taku māmā.
On my mum' s side.